diff --git a/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js b/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js
--- a/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js
+++ b/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { uploadMultimedia } from 'lib/actions/upload-actions.js';
-import type { UploadMultimediaResult } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
+import type {
+  MediaLibrarySelection,
+  MediaMissionFailure,
+  UploadMultimediaResult,
+} from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 import { useServerCall } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.js';
 
 import type { MediaResult } from '../media/media-utils.js';
+import { processMedia } from '../media/media-utils.js';
+import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
+import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
 
 function useUploadProcessedMedia(): MediaResult => Promise<UploadMultimediaResult> {
   const callUploadMultimedia = useServerCall(uploadMultimedia);
@@ -28,4 +35,25 @@
   return uploadProcessedMultimedia;
 }
 
-export { useUploadProcessedMedia };
+function useProcessSelectedMedia(): MediaLibrarySelection => Promise<
+  MediaMissionFailure | MediaResult,
+> {
+  const hasWiFi = useSelector(state => state.connectivity.hasWiFi);
+  const staffCanSee = useStaffCanSee();
+
+  const processSelectedMedia = React.useCallback(
+    async (selection: MediaLibrarySelection) => {
+      const { resultPromise } = processMedia(selection, {
+        hasWiFi,
+        finalFileHeaderCheck: staffCanSee,
+      });
+
+      return await resultPromise;
+    },
+    [hasWiFi, staffCanSee],
+  );
+
+  return processSelectedMedia;
+}
+
+export { useUploadProcessedMedia, useProcessSelectedMedia };
diff --git a/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js b/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
--- a/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/edit-thread-avatar.react.js
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 } from 'lib/media/file-utils.js';
 import type { MediaLibrarySelection } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 
-import { useUploadProcessedMedia } from './avatar-hooks.js';
+import {
+  useProcessSelectedMedia,
+  useUploadProcessedMedia,
+} from './avatar-hooks.js';
 import CommIcon from '../components/comm-icon.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from '../components/swmansion-icon.react.js';
 import { getCompatibleMediaURI } from '../media/identifier-utils.js';
-import { processMedia } from '../media/media-utils.js';
-import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
-import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +children: React.Node,
@@ -33,22 +33,9 @@
   const colors = useColors();
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
-  const hasWiFi = useSelector(state => state.connectivity.hasWiFi);
-  const staffCanSee = useStaffCanSee();
-
   const uploadProcessedMedia = useUploadProcessedMedia();
 
-  const processSelectedMedia = React.useCallback(
-    async (selection: MediaLibrarySelection) => {
-      const { resultPromise } = processMedia(selection, {
-        hasWiFi,
-        finalFileHeaderCheck: staffCanSee,
-      });
-
-      return await resultPromise;
-    },
-    [hasWiFi, staffCanSee],
-  );
+  const processSelectedMedia = useProcessSelectedMedia();
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
   const openPhotoGallery = React.useCallback(async () => {
diff --git a/native/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js b/native/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js
--- a/native/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/edit-user-avatar.react.js
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 } from 'lib/media/file-utils.js';
 import type { MediaLibrarySelection } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 
-import { useUploadProcessedMedia } from './avatar-hooks.js';
+import {
+  useProcessSelectedMedia,
+  useUploadProcessedMedia,
+} from './avatar-hooks.js';
 import CommIcon from '../components/comm-icon.react.js';
 import SWMansionIcon from '../components/swmansion-icon.react.js';
 import { getCompatibleMediaURI } from '../media/identifier-utils.js';
-import { processMedia } from '../media/media-utils.js';
-import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
-import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +children: React.Node,
@@ -33,22 +33,9 @@
   const colors = useColors();
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
-  const hasWiFi = useSelector(state => state.connectivity.hasWiFi);
-  const staffCanSee = useStaffCanSee();
-
   const uploadProcessedMedia = useUploadProcessedMedia();
 
-  const processSelectedMedia = React.useCallback(
-    async (selection: MediaLibrarySelection) => {
-      const { resultPromise } = processMedia(selection, {
-        hasWiFi,
-        finalFileHeaderCheck: staffCanSee,
-      });
-
-      return await resultPromise;
-    },
-    [hasWiFi, staffCanSee],
-  );
+  const processSelectedMedia = useProcessSelectedMedia();
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
   const openPhotoGallery = React.useCallback(async () => {