If you like using GIFs, this news is definitely for you. The relaunch of Giphy Cam, called Giphy Cam 2.5 on iOS will bring you to a new dimension of GIFs.
Giphy Cam 2.5: Augmented Reality
Giphy Cam is the app that allows you to record GIFs, apply various filters and fades, as well as overlay text and emoji. With this new version, users will be able to put animations next to real-life footage. The stickers will follow you in three dimensions. This updated version changed 2D animation and turned into a sort of augmented reality. Especially, the new collection of stickers will remind you of Pokémon Go game.
It would be not fun if you can’t share your GIFs to your friends, right? Don’t worry, Giphy cam new version will save your loops and share them with your friends via text message, Instagram, Google Hangouts and many more. Besides, it also launched many interesting stickers like mustache stickers. Giphy is not the first app to place a layer of augmented reality on top of images. Snapchat has done it before. However, GIFs and messages created by Giphy do not disappear after few seconds, they remain unless you delete. (Source)
Because the stickers occupy a three-dimensional layer, so they can rotate and zoom according to your movements. There are other features coming along with this updated version. It can turn Live Photos of Apple into GIFs and convert PNG images into stickers. However, these other features are just a plus, not really necessary. The most salient point this time is Augmented Reality feature.
Giphy Cam 2.5: release date
Giphy Cam 2.5 is available on iOS since Thursday. If you want to experience this fantastic app, let’s download it right now. Or in case you already had it in your device, don’t forget to update it. And, don’t be shy to share us your GIFs!