diff --git a/apps/mobile/app.config.ts b/apps/mobile/app.config.ts
index 92b8268c0e976eceba367a32309649143860fb96..0147bb71a862c5bd91224d1751b82c7fd77bfff6 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/app.config.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/app.config.ts
@@ -275,10 +275,12 @@ const config: ExpoConfig = {
       "expo-camera",
       {
         cameraPermission: "Allow T3 Code to access your camera so you can scan pairing QR codes.",
+        microphonePermission: false,
         barcodeScannerEnabled: true,
         recordAudioAndroid: false,
       },
     ],
+    ["expo-image-picker", { photosPermission: false, microphonePermission: false }],
     [
       "expo-splash-screen",
       {
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/lib/composerImages.ts b/apps/mobile/src/lib/composerImages.ts
index 5c79b5b5eb8ae74b2063cf072b7ee3fb7006e258..f559545c04ef016295652ff336219cfd350d4b2a 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/lib/composerImages.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/lib/composerImages.ts
@@ -65,14 +65,6 @@ export async function pickComposerImages(input: { readonly existingCount: number
     };
   }
 
-  const permission = await imagePicker.requestMediaLibraryPermissionsAsync();
-  if (!permission.granted) {
-    return {
-      images: [],
-      error: "Allow photo library access to attach images.",
-    };
-  }
-
   const result = await imagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync({
     mediaTypes: ["images"],
     allowsMultipleSelection: true,