Animated .gifs with Safari on iPhone? [Archive]

Hondamaker

02-05-2008, 04:02 AM

I don't know if this has been covered before, but today is the first time I've seen my avatar actually animated on my iPhone. Usually its just a static picture.

Hondamaker

02-05-2008, 04:18 AM

ok, after replying in another thread, no more animated .gif!
WTF? Now my avatar is static on the iPhone again. I don't get it...

JoeT

02-05-2008, 04:21 AM

I've never seen an animated GIF. In fact, that was almost a deal-breaker for me since all of the weather radar sites I use animate with GIFs. Fortunately, there's iWeathr - Apple can send the commission for my purchase to them.

BamBam

02-05-2008, 06:55 AM

I have the animated GIFs working on my iPhone. But not EVERY time - sometimes a page requires a refresh!

Hondamaker

02-07-2008, 02:48 AM

I have the animated GIFs working on my iPhone. But not EVERY time - sometimes a page requires a refresh!
Just tried that a few times... Didn't work! I wonder why I could see an animated GIF one time, then static all the other times. This is vexing. I'm very vexed. (what movie is that from)

Hondamaker

02-07-2008, 02:58 AM

OK, I just posted a reply in another thread and there it was---my avatar was animated! But with THIS reply, no more animated GIF. WTF?

jjvaldez

02-07-2008, 04:05 AM

weird Mine works but hondas does not ... Weird

psylichon

02-07-2008, 04:08 AM

So does that guy's with the insect moving around.

Gotta say, that first frame of your avatar is depressing the crap outta me, Honda.

Scottshotz

02-07-2008, 07:22 AM

Its animated on my screen right now.

Hondamaker

02-07-2008, 12:37 PM

So does that guy's with the insect moving around.

Gotta say, that first frame of your avatar is depressing the crap outta me, Honda.

I know...the guy's just sittin there!

Hondamaker

02-07-2008, 12:39 PM

weird Mine works but hondas does not ... Weird
Yeah, on my iPhone yours isn't animated either. Just on my computer. I don't get it and it's starting to irritate the **** outta me!:angry:

jjvaldez

02-07-2008, 01:58 PM

mine works some times and others it does not.....

aggieman

02-07-2008, 04:05 PM

hmm none of the .gifs are animated on my iphone either.

brockly

02-07-2008, 04:57 PM

I was looking at the speaker post and saw the guy bang his head on the computer. But just one time.

dturner

02-07-2008, 05:35 PM

Not working for me either. BTW has anyone seen the avatar for a member named buffy? Probably not her but wow,all that.

Scottshotz

02-07-2008, 08:02 PM

so its most likly intermittent. Can anyone figure out why?

x666x

02-07-2008, 08:12 PM

Your cache may be full, and any extra bells and whistles like animation are just nixxed for the sake of reliable functionality when system resources are low.

Try emptying your cache to see if your avatar is recached this time as animating. I've noticed my gifs no longer animate, even more so now than before. A little disappointing to say the least, I mean my friggen DS' Opera browser will parse the animating gifs on this page without a problem.

Jhors2

02-07-2008, 09:08 PM

Not working for me either. BTW has anyone seen the avatar for a member named buffy? Probably not her but wow,all that.

I'm 99.9999% sure that that is Cameron Diaz......

Hondamaker

02-10-2008, 10:12 PM

:foot:Your cache may be full, and any extra bells and whistles like animation are just nixxed for the sake of reliable functionality when system resources are low.

Try emptying your cache to see if your avatar is recached this time as animating. I've noticed my gifs no longer animate, even more so now than before. A little disappointing to say the least, I mean my friggen DS' Opera browser will parse the animating gifs on this page without a problem.How do you empty the cache on the iPhone?

edit: nevermind.

Gothgothpunk

02-10-2008, 10:22 PM

aknightstale41

02-11-2008, 12:11 AM

How do you empty the cache on the iPhone?
cache is in settings/safari

Hondamaker

02-11-2008, 12:23 PM

didn't work for me.:frown:

x666x

02-11-2008, 01:30 PM

didn't work for me.:frown:

Try this, clear your cache in Settings then launch Safari. Browse this site and then click your avatar to see your personal profile. Now click the refresh button.

It should animate, mine does when I try this. Kinda lame it doesn't do it when its actually parsed in the thread the first time around though :T

Hondamaker

02-13-2008, 04:37 AM

Try this, clear your cache in Settings then launch Safari. Browse this site and then click your avatar to see your personal profile. Now click the refresh button.

It should animate, mine does when I try this. Kinda lame it doesn't do it when its actually parsed in the thread the first time around though :T

x, that worked for me, but as soon as I replied to another post, the animation was gone again. What the hell?!?! Must I clear cache each I wanna see an animated .GIF?

firewire

02-13-2008, 10:09 PM

What's the point of the cache on safari if the damned thing reloads every dam page that's already opened. I hate that so much.

kylegod

02-13-2008, 10:52 PM

gifs never worked on mine

psylichon

02-13-2008, 10:55 PM

Yeah, I think we've found a bug here, folks.

J Paul

02-16-2008, 05:33 PM

Could there be any way to simply prevent Safari from caching? I know that it will of course slow down page load times and such, but I'm fine with that if I could have proper page display in return. Plus, I'm sure this wouldn't effect the majority of us, as the majority probably has a good high speed Internet connection.

Ramesh

02-16-2008, 05:52 PM

Yeah, I think we've found a bug here, folks.

You rang? :)

Sometimes it works for me, but most of the time it doesn't work...

thisismememe

03-07-2008, 11:34 PM

I have discovered that while viewing this page that when having my ipod on a certan angle that it does not animate gifs, but if you hold it on its side so the home button is facing your right it will display the gifs animated.

this works for viewing web pages but not for apache web server.

IphoneTony

03-07-2008, 11:39 PM

How can I make an animated one from pictures that I have on computer saved?

depthnerd

03-08-2008, 01:26 AM

How can I make an animated one from pictures that I have on computer saved?
http://gickr.com/upload_files

SaltyOnionBalls

03-09-2008, 05:45 PM

Animation works fine for me, I see animated smilies in the shoutbox on my website.

psylichon

08-03-2008, 10:45 PM

We never did nail this one, did we? Has anyone since found any trick for getting animated GIFs to work reliably on the iPhone?

.... just curious. No particular reason :)

reas0n

08-03-2008, 11:38 PM

i dont have any problems seeing small gifs with my phone but they may have a size limit i tried loading one that was 159k and it loaded one frame of it and stoped...i tried to save a gif onto my phone and then open it but it just stayed static...kinda blows id live to set some kinda gif as my wallpaper...o well...

Ramesh

08-03-2008, 11:39 PM

lol. I found that in 2.0, all the animated gifs work...

reas0n

08-03-2008, 11:59 PM

lol. I found that in 2.0, all the animated gifs work...

not all... like i said earlier i tried to load a 159k gif and it only loaded one frame and stopped...im on 2.0 on wifi so it has to be the phone...dont believe me...try it out

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Zipper_animated.gif

File size is actually 158.27KB

Ramesh

08-04-2008, 12:12 AM

not all... like i said earlier i tried to load a 159k gif and it only loaded one frame and stopped...im on 2.0 on wifi so it has to be the phone...dont believe me...try it out

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Zipper_animated.gif

File size is actually 158.27KB

Haven't tired it, but I believe you...

Ramesh

08-04-2008, 12:13 AM

I was only thinking about avatars....

reas0n

08-04-2008, 12:15 AM

yeah...small gifs......

psylichon

08-04-2008, 12:20 AM

Well my avatar is only 15.5k. It's two frames. Does it render properly in 2.0? (I'm still 1.1.4)

reas0n

08-04-2008, 12:22 AM

Well my avatar is only 15.5k. It's two frames. Does it render properly in 2.0? (I'm still 1.1.4)

it renders perfectly

psylichon

08-04-2008, 12:23 AM

it renders perfectly

Well that's a bit comforting, cause I just look like a tool on my v1. :gasp:

reas0n

08-04-2008, 12:25 AM

Well that's a bit comforting, cause I just look like a tool on my v1. :gasp:

you still look like a tool lol JUST KIDDING :laugh2:

psylichon

08-04-2008, 12:25 AM

2.0 sucks.

Ramesh

08-04-2008, 12:31 AM

2.0 sucks.

So does your mom...

Looks good on 2.0

reas0n

08-04-2008, 12:34 AM

So does your mom...

Looks good on 2.0

that was uncalled for...

but 2.0 is awesome... especially on 3g

Ramesh

08-04-2008, 12:37 AM

that was uncalled for...

but 2.0 is awesome... especially on 3g

Sorry - we're cool. Trust me, he's not offended. ;)