Gif attachment autoplaying despite autoplay setting turned off

[ghost]

Description

The "Autoplay GIFs and videos" option turned off does nothing for attached, encrypted images.

Steps to reproduce

• Be in encrypted chat.
• Receive an animated gif.
• Turn off autoplay.
• Gif still autoplays.

Gifs shouldn't autoplay when the setting is turned off.

Logs being sent: yes

Version information

• Platform: Desktop.

For the desktop app:

• OS: Xubuntu 20.04
• Version: 1.7.13

[anoadragon453]

If you're using matrix-media-repo for your homeserver and have enabled animated thumbnails then this is a known problem.

[ghost]

If you're using matrix-media-repo for your homeserver and have enabled animated thumbnails then this is a known problem.

Just checked with my admin, she hasn't enabled anything extra for media.

[ghost]

Hi, dropping in because of the Cannot Reproduce tag. I also have the same problem, am admin of my own server and can confirm that I am not using matrix-media-repo. Using Version 1.7.24 on the Desktop platform on Arch Linux.

[Mikaela]

This also affects avatars and is a violation of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 section 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide. How this is an accessibility issue is explained in Understanding Success Criterion 2.2.2: Pause, Stop, Hide.

I think one of the suggestions here would be this autoplay setting, Setting animated gif images to stop blinking after n cycles (within 5 seconds).

[t3chguy]

@Mikaela this issue is strictly about attachments, for avatars please open a different issue. They function is rather different ways internally.

[ghost]

Dropping in to say that whatever happened here, it seems to not be happening anymore on 1.7.34. Not sure if @Phenitei can still reproduce the issue, but if not, we probably should close it.

[ghost]

Hi, @Fidgetcetera is correct - the issue seems to have been resolved, one way or the other. This issue can be closed :)

[ghost]

Great, closing!