diff --git a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/index.tsx b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/index.tsx
index 946a502d07..25bd88e6d9 100644
--- a/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/index.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // Original code copied and simplified from the link below as the codebase is currently not maintained:
 // https://github.com/jobtoday/react-native-image-viewing
 
-import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react'
+import {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react'
 import {LayoutAnimation, PixelRatio, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
 import {SystemBars} from 'react-native-edge-to-edge'
 import {Gesture} from 'react-native-gesture-handler'
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default function ImageViewRoot({
     setActiveLightbox(nextLightbox)
   }
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
+  useEffect(() => {
     if (!nextLightbox) {
       return
     }
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ export default function ImageViewRoot({
   const onOpenProgressChange = useCallback((isOpen: boolean) => {
     setIsCompletelyOpen(isOpen)
     if (isOpen) {
-      ScreenOrientation.unlockAsync()
+      void ScreenOrientation.unlockAsync()
     } else {
       // default is PORTRAIT_UP - set via config plugin in app.config.js -sfn
-      ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(PORTRAIT_UP)
+      void ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(PORTRAIT_UP)
     }
   }, [])
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export default function ImageViewRoot({
     },
   )
 
-  const onFlyAway = React.useCallback(() => {
+  const onFlyAway = useCallback(() => {
     'worklet'
     openProgress.set(0)
     runOnJS(onRequestClose)()
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function ImageView({
   const [isDragging, setIsDragging] = useState(false)
   const [imageIndex, setImageIndex] = useState(initialImageIndex)
   const [showControls, setShowControls] = useState(true)
-  const [isAltExpanded, setAltExpanded] = React.useState(false)
+  const [isAltExpanded, setAltExpanded] = useState(false)
   const dismissSwipeTranslateY = useSharedValue(0)
   const isFlyingAway = useSharedValue(false)
 
@@ -381,25 +381,27 @@ function ImageView({
           </View>
         ))}
       </PagerView>
-      <View style={styles.controls}>
-        <Animated.View
-          style={animatedHeaderStyle}
-          renderToHardwareTextureAndroid>
-          <ImageDefaultHeader onRequestClose={onRequestClose} />
-        </Animated.View>
-        <Animated.View
-          style={animatedFooterStyle}
-          renderToHardwareTextureAndroid={!isAltExpanded}>
-          <LightboxFooter
-            images={images}
-            index={imageIndex}
-            isAltExpanded={isAltExpanded}
-            toggleAltExpanded={() => setAltExpanded(e => !e)}
-            onPressSave={onPressSave}
-            onPressShare={onPressShare}
-          />
-        </Animated.View>
-      </View>
+      {isCompletelyOpen && (
+        <View style={styles.controls}>
+          <Animated.View
+            style={animatedHeaderStyle}
+            renderToHardwareTextureAndroid>
+            <ImageDefaultHeader onRequestClose={onRequestClose} />
+          </Animated.View>
+          <Animated.View
+            style={animatedFooterStyle}
+            renderToHardwareTextureAndroid={!isAltExpanded}>
+            <LightboxFooter
+              images={images}
+              index={imageIndex}
+              isAltExpanded={isAltExpanded}
+              toggleAltExpanded={() => setAltExpanded(e => !e)}
+              onPressSave={onPressSave}
+              onPressShare={onPressShare}
+            />
+          </Animated.View>
+        </View>
+      )}
     </Animated.View>
   )
 }
@@ -431,7 +433,7 @@ function LightboxImage({
   openProgress: SharedValue<number>
   dismissSwipeTranslateY: SharedValue<number>
 }) {
-  const [fetchedDims, setFetchedDims] = React.useState<Dimensions | null>(null)
+  const [fetchedDims, setFetchedDims] = useState<Dimensions | null>(null)
   const dims = fetchedDims ?? imageSrc.dimensions ?? imageSrc.thumbDimensions
   let imageAspect: number | undefined
   if (dims) {
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ function LightboxImage({
 
   const safeFrameDelayedForJSThreadOnly = useSafeAreaFrame()
   const safeInsetsDelayedForJSThreadOnly = useSafeAreaInsets()
-  const measureSafeArea = React.useCallback(() => {
+  const measureSafeArea = useCallback(() => {
     'worklet'
     let safeArea: Rect | null = measure(safeAreaRef)
     if (!safeArea) {
@@ -580,7 +582,7 @@ function LightboxFooter({
   onPressShare: (uri: string) => void
 }) {
   const {alt: altText, uri} = images[index]
-  const isMomentumScrolling = React.useRef(false)
+  const isMomentumScrolling = useRef(false)
   return (
     <ScrollView
       style={styles.footerScrollView}