Graphics Interchange Format, which is popularly known as GIF, is an animation or video footage that, like an emoji, expresses a reaction or feeling.
GIFs are integrated into all social media platforms and they are used to expressing a more realistic expression to a message.
Facebook Messenger is no exception and although they have added the GIFs feature, most users complain of not being able to access it.
In this article, you will learn why you can’t access GIFs in your Facebook Messenger and how to fix it.
Why Is My Facebook Messenger GIFs Missing?
The reason you cannot find your Facebook Messenger GIFs is that you are running an old version of Facebook on your device.
The version of Facebook you have might have existed before they introduced the GIF feature.
Bugs and technical glitches may also be a reason your GIFs have disappeared on Facebook Messenger.
Bugs and technical glitches cause applications and system processes to malfunction.
Another reason your Gifs is missing is because you do not have a stable internet connection and that is not causing the Gifs menu to load. This might have you thinking that your Gifs are missing.
Also, your device is not compatible with the use of GIFs, neither is your device’s keyboard equipped with GIFs by default, so you may not have access to GIFs when texting.
How To Fix “Facebook Messenger GIFs Missing”
Fix 1: Update Facebook Messenger
On whatever device you are using to access your Facebook Messenger, you need to get the latest version of Facebook Messenger to get access to the Gif feature.
This will also get rid of the technical glitches and bugs in the Facebook App.
Fix 2: Restart your device
The bugs and technical glitches might not be a result of the app but rather of your device. It is a result of an overload of your phone’s system.
Close Facebook Messenger. Turn off your device, wait a while, and turn it on.
Fix 3: Good Internet
Find a stable network with a good internet connection and watch your GIFs load quickly.
The alternative between a Wi-Fi connection and a mobile data connection is if one is failing.
Fix 4: Contact Facebook
Report your problem to the support team at Facebook detailing your exact problem and wait for them to resolve the issue for you.
Conclusion
Aside from GIFs being an animated expression of one’s emotions and feelings, they also add humor and create entertainment in chats.
In this article, we have discussed the solutions to resolving missing GIFs in Facebook Messenger and what causes them.
FAQs on How To Fix “Facebook Messenger Gifs Missing”
Why can’t I get GIFs on Messenger?
Your GIF might be above the size limit which Messenger requires and this is why it is unable to send.
Why is my Facebook not showing GIFs?
The residual data and cache of Facebook Messenger has become so much and it is consuming so much space that it is running slowly and malfunctioning. This could cause some features like GIFs to disappear.
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