# Expanding Signal GIF search

DevFeed: [Expanding Signal GIF search](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/expanding-signal-gif-search-1823.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/signal-and-giphy-update/>)

Published: 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [image animation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/image-animation.md>), [TLS (Transport Layer Security)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tls.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [Virtual Private Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vpn.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [experimental](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experimental.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [padding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/padding.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [tls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tls.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [vpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpn.md>)

## AI overview

Signal's iOS beta adds in-app browsing and search for popular animated GIFs, extending an earlier Android feature. The article explains how Signal proxies GIPHY requests while using end-to-end TLS to hide search contents from Signal and the requester's identity from GIPHY, and discusses padding as a defense against traffic analysis.

## Source excerpt

Today's Signal beta for iOS includes support for animated GIF search. Signal iOS has long supported sending and receiving GIFs, but today's beta adds support for browsing and searching popular GIFs from within Signal. We previously announced experimental support for animated GIF search in Signal Android, which we're now bringing to iOS, along with some privacy updates to the process. Read more...