How to turn the Tenor GIF picker on or off in Chat

Problem

How can you turn the Tenor GIF on or off in Chat.

Environment

  • Google Chat
  • Admin Console

Solution

 

  1. Go to Menu > Apps > Google Workspace >  Google Chat.
  2. Click GIFs.
  3. To apply the setting to everyone, leave the top organizational unit selected. Otherwise, select a child organizational unit or a configuration group.
  4. Under Allow users to browse and add GIFs using the Tenor GIF integration in Chat, select On or Off.
  5. Click Save

Note: If you turn the GIF picker off, users might still be able to include GIFs in their Chat messages by uploading GIF files or adding GIFs through apps.