diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/CryptoFile.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/CryptoFile.swift
index 0e539ba97c..91f8997ad6 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/CryptoFile.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/CryptoFile.swift
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ public func writeCryptoFile(path: String, data: Data) throws -> CryptoFileArgs {
     }
 }
 
+public func writeCryptoImage(maxSize: Int, path: String, data: Data, encrypted: Bool) throws -> CryptoFileArgs {
+    let ptr: UnsafeMutableRawPointer = malloc(data.count)
+    memcpy(ptr, (data as NSData).bytes, data.count)
+    var cPath = path.cString(using: .utf8)!
+    let cjson = chat_write_image(getChatCtrl(), maxSize, &cPath, ptr, Int32(data.count), encrypted)!
+    let d = fromCString(cjson).data(using: .utf8)!
+    switch try jsonDecoder.decode(WriteFileResult.self, from: d) {
+    case let .result(cfArgs): return cfArgs
+    case let .error(err): throw RuntimeError(err)
+    }
+}
+
 public func readCryptoFile(path: String, cryptoArgs: CryptoFileArgs) throws -> Data {
     var cPath = path.cString(using: .utf8)!
     var cKey = cryptoArgs.fileKey.cString(using: .utf8)!
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/FileUtils.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/FileUtils.swift
index 8b0d082aed..f246bd12cc 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/FileUtils.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/FileUtils.swift
@@ -223,6 +223,17 @@ public func saveFile(_ data: Data, _ fileName: String, encrypted: Bool) -> Crypt
     }
 }
 
+public func saveImage(_ data: Data, _ fileName: String, maxSize: Long, encrypted: Bool) -> CryptoFile? {
+    let filePath = getAppFilePath(fileName)
+    do {
+        let cfArgs = try writeCryptoImage(maxSize: maxSize, path: filePath.path, data: data, encrypted: encrypted)
+        return CryptoFile(filePath: fileName, cryptoArgs: cfArgs)
+    } catch {
+        logger.error("FileUtils.saveImage error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+        return nil
+    }
+}
+
 public func removeFile(_ url: URL) {
     do {
         try FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: url.path)
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/SimpleX.h b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/SimpleX.h
index 37759e7b56..af11f21e5b 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/SimpleX.h
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/SimpleX.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ extern char *chat_resize_image_to_str_size(const char *path, long maxSize);
 extern char *chat_write_file(chat_ctrl ctl, char *path, char *data, int len);
 
 // chat_write_image returns null-terminated string with JSON of WriteFileResult
-extern char *chat_write_image(chat_ctrl ctl, long maxSize, char *path, char *data, int len);
+extern char *chat_write_image(chat_ctrl ctl, long maxSize, char *path, char *data, int len, bool encrypted);
 
 // chat_read_file returns a buffer with:
 // result status (1 byte), then if
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.android.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.android.kt
index e09aa42982..03c61f8268 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.android.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/androidMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.android.kt
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ fun Bitmap.clipToCircle(): Bitmap {
   return circle
 }
 
-actual fun compressImageStr(bitmap: ImageBitmap): String {
-  val usePng = bitmap.hasAlpha()
-  val ext = if (usePng) "png" else "jpg"
-  return "data:image/$ext;base64," + Base64.encodeToString(compressImageData(bitmap, usePng).toByteArray(), Base64.NO_WRAP)
-}
+// actual fun compressImageStr(bitmap: ImageBitmap): String {
+//   val usePng = bitmap.hasAlpha()
+//   val ext = if (usePng) "png" else "jpg"
+//   return "data:image/$ext;base64," + Base64.encodeToString(compressImageData(bitmap, usePng).toByteArray(), Base64.NO_WRAP)
+// }
 
 actual fun compressImageData(bitmap: ImageBitmap, usePng: Boolean): ByteArrayOutputStream {
   val stream = ByteArrayOutputStream()
@@ -84,19 +84,19 @@ actual fun compressImageData(bitmap: ImageBitmap, usePng: Boolean): ByteArrayOut
   return stream
 }
 
-actual fun resizeImageToDataSize(image: ImageBitmap, usePng: Boolean, maxDataSize: Long): ByteArrayOutputStream {
-  var img = image
-  var stream = compressImageData(img, usePng)
-  while (stream.size() > maxDataSize) {
-    val ratio = sqrt(stream.size().toDouble() / maxDataSize.toDouble())
-    val clippedRatio = min(ratio, 2.0)
-    val width = (img.width.toDouble() / clippedRatio).toInt()
-    val height = img.height * width / img.width
-    img = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(img.asAndroidBitmap(), width, height, true).asImageBitmap()
-    stream = compressImageData(img, usePng)
-  }
-  return stream
-}
+// actual fun resizeImageToDataSize(image: ImageBitmap, usePng: Boolean, maxDataSize: Long): ByteArrayOutputStream {
+//   var img = image
+//   var stream = compressImageData(img, usePng)
+//   while (stream.size() > maxDataSize) {
+//     val ratio = sqrt(stream.size().toDouble() / maxDataSize.toDouble())
+//     val clippedRatio = min(ratio, 2.0)
+//     val width = (img.width.toDouble() / clippedRatio).toInt()
+//     val height = img.height * width / img.width
+//     img = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(img.asAndroidBitmap(), width, height, true).asImageBitmap()
+//     stream = compressImageData(img, usePng)
+//   }
+//   return stream
+// }
 
 actual fun GrayU8.toImageBitmap(): ImageBitmap = ConvertBitmap.grayToBitmap(this, Bitmap.Config.RGB_565).asImageBitmap()
 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/android/simplex-api.c b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/android/simplex-api.c
index ebda8c81a1..57a81b81b4 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/android/simplex-api.c
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/android/simplex-api.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <jni.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 //#include <stdlib.h>
 //#include <android/log.h>
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ extern char *chat_password_hash(const char *pwd, const char *salt);
 extern char *chat_valid_name(const char *name);
 extern int chat_json_length(const char *str);
 extern char *chat_write_file(chat_ctrl ctrl, const char *path, char *ptr, int length);
-extern char *chat_write_image(chat_ctrl ctl, long maxSize, char *path, char *data, int len);
+extern char *chat_write_image(chat_ctrl ctrl, long max_size, const char *path, char *ptr, int length, bool encrypt);
 extern char *chat_read_file(const char *path, const char *key, const char *nonce);
 extern char *chat_encrypt_file(chat_ctrl ctrl, const char *from_path, const char *to_path);
 extern char *chat_decrypt_file(const char *from_path, const char *key, const char *nonce, const char *to_path);
@@ -185,11 +186,11 @@ Java_chat_simplex_common_platform_CoreKt_chatWriteFile(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL
-Java_chat_simplex_common_platform_CoreKt_chatWriteImage(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jlong controller, jlong maxSize, jstring path, jobject buffer) {
+Java_chat_simplex_common_platform_CoreKt_chatWriteImage(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jlong controller, jlong maxSize, jstring path, jobject buffer, jboolean encrypt) {
     const char *_path = encode_to_utf8_chars(env, path);
     jbyte *buff = (jbyte *) (*env)->GetDirectBufferAddress(env, buffer);
     jlong capacity = (*env)->GetDirectBufferCapacity(env, buffer);
-    jstring res = decode_to_utf8_string(env, chat_write_image((void*)controller, maxSize, _path, buff, capacity));
+    jstring res = decode_to_utf8_string(env, chat_write_image((void*)controller, maxSize, _path, buff, capacity, encrypt));
     (*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, path, _path);
     return res;
 }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/desktop/simplex-api.c b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/desktop/simplex-api.c
index c2bfb60e99..76092e4079 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/desktop/simplex-api.c
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/desktop/simplex-api.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <jni.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ extern char *chat_password_hash(const char *pwd, const char *salt);
 extern char *chat_valid_name(const char *name);
 extern int chat_json_length(const char *str);
 extern char *chat_write_file(chat_ctrl ctrl, const char *path, char *ptr, int length);
-extern char *chat_write_image(chat_ctrl ctrl, long max_size, const char *path, char *ptr, int length);
+extern char *chat_write_image(chat_ctrl ctrl, long max_size, const char *path, char *ptr, int length, bool encrypt);
 extern char *chat_read_file(const char *path, const char *key, const char *nonce);
 extern char *chat_encrypt_file(chat_ctrl ctrl, const char *from_path, const char *to_path);
 extern char *chat_decrypt_file(const char *from_path, const char *key, const char *nonce, const char *to_path);
@@ -195,11 +196,11 @@ Java_chat_simplex_common_platform_CoreKt_chatWriteFile(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL
-Java_chat_simplex_common_platform_CoreKt_chatWriteImage(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jlong controller, jlong maxSize, jstring path, jobject buffer) {
+Java_chat_simplex_common_platform_CoreKt_chatWriteImage(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jlong controller, jlong maxSize, jstring path, jobject buffer, jboolean encrypt) {
     const char *_path = encode_to_utf8_chars(env, path);
     jbyte *buff = (jbyte *) (*env)->GetDirectBufferAddress(env, buffer);
     jlong capacity = (*env)->GetDirectBufferCapacity(env, buffer);
-    jstring res = decode_to_utf8_string(env, chat_write_image((void*)controller, maxSize, _path, buff, capacity));
+    jstring res = decode_to_utf8_string(env, chat_write_image((void*)controller, maxSize, _path, buff, capacity, encrypt));
     (*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, path, _path);
     return res;
 }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/CryptoFile.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/CryptoFile.kt
index 28b46f592d..661479d6ad 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/CryptoFile.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/CryptoFile.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package chat.simplex.common.model
 
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.ImageBitmap
 import chat.simplex.common.platform.*
 import kotlinx.serialization.*
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
@@ -32,6 +33,19 @@ fun writeCryptoFile(path: String, data: ByteArray): CryptoFileArgs {
   }
 }
 
+fun writeCryptoImage(maxSize: Long, image: ImageBitmap, path: String, encrypt: Boolean): CryptoFileArgs {
+  val ctrl = ChatController.ctrl ?: throw Exception("Controller is not initialized")
+  val data = compressImageData(image, image.hasAlpha).toByteArray()
+  val buffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(data.size)
+  buffer.put(data)
+  buffer.rewind()
+  val str = chatWriteImage(ctrl, maxSize, path, buffer, encrypt)
+  return when (val d = json.decodeFromString(WriteFileResult.serializer(), str)) {
+    is WriteFileResult.Result -> d.cryptoArgs
+    is WriteFileResult.Error -> throw Exception(d.writeError)
+  }
+}
+
 fun readCryptoFile(path: String, cryptoArgs: CryptoFileArgs): ByteArray {
   val res: Array<Any> = chatReadFile(path, cryptoArgs.fileKey, cryptoArgs.fileNonce)
   val status = (res[0] as Integer).toInt()
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Core.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Core.kt
index dc2dccf3ea..b3d14fa1e4 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Core.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Core.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ external fun chatPasswordHash(pwd: String, salt: String): String
 external fun chatValidName(name: String): String
 external fun chatJsonLength(str: String): Int
 external fun chatWriteFile(ctrl: ChatCtrl, path: String, buffer: ByteBuffer): String
+external fun chatWriteImage(ctrl: ChatCtrl, maxSize: Long, path: String, buffer: ByteBuffer, encrypt: Boolean): String
 external fun chatReadFile(path: String, key: String, nonce: String): Array<Any>
 external fun chatEncryptFile(ctrl: ChatCtrl, fromPath: String, toPath: String): String
 external fun chatDecryptFile(fromPath: String, key: String, nonce: String, toPath: String): String
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.kt
index 449fcb4396..cfb3457599 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.kt
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import java.net.URI
 expect fun base64ToBitmap(base64ImageString: String): ImageBitmap
 // XXX: Not a part of platform services anymore?
 expect fun resizeImageToStrSize(image: ImageBitmap, maxDataSize: Long): String
-expect fun resizeImageToDataSize(image: ImageBitmap, usePng: Boolean, maxDataSize: Long): ByteArrayOutputStream
+// expect fun resizeImageToDataSize(image: ImageBitmap, usePng: Boolean, maxDataSize: Long): ByteArrayOutputStream
 expect fun cropToSquare(image: ImageBitmap): ImageBitmap
-expect fun compressImageStr(bitmap: ImageBitmap): String
+// expect fun compressImageStr(bitmap: ImageBitmap): String
 expect fun compressImageData(bitmap: ImageBitmap, usePng: Boolean): ByteArrayOutputStream
 
 expect fun GrayU8.toImageBitmap(): ImageBitmap
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt
index 76a06ed4a3..232b1723a0 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt
@@ -169,24 +169,19 @@ fun saveImage(image: ImageBitmap): CryptoFile? {
   return try {
     val encrypted = chatController.appPrefs.privacyEncryptLocalFiles.get()
     val ext = if (image.hasAlpha()) "png" else "jpg"
-    val dataResized = resizeImageToDataSize(image, ext == "png", maxDataSize = MAX_IMAGE_SIZE)
     val destFileName = generateNewFileName("IMG", ext, File(getAppFilePath("")))
     val destFile = File(getAppFilePath(destFileName))
-    if (encrypted) {
-      try {
-        val args = writeCryptoFile(destFile.absolutePath, dataResized.toByteArray())
+    try {
+      val args = writeCryptoImage(MAX_IMAGE_SIZE, image, destFile.absolutePath, encrypted)
+      if (encrypted) {
         CryptoFile(destFileName, args)
-      } catch (e: Exception) {
-        Log.e(TAG, "Unable to write crypto file: " + e.stackTraceToString())
-        AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(title = generalGetString(MR.strings.error), text = e.stackTraceToString())
-        null
+      } else {
+        CryptoFile.plain(destFileName)
       }
-    } else {
-      val output = FileOutputStream(destFile)
-      dataResized.writeTo(output)
-      output.flush()
-      output.close()
-      CryptoFile.plain(destFileName)
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+      Log.e(TAG, "Unable to write crypto file: " + e.stackTraceToString())
+      AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(title = generalGetString(MR.strings.error), text = e.stackTraceToString())
+      null
     }
   } catch (e: Exception) {
     Log.e(TAG, "Util.kt saveImage error: ${e.stackTraceToString()}")
@@ -198,14 +193,10 @@ fun desktopSaveImageInTmp(uri: URI): CryptoFile? {
   val image = getBitmapFromUri(uri) ?: return null
   return try {
     val ext = if (image.hasAlpha()) "png" else "jpg"
-    val dataResized = resizeImageToDataSize(image, ext == "png", maxDataSize = MAX_IMAGE_SIZE)
     val destFileName = generateNewFileName("IMG", ext, tmpDir)
     val destFile = File(tmpDir, destFileName)
-    val output = FileOutputStream(destFile)
-    dataResized.writeTo(output)
-    output.flush()
-    output.close()
-    CryptoFile.plain(destFile.absolutePath)
+    val args = writeCryptoImage(MAX_IMAGE_SIZE, image, destFile.absolutePath, false)
+    CryptoFile(destFileName, args)
   } catch (e: Exception) {
     Log.e(TAG, "Util.kt desktopSaveImageInTmp error: ${e.stackTraceToString()}")
     null
@@ -301,11 +292,7 @@ fun saveWallpaperFile(uri: URI): String? {
 fun saveWallpaperFile(image: ImageBitmap): String {
   val destFileName = generateNewFileName("wallpaper", "jpg", File(getWallpaperFilePath("")))
   val destFile = File(getWallpaperFilePath(destFileName))
-  val dataResized = resizeImageToDataSize(image, false, maxDataSize = 5_000_000)
-  val output = FileOutputStream(destFile)
-  dataResized.use {
-    it.writeTo(output)
-  }
+  writeCryptoImage(5_000_000, image, destFile.absolutePath, false)
   return destFile.name
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.desktop.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.desktop.kt
index ca43ee3c85..9a188d9bd8 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.desktop.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Images.desktop.kt
@@ -46,19 +46,19 @@ actual fun resizeImageToStrSize(image: ImageBitmap, maxDataSize: Long): String {
   return str
 }
 
-actual fun resizeImageToDataSize(image: ImageBitmap, usePng: Boolean, maxDataSize: Long): ByteArrayOutputStream {
-  var img = image
-  var stream = compressImageData(img, usePng)
-  while (stream.size() > maxDataSize) {
-    val ratio = sqrt(stream.size().toDouble() / maxDataSize.toDouble())
-    val clippedRatio = kotlin.math.min(ratio, 2.0)
-    val width = (img.width.toDouble() / clippedRatio).toInt()
-    val height = img.height * width / img.width
-    img = img.scale(width, height)
-    stream = compressImageData(img, usePng)
-  }
-  return stream
-}
+// actual fun resizeImageToDataSize(image: ImageBitmap, usePng: Boolean, maxDataSize: Long): ByteArrayOutputStream {
+//   var img = image
+//   var stream = compressImageData(img, usePng)
+//   while (stream.size() > maxDataSize) {
+//     val ratio = sqrt(stream.size().toDouble() / maxDataSize.toDouble())
+//     val clippedRatio = kotlin.math.min(ratio, 2.0)
+//     val width = (img.width.toDouble() / clippedRatio).toInt()
+//     val height = img.height * width / img.width
+//     img = img.scale(width, height)
+//     stream = compressImageData(img, usePng)
+//   }
+//   return stream
+// }
 
 actual fun cropToSquare(image: ImageBitmap): ImageBitmap {
   var xOffset = 0
@@ -73,17 +73,17 @@ actual fun cropToSquare(image: ImageBitmap): ImageBitmap {
   return image
 }
 
-actual fun compressImageStr(bitmap: ImageBitmap): String {
-  val usePng = bitmap.hasAlpha()
-  val ext = if (usePng) "png" else "jpg"
-  return try {
-    val encoded  = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(compressImageData(bitmap, usePng).toByteArray())
-    "data:image/$ext;base64,$encoded"
-  } catch (e: Exception) {
-    Log.e(TAG, "resizeImageToStrSize error: $e")
-    throw e
-  }
-}
+// actual fun compressImageStr(bitmap: ImageBitmap): String {
+//   val usePng = bitmap.hasAlpha()
+//   val ext = if (usePng) "png" else "jpg"
+//   return try {
+//     val encoded  = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(compressImageData(bitmap, usePng).toByteArray())
+//     "data:image/$ext;base64,$encoded"
+//   } catch (e: Exception) {
+//     Log.e(TAG, "resizeImageToStrSize error: $e")
+//     throw e
+//   }
+// }
 
 actual fun compressImageData(bitmap: ImageBitmap, usePng: Boolean): ByteArrayOutputStream {
   val writer = ImageIO.getImageWritersByFormatName(if (usePng) "png" else "jpg").next()
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
index 55d08b9e75..57b28e1850 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile.hs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import Data.Word (Word8)
 import Database.SQLite.Simple (SQLError (..))
 import qualified Database.SQLite.Simple as DB
 import Foreign.C.String
-import Foreign.C.Types (CInt (..), CLong (..))
+import Foreign.C.Types (CBool (..), CInt (..), CLong (..))
 import Foreign.Ptr
 import Foreign.StablePtr
 import Foreign.Storable (poke)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ foreign export ccall "chat_decrypt_media" cChatDecryptMedia :: CString -> Ptr Wo
 
 foreign export ccall "chat_write_file" cChatWriteFile :: StablePtr ChatController -> CString -> Ptr Word8 -> CInt -> IO CJSONString
 
-foreign export ccall "chat_write_image" cChatWriteImage :: StablePtr ChatController -> CLong -> CString -> Ptr Word8 -> CInt -> IO CJSONString
+foreign export ccall "chat_write_image" cChatWriteImage :: StablePtr ChatController -> CLong -> CString -> Ptr Word8 -> CInt -> CBool -> IO CJSONString
 
 foreign export ccall "chat_read_file" cChatReadFile :: CString -> CString -> CString -> IO (Ptr Word8)
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile/File.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile/File.hs
index e429e9b9c7..a304a79c9c 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile/File.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Mobile/File.hs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import Simplex.Messaging.Util (catchAll)
 import UnliftIO (Handle, IOMode (..), atomically, withFile)
 
 data WriteFileResult
-  = WFResult {cryptoArgs :: CryptoFileArgs}
+  = WFResult {cryptoArgs :: Maybe CryptoFileArgs}
   | WFError {writeError :: String}
 
 $(JQ.deriveToJSON (sumTypeJSON $ dropPrefix "WF") ''WriteFileResult)
@@ -61,28 +61,33 @@ cChatWriteFile cc cPath ptr len = do
   r <- chatWriteFile c path s
   newCStringFromLazyBS $ J.encode r
 
-cChatWriteImage :: StablePtr ChatController -> CLong -> CString -> Ptr Word8 -> CInt -> IO CJSONString
-cChatWriteImage cc maxSize cPath ptr len = do
+chatWriteFile :: ChatController -> FilePath -> ByteString -> IO WriteFileResult
+chatWriteFile ChatController {random} path s = do
+  cfArgs <- atomically $ CF.randomArgs random
+  chatWriteFile_ (Just cfArgs) path s
+
+chatWriteFile_ :: Maybe CryptoFileArgs -> FilePath -> ByteString -> IO WriteFileResult
+chatWriteFile_ cfArgs_ path s = do
+  let file = CryptoFile path cfArgs_
+  either WFError (\_ -> WFResult cfArgs_)
+    <$> runCatchExceptT (withExceptT show $ CF.writeFile file $ LB.fromStrict s)
+
+cChatWriteImage :: StablePtr ChatController -> CLong -> CString -> Ptr Word8 -> CInt -> CBool -> IO CJSONString
+cChatWriteImage cc maxSize cPath ptr len encrypt = do
   c <- deRefStablePtr cc
   path <- peekCString cPath
   src <- getByteString ptr len
+  cfArgs_ <- if encrypt /= 0 then Just <$> atomically (CF.randomArgs $ random c) else pure Nothing
   r <-
     case Picture.decodeResizeable src of
       Left e -> pure $ WFError e
       Right (ri, _metadata) -> do
-        let resized = resizeImageToSize True (fromIntegral maxSize) ri
+        let resized = resizeImageToSize False (fromIntegral maxSize) ri
         if LB.length resized > fromIntegral maxSize
           then pure $ WFError "unable to fit"
-          else chatWriteFile c path (LB.toStrict resized)
+          else chatWriteFile_ cfArgs_ path (LB.toStrict resized)
   newCStringFromLazyBS $ J.encode r
 
-chatWriteFile :: ChatController -> FilePath -> ByteString -> IO WriteFileResult
-chatWriteFile ChatController {random} path s = do
-  cfArgs <- atomically $ CF.randomArgs random
-  let file = CryptoFile path $ Just cfArgs
-  either WFError (\_ -> WFResult cfArgs)
-    <$> runCatchExceptT (withExceptT show $ CF.writeFile file $ LB.fromStrict s)
-
 data ReadFileResult
   = RFResult {fileSize :: Int}
   | RFError {readError :: String}
@@ -124,7 +129,7 @@ chatEncryptFile ChatController {random} fromPath toPath =
     encrypt = do
       cfArgs <- atomically $ CF.randomArgs random
       encryptFile fromPath toPath cfArgs
-      pure cfArgs
+      pure $ Just cfArgs
 
 cChatDecryptFile :: CString -> CString -> CString -> CString -> IO CString
 cChatDecryptFile cFromPath cKey cNonce cToPath = do