How to Save Telegram GIFs on iPhone and iPad

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Learn ways to save GIFs in Telegram if you're using an iPhone or iPad
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Did someone send you a hilarious GIF on Telegram that you’d love to use in future chats? You can easily save GIFs to your iOS device and use them anywhere, or add them to your favorites on Telegram so you can deploy them in a conversation at a moment’s notice. If you’re downloading a GIF directly to your iPhone or iPad, it will be saved as an MP4, so you’ll have to convert it back to a GIF.

Quick Steps for Saving Telegram GIFs

  1. Open the chat with the GIF you want to save.
  2. Tap and hold the GIF.
  3. Select Save Video . The GIF will be saved to your photo gallery as an MP4.
  4. Use a video converter app to convert the video back to GIF format (optional).
Section 1 of 4:

Saving Received GIFs to Your iPhone or iPad

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  1. Open the Telegram app and navigate to the Chats tab. Tap on the chat with the GIF you’d like to save to open the conversation.
    • This method will help you download a GIF you received from another Telegram user to your iPhone or iPad. The GIF will be saved in MP4 format.
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    Tap and hold the GIF. A menu will pop up below the GIF.
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    Select Save Video . It’s the second option from the top of the menu. This will save the GIF to your iPhone or iPad’s photo library as an MP4. Open the Photos app to find it.
    • GIFs saved from Telegram will appear in your main photo library. They’ll also be tagged “Telegram,” so you can easily find them with the Search feature in Photos.
    • Unfortunately, there’s no way to save a GIF from Telegram to your device in the GIF format. However, you can easily convert the video back to GIF using an app like GIF Maker or The Video Converter, or even the built-in Shortcuts app on your iPhone or iPad.
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Saving Received GIFs to Your Favorites

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  1. Open the Telegram app and select the chat with the GIF you want to save. You can find your conversations in the Chats tab.
    • This method will help you add GIFs from other Telegram users to your library, making it easy to add them to other conversations. The GIFs will be saved in the Telegram app, not on your device.
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    Tap and hold the GIF you want to save. A menu will pop up with several options.
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    Tap Add to GIFs . A message will pop up letting you know that the GIF has been added to your favorites.
    • To find your favorite GIFs, tap the sticker icon in the message text field, then select the GIFs tab. Your favorite and recently used GIFs will be displayed in a grid below the Search bar.
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Adding Telegram’s GIFs to Your Favorites

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  1. Launch the Telegram app and tap any conversation to open it. It can be an individual message or a group chat. You’ll find your conversations in the Chats tab.
    • This method teaches you how to save one of the GIFs in Telegram's GIF search to your personal library of favorite GIFs. This lets you quickly add it to chats in the future. However, it won’t actually save the GIF to your device.
  2. It’s a circle with a folded-over corner, and you’ll find it near the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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    Tap the GIFs tab. It’s at the bottom of the screen, under the grid of stickers.
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    Type a search keyword or select a category. At the top of the grid of GIFs, you’ll see a toolbar with text that says Search along with several icons. To find a specific GIF, tap Search and enter a keyword or phrase. You can also tap one of the icons to find a GIF that expresses the general vibe you’re going for (e.g., tap the heart icon to see GIFs with a love theme).
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    Tap and hold a GIF. In the grid of GIFs that pops up in the search results, tap and hold the one you’d like to save.
    • Just tapping the GIF will immediately send it, so make sure to tap and hold instead!
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    Tap Save GIF . A message will pop up saying “Added to Favorite GIFs.” This GIF will now appear in the grid with your other favorite and recently sent GIFs when you navigate to the GIFs tab.
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FAQ

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    Can you save GIFs on an iPhone or iPad? Yes! You can save GIFs to your iOS device from various messaging apps or the web. In most cases, all you have to do is tap and hold the GIF, then tap Save . [1] Saving GIFs from Telegram is a bit more challenging because the Telegram app converts them to MP4 files, so you have to convert them after saving.
    • You can also search for GIFs in Safari and save them to your phone. Tap and hold the GIF, then select Save to Photos . Unfortunately, this doesn’t work with most other browser apps on iOS.
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    How can you find GIFs to send from your iPhone or iPad? If you’re using Telegram, tap the sticker icon in the Message text field at the bottom of the screen, then tap the GIFs tab to browse or search for GIFs to send. If you’re using your iPhone or iPad’s built-in Messenger app, tap the + next to the text field, then select #images to browse popular GIFs.
    • Can’t find the GIF you want in Telegram or Messenger? Try searching in Safari!
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    How do you download other files from Telegram? For images and videos, tap and hold the file you want to save, then select Save Image or Save Video . These files will be saved to your photo library.
    • For some types of file attachments, such as sound recordings or text files, tap the file to open it, then select thebutton. Then, choose a destination for your file from the menu. You can save most types of files to the Files app.
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      1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-md/guide/iphone/iph864a938de/ios

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