why did microsoft take away the ability to use GIFs in Teams Chat?

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why did microsoft take away the ability to use GIFs in Teams Chat?

TomVenables-6679 0

GIFs were previously an option in Teams Chat. It is no longer there, where did it go?

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Dear @TomVenables-6679,

Good day. Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum!

First of all, I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience or impact this issue may have caused you.

In my test environment, I am unable to reproduce the problem everything is functioning normally on my side.

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To assist you better, could you please share a screenshot or GIF of the error you are encountering? Additionally, please help provide the following information:

Does this error occur on desktop, web, or mobile?
Which Teams version are you currently using?
Are there any other users in your organization experiencing the same issue?

In the meantime, please try these troubleshooting steps:

Microsoft Teams: update to the latest version.
Sign out and log back in: This will refresh your account linking and may resolve the issue.
Clear Teams cache: Cached data can sometimes cause problems. Clear the Teams client cache
Reinstall Teams: If the problem persists, try completely uninstalling and reinstalling it.

Uninstall first: Uninstall Microsoft Teams

Then reinstall: Download Microsoft Teams Desktop and Mobile Apps | Microsoft Team

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TomVenables-6679 0 Reputation points

2026-01-05T14:07:57.01+00:00

This problem exists across my M365 GCC tenant for all users, it is not a device specific issue. It appears to me this is a policy issue Microsoft has not released or resolved for the GCC tenants.
Jade Ng 12,980 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-01-06T02:01:51.6233333+00:00

Dear @TomVenables-6679,

Thank you for your response!

In this case, the best way to further troubleshoot it is to report it to the related team. I sincerely recommend you try to create a support ticket from Microsoft 365 Admin Center>Support>New Service Request. You can raise support ticket from: https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?#/support/requests

The support team over there has higher permission than us to investigate the issue from background, they have more resource and correct escalation channel in handling this kind of issues. This would be a more efficient way in handling the case for you.

For reference:  Get support for Microsoft 365 for business

I will also feedback this situation on our side. Please accept my sincere apologies for not being able to resolve the problem and for redirecting you to the related development team. I regret any inconvenience this may cause. The fix to your concern can be identified through the background logs, and I suggest you raise a support ticket from the Office 365 admin center, where the related team will investigate the problem further by collecting the necessary background logs.

Once again, I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused. I appreciate your patience and understanding and thank you for your time and cooperation.

Sorry for the inconvenience again. Your patience and understanding are highly appreciated. Hope you have a great day!

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