Send and save GIFs on your iPhone or iPad

With Messages, you can find hundreds of trending GIFs in #images to add to your messages.

Add a GIF from #images

Use #images in the Messages app to find and share GIFs with your contacts. Here’s how:

1. Open Messages, tap the Compose button and enter a contact or tap an existing conversation.

2. Tap the Plus button, then tap the More button.

3. Tap the #images button.

4. To search for a specific GIF, tap Find images, enter a keyword such as birthday, then tap search.

5. Tap the GIF to add it to your message.

6. Tap the Send button.

Save a GIF

You can save a GIF that you receive in a message to the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad. Here’s how:

1. Open Messages.

2. Open the message that has the previously sent GIF that you want to save.

3. Tap and hold the GIF, then tap Save.

Report a concern with an image

If you find an issue or have a concern with content found in #images, you can report it:

1. Tap the #images button and search for the image you want to report.

2. When you find the image, touch and hold the image to see a larger preview.

3. Take a screenshot, then tap the thumbnail to open the preview.

4. Tap the Share button, then tap Mail.

5. Email the screenshot to images-reports@apple.com with a description of your concern.

If you have a copyright infringement claim or question, please report it here.

If #images is missing

Make sure that your keyboard is set to a supported language and region. Go to Settings > General and tap Language & Region.

The #images app is available in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, India, Singapore, Philippines and Japan.

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