Twitter increases GIF size limit to 15MB, but only for the web

"Photos can be up to 5MB; animated GIFs can be up to 5MB on mobile, and up to 15MB on web", says Twitter's support page. DID SOMEONE SAY RAISED ... 50?(reverse=false,animate=true):'';"> AppleEvent Space Tech Life SocialGood Entertainment Deals Search Cancel AppleNews Space Tech Apps&Software Cybersecurity Mobile SmartHome SocialMedia Space TechIndustry Transportation AllTech Life DigitalCulture Family&Parenting Health&Wellness Sex,Dating&Relationships AllLife SocialGood Activism ClimateChange Gender LGBTQ MentalHealth RacialJustice Sustainability AllSocialGood Entertainment Games Movies Podcasts TVShows AllEntertainment Goods&Services Courses House&Home OnlineDating Software MashableShop AllGoods&Services Reviews Newsletters Videos GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFS! Credit:BrittanyHerbert/Mashable > Tech Youdon'tknowrageunlessyou'vetriedtopostacutepuppyGIFtoTwitterandcouldn't,becauseitwasjustslightlyoverthe5MBlimit.Well,thosedaysareovernow,asTwitterhasincreasedtheGIFsizelimitto15MB.FirstspottedbyTheVerge,andconfirmedbyTwitter'ssupportpage,thechangeonlypertainstothewebversionofTwitter--onmobile,theGIFlimitisstill5MB. SEEALSO: Twitter'sbesttweetsduringthispastweek "Photoscanbeupto5MB;animatedGIFscanbeupto5MBonmobile,andupto15MBonweb",saysTwitter'ssupportpage. DIDSOMEONESAYRAISEDGIFSIZELIMIT?!?pic.twitter.com/7l6batA5jy—TieTuesday(@TieTuesdayLP)July11,2016 Eventhoughitslimitationsarepartofitsappeal,Twitterhasrecentlybegunrelaxingmanyoftherestrictionsonitsservices.InMay,thecompanystartedcountingimages,pollsandusernamesseparatelyfromits140-charactertweetlimit.InJune,Twitter(aswellasTwitter-ownedVine)startedsupportingvideosupto140secondslong.Havesomethingtoaddtothisstory?Shareitinthecomments. Morein Twitter RecommendedForYou EverythingannouncedattheApple2022'PeekPerformance'event TherewasalotmorethanthenewiPhoneSE 13hoursago ByCecilyMauran Apple'snewMacStudiocosts$8,000completelymaxedout—monitornotincluded TheM1Ultraisultrapowerfulandultraexpensive. 14hoursago ByMattBinder Applegoesgreenwith'bold'newcolorsforitsiPhone13,iPadAirmodels Soooosophisticated. 16hoursago ByElenaCavender InsideTruthSocial:HandsonwithTrump'ssocialmediaplatform ItlooksalotlikeTwitterbutwithoutmuchgoingon. 20hoursago ByMattBinder GooglePixellauncheslivecaptionsforphonecalls Pixel6phonesnowhavetheoptionforreal-timetext-to-speechcalls 03/07/2022 ByChaseDiBenedetto TrendingonMashable Applestopspretendingit'sforeveryone Inasurprisinglymutedevent,TimCookaimshispitchateliteusers. 13hoursago ByChrisTaylor TwitterquietlylaunchesTorserviceinthefaceofRussiancensorship Twitterjustgotamajorpro-privacyandanti-censorshipboost. 10hoursago ByJackMorse ApplelaunchedanewMagicMouse,andyes,itstillchargesfromthebottom Weirdestdesigndecisionever,repeated. 31minutesago ByStanSchroeder AmassiveFacebookredesignjustwentliveforme,andit's...notgreat What...is...happening 03/07/2022 ByStanSchroeder iPhoneSE(2022)vsiPhoneSE(2020):What'snewanddifferent? Biggestchange:Price. 12hoursago BySashaLekach Thebiggeststoriesofthedaydeliveredtoyourinbox. Loading... Subscribe BysigninguptotheMashablenewsletteryouagreetoreceiveelectroniccommunications fromMashablethatmaysometimesincludeadvertisementsorsponsoredcontent. Thanksforsigningup.Seeyouatyourinbox!