diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 15dc1ba26..f4bbcb818 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@
     "@types/invariant": "^2.2.37",
     "@types/lodash.throttle": "^4.1.9",
     "@types/node": "^20.14.3",
+    "@uwx/exif-be-gone-web": "1.6.5",
     "array.prototype.findlast": "^1.2.3",
     "babel-plugin-transform-remove-console": "^6.9.4",
+    "base64-js": "^1.5.1",
     "bcp-47": "^2.1.0",
     "bcp-47-match": "^2.0.3",
     "chroma-js": "^3.2.0",
diff --git a/src/state/gallery.ts b/src/state/gallery.ts
index a482adbf3..ff43a1706 100644
--- a/src/state/gallery.ts
+++ b/src/state/gallery.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {
   SaveFormat,
 } from 'expo-image-manipulator'
 import {type BlobRef} from '@atproto/api'
+import {transformExif} from '@uwx/exif-be-gone-web'
+import {toByteArray} from 'base64-js'
 import {nanoid} from 'nanoid/non-secure'
 
 import {POST_IMG_MAX} from '#/lib/constants'
@@ -207,6 +209,35 @@ export function resetImageManipulation(
 async function bypassCompression(
   img: ComposerImage,
 ): Promise<PickerImage | undefined> {
+  // TODO: use expo-file-system instead of working directly in memory
+
+  function dataUriToUint8Array(uri: string) {
+    const base64 = uri.split(',')[1]
+    return toByteArray(base64)
+  }
+
+  function toArrayBuffer(uint8: Uint8Array) {
+    if (uint8.buffer instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+      if (
+        uint8.byteOffset === 0 &&
+        uint8.byteLength === uint8.buffer.byteLength
+      ) {
+        return uint8.buffer
+      }
+
+      return uint8.buffer.slice(
+        uint8.byteOffset,
+        uint8.byteOffset + uint8.byteLength,
+      )
+    }
+
+    // Fallback for environments where Uint8Array.buffer is not an ArrayBuffer
+    const buffer = new ArrayBuffer(uint8.length)
+    const view = new Uint8Array(buffer)
+    view.set(uint8)
+    return buffer
+  }
+
   const source = img.transformed || img.source
   if (
     source.width > POST_IMG_MAX.width ||
@@ -227,31 +258,48 @@ async function bypassCompression(
     return undefined
   }
 
+  let data: Uint8Array
+
   const path = source.path
   // convert path to data URI if it is not already
   if (!path.startsWith('data:')) {
     try {
       await fetch(path)
       const response = await fetch(path)
-      const blob = await response.blob()
-      if (blob.size > POST_IMG_MAX.size) {
+      data = new Uint8Array(await response.arrayBuffer())
+      if (data.byteLength > POST_IMG_MAX.size) {
         return undefined
       }
-      // path = await blobToDataUri(blob)
     } catch (e) {
       // Fetch failed, likely due to CORS. Return undefined to trigger normal compression flow and error handling.
       return undefined
     }
-  } else if (getDataUriSize(path) > POST_IMG_MAX.size) {
+  } else {
+    if (getDataUriSize(path) > POST_IMG_MAX.size) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+    data = new Uint8Array(dataUriToUint8Array(path).buffer)
+  }
+
+  try {
+    data = await transformExif(data)
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(
+      'Failed to transform EXIF data, proceeding with original image',
+      err,
+    )
     return undefined
   }
 
+  const dataUri = await blobToDataUri(
+    new Blob([toArrayBuffer(data)], {type: source.mime}),
+  )
   return {
-    path: await moveIfNecessary(path),
+    path: dataUri,
     width: source.width,
     height: source.height,
     mime: source.mime,
-    size: getDataUriSize(path),
+    size: getDataUriSize(dataUri),
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 07ccffa5d..9551860c1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5105,6 +5105,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinclair/typebox/-/typebox-0.27.8.tgz#6667fac16c436b5434a387a34dedb013198f6e6e"
   integrity sha512-+Fj43pSMwJs4KRrH/938Uf+uAELIgVBmQzg/q1YG10djyfA3TnrU8N8XzqCh/okZdszqBQTZf96idMfE5lnwTA==
 
+"@sindresorhus/merge-streams@^4.0.0":
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sindresorhus/merge-streams/-/merge-streams-4.0.0.tgz#abb11d99aeb6d27f1b563c38147a72d50058e339"
+  integrity sha512-tlqY9xq5ukxTUZBmoOp+m61cqwQD5pHJtFY3Mn8CA8ps6yghLH/Hw8UPdqg4OLmFW3IFlcXnQNmo/dh8HzXYIQ==
+
 "@sinonjs/commons@^3.0.0":
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/commons/-/commons-3.0.0.tgz#beb434fe875d965265e04722ccfc21df7f755d72"
@@ -5854,6 +5859,15 @@
     "@urql/core" "^5.0.0"
     wonka "^6.3.2"
 
+"@uwx/exif-be-gone-web@1.6.5":
+  version "1.6.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@uwx/exif-be-gone-web/-/exif-be-gone-web-1.6.5.tgz#4956529e3fa31b4f49b0627380de15e014606789"
+  integrity sha512-KLcTMfusQmYPzI9cvoacm8tX/z6259AN6dBIJf31pfhQCnE23IODY0nQte1Hxxo+3uVKHBFEmg+Y0EI+gnwtQA==
+  dependencies:
+    fflate "^0.8.2"
+    globby "^16.2.0"
+    hex-encoding "^2.0.3"
+
 "@webassemblyjs/ast@1.11.6", "@webassemblyjs/ast@^1.11.5":
   version "1.11.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@webassemblyjs/ast/-/ast-1.11.6.tgz#db046555d3c413f8966ca50a95176a0e2c642e24"
@@ -9309,6 +9323,17 @@ fast-glob@^3.3.2:
     merge2 "^1.3.0"
     micromatch "^4.0.4"
 
+fast-glob@^3.3.3:
+  version "3.3.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-glob/-/fast-glob-3.3.3.tgz#d06d585ce8dba90a16b0505c543c3ccfb3aeb818"
+  integrity sha512-7MptL8U0cqcFdzIzwOTHoilX9x5BrNqye7Z/LuC7kCMRio1EMSyqRK3BEAUD7sXRq4iT4AzTVuZdhgQ2TCvYLg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@nodelib/fs.stat" "^2.0.2"
+    "@nodelib/fs.walk" "^1.2.3"
+    glob-parent "^5.1.2"
+    merge2 "^1.3.0"
+    micromatch "^4.0.8"
+
 fast-json-stable-stringify@^2.0.0, fast-json-stable-stringify@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-json-stable-stringify/-/fast-json-stable-stringify-2.1.0.tgz#874bf69c6f404c2b5d99c481341399fd55892633"
@@ -9385,6 +9410,11 @@ fdir@^6.5.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fdir/-/fdir-6.5.0.tgz#ed2ab967a331ade62f18d077dae192684d50d350"
   integrity sha512-tIbYtZbucOs0BRGqPJkshJUYdL+SDH7dVM8gjy+ERp3WAUjLEFJE+02kanyHtwjWOnwrKYBiwAmM0p4kLJAnXg==
 
+fflate@^0.8.2:
+  version "0.8.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fflate/-/fflate-0.8.2.tgz#fc8631f5347812ad6028bbe4a2308b2792aa1dea"
+  integrity sha512-cPJU47OaAoCbg0pBvzsgpTPhmhqI5eJjh/JIu8tPj5q+T7iLvW/JAYUqmE7KOB4R1ZyEhzBaIQpQpardBF5z8A==
+
 file-entry-cache@^8.0.0:
   version "8.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/file-entry-cache/-/file-entry-cache-8.0.0.tgz#7787bddcf1131bffb92636c69457bbc0edd6d81f"
@@ -9867,6 +9897,18 @@ globby@^12.0.2:
     merge2 "^1.4.1"
     slash "^4.0.0"
 
+globby@^16.2.0:
+  version "16.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/globby/-/globby-16.2.0.tgz#6ab1351fbac1d9b9e47ed423814c2ad41af308ea"
+  integrity sha512-QrJia2qDf5BB/V6HYlDTs0I0lBahyjLzpGQg3KT7FnCdTonAyPy2RtY802m2k4ALx6Dp752f82WsOczEVr3l6Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@sindresorhus/merge-streams" "^4.0.0"
+    fast-glob "^3.3.3"
+    ignore "^7.0.5"
+    is-path-inside "^4.0.0"
+    slash "^5.1.0"
+    unicorn-magic "^0.4.0"
+
 globby@^6.1.0:
   version "6.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/globby/-/globby-6.1.0.tgz#f5a6d70e8395e21c858fb0489d64df02424d506c"
@@ -10027,6 +10069,14 @@ hermes-parser@^0.25.1:
   dependencies:
     hermes-estree "0.25.1"
 
+hex-encoding@^2.0.3:
+  version "2.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hex-encoding/-/hex-encoding-2.0.3.tgz#59ecfa5c07170f29405db7c2a7633b1ad380df47"
+  integrity sha512-sSmMo4ij2Vejht+5UkzuzNGiYgIWTSUw0GQqxHIQXsuuXB1ozYnjCZJZ/nwWNYRoU8+92Dp736wqxmiAN6/fcw==
+  dependencies:
+    node-buffer-encoding "^1.0.3"
+    uint8-encoding "^2.0.1"
+
 hls.js@^1.6.2:
   version "1.6.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hls.js/-/hls.js-1.6.2.tgz#02272bea644b5f61f71741256618d6b629ae7834"
@@ -10624,6 +10674,11 @@ is-path-inside@^2.1.0:
   dependencies:
     path-is-inside "^1.0.2"
 
+is-path-inside@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-path-inside/-/is-path-inside-4.0.0.tgz#805aeb62c47c1b12fc3fd13bfb3ed1e7430071db"
+  integrity sha512-lJJV/5dYS+RcL8uQdBDW9c9uWFLLBNRyFhnAKXw5tVqLlKZ4RMGZKv+YQ/IA3OhD+RpbJa1LLFM1FQPGyIXvOA==
+
 is-plain-obj@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-plain-obj/-/is-plain-obj-2.1.0.tgz#45e42e37fccf1f40da8e5f76ee21515840c09287"
@@ -12492,6 +12547,11 @@ no-case@^3.0.4:
     lower-case "^2.0.2"
     tslib "^2.0.3"
 
+node-buffer-encoding@^1.0.3:
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-buffer-encoding/-/node-buffer-encoding-1.0.3.tgz#94bab4c82e8ace9e69c17771f9fe8269f9469ddd"
+  integrity sha512-9hJZNChhQoCN1rCFScJiEwtzvWEJw2wSnu2nhDLD/YOYl1Ce8GbtnorsnjwwjpSk4sWE7zSp2etX6j7+bO7fVA==
+
 node-fetch@2.7.0:
   version "2.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.7.0.tgz#d0f0fa6e3e2dc1d27efcd8ad99d550bda94d187d"
@@ -15023,7 +15083,7 @@ slash@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slash/-/slash-4.0.0.tgz#2422372176c4c6c5addb5e2ada885af984b396a7"
   integrity sha512-3dOsAHXXUkQTpOYcoAxLIorMTp4gIQr5IW3iVb7A7lFIp0VHhnynm9izx6TssdrIcVIESAlVjtnO2K8bg+Coew==
 
-slash@^5.0.0:
+slash@^5.0.0, slash@^5.1.0:
   version "5.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slash/-/slash-5.1.0.tgz#be3adddcdf09ac38eebe8dcdc7b1a57a75b095ce"
   integrity sha512-ZA6oR3T/pEyuqwMgAKT0/hAv8oAXckzbkmR0UkUosQ+Mc4RxGoJkRmwHgHufaenlyAgE1Mxgpdcrf75y6XcnDg==
@@ -15949,6 +16009,11 @@ uc.micro@^2.0.0, uc.micro@^2.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uc.micro/-/uc.micro-2.1.0.tgz#f8d3f7d0ec4c3dea35a7e3c8efa4cb8b45c9e7ee"
   integrity sha512-ARDJmphmdvUk6Glw7y9DQ2bFkKBHwQHLi2lsaH6PPmz/Ka9sFOBsBluozhDltWmnv9u/cF6Rt87znRTPV+yp/A==
 
+uint8-encoding@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uint8-encoding/-/uint8-encoding-2.0.1.tgz#f8011194c8e576f9629dfd751b2c36d468dcaf59"
+  integrity sha512-xZAjZ+3OvrDtjFLLgojrLmG6T0YwZEo0OTyqCBxFjlFimIKnLtFqyYk6z/jDOUlJFJE52Srtrv4W4x7t4Cn/dA==
+
 uint8arrays@3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uint8arrays/-/uint8arrays-3.0.0.tgz#260869efb8422418b6f04e3fac73a3908175c63b"
@@ -16014,6 +16079,11 @@ unicode-segmenter@0.14.5, unicode-segmenter@^0.14.0, unicode-segmenter@^0.14.5:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unicode-segmenter/-/unicode-segmenter-0.14.5.tgz#c658f6dd30de172cdcd94542adc205ba43fb63c6"
   integrity sha512-jHGmj2LUuqDcX3hqY12Ql+uhUTn8huuxNZGq7GvtF6bSybzH3aFgedYu/KTzQStEgt1Ra2F3HxadNXsNjb3m3g==
 
+unicorn-magic@^0.4.0:
+  version "0.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unicorn-magic/-/unicorn-magic-0.4.0.tgz#78c6a090fd6d07abd2468b83b385603e00dfdb24"
+  integrity sha512-wH590V9VNgYH9g3lH9wWjTrUoKsjLF6sGLjhR4sH1LWpLmCOH0Zf7PukhDA8BiS7KHe4oPNkcTHqYkj7SOGUOw==
+
 universalify@^0.2.0:
   version "0.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/universalify/-/universalify-0.2.0.tgz#6451760566fa857534745ab1dde952d1b1761be0"