If your work depends on Teams, then you can check the Teams’ web client to see if you can open images within a chat. Since the Teams web client relies on a web browser you often use on your computer, you should be able to access images from a Teams chat or channel as long as they’re supported.
You can check the Microsoft Teams web interface by going to this link on a web browser and logging into your account.
3 Ways to fix GIFs not working on Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams has a native option to send GIFs to others in your team to make the conversation more fun and interactive. These GIFs are available via GIPHY and can be used on both the desktop and web client of Microsoft Teams. If you cannot send GIFs or can’t find its option inside a conversation, the following fixes should help resolve the issue.
Fix #1: Make sure GIFs are enabled by Teams admin
If you cannot see the GIF button inside Teams, then chances are that it has been disabled by your Teams administrator. As a member, you can request your Teams admin to re-enable GIFs inside the Teams app. If you’re the administrator of the team yourself, you can enable GIFs inside Microsoft Teams by going to admin.teams.microsoft and signing into the Teams administrator account.
If you want GIFs to appear inside Teams regardless of their embedded content, you can select the No restriction option under Giphy content rating.
Fix #2: Use the GIF button to send GIF images
If you haven’t sent GIFs to anyone on Teams yet, it’s quite easy to do so. To send GIFs inside Teams, go to the Teams channel or chat you want to send GIFs on and click on the New conversation button at the bottom of the chat thread. Continue reading Fix #10: Switch to Microsoft Teams web interface