diff --git a/app/containers/MessageBox/index.tsx b/app/containers/MessageBox/index.tsx
index f6a822eed..b144b1606 100644
--- a/app/containers/MessageBox/index.tsx
+++ b/app/containers/MessageBox/index.tsx
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ class MessageBox extends Component<IMessageBoxProps, IMessageBoxState> {
 		this.text = '';
 		this.selection = { start: 0, end: 0 };
 		this.focused = false;
-
 	}
 
 	get sendThreadToChannel() {
@@ -692,7 +691,7 @@ class MessageBox extends Component<IMessageBoxProps, IMessageBoxState> {
 	takePhoto = async () => {
 		logEvent(events.ROOM_BOX_ACTION_PHOTO);
 		try {
-			const image = await pickImageFromCamera(true);
+			const image = await pickImageFromCamera();
 			if (image && this.canUploadFile(image)) {
 				this.openShareView([image]);
 			}
@@ -704,7 +703,7 @@ class MessageBox extends Component<IMessageBoxProps, IMessageBoxState> {
 	takeVideo = async () => {
 		logEvent(events.ROOM_BOX_ACTION_VIDEO);
 		try {
-			const video = await pickVideoFromCamera(true);
+			const video = await pickVideoFromCamera();
 			if (video && this.canUploadFile(video)) {
 				this.openShareView([video]);
 			}
diff --git a/app/lib/methods/mediaPicker.ts b/app/lib/methods/mediaPicker.ts
index f3b6e1d23..d9ffee685 100644
--- a/app/lib/methods/mediaPicker.ts
+++ b/app/lib/methods/mediaPicker.ts
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ export async function pickImageFromLibrary({ animatedGif = true }: { animatedGif
 	}
 }
 
-export const pickVideoFromCamera = (allowsEditing = false): Promise<ImagePickerFile | null> =>
+export const pickVideoFromCamera = (allowsEditing = true): Promise<ImagePickerFile | null> =>
 	pickFromCamera(allowsEditing, ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Videos);
 
-export const pickImageFromCamera = (allowsEditing = false): Promise<ImagePickerFile | null> =>
+export const pickImageFromCamera = (allowsEditing = true): Promise<ImagePickerFile | null> =>
 	pickFromCamera(allowsEditing, ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Images);