I don't think everyone commenting reads or sees all the previous images and posts about how many times people tried all the things and they just don't work for everyone. Maybe it's some weird software issue I don't have the tech knowledge to understand, but there are those of us here that just do not have the ability to search for gifs no matter what anyone says. The function is simply not there. I have just quit using the samsung keyboard all together and use the gboard. Not stellar but I don't have that problem or other weird hitches I had when using the samsung keyboard. ... View more

Are you using the pre-installed messaging app and keyboard? ... View more

I'm gonna guess that not everyone has a faint grey line. I don't. Why don't you post pics of what this process looks like? We've seen the line, what shows up when you press it? What do you see? What shows on your screen? Do you have an actual search bar where you can type specific things? Or just things to choose from? PS: your first post only had step one. That's why I asked if there was a step 2. But even if there is a step 2 or beyond that doesn't help those of us that don't have that little invisible mystery line.  ... View more

Is there a step 2? What if there is no faint grey line? We shouldn't have to try and find an almost invisible line to search gifs. There should be a search bar in the gifs that is easy to locate and use. This is a Samsung keyboard issue and it does not affect everyone but enough people are having the issue that it really should be taken seriously. It seems to happen on the Samsung keyboard regardless of the messaging app used. I use Textra and there are other people in this thread with the same problem but using a different messaging app. Several people have also posted suggestions on how to get to the search function but if the attached pictures posted by several different posters are looked at closely one can see that there is no way to search. The problem is there is no search bar. There is not a way to search gifs. We shouldn't have to search for the way to search gifs either. We pay enough money for these devices that they should do what they are supposed to do, even mundane things like have a search bar in the gif keyboad. ... View more

Yup. There isn't anything in the message bar or on the gifs as shown in a previous posters picture (heh). I don't have any options in the message bar. Except to type a message ...     ... View more

I have a new Note 8, use Texta with the stockboard but have been trying the Tenor Gif keyboard and cannot search either. I don't even have the mysteriously hidden search that you found and circled above . I thought I was stupid and just couldn't figure it out. ... View more