diff --git a/native/media/encrypted-image.react.js b/native/media/encrypted-image.react.js
--- a/native/media/encrypted-image.react.js
+++ b/native/media/encrypted-image.react.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import { connectionSelector } from 'lib/selectors/keyserver-selectors.js';
 import { ashoatKeyserverID } from 'lib/utils/validation-utils.js';
 
-import { decryptBase64, decryptMedia } from './encryption-utils.js';
+import { decryptBase64, fetchAndDecryptMedia } from './encryption-utils.js';
 import LoadableImage from './loadable-image.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import type { ImageSource } from '../types/react-native.js';
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         return;
       }
 
-      const { result } = await decryptMedia(blobURI, encryptionKey, {
+      const { result } = await fetchAndDecryptMedia(blobURI, encryptionKey, {
         destination: 'data_uri',
       });
 
diff --git a/native/media/encryption-utils.js b/native/media/encryption-utils.js
--- a/native/media/encryption-utils.js
+++ b/native/media/encryption-utils.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
   };
 }
 
-async function decryptMedia(
+async function fetchAndDecryptMedia(
   blobURI: string,
   encryptionKey: string,
   options: {
@@ -407,4 +407,4 @@
   return commUtilsModule.base64EncodeBuffer(decryptedData.buffer);
 }
 
-export { encryptMedia, decryptMedia, encryptBase64, decryptBase64 };
+export { encryptMedia, fetchAndDecryptMedia, encryptBase64, decryptBase64 };
diff --git a/native/media/video-playback-modal.react.js b/native/media/video-playback-modal.react.js
--- a/native/media/video-playback-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/media/video-playback-modal.react.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import { useIsAppBackgroundedOrInactive } from 'lib/shared/lifecycle-utils.js';
 import type { MediaInfo } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 
-import { decryptMedia } from './encryption-utils.js';
+import { fetchAndDecryptMedia } from './encryption-utils.js';
 import { formatDuration } from './video-utils.js';
 import ConnectedStatusBar from '../connected-status-bar.react.js';
 import type { AppNavigationProp } from '../navigation/app-navigator.react.js';
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         return;
       }
 
-      const { result } = await decryptMedia(blobURI, encryptionKey, {
+      const { result } = await fetchAndDecryptMedia(blobURI, encryptionKey, {
         destination: 'file',
       });
       if (result.success) {
diff --git a/web/media/encrypted-multimedia.react.js b/web/media/encrypted-multimedia.react.js
--- a/web/media/encrypted-multimedia.react.js
+++ b/web/media/encrypted-multimedia.react.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import type { EncryptedMediaType } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 
-import { decryptMedia } from './encryption-utils.js';
+import { fetchAndDecryptMedia } from './encryption-utils.js';
 import LoadableVideo from './loadable-video.react.js';
 import css from './media.css';
 import LoadingIndicator from '../loading-indicator.react.js';
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     setSource(null);
 
     const loadDecrypted = async () => {
-      const { result } = await decryptMedia(blobURI, encryptionKey);
+      const { result } = await fetchAndDecryptMedia(blobURI, encryptionKey);
       if (!isMounted) {
         return;
       }
diff --git a/web/media/encryption-utils.js b/web/media/encryption-utils.js
--- a/web/media/encryption-utils.js
+++ b/web/media/encryption-utils.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
  *
  * The returned object URL should be revoked when the media is no longer needed.
  */
-async function decryptMedia(
+async function fetchAndDecryptMedia(
   blobURI: string,
   encryptionKey: string,
 ): Promise<{
@@ -251,4 +251,4 @@
   return thumbHashToDataURL(thumbhashBytes);
 }
 
-export { encryptFile, decryptMedia, decryptThumbhashToDataURL };
+export { encryptFile, fetchAndDecryptMedia, decryptThumbhashToDataURL };
diff --git a/web/media/loadable-video.react.js b/web/media/loadable-video.react.js
--- a/web/media/loadable-video.react.js
+++ b/web/media/loadable-video.react.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import { decryptMedia } from './encryption-utils.js';
+import { fetchAndDecryptMedia } from './encryption-utils.js';
 import { preloadImage } from './media-utils.js';
 import type { CSSStyle } from '../types/styles';
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         thumbnailBlobURI && thumbnailEncryptionKey,
         'invalid encrypted thumbnail source',
       );
-      const { result } = await decryptMedia(
+      const { result } = await fetchAndDecryptMedia(
         thumbnailBlobURI,
         thumbnailEncryptionKey,
       );