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How to disable gifs in Messages?

Does anybody know how to disable gifs in messages? I was able to “hack” around it and turn on downtime which wouldn’t allow to open “images” or “gifs” in IOS 17. Since the new update I’m unable to hack around it. Any other ways?



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Posted on Sep 18, 2024 1:41 PM

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Sep 26, 2024 2:52 PM in response to Anon0032

Yes, I’ve disabled them for my 11 year old. Go to settings, screen time & choose “always allowed” then add every app that will be used. Sometimes you may have to remove and re-add an app or app two but it does disable the gifs. When you click on them, it shows nothing. If the phone were to ever turn off, they will be back and you’ll have to do the same thing, just remove/re add a few apps under “always allowed” !

How to disable gifs in Messages?

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