Facebook has actually now begun supporting & playing GIFs animations, but the GIFs don't move if published straight to the Facebook website. There's a specific basic approach which has to be practiced to ensure that your GIFs always animate on Facebook-- So here's a little tutorial on how you can Add or Upload & Post animated GIFs on Facebook PC & mobile Website in addition to Facebook Mobile App for Android & iPhone-iPad (iOS). This approach even lets you post GIFs as Facebook status upgrade, or in remarks, or in Private Messaging also! How To Post A Animated Gif On Facebook.

 

How To Post A Animated Gif On Facebook

1. Getting the Direct URL of GIF from another host, That is publishing GIF on some other server and copying its Direct Link.

2. Pasting the Direct Link of GIF into the Facebook Text Window (Status/ Comment/ Messaging) and Posting it! That's it! (You have actually successfully added an animated GIF on Facebook-- Now let's have a look onto each step in information).

Pre-Requistes.

• A GIF You can utilize the existing GIFs or you can even produce a brand-new one using the respective techniques.

Developing GIF on Android-- Use Graphica App for Android. Graphica even lets you create GIFs using frames, and has an integrated direct facebook share alternative which you can directly use to share Andimated GIFs on Facebook.

Create a GIF on iPhone-- Follow this connected tutorial to Develop & View GIFs on iPhone (Uploading GIFs to facebook will require some additonal techniques).

Technique.

• Now, considering you have your GIF files all set, To start with Upload the GIF files to an image-hosting website which supports hotlinking, (for e.g You can use Giphy.com, UltraImg.com to upload your GIFs and get the direct links. for instance in our tutorial we will be using Giphy.com as our image host.


• Navigate to http://giphy.com/upload and Publish your Existing GIF by drag and droping your GIFs onto the upload Window as revealed in the listed below image.

Now it will begin submitting your GIF onto the Giphy server. Now you require to consent to their Regards to Service and then click the "Upload GIFs" button.

Now as soon as you have uploaded your GIF onto Giphy, it will pack a preview window, Now scroll-down to the bottom of the GIF image sneak peek and select "Advanced" option.

• Once you choose "Advanced" alternative it will present you with various links, Now simply "Copy" "ctrl+ c" the GIF Download Link as displayed in the image below.

Note-- Giphy does notes that Giphy links sneak peek in Facebook & Twitter but Giphy Hyperlinks do not stimulate by default and thus we are utilizing the GIF Download Links.

• Now, Open Facebook.com-- And Paste the GIF Download Link into the "Update Status" field, and wait until the preview loads as revealed in the image below.

Note-- If the preview doesn't pack even if you pasted the

proper link, Please refill the page and attempt once again up until the sneak peek appears. (If you're using the Facebook mobile app-- The same method uses for Facebook app too, paste the direct link into Update Status field and work for the preview to load.

• Once the preview is filled, Merely Click on "Post" and voila! you will see the GIF is animating and moving, hence you have actually successfully posted Animated GIFs on Facebook!


• Quick Idea-- You can even remove the pasted link, once the preview is filled so that nobody can guess how you did it, If you deal with any issues while using this approach do not hesitate to comment.

We extremely suggest utilizing Graphica App for Android for publishing the GIFs on Facebook, as it instantly does the total task of producing GIF, uploading, and copy-pasting the URL for you, and besides it also provides remarkable Frame Live GIFs choice so you can style your GIFs too!

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