diff --git a/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js b/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js
index 6523859e9..db96ee030 100644
--- a/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js
+++ b/native/avatars/avatar-hooks.js
@@ -1,565 +1,551 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { useActionSheet } from '@expo/react-native-action-sheet';
 import * as ImagePicker from 'expo-image-picker';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
 import Alert from 'react-native/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js';
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import {
   changeThreadSettings,
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { uploadMultimedia } from 'lib/actions/upload-actions.js';
 import {
   updateUserAvatar,
   updateUserAvatarActionTypes,
 } from 'lib/actions/user-actions.js';
 import {
   extensionFromFilename,
   filenameFromPathOrURI,
 } from 'lib/media/file-utils.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import type {
   ImageAvatarDBContent,
   ENSAvatarDBContent,
   UpdateUserAvatarRemoveRequest,
 } from 'lib/types/avatar-types.js';
 import type { SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from 'lib/types/loading-types.js';
 import type {
   NativeMediaSelection,
   MediaLibrarySelection,
   MediaMissionFailure,
   UploadMultimediaResult,
 } from 'lib/types/media-types.js';
 import type { UpdateThreadRequest } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
   useDispatchActionPromise,
   useServerCall,
 } from 'lib/utils/action-utils.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 type { MediaResult } from '../media/media-utils.js';
 import { processMedia } from '../media/media-utils.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 import { useStaffCanSee } from '../utils/staff-utils.js';
 
 function useUploadProcessedMedia(): MediaResult => Promise<UploadMultimediaResult> {
   const callUploadMultimedia = useServerCall(uploadMultimedia);
   const uploadProcessedMultimedia: MediaResult => Promise<UploadMultimediaResult> =
     React.useCallback(
       processedMedia => {
         const { uploadURI, filename, mime, dimensions } = processedMedia;
         return callUploadMultimedia(
           {
             uri: uploadURI,
             name: filename,
             type: mime,
           },
           dimensions,
         );
       },
       [callUploadMultimedia],
     );
   return uploadProcessedMultimedia;
 }
 
 function useProcessSelectedMedia(): NativeMediaSelection => Promise<
   MediaMissionFailure | MediaResult,
 > {
   const hasWiFi = useSelector(state => state.connectivity.hasWiFi);
   const staffCanSee = useStaffCanSee();
 
   const processSelectedMedia = React.useCallback(
     async (selection: NativeMediaSelection) => {
       const { resultPromise } = processMedia(selection, {
         hasWiFi,
         finalFileHeaderCheck: staffCanSee,
       });
 
       return await resultPromise;
     },
     [hasWiFi, staffCanSee],
   );
 
   return processSelectedMedia;
 }
 
-function useSelectFromGallery(): () => Promise<?MediaLibrarySelection> {
-  const selectFromGallery = React.useCallback(async () => {
-    try {
-      const { assets, canceled } = await ImagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync({
-        mediaTypes: ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Images,
-        allowsEditing: true,
-        allowsMultipleSelection: false,
-        quality: 1,
-      });
-
-      if (canceled || assets.length === 0) {
-        return;
-      }
+async function selectFromGallery(): Promise<?MediaLibrarySelection> {
+  try {
+    const { assets, canceled } = await ImagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync({
+      mediaTypes: ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Images,
+      allowsEditing: true,
+      allowsMultipleSelection: false,
+      quality: 1,
+    });
 
-      const asset = assets.pop();
-      const { width, height, assetId: mediaNativeID } = asset;
-      const assetFilename =
-        asset.fileName || filenameFromPathOrURI(asset.uri) || '';
-      const uri = getCompatibleMediaURI(
-        asset.uri,
-        extensionFromFilename(assetFilename),
-      );
-
-      const currentTime = Date.now();
-      const selection: MediaLibrarySelection = {
-        step: 'photo_library',
-        dimensions: { height, width },
-        uri,
-        filename: assetFilename,
-        mediaNativeID,
-        selectTime: currentTime,
-        sendTime: currentTime,
-        retries: 0,
-      };
-
-      return selection;
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.log(e);
-      return undefined;
+    if (canceled || assets.length === 0) {
+      return;
     }
-  }, []);
 
-  return selectFromGallery;
+    const asset = assets.pop();
+    const { width, height, assetId: mediaNativeID } = asset;
+    const assetFilename =
+      asset.fileName || filenameFromPathOrURI(asset.uri) || '';
+    const uri = getCompatibleMediaURI(
+      asset.uri,
+      extensionFromFilename(assetFilename),
+    );
+
+    const currentTime = Date.now();
+    const selection: MediaLibrarySelection = {
+      step: 'photo_library',
+      dimensions: { height, width },
+      uri,
+      filename: assetFilename,
+      mediaNativeID,
+      selectTime: currentTime,
+      sendTime: currentTime,
+      retries: 0,
+    };
+
+    return selection;
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log(e);
+    return undefined;
+  }
 }
 
 function useUploadSelectedMedia(
   setProcessingOrUploadInProgress: SetState<boolean>,
 ): (selection: ?NativeMediaSelection) => Promise<?string> {
   const processSelectedMedia = useProcessSelectedMedia();
   const uploadProcessedMedia = useUploadProcessedMedia();
 
   return React.useCallback(
     async (selection: ?NativeMediaSelection) => {
       if (!selection) {
         Alert.alert(
           'Media selection failed',
           'Unable to select media from Media Library.',
         );
         return;
       }
 
       setProcessingOrUploadInProgress(true);
 
       let processedMedia;
       try {
         processedMedia = await processSelectedMedia(selection);
       } catch (e) {
         Alert.alert(
           'Media processing failed',
           'Unable to process selected media.',
         );
         setProcessingOrUploadInProgress(false);
         return;
       }
 
       if (!processedMedia.success) {
         Alert.alert(
           'Media processing failed',
           'Unable to process selected media.',
         );
         setProcessingOrUploadInProgress(false);
         return;
       }
 
       let uploadedMedia: UploadMultimediaResult;
       try {
         uploadedMedia = await uploadProcessedMedia(processedMedia);
       } catch {
         Alert.alert(
           'Media upload failed',
           'Unable to upload selected media. Please try again.',
         );
         setProcessingOrUploadInProgress(false);
         return;
       }
 
       return uploadedMedia.id;
     },
     [
       processSelectedMedia,
       setProcessingOrUploadInProgress,
       uploadProcessedMedia,
     ],
   );
 }
 
 const updateUserAvatarLoadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
   updateUserAvatarActionTypes,
 );
 function useSelectFromGalleryAndUpdateUserAvatar(): [
   () => Promise<void>,
   boolean,
 ] {
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const updateUserAvatarCall = useServerCall(updateUserAvatar);
 
-  const selectFromGallery = useSelectFromGallery();
-
   const [processingOrUploadInProgress, setProcessingOrUploadInProgress] =
     React.useState(false);
 
   const updateUserAvatarLoadingStatus: LoadingStatus = useSelector(
     updateUserAvatarLoadingStatusSelector,
   );
 
   const inProgress = React.useMemo(
     () =>
       processingOrUploadInProgress ||
       updateUserAvatarLoadingStatus === 'loading',
     [processingOrUploadInProgress, updateUserAvatarLoadingStatus],
   );
 
   const uploadSelectedMedia = useUploadSelectedMedia(
     setProcessingOrUploadInProgress,
   );
 
   const selectFromGalleryAndUpdateUserAvatar = React.useCallback(async () => {
     const selection: ?MediaLibrarySelection = await selectFromGallery();
 
     const uploadedMediaID = await uploadSelectedMedia(selection);
 
     if (!uploadedMediaID) {
       return;
     }
 
     const imageAvatarUpdateRequest: ImageAvatarDBContent = {
       type: 'image',
       uploadID: uploadedMediaID,
     };
 
     dispatchActionPromise(
       updateUserAvatarActionTypes,
       (async () => {
         setProcessingOrUploadInProgress(false);
         try {
           return await updateUserAvatarCall(imageAvatarUpdateRequest);
         } catch {
           Alert.alert('Avatar update failed', 'Unable to update avatar.');
         }
       })(),
     );
-  }, [
-    dispatchActionPromise,
-    selectFromGallery,
-    updateUserAvatarCall,
-    uploadSelectedMedia,
-  ]);
+  }, [dispatchActionPromise, updateUserAvatarCall, uploadSelectedMedia]);
 
   return React.useMemo(
     () => [selectFromGalleryAndUpdateUserAvatar, inProgress],
     [selectFromGalleryAndUpdateUserAvatar, inProgress],
   );
 }
 
 const threadAvatarLoadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
   `${changeThreadSettingsActionTypes.started}:avatar`,
 );
 function useSelectFromGalleryAndUpdateThreadAvatar(
   threadID: string,
 ): [() => Promise<void>, boolean] {
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const changeThreadSettingsCall = useServerCall(changeThreadSettings);
 
-  const selectFromGallery = useSelectFromGallery();
-
   const [processingOrUploadInProgress, setProcessingOrUploadInProgress] =
     React.useState(false);
 
   const updateThreadAvatarLoadingStatus: LoadingStatus = useSelector(
     threadAvatarLoadingStatusSelector,
   );
 
   const inProgress = React.useMemo(
     () =>
       processingOrUploadInProgress ||
       updateThreadAvatarLoadingStatus === 'loading',
     [processingOrUploadInProgress, updateThreadAvatarLoadingStatus],
   );
 
   const uploadSelectedMedia = useUploadSelectedMedia(
     setProcessingOrUploadInProgress,
   );
 
   const selectFromGalleryAndUpdateThreadAvatar = React.useCallback(async () => {
     const selection: ?MediaLibrarySelection = await selectFromGallery();
 
     const uploadedMediaID = await uploadSelectedMedia(selection);
 
     if (!uploadedMediaID) {
       return;
     }
 
     const imageAvatarUpdateRequest: ImageAvatarDBContent = {
       type: 'image',
       uploadID: uploadedMediaID,
     };
 
     const updateThreadRequest: UpdateThreadRequest = {
       threadID,
       changes: {
         avatar: imageAvatarUpdateRequest,
       },
     };
 
     dispatchActionPromise(
       changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
       (async () => {
         setProcessingOrUploadInProgress(false);
         try {
           return await changeThreadSettingsCall(updateThreadRequest);
         } catch {
           Alert.alert('Avatar update failed', 'Unable to update avatar.');
         }
       })(),
       { customKeyName: `${changeThreadSettingsActionTypes.started}:avatar` },
     );
   }, [
     changeThreadSettingsCall,
     dispatchActionPromise,
-    selectFromGallery,
     threadID,
     uploadSelectedMedia,
   ]);
 
   return React.useMemo(
     () => [selectFromGalleryAndUpdateThreadAvatar, inProgress],
     [inProgress, selectFromGalleryAndUpdateThreadAvatar],
   );
 }
 
 function useRemoveUserAvatar(): [() => void, boolean] {
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const updateUserAvatarCall = useServerCall(updateUserAvatar);
   const updateUserAvatarLoadingStatus: LoadingStatus = useSelector(
     updateUserAvatarLoadingStatusSelector,
   );
 
   const removeUserAvatar = React.useCallback(() => {
     const removeAvatarRequest: UpdateUserAvatarRemoveRequest = {
       type: 'remove',
     };
 
     dispatchActionPromise(
       updateUserAvatarActionTypes,
       (async () => {
         try {
           return await updateUserAvatarCall(removeAvatarRequest);
         } catch {
           Alert.alert('Avatar update failed', 'Unable to update avatar.');
         }
       })(),
     );
   }, [dispatchActionPromise, updateUserAvatarCall]);
 
   return React.useMemo(
     () => [removeUserAvatar, updateUserAvatarLoadingStatus === 'loading'],
     [removeUserAvatar, updateUserAvatarLoadingStatus],
   );
 }
 
 function useRemoveThreadAvatar(threadID: string): [() => void, boolean] {
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const changeThreadSettingsCall = useServerCall(changeThreadSettings);
   const updateThreadAvatarLoadingStatus: LoadingStatus = useSelector(
     threadAvatarLoadingStatusSelector,
   );
 
   const removeThreadAvatar = React.useCallback(() => {
     const removeAvatarRequest: UpdateUserAvatarRemoveRequest = {
       type: 'remove',
     };
 
     const updateThreadRequest: UpdateThreadRequest = {
       threadID,
       changes: {
         avatar: removeAvatarRequest,
       },
     };
 
     dispatchActionPromise(
       changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
       (async () => {
         try {
           return await changeThreadSettingsCall(updateThreadRequest);
         } catch {
           Alert.alert('Avatar update failed', 'Unable to update avatar.');
         }
       })(),
       { customKeyName: `${changeThreadSettingsActionTypes.started}:avatar` },
     );
   }, [changeThreadSettingsCall, dispatchActionPromise, threadID]);
 
   return React.useMemo(
     () => [removeThreadAvatar, updateThreadAvatarLoadingStatus === 'loading'],
     [removeThreadAvatar, updateThreadAvatarLoadingStatus],
   );
 }
 
 function useENSUserAvatar(): [() => void, boolean] {
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const updateUserAvatarCall = useServerCall(updateUserAvatar);
 
   const updateUserAvatarLoadingStatus: LoadingStatus = useSelector(
     updateUserAvatarLoadingStatusSelector,
   );
 
   const saveENSUserAvatar = React.useCallback(() => {
     const ensAvatarRequest: ENSAvatarDBContent = {
       type: 'ens',
     };
 
     dispatchActionPromise(
       updateUserAvatarActionTypes,
       (async () => {
         try {
           return await updateUserAvatarCall(ensAvatarRequest);
         } catch {
           Alert.alert('Avatar update failed', 'Unable to update avatar.');
         }
       })(),
     );
   }, [dispatchActionPromise, updateUserAvatarCall]);
 
   return React.useMemo(
     () => [saveENSUserAvatar, updateUserAvatarLoadingStatus === 'loading'],
     [saveENSUserAvatar, updateUserAvatarLoadingStatus],
   );
 }
 
 type ShowAvatarActionSheetOptions = {
   +id: 'emoji' | 'image' | 'ens' | 'cancel' | 'remove',
   +onPress?: () => mixed,
 };
 function useShowAvatarActionSheet(
   options: $ReadOnlyArray<ShowAvatarActionSheetOptions>,
 ): () => void {
   options = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? [...options, { id: 'cancel' }] : options;
 
   const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
   const { showActionSheetWithOptions } = useActionSheet();
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
 
   const showAvatarActionSheet = React.useCallback(() => {
     const texts = options.map((option: ShowAvatarActionSheetOptions) => {
       if (option.id === 'emoji') {
         return 'Use Emoji';
       } else if (option.id === 'image') {
         return 'Select image';
       } else if (option.id === 'ens') {
         return 'Use ENS Avatar';
       } else if (option.id === 'remove') {
         return 'Remove avatar';
       } else {
         return 'Cancel';
       }
     });
 
     const cancelButtonIndex = options.findIndex(
       option => option.id === 'cancel',
     );
 
     const containerStyle = {
       paddingBotton: insets.bottom,
     };
 
     const icons = options.map(option => {
       if (option.id === 'emoji') {
         return (
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="emote-smile"
             size={22}
             style={styles.bottomSheetIcon}
           />
         );
       } else if (option.id === 'image') {
         return (
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="image-1"
             size={22}
             style={styles.bottomSheetIcon}
           />
         );
       } else if (option.id === 'ens') {
         return (
           <CommIcon
             name="ethereum-outline"
             size={18}
             style={styles.bottomSheetIcon}
           />
         );
       } else if (option.id === 'remove') {
         return (
           <SWMansionIcon
             name="trash-2"
             size={22}
             style={styles.bottomSheetIcon}
           />
         );
       } else {
         return undefined;
       }
     });
 
     const onPressAction = (selectedIndex: ?number) => {
       if (
         selectedIndex === null ||
         selectedIndex === undefined ||
         selectedIndex < 0
       ) {
         return;
       }
       const option = options[selectedIndex];
       if (option.onPress) {
         option.onPress();
       }
     };
 
     showActionSheetWithOptions(
       {
         options: texts,
         cancelButtonIndex,
         containerStyle,
         icons,
       },
       onPressAction,
     );
   }, [
     insets.bottom,
     options,
     showActionSheetWithOptions,
     styles.bottomSheetIcon,
   ]);
 
   return showAvatarActionSheet;
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   bottomSheetIcon: {
     color: '#000000',
   },
 };
 
 export {
   useUploadProcessedMedia,
   useProcessSelectedMedia,
   useShowAvatarActionSheet,
   useSelectFromGalleryAndUpdateUserAvatar,
   useSelectFromGalleryAndUpdateThreadAvatar,
   useRemoveUserAvatar,
   useRemoveThreadAvatar,
   useENSUserAvatar,
 };