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Manage animated images and emoji

Some of the custom emoji and GIFs shared in your workspace may move or flash. To manage these animations, you can change your preferences at any time.


Manage animations

Desktop

iOS

Android

  1. From your desktop, click your profile picture in the top right.
  2. Select Preferences from the menu.
  3. Click Accessibility.
  4. Under Animation, check or uncheck the box next to Automatically play animations in Slack.
  1. Tap  You at the bottom of your screen.
  2. Tap Preferences.
  3. Tap Accessibility.
  4. Tap the toggle next to Allow Animated Images on or off.
  1. Tap  You at the bottom of your screen.
  2. Tap Preferences. 
  3. Tap the toggle next to Allow animated images & emoji on or off. 

Tip: On your desktop, you can collapse any image by clicking the
 arrow icon beside the image name. 

Some of the custom emoji and GIFs shared in your workspace may move or flash. To manage these animations, you can change your preferences at any time.


Manage animations

Desktop

iOS

Android

  1. Click your profile picture in the sidebar.
  2. Select Preferences from the menu.
  3. Select Accessibility from the list.
  4. Under Animation, check or uncheck the box next to Automatically play animations in Slack.
  1. Tap your profile picture at the top of your screen.
  2. Tap Preferences.
  3. Tap Accessibility.
  4. Tap the toggle next to Allow Animated Images on or off, or tap the toggle next to Sync with iOS to match this setting with your device.
  1. Tap your profile picture at the top of your screen.
  2. Tap Preferences. 
  3. Tap the toggle next to Allow animated images & emoji on or off. 

Tip: On your desktop, you can collapse any image by clicking the
 arrow icon beside the image name. 

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