Last month, a Samsung Community moderator confirmed that the GIF creation tool in Smart Select will not be gone forever. Much to everyone's relief, the Samsung rep said the option to create GIFs on the fly via Smart Select will return in September or October. Well, here it is.
A new Smart Select update is now rolling out, bringing with it a handful of improvements and the addition of the GIF creation tool.
After this update, you will find the option to “Create GIF” in the three-dot menu. However, that pop-up menu is contextual, meaning it doesn't always show the same list, and sometimes, you might not get the Create GIF option.
It also looks like this update isn't available everywhere just yet. It's probably rolling out in phases, so keep an eye on the Galaxy Store.
