diff --git a/app/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index ce584331..77235871 100644
--- a/app/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 
     <application
       android:name=".MainApplication"
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/addTopic/AddTopic.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/addTopic/AddTopic.jsx
index 020cbbb2..4fdf9dd0 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/addTopic/AddTopic.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/addTopic/AddTopic.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export function AddTopic({ contentKey, shareIntent, setShareIntent }) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (shareIntent) {
-      Alert.alert('SHARING', JSON.stringify(shareIntent));
       shareIntent.forEach(share => {
         if (share.text) {
           actions.setMessage(share.text);
@@ -27,14 +26,14 @@ export function AddTopic({ contentKey, shareIntent, setShareIntent }) {
         if (share.weblink) {
           actions.setMessage(share.weblink);
         }
-        const mimeType = share.mimeType?.toLowerCase();
-        if (mimeType === '.jpg' || mimeType === '.png') {
+        const mime = share.mimeType?.toLowerCase();
+        if (mime === '.jpg' || mime === '.png' || mime === 'image/jpeg' || mime == 'image/png' ) {
           actions.addImage(share.filePath)
         }
-        if (mimeType === '.mp4') {
+        if (mime === '.mp4' || mime === 'video/mp4' || mime == 'video/mpeg') {
           actions.addVideo(share.filePath)
         }
-        if (mimeType === '.mp3') {
+        if (mime === '.mp3') {
           actions.addAudio(share.filePath)
         }
       });
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/addTopic/useAddTopic.hook.js b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/addTopic/useAddTopic.hook.js
index 2763e0ff..6e783f6b 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/addTopic/useAddTopic.hook.js
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/addTopic/useAddTopic.hook.js
@@ -85,20 +85,24 @@ export function useAddTopic(contentKey) {
       updateState({ message });
     },
     addImage: (data) => {
+      const url = data.startsWith('file:') ? data : 'file://' + data;
+
       assetId.current++;
-      Image.getSize(data, (width, height) => {
-        const asset = { key: assetId.current, type: 'image', data: data, ratio: width/height };
+      Image.getSize(url, (width, height) => {
+        const asset = { key: assetId.current, type: 'image', data: url, ratio: width/height };
         updateState({ assets: [ ...state.assets, asset ] });
-      });
+      })
     },
     addVideo: (data) => {
+      const url = data.startsWith('file:') ? data : 'file://' + data
       assetId.current++;
-      const asset = { key: assetId.current, type: 'video', data: data, ratio: 1, duration: 0, position: 0 };
+      const asset = { key: assetId.current, type: 'video', data: url, ratio: 1, duration: 0, position: 0 };
       updateState({ assets: [ ...state.assets, asset ] });
     },
     addAudio: (data, label) => {
+      const url = data.startsWith('file:') ? data : 'file://' + data
       assetId.current++;
-      const asset = { key: assetId.current, type: 'audio', data: data, label };
+      const asset = { key: assetId.current, type: 'audio', data: url, label };
       updateState({ assets: [ ...state.assets, asset ] });
     }, 
     setVideoPosition: (key, position) => {
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/sharing/sharingItem/SharingItem.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/sharing/sharingItem/SharingItem.jsx
index b8f4aefe..0dad879f 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/sharing/sharingItem/SharingItem.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/sharing/sharingItem/SharingItem.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
-import { TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import { TouchableOpacity, Alert, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { Logo } from 'utils/Logo';
 import { styles } from './SharingItem.styled';
 import Colors from 'constants/Colors';