diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index 119208ff..2d692044 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       "backgroundColor": "#ffffff"
     },
     "ios": {
-      "buildNumber": "1",
+      "buildNumber": "2",
       "supportsTablet": false,
       "bundleIdentifier": "xyz.blueskyweb.app",
       "config": {
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@
         ],
         "BGTaskSchedulerPermittedIdentifiers": [
           "com.transistorsoft.fetch"
-        ]
+        ],
+        "NSCameraUsageDescription": "Used for profile pictures, posts, and other kinds of content.",
+        "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription": "Used for posts and other kinds of content.",
+        "NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription": "Used to save images to your library.",
+        "NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription": "Used for profile pictures, posts, and other kinds of content"
       }
     },
     "androidStatusBar": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2dc4e991..55951399 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "await-lock": "^2.2.2",
     "base64-js": "^1.5.1",
     "email-validator": "^2.0.4",
-    "expo": "~48.0.11",
+    "expo": "~48.0.15",
     "expo-build-properties": "~0.5.1",
     "expo-camera": "~13.2.1",
     "expo-dev-client": "~2.1.1",
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "expo-localization": "~14.1.1",
     "expo-media-library": "~15.2.3",
     "expo-sharing": "~11.2.2",
-    "expo-splash-screen": "~0.18.1",
+    "expo-splash-screen": "~0.18.2",
     "expo-status-bar": "~1.4.4",
     "expo-system-ui": "~2.2.1",
     "expo-updates": "~0.16.4",
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     "react-avatar-editor": "^13.0.0",
     "react-circular-progressbar": "^2.1.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
-    "react-native": "0.71.6",
+    "react-native": "0.71.7",
     "react-native-appstate-hook": "^1.0.6",
     "react-native-background-fetch": "^4.1.8",
     "react-native-drawer-layout": "^3.2.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 979d6bf6..08897715 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1535,10 +1535,10 @@
     mv "~2"
     safe-json-stringify "~1"
 
-"@expo/cli@0.7.0":
-  version "0.7.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@expo/cli/-/cli-0.7.0.tgz#2a16873ced05c1f3b7f3990d7b410e9853600f45"
-  integrity sha512-9gjr3pRgwWzUDW/P7B4tA0QevKb+hCrvTmVc3Ce5w7CjdM3zNoBcro8vwviRHqkiB1IifG7zQh0PPStSbK+FRQ==
+"@expo/cli@0.7.1":
+  version "0.7.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@expo/cli/-/cli-0.7.1.tgz#8b2e32867452b4dad006759dd438b5f7fc4bc047"
+  integrity sha512-414sC4phJA5p96+bgPsyaPNwsepcOsGeErxFXp9OhqwgiQpw+H0uN9mVrvNIKLDHMVWHrW9bAFUEcpoL6VkzbQ==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.20.0"
     "@expo/code-signing-certificates" "0.0.5"
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@
     "@expo/osascript" "^2.0.31"
     "@expo/package-manager" "~1.0.0"
     "@expo/plist" "^0.0.20"
-    "@expo/prebuild-config" "6.0.0"
+    "@expo/prebuild-config" "6.0.1"
     "@expo/rudder-sdk-node" "1.1.1"
     "@expo/spawn-async" "1.5.0"
     "@expo/xcpretty" "^4.2.1"
@@ -1859,10 +1859,10 @@
     base64-js "^1.2.3"
     xmlbuilder "^14.0.0"
 
-"@expo/prebuild-config@6.0.0":
-  version "6.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@expo/prebuild-config/-/prebuild-config-6.0.0.tgz#c8e7f634f3ecf2272673f371c47d5d22950129a4"
-  integrity sha512-UW0QKAoRelsalVMhAG1tmegwS+2tbefvUi6/0QiKPlMLg8GFDQ5ZnzsSmuljD0SzT5yGg8oSpKYhnrXJ6pRmIQ==
+"@expo/prebuild-config@6.0.1":
+  version "6.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@expo/prebuild-config/-/prebuild-config-6.0.1.tgz#e3a5bbf5892859e71ac6a2408b1cc8ba6ca3f58f"
+  integrity sha512-WK3FDht1tdXZGCvtG5s7HSwzhsc7Tyu2DdqV9jVUsLtGD42oqUepk13mEWlU9LOTBgLsoEueKjoSK4EXOXFctw==
   dependencies:
     "@expo/config" "~8.0.0"
     "@expo/config-plugins" "~6.0.0"
@@ -8437,13 +8437,13 @@ expo-sharing@~11.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-sharing/-/expo-sharing-11.2.2.tgz#7d9e387f1a902e6dd6838c22d9599dae9e7432cf"
   integrity sha512-4Lhm1eS/CFIzX+JPuxMUTWBt9rv/WdvJvpQ9y+71bL/9w9dhvsdt9tv0SsNZATz4hk0tbrYD8ZEUsgiHiT1KkQ==
 
-expo-splash-screen@~0.18.1:
-  version "0.18.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-splash-screen/-/expo-splash-screen-0.18.1.tgz#e090b045a7f8c5d9597b7a96910caa4eae1fcf3b"
-  integrity sha512-1di1kuh14likGUs3fyVZWAqEMxhmdAjpmf9T8Qk5OzUa5oPEMEDYB2e2VprddWnJNBVVe/ojBDSCY8w56/LS0Q==
+expo-splash-screen@~0.18.2:
+  version "0.18.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-splash-screen/-/expo-splash-screen-0.18.2.tgz#dde246204da875785ba40c7143a70013cdefdbb6"
+  integrity sha512-fsiKmyn/lbJtV6Uor6wSvl21fScOidFzmB/HHShQJJOu2TBN/vqMvhPu/r0bF5NVk8Wi64r98hiWY1EEsbW03w==
   dependencies:
     "@expo/configure-splash-screen" "^0.6.0"
-    "@expo/prebuild-config" "6.0.0"
+    "@expo/prebuild-config" "6.0.1"
 
 expo-status-bar@~1.4.4:
   version "1.4.4"
@@ -8485,13 +8485,13 @@ expo-updates@~0.16.4:
     fbemitter "^3.0.0"
     resolve-from "^5.0.0"
 
-expo@~48.0.11:
-  version "48.0.11"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo/-/expo-48.0.11.tgz#afd43c7a5ddce3d02a3f27263c95f8d01e1fb84d"
-  integrity sha512-KX1RCHhdhdT4DjCeRqYJpZXhdCTuqxHHdNIRoFkmCgkUARYlZbB+Y1U8/KMz8fBAlFoEq99cF/KyRr87VAxRCw==
+expo@~48.0.15:
+  version "48.0.15"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo/-/expo-48.0.15.tgz#28194c03ac85f7f5a87b7493b8cef0eb405eccbe"
+  integrity sha512-me2Xxr7Faxf60BiKq8WBSwkYV9BVbS+VqeHRFdXduVA0Uj2zp1a0zYB5eblmWqpRco75VBUgOa9M+/eR1YVZmw==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.20.0"
-    "@expo/cli" "0.7.0"
+    "@expo/cli" "0.7.1"
     "@expo/config" "8.0.2"
     "@expo/config-plugins" "6.0.1"
     "@expo/vector-icons" "^13.0.0"
@@ -14871,10 +14871,10 @@ react-native-web@^0.18.11:
     postcss-value-parser "^4.2.0"
     styleq "^0.1.2"
 
-react-native@0.71.6:
-  version "0.71.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native/-/react-native-0.71.6.tgz#e8f07baf55abd1015eaa7040ceaa4aa632c2c04f"
-  integrity sha512-gHrDj7qaAaiE41JwaFCh3AtvOqOLuRgZtHKzNiwxakG/wvPAYmG73ECfWHGxjxIx/QT17Hp37Da3ipCei/CayQ==
+react-native@0.71.7:
+  version "0.71.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native/-/react-native-0.71.7.tgz#d0ae409f6ee4fc7e7a876b4ca9d8d28934133228"
+  integrity sha512-Id6iRLS581fJMFGbBl1jP5uSmjExtGOvw5Gvh7694zISXjsRAsFMmU+izs0pyCLqDBoHK7y4BT7WGPGw693nYw==
   dependencies:
     "@jest/create-cache-key-function" "^29.2.1"
     "@react-native-community/cli" "10.2.2"