How to download GIFs? Here's how to do it on iPhone

You can use GIFs to make messages to friends and family more entertaining. In addition to the GIFs already included in many messaging apps, you can find a variety of other GIF images on the Internet. Find out how to download them to your iPhone in our article.

How to download GIFs to your iPhone's Photos app

GIFs are small, animated images used primarily on social media sites like Facebook, but also in messaging apps like WhatsApp. If you have found a GIF there that you particularly like, you can download it to your iPhone and save it.

1. To do this, simply tap on the GIF image and hold it down until the context menu opens.
2. Then select the option "Save image" in this to save the GIF in the photo app of your iPhone.
3. Please note that the GIF downloaded in this way is only saved as a still image. To view the GIF as an animated image, you need to send it to your own iPhone by tapping "Share" via the Messages app.

How to save GIFs received via message

Having sent a GIF to yourself or received a GIF from one of your contacts via the Messages app, you can save it directly in the app. To do this, first open the Messages app and access the message that contains the GIF. Then press and hold the GIF until the menu opens and tap "Save" in it to save the image to your iPhone.