If you send a GIF from the Gboard GIF keyboard, the GIF loop will get cut short, but only for the sender (the recipient will see the original loop duration).
Workaround
If you Forward the GIF to another chat, or if you clear your cache, you will be able to play the sent GIF with the original loop duration.
Steps to reproduce
Open Saved Messages, open Gboard, tap on the GIF option to go to the Gboard GIF keyboard.
Type in this GIF search term, "dog sending hugs"
The first GIF result should be of a dog hugging a cat, with the text, "Sending Hugs".
This particular GIF can display the issue very well. For now, notice the GIF's original duration.
Send that GIF to your Saved Messages chat.
Try to play that sent GIF.
Current result
The GIF gets cut off extremely short, so it doesn't finish the playback duration before it immediately starts looping (the incorrect loop for this GIF is pretty noticeable).
Expected result
The GIF should loop the full duration, rather than get cut short.
This doesn't last. The issue always comes back. Gifs are such a big part of how users on telegram communicate, this needs attention and to please be fixed!
Денис
Same issue: Gboard, Samsung S22 Ultra
Víctor Matía Rodríguez
This problem is still reproducible. As a matter of fact, having Telegram Desktop or Web open and sending a GIF through GBoard on an Android will cut the GIF for the sender, but as the sender, you can still see the full length GIF both in Desktop and Web. The problem is very specific to the phone app and no other app sees itself affected. The receiver always receives the full GIF.
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Viktor L Takács
Same issue on OnePlus 8 Pro, on Android 13
Latromi
Same issue on my Galaxy Note 8
Geoffrey Holtsclaw
Same issue on Pixel 6 Pro. It's disappointing that this issue has lasted for over 6 months now without a patch. There are so many other messaging services out there and none have this problem. Please figure this out, Telegram.
Mxx
v9.4.2 still has this problem
Ish M
Been dealing with this problem since last year. My iphone never had this issue but as usual they care less about Android.
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