[NSFW] Redgifs embedded videos not displaying - eviltoast

I’ve noticed an issue where any posts that use a redgifs backed image don’t show correctly and just have an “unknown” icon. If I click on the “view externally” link in Voyager it’ll take me to the webpage that displays it correctly. I don’t know if this is because Voyager has an issue displaying it, or the instance customized their UI to display it.

  • Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com
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    6 months ago

    The weird thing is it does load at times. I remember seeing the post and it was like yours in picture. Then some time later it was loading properly just as intended. There is something funny going on here tho.

    • ramble81@lemmynsfw.comOP
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      6 months ago

      Yeah clicking the link works fine and it brings the video up right away. It’s just viewing it in the app

      • sixno6@lemmynsfw.com
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        3 months ago

        Did this ever start working for you?

        Using in Voyager on Android. Fully up to date, but red gifs aren’t loading.

        Edit : they work fine in the Sync app, just not Voyager. Been through all the settings, not seeing an obvious fix.

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      6 months ago

      Interesting, so I tried looking at some of these on the app and am getting a black screen too.

      If I click on the source (copy the link) and go to a browser it opens fine.

      Am using iOS - and running it thru a VPN. I tried clearing the cache, making sure I had the latest update, etc. it still gives me a black screen. Don’t think it is just OP.

    • ramble81@lemmynsfw.comOP
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      6 months ago

      Nope. I realize that could be a potential reason, but if I click on the link button below the image it launches in a safari browser and shows just fine. That leads me to believe its app related and not regional.

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          6 months ago

          I did the one that was “Settings > General > Clear Cache”. I’m on iOS if there’s another option you can think of.

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            6 months ago

            Sounds like a bug if that didn’t help.

            Maybe try logging off the app and back on. Just a guess