How to Send GIFs via Messages on Android

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(Message). This app has a white dialogue bubble icon on a blue background, usually located in the Android app drawer.

• If you don’t have the Android Messages app, you can download it from the Google Play Store.

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. This blue round button with a white “＋” plus sign is in the bottom right corner of the app. A new screen will open for you to select the recipient and content of the text message.

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. Tap the round button with the plus sign “＋” to the left of the text field of the message.

• On some messaging apps, this may be a paperclip icon
  

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. Click the image icon to select the image that is in the phone memory.

• If you don’t see the specific GIF file on your phone, try tapping the ☰ icon in the upper left corner and selecting Downloads from the left column.

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. This paper airplane icon is to the right of the message field. The animated GIF will be sent as a text message.