diff --git a/native/account/fullscreen-siwe-panel.react.js b/native/account/fullscreen-siwe-panel.react.js
--- a/native/account/fullscreen-siwe-panel.react.js
+++ b/native/account/fullscreen-siwe-panel.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert, ActivityIndicator, View } from 'react-native';
+import { ActivityIndicator, View } from 'react-native';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { setDataLoadedActionType } from 'lib/actions/client-db-store-actions.js';
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 import { useSIWEServerCall } from './siwe-hooks.js';
 import SIWEPanel from './siwe-panel.react.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +goBackToPrompt: () => mixed,
diff --git a/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js b/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js
--- a/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js
+++ b/native/account/log-in-panel.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, StyleSheet, Alert, Keyboard, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { View, StyleSheet, Keyboard, Platform } from 'react-native';
 import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import { logInActionTypes, logIn } from 'lib/actions/user-actions.js';
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { nativeLogInExtraInfoSelector } from '../selectors/account-selectors.js';
 import type { KeyPressEvent } from '../types/react-native.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import { useInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage } from '../utils/crypto-utils.js';
 import type { StateContainer } from '../utils/state-container.js';
 
diff --git a/native/account/register-panel.react.js b/native/account/register-panel.react.js
--- a/native/account/register-panel.react.js
+++ b/native/account/register-panel.react.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   StyleSheet,
   Platform,
   Keyboard,
-  Alert,
   Linking,
 } from 'react-native';
 import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { nativeLogInExtraInfoSelector } from '../selectors/account-selectors.js';
 import type { KeyPressEvent } from '../types/react-native.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import { useInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage } from '../utils/crypto-utils.js';
 import { type StateContainer } from '../utils/state-container.js';
 
diff --git a/native/account/registration/existing-ethereum-account.react.js b/native/account/registration/existing-ethereum-account.react.js
--- a/native/account/registration/existing-ethereum-account.react.js
+++ b/native/account/registration/existing-ethereum-account.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, View, Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { setDataLoadedActionType } from 'lib/actions/client-db-store-actions.js';
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 import { useSIWEServerCall } from '../siwe-hooks.js';
 
 const siweAuthLoadingStatusSelector =
diff --git a/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js b/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
--- a/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
+++ b/native/account/registration/registration-server-call.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform } from 'react-native';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { setDataLoadedActionType } from 'lib/actions/client-db-store-actions.js';
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import { NavContext } from '../../navigation/navigation-context.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { nativeLogInExtraInfoSelector } from '../../selectors/account-selectors.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 import { setNativeCredentials } from '../native-credentials.js';
 import { useSIWEServerCall } from '../siwe-hooks.js';
 
diff --git a/native/account/siwe-panel.react.js b/native/account/siwe-panel.react.js
--- a/native/account/siwe-panel.react.js
+++ b/native/account/siwe-panel.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import BottomSheet from '@gorhom/bottom-sheet';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import WebView from 'react-native-webview';
 
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import { commCoreModule } from '../native-modules.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import { defaultLandingURLPrefix } from '../utils/url-utils.js';
 
 const commSIWE = `${defaultLandingURLPrefix}/siwe`;
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
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
-import Alert from 'react-native/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js';
 import filesystem from 'react-native-fs';
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@
 import { processMedia } from '../media/media-utils.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
 
 function displayAvatarUpdateFailureAlert(): void {
diff --git a/native/avatars/native-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js b/native/avatars/native-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js
--- a/native/avatars/native-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js
+++ b/native/avatars/native-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 
 import { BaseEditThreadAvatarProvider } from 'lib/components/base-edit-thread-avatar-provider.react.js';
 
 import { selectFromGallery, useUploadSelectedMedia } from './avatar-hooks.js';
 import { activeThreadSelector } from '../navigation/nav-selectors.js';
 import { NavContext } from '../navigation/navigation-context.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 const displayAvatarUpdateFailureAlert = () =>
   Alert.alert(
diff --git a/native/avatars/native-edit-user-avatar-provider.react.js b/native/avatars/native-edit-user-avatar-provider.react.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/avatars/native-edit-user-avatar-provider.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// @flow
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import { BaseEditUserAvatarProvider } from 'lib/components/base-edit-user-avatar-provider.react.js';
+
+import { useUploadSelectedMedia } from './avatar-hooks.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
+
+const displayAvatarUpdateFailureAlert = () =>
+  Alert.alert(
+    'Couldn’t save avatar',
+    'Please try again later',
+    [{ text: 'OK' }],
+    { cancelable: true },
+  );
+
+type Props = {
+  +children: React.Node,
+};
+function NativeEditUserAvatarProvider(props: Props): React.Node {
+  const { children } = props;
+  return (
+    <BaseEditUserAvatarProvider
+      displayFailureAlert={displayAvatarUpdateFailureAlert}
+      useUploadSelectedMedia={useUploadSelectedMedia}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </BaseEditUserAvatarProvider>
+  );
+}
+
+export default NativeEditUserAvatarProvider;
diff --git a/native/calendar/entry.react.js b/native/calendar/entry.react.js
--- a/native/calendar/entry.react.js
+++ b/native/calendar/entry.react.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   TextInput as BaseTextInput,
   Platform,
   TouchableWithoutFeedback,
-  Alert,
   LayoutAnimation,
   Keyboard,
 } from 'react-native';
@@ -81,6 +80,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { colors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { LayoutEvent } from '../types/react-native.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import { waitForInteractions } from '../utils/timers.js';
 
 function hueDistance(firstColor: string, secondColor: string): number {
diff --git a/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js b/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
--- a/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/chat-input-bar.react.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   TouchableWithoutFeedback,
   NativeAppEventEmitter,
 } from 'react-native';
-import Alert from 'react-native/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js';
 import { TextInputKeyboardMangerIOS } from 'react-native-keyboard-input';
 import Animated, {
   EasingNode,
@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@
 import { type Colors, useStyles, useColors } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { LayoutEvent } from '../types/react-native.js';
 import { type AnimatedViewStyle, AnimatedView } from '../types/styles.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import { runTiming } from '../utils/animation-utils.js';
 import { exitEditAlert } from '../utils/edit-messages-utils.js';
 import { nativeTypeaheadRegex } from '../utils/typeahead-utils.js';
diff --git a/native/chat/compose-subchannel.react.js b/native/chat/compose-subchannel.react.js
--- a/native/chat/compose-subchannel.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/compose-subchannel.react.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import _flow from 'lodash/fp/flow.js';
 import _sortBy from 'lodash/fp/sortBy.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
 
 import { newThreadActionTypes, newThread } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { useENSNames } from 'lib/hooks/ens-cache.js';
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 const TagInput = createTagInput<AccountUserInfo>();
 
diff --git a/native/chat/message-report-utils.js b/native/chat/message-report-utils.js
--- a/native/chat/message-report-utils.js
+++ b/native/chat/message-report-utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   sendMessageReport,
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import { displayActionResultModal } from '../navigation/action-result-modal.js';
 import type { TooltipRoute } from '../tooltip/tooltip.react.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 const confirmReport = () => displayActionResultModal('reported to admin');
 
diff --git a/native/chat/reaction-message-utils.js b/native/chat/reaction-message-utils.js
--- a/native/chat/reaction-message-utils.js
+++ b/native/chat/reaction-message-utils.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Alert from 'react-native/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js';
 
 import {
   sendReactionMessage,
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@
   LayoutCoordinates,
   VerticalBounds,
 } from '../types/layout-types.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 function useSendReaction(
   messageID: ?string,
diff --git a/native/chat/relationship-prompt.react.js b/native/chat/relationship-prompt.react.js
--- a/native/chat/relationship-prompt.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/relationship-prompt.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import Icon from '@expo/vector-icons/FontAwesome5.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { useRelationshipPrompt } from 'lib/hooks/relationship-prompt.js';
 import { userRelationshipStatus } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +pendingPersonalThreadUserInfo: ?UserInfo,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/add-users-modal.react.js b/native/chat/settings/add-users-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/add-users-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/add-users-modal.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, ActivityIndicator, Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { View, Text, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 const TagInput = createTagInput<AccountUserInfo>();
 
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/color-selector-modal.react.js b/native/chat/settings/color-selector-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/color-selector-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/color-selector-modal.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import Icon from '@expo/vector-icons/FontAwesome.js';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { TouchableHighlight, Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { TouchableHighlight } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { type Colors, useStyles, useColors } from '../../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 export type ColorSelectorModalParams = {
   +presentedFrom: string,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-description.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-description.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-description.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-description.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
   Text,
-  Alert,
   ActivityIndicator,
   TextInput as BaseTextInput,
   View,
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@
   LayoutEvent,
   ContentSizeChangeEvent,
 } from '../../types/react-native.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-edit-relationship.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-edit-relationship.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-edit-relationship.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-edit-relationship.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   updateRelationships as serverUpdateRelationships,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles, useColors } from '../../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ViewStyle } from '../../types/styles.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-leave-thread.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-leave-thread.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-leave-thread.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-leave-thread.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, Alert, ActivityIndicator, View } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, ActivityIndicator, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   leaveThreadActionTypes,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ViewStyle } from '../../types/styles.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member-tooltip-modal.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member-tooltip-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member-tooltip-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-member-tooltip-modal.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 
 import { removeUsersFromThread } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { removeMemberFromThread } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@
   type BaseTooltipProps,
   type TooltipMenuProps,
 } from '../../tooltip/tooltip.react.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 export type ThreadSettingsMemberTooltipModalParams = TooltipParams<{
   +memberInfo: RelativeMemberInfo,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-name.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-name.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-name.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-name.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
   Text,
-  Alert,
   ActivityIndicator,
   TextInput as BaseTextInput,
   View,
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@
 import TextInput from '../../components/text-input.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { type Colors, useStyles, useColors } from '../../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +threadInfo: ResolvedThreadInfo,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-promote-sidebar.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-promote-sidebar.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-promote-sidebar.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-promote-sidebar.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, ActivityIndicator, View, Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, ActivityIndicator, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { usePromoteSidebar } from 'lib/hooks/promote-sidebar.react.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import Button from '../../components/button.react.js';
 import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
 import type { ViewStyle } from '../../types/styles.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
diff --git a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-push-notifs.react.js b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-push-notifs.react.js
--- a/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-push-notifs.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/settings/thread-settings-push-notifs.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, Switch, TouchableOpacity, Platform } from 'react-native';
-import Alert from 'react-native/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js';
 import Linking from 'react-native/Libraries/Linking/Linking.js';
 
 import {
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@
 import { CommAndroidNotifications } from '../../push/android.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../../utils/alert.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
diff --git a/native/chat/thread-screen-pruner.react.js b/native/chat/thread-screen-pruner.react.js
--- a/native/chat/thread-screen-pruner.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/thread-screen-pruner.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 
 import { threadIsPending } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';
 
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import type { AppState } from '../redux/state-types.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 const ThreadScreenPruner: React.ComponentType<{}> = React.memo<{}>(
   function ThreadScreenPruner() {
diff --git a/native/components/user-list-user.react.js b/native/components/user-list-user.react.js
--- a/native/components/user-list-user.react.js
+++ b/native/components/user-list-user.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, Platform, Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, Platform } from 'react-native';
 
 import type { UserListItem, AccountUserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import UserAvatar from '../avatars/user-avatar.react.js';
 import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { TextStyle } from '../types/styles.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 const getUserListItemHeight = (item: UserListItem): number => {
diff --git a/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js b/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js
--- a/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js
+++ b/native/data/sqlite-data-handler.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { setClientDBStoreActionType } from 'lib/actions/client-db-store-actions.js';
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@
 import { setStoreLoadedActionType } from '../redux/action-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { StaffContext } from '../staff/staff-context.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import { useInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage } from '../utils/crypto-utils.js';
 import { isTaskCancelledError } from '../utils/error-handling.js';
 import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
diff --git a/native/dev-menu.js b/native/dev-menu.js
--- a/native/dev-menu.js
+++ b/native/dev-menu.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { registerDevMenuItems } from 'expo-dev-menu';
-import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 
 import { getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
 
 import { filesystemMediaCache } from './media/media-cache.js';
+import Alert from './utils/alert.js';
 import { wipeAndExit } from './utils/crash-utils.js';
 
 // see https://docs.expo.dev/develop/development-builds/development-workflows/#extending-the-dev-menu
diff --git a/native/invite-links/manage-public-link-screen.react.js b/native/invite-links/manage-public-link-screen.react.js
--- a/native/invite-links/manage-public-link-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/invite-links/manage-public-link-screen.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, View, Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { inviteLinkUrl } from 'lib/facts/links.js';
 import { useInviteLinksActions } from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 export type ManagePublicLinkScreenParams = {
   +community: ThreadInfo,
diff --git a/native/markdown/markdown-link.react.js b/native/markdown/markdown-link.react.js
--- a/native/markdown/markdown-link.react.js
+++ b/native/markdown/markdown-link.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Text, Linking, Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { Text, Linking } from 'react-native';
 
 import { inviteLinkUrl } from 'lib/facts/links.js';
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import { MessagePressResponderContext } from '../chat/message-press-responder-context.js';
 import { TextMessageMarkdownContext } from '../chat/text-message-markdown-context.js';
 import { InviteLinksContext } from '../invite-links/invite-links-context-provider.react.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import { normalizeURL } from '../utils/url-utils.js';
 
 function useHandleLinkClick(
diff --git a/native/profile/default-notifications-preferences.react.js b/native/profile/default-notifications-preferences.react.js
--- a/native/profile/default-notifications-preferences.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/default-notifications-preferences.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, Platform, Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { View, Text, Platform } from 'react-native';
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import {
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 const CheckIcon = () => (
   <SWMansionIcon
diff --git a/native/profile/delete-account.react.js b/native/profile/delete-account.react.js
--- a/native/profile/delete-account.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/delete-account.react.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   Text,
   View,
   TextInput as BaseTextInput,
-  Alert,
   ActivityIndicator,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { GlobalTheme } from '../types/themes.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 type Props = {
   // Redux state
diff --git a/native/profile/edit-password.react.js b/native/profile/edit-password.react.js
--- a/native/profile/edit-password.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/edit-password.react.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   Text,
   View,
   TextInput as BaseTextInput,
-  Alert,
   ActivityIndicator,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { GlobalTheme } from '../types/themes.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +navigation: ProfileNavigationProp<'EditPassword'>,
diff --git a/native/profile/profile-screen.react.js b/native/profile/profile-screen.react.js
--- a/native/profile/profile-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/profile-screen.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, Alert, Platform, ScrollView } from 'react-native';
+import { View, Text, Platform, ScrollView } from 'react-native';
 
 import { logOutActionTypes, logOut } from 'lib/actions/user-actions.js';
 import { useStringForUser } from 'lib/hooks/ens-cache.js';
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
 
 type ProfileRowProps = {
diff --git a/native/profile/relationship-list-item-tooltip-modal.react.js b/native/profile/relationship-list-item-tooltip-modal.react.js
--- a/native/profile/relationship-list-item-tooltip-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/relationship-list-item-tooltip-modal.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
+import { TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   updateRelationshipsActionTypes,
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   type BaseTooltipProps,
   type TooltipMenuProps,
 } from '../tooltip/tooltip.react.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 type Action = 'unfriend' | 'unblock';
 
diff --git a/native/profile/relationship-list-item.react.js b/native/profile/relationship-list-item.react.js
--- a/native/profile/relationship-list-item.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/relationship-list-item.react.js
@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import {
-  Alert,
-  View,
-  Text,
-  TouchableOpacity,
-  ActivityIndicator,
-} from 'react-native';
+import { View, Text, TouchableOpacity, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   updateRelationshipsActionTypes,
@@ -54,6 +48,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { type Colors, useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +userInfo: AccountUserInfo,
diff --git a/native/profile/relationship-list.react.js b/native/profile/relationship-list.react.js
--- a/native/profile/relationship-list.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/relationship-list.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, Alert, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { View, Text, Platform } from 'react-native';
 import { FlatList } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import {
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles, useIndicatorStyle } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import type { VerticalBounds } from '../types/layout-types.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 const TagInput = createTagInput<GlobalAccountUserInfo>();
 
diff --git a/native/push/push-handler.react.js b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
--- a/native/push/push-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import * as Haptics from 'expo-haptics';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Platform, Alert, LogBox } from 'react-native';
+import { Platform, LogBox } from 'react-native';
 import { Notification as InAppNotification } from 'react-native-in-app-message';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 import { RootContext, type RootContextType } from '../root-context.js';
 import type { EventSubscription } from '../types/react-native.js';
 import { type GlobalTheme } from '../types/themes.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 LogBox.ignoreLogs([
   // react-native-in-app-message
diff --git a/native/roles/change-roles-header-left-button.react.js b/native/roles/change-roles-header-left-button.react.js
--- a/native/roles/change-roles-header-left-button.react.js
+++ b/native/roles/change-roles-header-left-button.react.js
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 import { HeaderBackButton as BaseHeaderBackButton } from '@react-navigation/elements';
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert, Text } from 'react-native';
+import { Text } from 'react-native';
 import { TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names';
 import { useColors } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 type ChangeRolesHeaderLeftButtonProps = {
   +route: NavigationRoute<'ChangeRolesScreen'>,
diff --git a/native/roles/role-utils.react.js b/native/roles/role-utils.react.js
--- a/native/roles/role-utils.react.js
+++ b/native/roles/role-utils.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   deleteCommunityRole,
@@ -14,6 +13,8 @@
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.js';
 import { constructRoleDeletionMessagePrompt } from 'lib/utils/role-utils.js';
 
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
+
 function useDisplayDeleteRoleAlert(
   threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   existingRoleID: string,
diff --git a/native/socket.react.js b/native/socket.react.js
--- a/native/socket.react.js
+++ b/native/socket.react.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import Alert from 'react-native/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { logOut, logOutActionTypes } from 'lib/actions/user-actions.js';
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@
   nativeGetClientResponsesSelector,
   nativeSessionStateFuncSelector,
 } from './selectors/socket-selectors.js';
+import Alert from './utils/alert.js';
 import { useInitialNotificationsEncryptedMessage } from './utils/crypto-utils.js';
 
 const NativeSocket: React.ComponentType<BaseSocketProps> =
diff --git a/native/types/message-types-validator.js b/native/types/message-types-validator.js
--- a/native/types/message-types-validator.js
+++ b/native/types/message-types-validator.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // @flow
-import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 
 import { messageSpecs } from 'lib/shared/messages/message-specs.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
 
 import { commConstants } from '../native-modules.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 if (__DEV__) {
   const messageTypesCpp = new Set(commConstants.NATIVE_MESSAGE_TYPES);
diff --git a/native/utils/edit-messages-utils.js b/native/utils/edit-messages-utils.js
--- a/native/utils/edit-messages-utils.js
+++ b/native/utils/edit-messages-utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
-import Alert from 'react-native/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js';
+import Alert from './alert.js';
 
 type ExitAlertOptions = {
   onDiscard: () => void,