diff --git a/modules/expo-bluesky-gif-view/src/GifView.types.ts b/modules/expo-bluesky-gif-view/src/GifView.types.ts
index 29ec277f2b..d3b825e4d1 100644
--- a/modules/expo-bluesky-gif-view/src/GifView.types.ts
+++ b/modules/expo-bluesky-gif-view/src/GifView.types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {ViewProps} from 'react-native'
+import {type ViewProps} from 'react-native'
 
 export interface GifViewStateChangeEvent {
   nativeEvent: {
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ export interface GifViewStateChangeEvent {
 export interface GifViewProps extends ViewProps {
   autoplay?: boolean
   source?: string
+  /**
+   * Web-only ordered list of `<source>` tags rendered inside `<video>`. The
+   * browser uses `canPlayType` to pick the first one it supports. Ignored on
+   * native (which uses `source` directly).
+   */
+  sources?: ReadonlyArray<{src: string; type: string}>
   placeholderSource?: string
   onPlayerStateChange?: (event: GifViewStateChangeEvent) => void
 }
diff --git a/modules/expo-bluesky-gif-view/src/GifView.web.tsx b/modules/expo-bluesky-gif-view/src/GifView.web.tsx
index c197e01a1d..c9f439bffe 100644
--- a/modules/expo-bluesky-gif-view/src/GifView.web.tsx
+++ b/modules/expo-bluesky-gif-view/src/GifView.web.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
-import * as React from 'react'
+import {createRef, PureComponent, type RefObject} from 'react'
 import {StyleSheet} from 'react-native'
 
-import {GifViewProps} from './GifView.types'
+import {type GifViewProps} from './GifView.types'
 
-export class GifView extends React.PureComponent<GifViewProps> {
-  private readonly videoPlayerRef: React.RefObject<HTMLMediaElement> =
-    React.createRef()
+export class GifView extends PureComponent<GifViewProps> {
+  private readonly videoPlayerRef: RefObject<HTMLMediaElement> = createRef()
   private isLoaded = false
 
   constructor(props: GifViewProps | Readonly<GifViewProps>) {
     super(props)
   }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', this.onVisibilityChange)
+  }
+
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<GifViewProps>) {
     if (prevProps.autoplay !== this.props.autoplay) {
       if (this.props.autoplay) {
@@ -22,10 +25,28 @@ export class GifView extends React.PureComponent<GifViewProps> {
     }
   }
 
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', this.onVisibilityChange)
+  }
+
   static async prefetchAsync(_: string[]): Promise<void> {
     console.warn('prefetchAsync is not supported on web')
   }
 
+  // Safari pauses backgrounded `<video>` elements when the tab becomes
+  // inactive and does not resume them automatically when the tab is shown
+  // again, leaving GIFs frozen on a still frame. Resume playback when the
+  // page becomes visible if the consumer expects autoplay.
+  private onVisibilityChange = () => {
+    if (
+      document.visibilityState === 'visible' &&
+      this.props.autoplay &&
+      this.videoPlayerRef.current?.paused
+    ) {
+      void this.playAsync()
+    }
+  }
+
   private firePlayerStateChangeEvent = () => {
     this.props.onPlayerStateChange?.({
       nativeEvent: {
@@ -62,21 +83,29 @@ export class GifView extends React.PureComponent<GifViewProps> {
   }
 
   render() {
+    const {sources, source, autoplay, accessibilityLabel, style} = this.props
+    const useSources = sources && sources.length > 0
+
     return (
       <video
-        src={this.props.source}
-        autoPlay={this.props.autoplay ? 'autoplay' : undefined}
-        preload={this.props.autoplay ? 'auto' : undefined}
+        // When `<source>` children are present, omit `src` so the browser
+        // walks the source list and picks via canPlayType.
+        src={useSources ? undefined : source}
+        autoPlay={autoplay ? 'autoplay' : undefined}
+        preload={autoplay ? 'auto' : undefined}
         playsInline={true}
         loop="loop"
         muted="muted"
-        style={StyleSheet.flatten(this.props.style)}
+        style={StyleSheet.flatten(style)}
         onCanPlay={this.onLoad}
         onPlay={this.firePlayerStateChangeEvent}
         onPause={this.firePlayerStateChangeEvent}
-        aria-label={this.props.accessibilityLabel}
-        ref={this.videoPlayerRef}
-      />
+        aria-label={accessibilityLabel}
+        ref={this.videoPlayerRef}>
+        {useSources
+          ? sources.map(s => <source key={s.src} src={s.src} type={s.type} />)
+          : null}
+      </video>
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/analytics/features/types.ts b/src/analytics/features/types.ts
index 1e039e4571..39df48e532 100644
--- a/src/analytics/features/types.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/features/types.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export enum Features {
   GroupChatsHasBeenReleased = 'group_chats:has_been_released',
   DmsNewMessageComposerEnable = 'dms:new_message_composer:enable',
   ComposerLanguageDetectionEnable = 'composer:language_detection:enable',
-  KlipyGifProviderEnable = 'klipy_gif_provider:enable',
   PostGalleryEmbedEnable = 'post_gallery_embed:enable',
 
   AATest = 'aa-test',
diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/ExternalEmbed/Gif.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/ExternalEmbed/Gif.tsx
index a39d8b5a3c..478d63d250 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/ExternalEmbed/Gif.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/ExternalEmbed/Gif.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export function GifEmbed({
         />
         <GifView
           source={params.playerUri}
+          sources={params.playerSources}
           placeholderSource={thumb}
           style={[a.flex_1]}
           autoplay={!autoplayDisabled}
diff --git a/src/features/gifPicker/queries.ts b/src/features/gifPicker/queries.ts
index b319493c3c..55d74f1262 100644
--- a/src/features/gifPicker/queries.ts
+++ b/src/features/gifPicker/queries.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function createKlipyApi<Input extends object>(
     // 30 is divisible by 2 and 3, so both 2 and 3 column layouts can be used
     params.set('limit', '30')
 
-    params.set('contentfilter', 'high')
+    params.set('contentfilter', 'low')
 
     const locale = getLocales?.()?.[0]
 
diff --git a/src/lib/strings/embed-player.ts b/src/lib/strings/embed-player.ts
index 446affd87e..494a7eee7a 100644
--- a/src/lib/strings/embed-player.ts
+++ b/src/lib/strings/embed-player.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Dimensions} from 'react-native'
 
-import {IS_WEB, IS_WEB_SAFARI} from '#/env'
+import {IS_WEB} from '#/env'
 
 const {height: SCREEN_HEIGHT} = Dimensions.get('window')
 
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ export const externalEmbedLabels: Record<EmbedPlayerSource, string> = {
 export interface EmbedPlayerParams {
   type: EmbedPlayerType
   playerUri: string
+  /**
+   * Web-only ordered list of `<source>` tags for `<video>` playback. When
+   * present, the browser uses `canPlayType` to pick the first one it supports,
+   * which avoids UA sniffing for codec selection. `playerUri` is used as the
+   * native source and as a fallback `<video src>` when this is empty.
+   */
+  playerSources?: ReadonlyArray<{src: string; type: string}>
   isGif?: boolean
   source: EmbedPlayerSource
   metaUri?: string
@@ -382,7 +389,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
 
   const tenorGif = parseTenorGif(urlp)
   if (tenorGif.success) {
-    const {playerUri, dimensions} = tenorGif
+    const {playerUri, playerSources, dimensions} = tenorGif
 
     return {
       type: 'tenor_gif',
@@ -390,13 +397,14 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
       isGif: true,
       hideDetails: true,
       playerUri,
+      playerSources,
       dimensions,
     }
   }
 
   const klipyGif = parseKlipyGif(urlp)
   if (klipyGif.success) {
-    const {playerUri, dimensions} = klipyGif
+    const {playerUri, playerSources, dimensions} = klipyGif
 
     return {
       type: 'klipy_gif',
@@ -404,6 +412,7 @@ export function parseEmbedPlayerFromUrl(
       isGif: true,
       hideDetails: true,
       playerUri,
+      playerSources,
       dimensions,
     }
   }
@@ -580,13 +589,14 @@ export function parseTenorGif(urlp: URL):
   | {
       success: true
       playerUri: string
+      playerSources?: ReadonlyArray<{src: string; type: string}>
       dimensions: {height: number; width: number}
     } {
   if (urlp.hostname !== 'media.tenor.com') {
     return {success: false}
   }
 
-  let [__, id, filename] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
+  const [__, id, filename] = urlp.pathname.split('/')
 
   if (!id || !filename) {
     return {success: false}
@@ -619,20 +629,25 @@ export function parseTenorGif(urlp: URL):
   }
 
   if (IS_WEB) {
-    if (IS_WEB_SAFARI) {
-      id = id.replace('AAAAC', 'AAAP1')
-      filename = filename.replace('.gif', '.mp4')
-    } else {
-      id = id.replace('AAAAC', 'AAAP3')
-      filename = filename.replace('.gif', '.webm')
+    // Tenor encodes the format in the ID prefix: AAAP3 = webm, AAAP1 = mp4.
+    // Provide both as <source> tags so the browser picks via canPlayType
+    // instead of relying on user-agent sniffing.
+    const webmUrl = `https://t.gifs.bsky.app/${id.replace('AAAAC', 'AAAP3')}/${filename.replace('.gif', '.webm')}`
+    const mp4Url = `https://t.gifs.bsky.app/${id.replace('AAAAC', 'AAAP1')}/${filename.replace('.gif', '.mp4')}`
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      playerUri: mp4Url,
+      playerSources: [
+        {src: webmUrl, type: 'video/webm'},
+        {src: mp4Url, type: 'video/mp4'},
+      ],
+      dimensions,
     }
-  } else {
-    id = id.replace('AAAAC', 'AAAAM')
   }
 
   return {
     success: true,
-    playerUri: `https://t.gifs.bsky.app/${id}/${filename}`,
+    playerUri: `https://t.gifs.bsky.app/${id.replace('AAAAC', 'AAAAM')}/${filename}`,
     dimensions,
   }
 }
@@ -651,6 +666,7 @@ export function parseKlipyGif(urlp: URL):
   | {
       success: true
       playerUri: string
+      playerSources?: ReadonlyArray<{src: string; type: string}>
       dimensions: {height: number; width: number}
     } {
   if (urlp.hostname !== 'static.klipy.com') {
@@ -683,36 +699,62 @@ export function parseKlipyGif(urlp: URL):
     return {success: false}
   }
 
+  const webmSlug = urlp.searchParams.get('webm')
+  const mp4Slug = urlp.searchParams.get('mp4')
+
   const playerUrl = new URL(urlp.href)
   playerUrl.hostname = 'k.gifs.bsky.app'
 
-  // On web, swap the gif filename for a video format so the <video>
-  // element can play it. Klipy uses different filename slugs per
-  // format (unlike Tenor's ID-based scheme), so the slugs are
-  // embedded as query params at composition time by resolveGif().
-  if (IS_WEB) {
-    const webmSlug = playerUrl.searchParams.get('webm')
-    const mp4Slug = playerUrl.searchParams.get('mp4')
-    const slug = IS_WEB_SAFARI ? mp4Slug : webmSlug
-    const ext = IS_WEB_SAFARI ? 'mp4' : 'webm'
-
-    // Without a slug we can't produce a playable video URL on web,
-    // so fall back to the link card instead of returning a broken player.
-    if (!slug) {
-      return {success: false}
-    }
-
-    const parts = playerUrl.pathname.split('/')
-    parts[parts.length - 1] = `${slug}.${ext}`
-    playerUrl.pathname = parts.join('/')
-  }
-
   // Strip all metadata params — only the path matters for the CDN
   playerUrl.searchParams.delete('hh')
   playerUrl.searchParams.delete('ww')
   playerUrl.searchParams.delete('mp4')
   playerUrl.searchParams.delete('webm')
 
+  // On web, swap the gif filename for a video format so the <video>
+  // element can play it. Klipy uses different filename slugs per
+  // format (unlike Tenor's ID-based scheme), so the slugs are
+  // embedded as query params at composition time by resolveGif().
+  if (IS_WEB) {
+    // Without any slug we can't produce a playable video URL on web,
+    // so fall back to the link card instead of returning a broken player.
+    if (!webmSlug && !mp4Slug) {
+      return {success: false}
+    }
+
+    const buildVideoUrl = (slug: string, ext: string) => {
+      const u = new URL(playerUrl.href)
+      const parts = u.pathname.split('/')
+      parts[parts.length - 1] = `${slug}.${ext}`
+      u.pathname = parts.join('/')
+      return u.href
+    }
+
+    const sources: {src: string; type: string}[] = []
+    if (webmSlug) {
+      sources.push({
+        src: buildVideoUrl(webmSlug, 'webm'),
+        type: 'video/webm',
+      })
+    }
+    if (mp4Slug) {
+      sources.push({src: buildVideoUrl(mp4Slug, 'mp4'), type: 'video/mp4'})
+    }
+
+    // Prefer mp4 as the fallback `playerUri` for `<video src>` since it has
+    // wider codec support across legacy browsers.
+    const fallback = mp4Slug
+      ? buildVideoUrl(mp4Slug, 'mp4')
+      : buildVideoUrl(webmSlug!, 'webm')
+
+    return {
+      success: true,
+      playerUri: fallback,
+      playerSources: sources,
+      dimensions,
+    }
+  }
+
   return {
     success: true,
     playerUri: playerUrl.href,