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Send GIFs and stickers

Animated GIFs and stickers are a popular way of expressing emotions, reactions and humour in messaging apps. GIFs are short, looping animated videos of a few seconds in length, while stickers are static or animated images.

The Status app uses the Tenor GIF search engine and database for GIFs. You can also share GIFs from other sources by sending a message with the GIF URL.

You can add more stickers to default sticker sets in Status, or share a sticker set with someone. See Add, remove or share sticker sets.

Note

To show the GIF preview and not its URL, enable rich link previews in messages.

Send GIFs

  1. Open the channel or chat where you want to share the GIF.
  2. In the message area, tap React.
  3. Tap GIF. The first time you send a GIF, you need to Enable the service.
  4. Search or choose the GIF you want to share. The GIF is sent immediately.
  1. Open the channel or chat where you want to share the GIF.
  2. In the message area, click GIF. The first time you send a GIF, you need to Enable the service.
  3. Search or choose the GIF you want to share. The GIF is sent immediately.
  4. Optionally, hover over the GIF in the preview window and click the Star icon to save it as a favourite.

Tip

If you want to add a message to your GIF, write the text before selecting the GIF.

Send stickers

  1. Open the channel or chat where you want to share the sticker.
  2. In the message area, tap React.
  3. Tap Sticker.
  4. From your list of stickers, tap the sticker you want to send. The sticker is sent immediately.
  1. Open the channel or chat where you want to share the sticker.
  2. Click Sticker. If you don't have stickers, you need to Get stickers.
  3. Choose the sticker you want to share. The sticker is sent immediately.