Disable GIF autoplay

[`rotane]

As much as i like the feature of having GIFs in the chat now, things can easily get extreme. So i'd like an option to disable GIF autoplay; add a play button on top, or something, kind of the way Facebook does it. Or play on hover, like Discord used to do it.

[Yamagyeto]

This is easily exploitable as well.

Due to the default setting, gifs open and automatically play not only in the Steam Overlay, but in the background Steam chat window as well. Closing the chat winodw and reopening it will also automatically play the gifs as well. Spamming /igiphy to a friend (or soon to be ex-friend) with worse computers can expend a ton of resources.

Autoplaying gifs and allowing the injection of other sites' material into chat is a questionable design choice, especially given the nature of more malicious users.

[Crashed]

Steam Client should NOT load any external resources without the user's express consent. This is a security and privacy vulnerability.

[Varmit]

Please, add option to disable gif autoplay and also option for disable view gifs in chat in general.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Varmit:

Please, add option to disable gif autoplay and also option for disable view gifs in chat in general.

Open friends list window.

Click on the COG icon... 

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By: cSg|mc-Hotsauce

That is where they put the settings.

Go to "Chat."

2nd option, on.

[Varmit]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Varmit:

Please, add option to disable gif autoplay and also option for disable view gifs in chat in general.

Open friends list window.

Click on the COG icon... 

Community Created Artwork for Steam Artwork

By: cSg|mc-Hotsauce

That is where they put the settings.

Go to "Chat."

2nd option, on.

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Many thanks! I looked in that settings before but somehow i couldn't find this option.