Mike Adams Live: How to export a GIF from a Motion Photo in Google Photos

Friday, May 18, 2018

How to export a GIF from a Motion Photo in Google Photos

Google Photos has a built-in GIF maker. Here's how to use it!

GIFs — with a hard "G", don't fight me on this — are a great way to show a short animation, either to embarrass your coworkers or to display things that a static image wouldn't do justice. One feature Google introduced with the Pixel 2 line was Motion Photos: one or two second videos, straight from your phone's camera.

But playing back a Motion Photo is another story. You could play them back within Google Photos, but sharing them to Imgur or Twitter isn't supported. Now there's a much better way to share your Motion Photos — export them as a GIF!

Here's how to export your Motion Photos as GIFs!

Open Google Photos on your phone.
Open the Motion Photo you'd like to export.
Tap the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner.
Tap Export.
Select GIF. You can export the same photo to a video or still photo if you'd prefer.
Tap Export.
You will see a message that says the GIF has been exported. You can tap VIEW to view the GIF, or you can look at it later in your Google Photos library.