Work around a startup stall caused by expo-image on low-end Android (#1801)

* Use plain RN image for startup-blocking UI

* Add comments

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx b/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
index 95b79faa1..c2d307f59 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@ export const DrawerContent = observer(function DrawerContentImpl() {
               accessibilityLabel="Profile"
               accessibilityHint="Navigates to your profile"
               onPress={onPressProfile}>
-              <UserAvatar size={80} avatar={store.me.avatar} />
+              <UserAvatar
+                size={80}
+                avatar={store.me.avatar}
+                // See https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app/pull/1801:
+                usePlainRNImage={true}
+              />
               <Text
                 type="title-lg"
                 style={[pal.text, s.bold, styles.profileCardDisplayName]}