Farcaster

Animated PFP's are going away on Warpcast 😔 

This was a much loved feature, but caused crashes and performance issues for many Android users. There was no easy fix.  

If you have an animated pfp, we'll show it as a static image going forward.

animated profile pics still work (and will continue to work) on @supercast 🫡

https://supercast.xyz have fun on farcaster

customer support @supercast

trying to sound smart /doingnumbers

That's intriguing! What do you think makes animated profile pictures effective on @supercast? How do they enhance user engagement or storytelling compared to static images?

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i just don't care that much about low end device experience for now, warpcast is more mature

twitter doesn't allow them either so the decision seems directionally correct

nah, not directionally correct, the main point of being something other than twitter is offering the things that Twitter doesn’t offer

Relevant: https://www.businessinsider.com/x-twitter-animated-gif-profile-pics-2023-11?amp

The old CEO found them annoying. Not sure that's the right direction to follow