So, a potential fix requires you to free up additional space on your device, to be able to download GIFs again. This could be one of the causes why GIFs won’t play on your device.Īt the opposite end, an user on Apple’s discussions forums claims that he noticed that iOS 14 will stop saving GIFs if iPhone storage is low. (This feature is only available if iCloud syncing is enabled!)įact: It stores original photos and videos on iCloud and just keeps a thumbnail version of your file on your iPhone to free up storage.

Disable the Optimize iPhone Storage feature.

Open Settings on your iOS or iPadOS device.If Safari on your iPhone / iPad is also unable to save GIFs, you might wanna tweak the following iCloud setting: Next, press firmly again and use the ‘ Add to Photos‘ option to save the GIF on your iPhone or iPad. How To: Long-press on the GIF image and use the ‘ Open in New Tab‘ option. To maximize your changes of saving a GIF and not a still image open the GIF in an new Safari tab before downloading it. Every hosting company has it’s own system. Website embed the animated images natively or via a third-party platform. If you browse a GIF via Safari, you might not be able to save it on your iPhone unless you open it in a new tab. Fix: So if you’re having problems with downloading GIF’s make sure that you’re using the Safari browser, before you proceed to the next step! In iOS 14, users are able to set Chrome as default iPhone browser.

We’ve noticed that the Google Chrome browser fails most often to save GIFs and will instead only download a still image from the animated photo.

Most of them and their appropriate fixes are listed below: However, there are various causes why GIFs are saved as still images. IPhones are definitely able to save and play GIF’s in iOS 14. The image is available in the Photos app but can’t be played. Instead of saving the animated image that plays as a very-short video, your browser downloads only a frame of the GIF. Are GIFs on your iPhone not working, or you’re unable to save them since updating your device to iOS 14? This is a common problem reported by many iPhone and iPad users.

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