Gif selection issue for posts on X in Safari after macOS Sequoia update

I recently updated my 2021 M1 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar to Sequoia 15.3 and Safari 18.3, and now, for some reason, when I am posting on X.com through Safari, I can open the gif option to add a gif, but once I type in a gif description in the search bar the next window just has colored rectangles instead of the gifs themselves. This did not happen until I upgraded to Sequoia 15.3 and Safari 18.3 two days ago.

I have checked Safari settings to see if changing to "Allow All Auto-Play" fixes it. It doesn't. I have cleared my History Cache, closed Safari, and reopened it. Doesn't fix it. I have shut down my Mac, waited, restarted, reloaded my window and tabs. Doesn't fix it. Could definitely use some help here, or find out if this is a bug that needs a hotfix.

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Posted on Jan 31, 2025 10:15 AM

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JonathanJEM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2025 11:35 AM

I have exactly the same issue today

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Feb 13, 2025 10:34 PM in response to HistoryofMatt

Hi Apple, it's been two weeks. Given the repeatable issue by everyone responding that this did not occur until the most recent updates for macOS and Safari, and the issue is only repeatable on Safari and not any other browser, we know it's an issue requiring a hotfix from Apple and not an issue with X.com. Will there be a hotfix issued as part of the next macOS and Safari update? Can you give us a timeline? That would be helpful. Thank you!

Feb 16, 2025 9:16 AM in response to CyrusRite

No, it is not an X issue if it "works on other social media sites." We've established over and over again that there is no issue on previous versions of macOS and / or Safari. It works on a macOS as old as Ventura and it works on an old MacBook with Big Sur. It also works on iOS and Safari on the iPhone. The problem only occurs once macOS and / or Safari were updated to their current versions. This points to something in the APPLE CODE that is not working on X. Just because it works on other sites is immaterial to the issue at hand.

Feb 18, 2025 8:18 PM in response to CyrusRite

This is not a an X thing. If you download the Safari Technology Preview and use the GIF picker on x.com, it loads right way and shows everything with no issue. The issue is the latest official release of Safari with macOS 18.3.

KentWMD

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Feb 12, 2025 1:47 PM in response to HistoryofMatt

I just updated to Sequoia 15.3.1 with Safari 18.3 today and immediately noticed this problem. Works fine with Google Chrome. Definitely a Safari 18.3 issue. Hopefully this will be corrected quickly.

KentWMD

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Feb 12, 2025 3:04 PM in response to HistoryofMatt

Also noticed that user avatars/profile pics do not display in Direct Messages (DMs) on X/Twitter in Safari 18.3, so it looks like there are multiple compatibility issues with Safari and X/Twitter.

Feb 14, 2025 9:39 AM in response to ginna67

This has nothing to do with the uncovered issue, and doesn't do anything to fix that issue. This is not germane.

KentWMD

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Feb 19, 2025 8:54 AM in response to HistoryofMatt

It's definitely related to Safari 18.3 on Sequoia. If you download the Safari Technology Preview, it works fine.

Feb 14, 2025 6:05 AM in response to ginna67

I'm on a Macbook Pro LAPTOP, not iPhone. No GiF keyboard app that I can find. This is a bug that Apple needs to fix as I shouldn't have to search for GiF's on an app and then copy/paste. That's going backward, not forward.

L2Tiger

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Feb 21, 2025 7:34 AM in response to HistoryofMatt

I've been testing and when you try to publish some Spotify link the image doesn't appear neither, and I open my x account on Chrome and it works, so the issue should be in Safari.

If somebody finds a solution please let us know.

KentWMD

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Feb 19, 2025 1:00 PM in response to KentWMD

Safari Technology Preview - Safari - Apple Developer

Feb 9, 2025 6:22 AM in response to HistoryofMatt

Yes it is an X issue. If you right click and select open in new window or tab it will display. Hopefully @Support will look into it.

KentWMD

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Feb 19, 2025 1:00 PM in response to KentWMD

Which makes sense, as the Safari Technology Preview is Safari 18.2, which was from before they broke it.

thegoz85

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Feb 20, 2025 12:58 PM in response to HistoryofMatt

Glad it's not just me. This issue has been quite annoying the past couple weeks.

ginna67

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Feb 9, 2025 1:42 PM in response to Lynnster52

If you go into your applications and click on GiF Keyboard, it will load and show up at the top of your screen, next to the battery and wife icons. You can then click on that, find the GiF you like, and then copy it onto an X post, but no, they are not loading directly on X.

ginna67

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Feb 12, 2025 12:37 PM in response to Lynnster52

Are you using a Mac or an iPhone. On an iPhone, go into the App Store and search GIF, and then you can download "GIF Keyboard."

Sounds like maybe you have to download it onto your Mac as well. So go into Finder, click on App Store (at the very top) and search for GIF Keyboard and download it.

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