Gif button has gone missing. How do I get it back?

Anonymous
2022-11-11T16:06:43+00:00

I appear to be the only one on our team (suddenly and inexplicably) missing the Gif button on my Teams desktop App/browser. It appears the same when I log on via edge. Where has my GIF button gone and how do I get it back?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-09T15:03:50+00:00

    I am having the same issue here. No one else on my team has been affected yet

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-09T15:34:25+00:00

    Same here, and it just started partway through the day yesterday (4/8). It's not affecting any of my colleagues and I've still been able to receive GIFs without issue.

    SOLUTION: I uninstalled the "new" Teams via Settings and downloaded Teams directly from teams.microsoft.com/downloads and the GIF option came back!

    • Be sure to check Settings > System > About > System Type to determine if you need the 32-bit, 64-bit, or ARM64 version.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-09T17:11:46+00:00

    Hi, I am also having the same issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-09T21:23:12+00:00

    I am also having the same issue here. As of today on 04/09/2024 my Giffy is missing in the NEW Teams, but is working fine in the OLD Teams. I am also missing a lot of other functions in the "type a new message box" in new Teams. I tried all the suggestions in this thread which include:

    • Toggling Privacy -> Optional Connected Experiences off / on.
    • Windows + . key (brings up emoji, but not Giffy).
    • Signing out of Teams several times.
    • Re-installing the "New" Teams.

    Nothing fixes New Teams.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-09T22:17:55+00:00

    I have the same issue. I'm also using the New Teams. I tried the same solutions, and the only workaround that worked was pressing the Windows key + period button, which brought up a pop-up menu for choosing emojis and gifs. Sadly, this workaround doesn't restore gifs to their original location, so it's still bugged for me.

    EDIT: Earlier in the day it worked fine, but when I downloaded the recent windows update the bug appeared.

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