diff --git a/app/client/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/client/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e1892528..01efb975 100644
--- a/app/client/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/client/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" />
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.audio.output" />
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.microphone" />
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO" />
+    <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"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
 
     <application
       android:name=".MainApplication"
@@ -9,7 +25,8 @@
       android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
       android:allowBackup="false"
       android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
-      android:supportsRtl="true">
+      android:supportsRtl="true"
+      android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true">
       <activity
         android:name=".MainActivity"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
diff --git a/app/client/mobile/src/access/Access.tsx b/app/client/mobile/src/access/Access.tsx
index c5b0f761..be9aeb79 100644
--- a/app/client/mobile/src/access/Access.tsx
+++ b/app/client/mobile/src/access/Access.tsx
@@ -101,9 +101,16 @@ export function Access() {
                 }
                 onChangeText={value => actions.setPassword(value)}
               />
-              <Button mode="contained" style={styles.submit} onPress={login} loading={state.loading} disabled={!state.username || !state.password || !state.node}>
-                {state.strings.login}
-              </Button>
+              { (!state.username || !state.password || !state.node) && (
+                <Button mode="contained" style={styles.submit} disabled={true}>
+                  {state.strings.login}
+                </Button>
+              )}
+              { state.username && state.password && state.node && (
+                <Button mode="contained" style={styles.submit} onPress={login} loading={state.loading}>
+                  {state.strings.login}
+                </Button>
+              )}
               <Button mode="text" onPress={() => actions.setMode('create')}>
                 {state.strings.createAccount}
               </Button>
diff --git a/app/client/mobile/src/access/useAccess.hook.ts b/app/client/mobile/src/access/useAccess.hook.ts
index 84248a09..40de4c3b 100644
--- a/app/client/mobile/src/access/useAccess.hook.ts
+++ b/app/client/mobile/src/access/useAccess.hook.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function useAccess() {
   const display = useContext(DisplayContext) as ContextType;
   const [state, setState] = useState({
     layout: null,
-    strings: display.state.strings,
+    strings: {},
     mode: 'account',
     username: '',
     handle: '',
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ export function useAccess() {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const {layout} = display.state;
-    updateState({layout});
+    const {layout, strings} = display.state;
+    updateState({layout, strings});
   }, [display.state]);
 
   const actions = {
diff --git a/app/client/mobile/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx b/app/client/mobile/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx
index 2e7b5ff1..792b6f16 100644
--- a/app/client/mobile/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx
+++ b/app/client/mobile/src/conversation/Conversation.tsx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function Conversation({close}: {close: ()=>void}) {
   const addImage = async () => {
     try {
       const { path, mime, size } = await ImagePicker.openPicker({ mediaType: 'photo' });
-      actions.addImage(`file://${path}`, mime, size);
+      actions.addImage(path, mime, size);
     }
     catch (err) {
       console.log(err);
diff --git a/app/client/mobile/src/conversation/useConversation.hook.ts b/app/client/mobile/src/conversation/useConversation.hook.ts
index 53e1e1f6..3ebd276d 100644
--- a/app/client/mobile/src/conversation/useConversation.hook.ts
+++ b/app/client/mobile/src/conversation/useConversation.hook.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ const WEBP_TYPE = 'image/webp';
 const LOAD_DEBOUNCE = 1000;
 
 async function getImageThumb(path: string, type: string, size: number) {
-console.log("GET THUMB: ", path, type, size);
   if (size < IMAGE_SCALE_SIZE) {
     const base = await RNFS.readFile(path, 'base64')
     return `data:image/jpeg;base64,${base}`;
@@ -26,8 +25,9 @@ console.log("GET THUMB: ", path, type, size);
 }
 
 async function getVideoThumb(path: string, position?: number) {
+console.log("GET FULL VID THUMB: ", path);
   const timeStamp = position ? position * 1000 : 0;
-  const shot = await createThumbnail({ url: path.slice(7), timeStamp })
+  const shot = await createThumbnail({ url: path, timeStamp })
   const thumb = await ImageResizer.createResizedImage('file://' + shot.path, 192, 192, "JPEG", 50, 0, null);
   const base = await RNFS.readFile(thumb.path, 'base64')
   return `data:image/jpeg;base64,${base}`;