Signal-desktop: Add GIF search and browsing

[NinebitX]

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Add a panel for GIF search and browsing.

Keywords: gifs, giphy

[superlevure]

Hello,

Any update on this ?

[LoveIsGrief]

Has anybody read the privacy policy of Giphy? Are they OK? Would Gfycat be a better provider? Or maybe even imgur?

[Cerberus0]

The Signal service will most likely act as a privacy-preserving proxy anyway, whichever GIF search engine Signal decides to use. This is already the case on Android and iOS:

• https://signal.org/blog/giphy-experiment/
• https://signal.org/blog/signal-and-giphy-update/

[LoveIsGrief]

Honestly, I'd much prefer the possibility of configuring the choice of proxy server myself: i.e TOR or any other SOCKS proxy as proposed in #1430

[Wurzelmann]

+1 would love this feature on Desktop too (Android already supports this)

[nofxy]

+1. Also, if anyone can tell me if there's a proper way to vote/support an issue/request, please let me know. I'd rather not spam a thread with "+1" if that's not appropriate.

[Wurzelmann]

+1. Also, if anyone can tell me if there's a proper way to vote/support an issue/request, please let me know. I'd rather not spam a thread with "+1" if that's not appropriate.

You can use the Emoji button on the right-hand side to signal approval, I'm not sure if that counts as a vote, but it sure shows your optinion.

[Dyras]

@scottnonnenberg-signal Is this on the roadmap? I need more gifs in my life!

[gakera]

This is in the iOS app, why not the desktop (mac and PC)?? @scottnonnenberg-signal

[pickypg]

For relevance, here is a related PR from Signal in iOS that adjusts the proxying for Giphy in Signal.

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS/pull/2676

[Lkopo]

Hi,

any update?

[haselwarter]

+1

We’re evaluating how this works in the Android app, and will extend it to iOS and the Desktop shortly. Try it out!

from 2016 https://signal.org/blog/giphy-experiment/

Real Soon Now ™