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How to fix the issue where GIF animations do not play in iOS browsers

How to fix the issue where GIF animations do not play in iOS browsers

Here's how to adjust your device settings when GIF animations embedded on websites don't play in iPhone or iPad browsers (such as Safari or Chrome).

Here's a sample GIF animation.

Elbow Gardening

The illustration above is by Konomi Sakamoto. It is published with permission.

How to Set Up

Go to iPhone's "Settings > Accessibility > Motion" and turn "Auto-Play Animated Images" On, and GIF animations should start playing in your browser.

iPhone Settings Auto-Play Animated Images

If it still doesn't work after turning it on, try closing the browser once or restarting your device as a precaution.

Therefore, since iPhones and iPads have such a setting, it seems necessary to consider users for whom GIF animations might not play when embedding them on a website.

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