/r/calvinandhobbes: static GIF images being treated as a video in Reddit mobile app (posting for /u/christiancool10)

https://www.reddit.com/r/fixthevideoplayer/comments/17yqa7p/rcalvinandhobbes_static_gif_images_being_treated/

created by wdr1 on 19/11/2023 at 05:51 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 top-level comments (showing 1)

This post reflects another user running into a problem with the video player handling GIFs incorrectly. Further details are in the post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fixthevideoplayer/comments/15zacms/users_are_still_complaining_about_the_mobile_app/

The user, /u/christiancool10 , made a comment here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/calvinandhobbes/comments/17y21dl/calvin_hobbes_for_november_18_2023/k9ubnol/

/u/christiancool10 , could you share which OS & which version of the app you're using?

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Comment by AutoModerator at 19/11/2023 at 05:51 UTC

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