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Okay so I have been downloading gifs and sending them in the messenger to my friends for years now. But a few weeks ago, something changed. Whenever I download it and send it, the gif is supper choppy with maybe 2 frames per second and the colors are compressed as hell. Please fix this. I don’t understand why something constantly gets broken with this app.

Another thing. Embedded youtube links cannot be played. They start and stop after a split second. They have no issue loading, the quality is good, there is sound, but after I press play they stop after about half a second. I press play again, they stop again. There’s literally no way of watching them also due to the fact that I cannot tap on the title of the video to switch me over to the YT app.

Seriously, upon release of the new version please just give someone the app to scroll through for a day, that way all of these problems would be noticed before the release.

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A quick, practical add-on to the thread for based on the replies from and : the “4.29.0” you see in the title almost certainly refers to an app build, not Apple’s iOS major version (iOS 4.x was released in 2010). If the device or OS in use is old some new app builds simply won’t be tested against it, but the immediate troubleshooting below will help determine whether the problem is the device/OS, the app, or the media itself. (MacRumors on iOS 4 timing). (macrumors.com)

Why GIFs can look choppy or desaturated — quick checks:

  • GIFs are limited to 256 colours per frame; that alone can cause banding. (GIF format details). (en.wikipedia.org)
  • Many messaging apps re-encode or convert GIFs (often into MP4/WebP) to save bandwidth; that conversion can drop frame rate or colour depth. Test whether the original file still animates correctly by opening it in Safari or sending it as an email attachment/AirDrop to another device. (Animated image formats and conversions). (webp-to-png.tools)

YouTube embeds that start then stop are commonly caused by mobile/player restrictions (autoplay/user-interaction rules, playsinline) or by the app’s in‑app browser/webview implementation. Try opening the same link in Safari or in the YouTube app (copy-link → open in YouTube) to see if it’s an app/webview bug. See YouTube’s iframe/mobile notes for details on mobile behaviour. (YouTube IFrame Player API — mobile considerations). (developers.google.com)

If this reproduces reliably, gather the following and file a bug report (developer support or App Store): device model, exact iOS version, app version (4.29.0), sample GIF file or a link, a short screen recording, network type (Wi‑Fi/cellular) and exact reproduction steps. If the app uses an embedded webview and hasn’t been updated in a while, it may rely on deprecated APIs (UIWebView → WKWebView), which has caused playback regressions in some apps. (UIWebView deprecation guidance). (cordova.apache.org)

Summary checklist (in order): confirm whether the GIF animates outside the app; try opening YouTube links in Safari/YouTube app; force‑quit/reinstall the app; capture sample media + screen recording; include those when reporting the bug.

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If you are using an old iPhone then it cannot be fixed I guess because developers work for the latest projects and leave older projects, try updating your device and if it's not fixing then you will definitely have to get a new device.

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