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OLM_Dan
Brass Contributor
Jun 13, 2025
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Teams missing GIF option in messaging

This morning we noticed the GIF option in Teams messaging is missing org wide. Desktop and Web client. Old messages that were sent with a GIF display as a link now instead of the image Our...
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  • OLM_Dan's avatar
    OLM_Dan
    Jun 13, 2025

    Looks like Microsoft is working on fixing it.

     

    Users are unable to use Gifs in the Microsoft Teams chats
    ID: TM1093863
    Issue type: Advisory     

    Status
    Service Degradation    

    Impacted services
    Microsoft Teams    

    Details
    Title: Users are unable to use Gifs in the Microsoft Teams chats

    User impact: Users are unable to use Gifs in the Microsoft Teams chats.

    More info: Issue impacts all Microsoft Teams clients including web Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams desktop client, and Microsoft Teams mobile.

    Current status: We've identified a recent service update which is potentially related and we're analyzing this change further to determine our next steps towards mitigation.

    Scope of impact: Your organization is affected by this event, and any user attempting to use Gifs in the Microsoft Teams chats is impacted.

    Next update by: Friday, June 13, 2025, at 9:30 PM UTC

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HathMH
Copper Contributor
Jun 16, 2025

Funny how this is marked as solved, we are still experiencing the same issue.

However, there is a workaround. Apparently, if you hit the Windows key and period (.), you get the hidden gif menu.

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    VCDolphin
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 18, 2025

    Except that when you do that and click on GIF tab it says "GIF service is not available" So close though. I am keeping this trick in my back poscket though for when/if they fix it. Thanks

     

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