2 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/media/picker.shared.ts b/src/lib/media/picker.shared.ts
index 8fd76f414..8ec1154c8 100644
--- a/src/lib/media/picker.shared.ts
+++ b/src/lib/media/picker.shared.ts
@@ -17,16 +17,12 @@ export async function openPicker(opts?: ImagePickerOptions) {
     exif: false,
     mediaTypes: ['images'],
     quality: 1,
+    selectionLimit: 1,
     ...opts,
     legacy: true,
   })
 
-  if (response.assets && response.assets.length > 4) {
-    Toast.show(t`You may only select up to 4 images`, 'exclamation-circle')
-  }
-
   return (response.assets ?? [])
-    .slice(0, 4)
     .filter(asset => {
       if (asset.mimeType?.startsWith('image/')) return true
       Toast.show(t`Only image files are supported`, 'exclamation-circle')
diff --git a/src/lib/media/video/compress.ts b/src/lib/media/video/compress.ts
index c2d1470c6..1d00bfcea 100644
--- a/src/lib/media/video/compress.ts
+++ b/src/lib/media/video/compress.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import {getVideoMetaData, Video} from 'react-native-compressor'
-import {ImagePickerAsset} from 'expo-image-picker'
+import {type ImagePickerAsset} from 'expo-image-picker'
 
-import {SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES, SupportedMimeTypes} from '#/lib/constants'
-import {CompressedVideo} from './types'
+import {SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES, type SupportedMimeTypes} from '#/lib/constants'
+import {type CompressedVideo} from './types'
 import {extToMime} from './util'
 
 const MIN_SIZE_FOR_COMPRESSION = 25 // 25mb
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ export async function compressVideo(
     file.mimeType as SupportedMimeTypes,
   )
 
+  if (file.mimeType === 'image/gif') {
+    // let's hope they're small enough that they don't need compression!
+    // this compression library doesn't support gifs
+    // worst case - server rejects them. I think that's fine -sfn
+    return {uri: file.uri, size: file.fileSize ?? -1, mimeType: 'image/gif'}
+  }
+
   const minimumFileSizeForCompress = isAcceptableFormat
     ? MIN_SIZE_FOR_COMPRESSION
     : 0