diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/photos/Gallery.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/Gallery.tsx
index c44461b60d..bec7e031ab 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/photos/Gallery.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/photos/Gallery.tsx
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ const GalleryItem = ({
         }}
         accessible={true}
         accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors
+        cachePolicy="none"
+        autoplay={false}
       />
 
       <ImageAltTextDialog