diff --git a/app/containers/MessageBox/index.tsx b/app/containers/MessageBox/index.tsx
index 7290c9a6f..9c89fcbbe 100644
--- a/app/containers/MessageBox/index.tsx
+++ b/app/containers/MessageBox/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { Alert, Keyboard, NativeModules, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { KeyboardAccessoryView } from 'react-native-ui-lib/keyboard';
-import ImagePicker, { Image, ImageOrVideo, Options } from 'react-native-image-crop-picker';
+import ImagePicker, { ImageOrVideo, Options } from 'react-native-image-crop-picker';
 import { dequal } from 'dequal';
 import DocumentPicker from 'react-native-document-picker';
 import { Q } from '@nozbe/watermelondb';
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import { hasPermission, debounce, isAndroid, isIOS, isTablet } from '../../lib/m
 import { Services } from '../../lib/services';
 import { TSupportedThemes } from '../../theme';
 import { ChatsStackParamList } from '../../stacks/types';
+import { pickImageFromCamera } from '../../lib/methods/mediaPicker';
 
 require('./EmojiKeyboard');
 
@@ -711,11 +712,14 @@ class MessageBox extends Component<IMessageBoxProps, IMessageBoxState> {
 	takePhoto = async () => {
 		logEvent(events.ROOM_BOX_ACTION_PHOTO);
 		try {
-			let image = (await ImagePicker.openCamera(this.imagePickerConfig)) as Image;
-			image = forceJpgExtension(image);
-			if (this.canUploadFile(image)) {
-				this.openShareView([image]);
-			}
+			const image = await pickImageFromCamera();
+			console.log(image);
+			// let image = (await ImagePicker.openCamera(this.imagePickerConfig)) as Image;
+
+			// image = forceJpgExtension(image);
+			// if (this.canUploadFile(image)) {
+			// 	this.openShareView([image]);
+			// }
 		} catch (e) {
 			logEvent(events.ROOM_BOX_ACTION_PHOTO_F);
 		}
diff --git a/app/lib/methods/mediaPicker.ts b/app/lib/methods/mediaPicker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f02e964a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/methods/mediaPicker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import * as ImagePicker from 'expo-image-picker';
+
+import log from './helpers/log';
+
+export const pickImage = async (editImage = true): Promise<ImagePicker.ImagePickerResult | null> => {
+	try {
+		const result = await ImagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync({
+			mediaTypes: ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Images,
+			allowsEditing: editImage,
+			quality: 0
+		});
+		return result;
+	} catch (error) {
+		log(error);
+		return null;
+	}
+};
+
+export const pickVideo = async (editImage = true): Promise<ImagePicker.ImagePickerResult | null> => {
+	try {
+		const result = await ImagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync({
+			mediaTypes: ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Videos,
+			allowsEditing: editImage,
+			quality: 0
+		});
+		return result;
+	} catch (error) {
+		log(error);
+		return null;
+	}
+};
+
+export const pickImageFromCamera = async (): Promise<ImagePicker.ImagePickerResult | null> => {
+	try {
+		const permissionResult = await ImagePicker.requestCameraPermissionsAsync();
+		console.log(permissionResult);
+		if (permissionResult.granted === false) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		const result = await ImagePicker.launchCameraAsync();
+
+		console.log(result);
+
+		if (!result.cancelled) {
+			console.log(result);
+			return result;
+		}
+		return null;
+	} catch (error) {
+		log(error);
+		return null;
+	}
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4bd05d818..fdeeb32e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 		"expo-av": "11.2.3",
 		"expo-file-system": "14.0.0",
 		"expo-haptics": "11.2.0",
+		"expo-image-picker": "13.1.1",
 		"expo-keep-awake": "10.1.1",
 		"expo-local-authentication": "12.2.0",
 		"expo-video-thumbnails": "6.3.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e592fe5a9..72e427e76 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10628,6 +10628,20 @@ expo-haptics@11.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-haptics/-/expo-haptics-11.2.0.tgz#0ffb9f82395e88f9f66ceebb0f3279739311412c"
   integrity sha512-ijuWU2ljLBGjIf7OQCvnBQIu/chezndnWkfi518XxvK0hudA4+fAe98mqHO6hom9GexNRxhQZbXc0hcVnxkaiA==
 
+expo-image-loader@~3.2.0:
+  version "3.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-image-loader/-/expo-image-loader-3.2.0.tgz#d98b021660edef7243f7c5ec011b8d0545626d41"
+  integrity sha512-LU3Q2prn64/HxdToDmxgMIRXS1ZvD9Q3iCxRVTZn1fPQNNDciIQFE5okaa74Ogx20DFHs90r6WoUd7w9Af1OGQ==
+
+expo-image-picker@13.1.1:
+  version "13.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-image-picker/-/expo-image-picker-13.1.1.tgz#e039bf9748ccb7b89370ff2969c3ef07cc949192"
+  integrity sha512-fU8oONRkKg5DvuU+7KvnuOtf1ubzXNU/OsE/T6yB149LbXb+ZN5A49NicvJ+cOG4Oa5NAnILt0aAAkchIr3iRQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@expo/config-plugins" "^4.0.14"
+    expo-image-loader "~3.2.0"
+    uuid "7.0.2"
+
 expo-keep-awake@10.1.1, expo-keep-awake@~10.1.1:
   version "10.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-keep-awake/-/expo-keep-awake-10.1.1.tgz#03023c130f7e3824b738e3fdd5353b8a2c0c1980"
@@ -20162,6 +20176,11 @@ utils-merge@1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/utils-merge/-/utils-merge-1.0.1.tgz#9f95710f50a267947b2ccc124741c1028427e713"
   integrity sha1-n5VxD1CiZ5R7LMwSR0HBAoQn5xM=
 
+uuid@7.0.2:
+  version "7.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-7.0.2.tgz#7ff5c203467e91f5e0d85cfcbaaf7d2ebbca9be6"
+  integrity sha512-vy9V/+pKG+5ZTYKf+VcphF5Oc6EFiu3W8Nv3P3zIh0EqVI80ZxOzuPfe9EHjkFNvf8+xuTHVeei4Drydlx4zjw==
+
 uuid@^3.0.1, uuid@^3.3.2, uuid@^3.4.0:
   version "3.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz#b23e4358afa8a202fe7a100af1f5f883f02007ee"