I am using current Brave v1.66.2 (124) on an iPhone 11 running iOS 15.3.1.
When I long press on a .gif file, the pop-up menu at the bottom gives me 2 options:
- Add to Brave playlist
- Cancel.
It would seem the same options that are available for images (Share, Add to Photos, Copy, maybe not “Show Text”) ought to be available.
People in almost all contexts in 2024 can treat .gif files as image files.