diff --git a/src/lib/media/picker.tsx b/src/lib/media/picker.tsx
index 94036603..70a5d906 100644
--- a/src/lib/media/picker.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/media/picker.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ export async function openPicker(
     mediaType,
     multiple: opts.multiple,
     maxFiles: opts.maxFiles,
+    forceJpg: true, // ios only
+    compressImageQuality: 0.8,
   })
   const toMedia = (item: ImageOrVideo) => ({
     mediaType,
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ export async function openCamera(
     cropperCircleOverlay: opts.cropperCircleOverlay,
     cropping: true,
     forceJpg: true, // ios only
-    compressImageQuality: 1.0,
+    compressImageQuality: 0.8,
   })
   return {
     mediaType,
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ export async function openCropper(
     freeStyleCropEnabled: opts.freeStyleCropEnabled,
     cropperCircleOverlay: opts.cropperCircleOverlay,
     forceJpg: true, // ios only
-    compressImageQuality: 1.0,
+    compressImageQuality: 0.8,
   })
   return {
     mediaType,
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectPhotoBtn.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectPhotoBtn.tsx
index 888118a8..c0808b85 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectPhotoBtn.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/photos/SelectPhotoBtn.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native'
+import {Platform, TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native'
 import {
   FontAwesomeIcon,
   FontAwesomeIconStyle,
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ export function SelectPhotoBtn({
       })
       const result = []
       for (const image of items) {
+        if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+          result.push(image.path)
+          continue
+        }
         result.push(
           await cropAndCompressFlow(
             store,