Android recommends stop using GIFs.

On Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:05:20 AM UTC+5:30, Sree Ramakrishna N wrote:
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> Avoid using GIF. Use PNGs.
>
> Jpeg is accetable
>
> On Tuesday, July 3, 2012 8:52:20 PM UTC+5:30, Josh F. wrote:
>>
>> I'm wondering if it is "just me" or not, but I have a game that has been 
>> out for years now that uses GIF files for some of the bigger images (many 
>> are PNG, but some are GIF).  In the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean release, 
>> the emulator continues to show these images without any problems in every 
>> configuration I have tried, but the devices that are running 4.1 right now 
>> (the Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus) both fail to show these images in the game. 
>>  There is no crash and no other failure and the game behaves as if the 
>> images are present (some you can select/touch/etc. and it works).
>>
>> As I don't yet have a 4.1 device (unable to get tickets to Google I/O 
>> which is the only way to have a legitimate one right now) and I do not want 
>> to flash a hacked ROM on my own Galaxy Nexus test devices (we keep them 
>> stock for testing) I was hoping someone else in the community has seen this 
>> and has a recommendation.  Otherwise, it looks like I'll be doing a lot of 
>> GIF to PNG conversions for the next few days...
>>
>

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