diff --git a/patches/expo-image-picker+17.0.10.patch b/patches/expo-image-picker+17.0.10.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8867293a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/expo-image-picker+17.0.10.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/expo-image-picker/ios/MediaHandler.swift b/node_modules/expo-image-picker/ios/MediaHandler.swift
+index 6e4fbe1..e334abb 100644
+--- a/node_modules/expo-image-picker/ios/MediaHandler.swift
++++ b/node_modules/expo-image-picker/ios/MediaHandler.swift
+@@ -310,10 +310,12 @@ internal struct MediaHandler {
+         let fileExtension = getFileExtension(from: originalFilename)
+         let destinationUrl = try generateUrl(withFileExtension: fileExtension)
+ 
++        let resourceOptions = PHAssetResourceRequestOptions()
++        resourceOptions.isNetworkAccessAllowed = true
+         try await PHAssetResourceManager.default().writeData(
+           for: resource,
+           toFile: destinationUrl,
+-          options: nil
++          options: resourceOptions
+         )
+ 
+         let mimeType = getMimeType(from: destinationUrl.pathExtension)
+@@ -389,7 +391,9 @@ internal struct MediaHandler {
+ 
+           // Stream the resource into our cache directory. This API is asynchronous but doesn't require
+           // a temporary file like `loadFileRepresentation`.
+-          try await PHAssetResourceManager.default().writeData(for: resource, toFile: destinationUrl, options: nil)
++          let resourceOptions = PHAssetResourceRequestOptions()
++          resourceOptions.isNetworkAccessAllowed = true
++          try await PHAssetResourceManager.default().writeData(for: resource, toFile: destinationUrl, options: resourceOptions)
+ 
+           // Build and return the result using the helper.
+           let mimeType = getMimeType(from: destinationUrl.pathExtension)
diff --git a/src/lib/media/picker.shared.ts b/src/lib/media/picker.shared.ts
index 270910e851..d7d8dab440 100644
--- a/src/lib/media/picker.shared.ts
+++ b/src/lib/media/picker.shared.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   type ImagePickerOptions,
   launchImageLibraryAsync,
   UIImagePickerPreferredAssetRepresentationMode,
+  VideoExportPreset,
 } from 'expo-image-picker'
 import {t} from '@lingui/core/macro'
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export async function openUnifiedPicker({
     selectionLimit: IS_IOS ? selectionCountRemaining : undefined,
     preferredAssetRepresentationMode:
       UIImagePickerPreferredAssetRepresentationMode.Automatic,
+    videoExportPreset: VideoExportPreset.Passthrough,
     videoMaxDuration: VIDEO_MAX_DURATION_MS / 1000,
   })
 }