WhatsApp catches up to Facebook's other chat apps with GIF support

WhatsApp is slowly creeping toward a more Snapchat-like future.

The messaging app, which rarely adds new features, added GIF support to its app Wednesday. The app now lets you browse and share GIFs from Giphy and Tenor and convert your video clips into GIFs within conversations.

The update is out now on iPhone and "coming soon" to Android, according to the company. The new GIF search features appear in the "photo and video library" section of individual and group chats. 

After you choose a GIF, you can opt to trim it down or add text, doodles or emoji. Alternatively, you can convert video that's six seconds or shorter into a GIF when you share it within a conversation.  Read more...