diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index b3cb703225..d5a305a76e 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.mattermost.rnbeta">
-
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
     <uses-permission-sdk-23 android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE"/>
@@ -10,6 +9,13 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
 
+    <queries>
+        <intent>
+            <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
+            <data android:mimeType="*/*" />
+        </intent>
+    </queries>
+
     <application
       android:name=".MainApplication"
       android:allowBackup="false"
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/rnbeta/MattermostManagedModule.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/rnbeta/MattermostManagedModule.java
index 74e17f972e..33f3a06435 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/rnbeta/MattermostManagedModule.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/rnbeta/MattermostManagedModule.java
@@ -1,27 +1,86 @@
 package com.mattermost.rnbeta;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
+import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.core.content.FileProvider;
 
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ActivityEventListener;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.BaseActivityEventListener;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.GuardedResultAsyncTask;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DeviceEventManagerModule;
+import com.mattermost.helpers.RealPathUtil;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
+import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
 
 public class MattermostManagedModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
+    private static final String SAVE_EVENT = "MattermostManagedSaveFile";
+    private static final Integer SAVE_REQUEST = 38641;
     private static MattermostManagedModule instance;
     private ReactApplicationContext reactContext;
 
+    private Promise mPickerPromise;
+    private String fileContent;
+
     private static final String TAG = MattermostManagedModule.class.getSimpleName();
 
     private MattermostManagedModule(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
         super(reactContext);
         this.reactContext = reactContext;
+        // Let the document provider know you're done by closing the stream.
+        ActivityEventListener mActivityEventListener = new BaseActivityEventListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onActivityResult(Activity activity, int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) {
+                if (requestCode == SAVE_REQUEST) {
+                    if (mPickerPromise != null) {
+                        if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_CANCELED) {
+                            mPickerPromise.reject(SAVE_EVENT, "Save operation cancelled");
+                        } else if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
+                            Uri uri = intent.getData();
+                            if (uri == null) {
+                                mPickerPromise.reject(SAVE_EVENT, "No data found");
+                            } else {
+                                try {
+                                    new SaveDataTask(reactContext, fileContent, uri).execute();
+                                    mPickerPromise.resolve(uri.toString());
+                                } catch (Exception e) {
+                                    mPickerPromise.reject(SAVE_EVENT, e.getMessage());
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        mPickerPromise = null;
+                    } else if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
+                        try {
+                            Uri uri = intent.getData();
+                            if (uri != null)
+                                new SaveDataTask(reactContext, fileContent, uri).execute();
+                        } catch (Exception e) {
+                            e.printStackTrace();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        reactContext.addActivityEventListener(mActivityEventListener);
     }
 
     public static MattermostManagedModule getInstance(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
@@ -63,4 +122,123 @@ public class MattermostManagedModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
 
         promise.resolve(result);
     }
+
+    @ReactMethod
+    public void saveFile(String path, final Promise promise) {
+        Uri contentUri;
+        String filename = "";
+        if(path.startsWith("content://")) {
+            contentUri = Uri.parse(path);
+        } else {
+            File newFile = new File(path);
+            filename = newFile.getName();
+            Activity currentActivity = getCurrentActivity();
+            if(currentActivity == null) {
+                promise.reject(SAVE_EVENT, "Activity doesn't exist");
+                return;
+            }
+            try {
+                final String packageName = currentActivity.getPackageName();
+                final String authority = new StringBuilder(packageName).append(".provider").toString();
+                contentUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(currentActivity, authority, newFile);
+            }
+            catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                promise.reject(SAVE_EVENT, e.getMessage());
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(contentUri == null) {
+            promise.reject(SAVE_EVENT, "Invalid file");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        String extension = MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(path).toLowerCase();
+        String mimeType = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(extension);
+        if (mimeType == null) {
+            mimeType = RealPathUtil.getMimeType(path);
+        }
+
+        Intent intent = new Intent();
+        intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT);
+        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
+        intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
+        intent.setType(mimeType);
+        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, filename);
+
+        PackageManager pm = getCurrentActivity().getPackageManager();
+        if (intent.resolveActivity(pm) != null) {
+            try {
+                getCurrentActivity().startActivityForResult(intent, SAVE_REQUEST);
+                mPickerPromise = promise;
+                fileContent = path;
+            }
+            catch(Exception e) {
+                promise.reject(SAVE_EVENT, e.getMessage());
+            }
+        } else {
+            try {
+                if(mimeType == null) {
+                    throw new Exception("It wasn't possible to detect the type of the file");
+                }
+                throw new Exception("No app associated with this mime type");
+            }
+            catch(Exception e) {
+                promise.reject(SAVE_EVENT, e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class SaveDataTask extends GuardedResultAsyncTask<Object> {
+        private final WeakReference<Context> weakContext;
+        private final String fromFile;
+        private final Uri toFile;
+
+        protected SaveDataTask(ReactApplicationContext reactContext, String path, Uri destination) {
+            super(reactContext.getExceptionHandler());
+            weakContext = new WeakReference<>(reactContext.getApplicationContext());
+            fromFile = path;
+            toFile = destination;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Object doInBackgroundGuarded() {
+            FileChannel source = null;
+            FileChannel dest = null;
+            try {
+                File input = new File(this.fromFile);
+                FileInputStream fileInputStream = new FileInputStream(input);
+                ParcelFileDescriptor pfd = weakContext.get().getContentResolver().openFileDescriptor(toFile, "w");
+                FileOutputStream fileOutputStream = new FileOutputStream(pfd.getFileDescriptor());
+                source = fileInputStream.getChannel();
+                dest = fileOutputStream.getChannel();
+                dest.transferFrom(source, 0, source.size());
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            } finally {
+                if (source != null) {
+                    try {
+                        source.close();
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        e.printStackTrace();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (dest != null) {
+                    try {
+                        dest.close();
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        e.printStackTrace();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected void onPostExecuteGuarded(Object o) {
+
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/xml/file_viewer_provider_paths.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/xml/file_viewer_provider_paths.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99783cb5d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/xml/file_viewer_provider_paths.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <files-path name="files" path="." />
+    <external-files-path name="external_files" path="." />
+    <external-path name="external" path="." />
+    <cache-path name="cache" path="." />
+    <root-path name="root" path="." />
+</paths>
diff --git a/android/settings.gradle b/android/settings.gradle
index dd9a86a5f5..e054de5ace 100644
--- a/android/settings.gradle
+++ b/android/settings.gradle
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ project(':lottie-react-native').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '.
 include ':reactnativenotifications'
 project(':reactnativenotifications').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-notifications/lib/android/app')
 apply from: file("../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/native_modules.gradle"); applyNativeModulesSettingsGradle(settings)
-include ':app'
+include ':react-native-video'
+project(':react-native-video').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer')
 include ':watermelondb-jsi'
-project(':watermelondb-jsi').projectDir =
-        new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/@nozbe/watermelondb/native/android-jsi')
+project(':watermelondb-jsi').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/@nozbe/watermelondb/native/android-jsi')
+include ':app'
 
 apply from: new File(["node", "--print", "require.resolve('expo/package.json')"].execute().text.trim(), "../scripts/autolinking.gradle")
 useExpoModules()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/actions/local/file.ts b/app/actions/local/file.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d08fff4534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/actions/local/file.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import DatabaseManager from '@database/manager';
+
+export const updateLocalFile = async (serverUrl: string, file: FileInfo) => {
+    const operator = DatabaseManager.serverDatabases[serverUrl]?.operator;
+    if (!operator) {
+        return {error: `${serverUrl} database not found`};
+    }
+
+    return operator.handleFiles({files: [file], prepareRecordsOnly: false});
+};
diff --git a/app/actions/remote/file.ts b/app/actions/remote/file.ts
index a5bddd2a71..19a97b7ecf 100644
--- a/app/actions/remote/file.ts
+++ b/app/actions/remote/file.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,16 @@ import {ClientResponse, ClientResponseError} from '@mattermost/react-native-netw
 
 import {Client} from '@client/rest';
 import ClientError from '@client/rest/error';
+import {DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT} from '@constants/network';
 import NetworkManager from '@init/network_manager';
 
+import {forceLogoutIfNecessary} from './session';
+
+export const downloadFile = (serverUrl: string, fileId: string, desitnation: string) => { // Let it throw and handle it accordingly
+    const client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
+    return client.apiClient.download(client.getFileRoute(fileId), desitnation.replace('file://', ''), {timeoutInterval: DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT});
+};
+
 export const uploadFile = (
     serverUrl: string,
     file: FileInfo,
@@ -24,3 +32,64 @@ export const uploadFile = (
     }
     return {cancel: client.uploadPostAttachment(file, channelId, onProgress, onComplete, onError, skipBytes)};
 };
+
+export const fetchPublicLink = async (serverUrl: string, fileId: string) => {
+    let client: Client;
+    try {
+        client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
+    } catch (error) {
+        return {error: error as ClientError};
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const publicLink = await client!.getFilePublicLink(fileId);
+        return publicLink;
+    } catch (error) {
+        forceLogoutIfNecessary(serverUrl, error as ClientErrorProps);
+        return {error};
+    }
+};
+
+export const buildFileUrl = (serverUrl: string, fileId: string, timestamp = 0) => {
+    let client: Client;
+    try {
+        client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
+    } catch (error) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    return client.getFileUrl(fileId, timestamp);
+};
+
+export const buildAbsoluteUrl = (serverUrl: string, relativePath: string) => {
+    let client: Client;
+    try {
+        client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
+    } catch (error) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    return client.getAbsoluteUrl(relativePath);
+};
+
+export const buildFilePreviewUrl = (serverUrl: string, fileId: string, timestamp = 0) => {
+    let client: Client;
+    try {
+        client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
+    } catch (error) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    return client.getFilePreviewUrl(fileId, timestamp);
+};
+
+export const buildFileThumbnailUrl = (serverUrl: string, fileId: string, timestamp = 0) => {
+    let client: Client;
+    try {
+        client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
+    } catch (error) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    return client.getFileThumbnailUrl(fileId, timestamp);
+};
diff --git a/app/actions/remote/user.ts b/app/actions/remote/user.ts
index 077f31b20c..3e30235c92 100644
--- a/app/actions/remote/user.ts
+++ b/app/actions/remote/user.ts
@@ -561,3 +561,14 @@ export const uploadUserProfileImage = async (serverUrl: string, localPath: strin
     }
     return {error: undefined};
 };
+
+export const buildProfileImageUrl = (serverUrl: string, userId: string, timestamp = 0) => {
+    let client: Client;
+    try {
+        client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
+    } catch (error) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    return client.getProfilePictureUrl(userId, timestamp);
+};
diff --git a/app/client/rest/files.ts b/app/client/rest/files.ts
index 0e438244f2..1b5e2d1061 100644
--- a/app/client/rest/files.ts
+++ b/app/client/rest/files.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export interface ClientFilesMix {
     getFileUrl: (fileId: string, timestamp: number) => string;
     getFileThumbnailUrl: (fileId: string, timestamp: number) => string;
     getFilePreviewUrl: (fileId: string, timestamp: number) => string;
-    getFilePublicLink: (fileId: string) => Promise<any>;
+    getFilePublicLink: (fileId: string) => Promise<{link: string}>;
     uploadPostAttachment: (
         file: FileInfo,
         channelId: string,
diff --git a/app/components/freeze_screen/index.tsx b/app/components/freeze_screen/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5186f2a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/freeze_screen/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React from 'react';
+import {Freeze} from 'react-freeze';
+import {View} from 'react-native';
+
+import useFreeze from '@hooks/freeze';
+
+type FreezePlaceholderProps = {
+    backgroundColor: string;
+};
+
+type FreezeScreenProps = {
+    children: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+const FreezePlaceholder = ({backgroundColor}: FreezePlaceholderProps) => {
+    return <View style={{flex: 1, backgroundColor}}/>;
+};
+
+const FreezeScreen = ({children}: FreezeScreenProps) => {
+    const {freeze, backgroundColor} = useFreeze();
+
+    const placeholder = (<FreezePlaceholder backgroundColor={backgroundColor}/>);
+
+    return (
+        <Freeze
+            freeze={freeze}
+            placeholder={placeholder}
+        >
+            {children}
+        </Freeze>
+    );
+};
+
+export default FreezeScreen;
diff --git a/app/components/markdown/at_mention/index.tsx b/app/components/markdown/at_mention/index.tsx
index c18c15e91d..a702fbac02 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/at_mention/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/at_mention/index.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Clipboard from '@react-native-community/clipboard';
 import React, {useCallback, useMemo} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {GestureResponderEvent, StyleProp, StyleSheet, Text, TextStyle, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import {combineLatest, of as of$} from 'rxjs';
 import {map, switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ const AtMention = ({
     let isMention = false;
     let mention;
     let onLongPress;
-    let onPress;
+    let onPress: (e?: GestureResponderEvent) => void;
     let suffix;
     let suffixElement;
     let styleText;
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ const AtMention = ({
 
     if (canPress) {
         onLongPress = handleLongPress;
-        onPress = isSearchResult ? onPostPress : goToUserProfile;
+        onPress = (isSearchResult ? onPostPress : goToUserProfile) as (e?: GestureResponderEvent) => void;
     }
 
     if (suffix) {
@@ -225,16 +226,17 @@ const AtMention = ({
     }
 
     return (
-        <Text
-            style={styleText}
-            onPress={onPress}
+        <TouchableOpacity
+            onPress={onPress!}
             onLongPress={onLongPress}
         >
-            <Text style={mentionTextStyle}>
-                {'@' + mention}
+            <Text style={styleText}>
+                <Text style={mentionTextStyle}>
+                    {'@' + mention}
+                </Text>
+                {suffixElement}
             </Text>
-            {suffixElement}
-        </Text>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/markdown/channel_mention/index.tsx b/app/components/markdown/channel_mention/index.tsx
index 85067f7de2..3ddc43061a 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/channel_mention/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/channel_mention/index.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import withObservables from '@nozbe/with-observables';
 import React, {useCallback} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {StyleProp, Text, TextStyle} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import {map, switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {joinChannel, switchToChannelById} from '@actions/remote/channel';
@@ -111,15 +112,14 @@ const ChannelMention = ({
     }
 
     return (
-        <Text style={textStyle}>
-            <Text
-                onPress={handlePress}
-                style={linkStyle}
-            >
-                {`~${channel.display_name}`}
+        <TouchableOpacity onPress={handlePress}>
+            <Text style={textStyle}>
+                <Text style={linkStyle}>
+                    {`~${channel.display_name}`}
+                </Text>
+                {suffix}
             </Text>
-            {suffix}
-        </Text>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/markdown/hashtag/index.tsx b/app/components/markdown/hashtag/index.tsx
index fba1484d27..c0fd98498d 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/hashtag/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/hashtag/index.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import {Text, TextStyle} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import {popToRoot, showSearchModal, dismissAllModals} from '@screens/navigation';
 
@@ -21,12 +22,11 @@ const Hashtag = ({hashtag, linkStyle}: HashtagProps) => {
     };
 
     return (
-        <Text
-            style={linkStyle}
-            onPress={handlePress}
-        >
-            {`#${hashtag}`}
-        </Text>
+        <TouchableOpacity onPress={handlePress}>
+            <Text style={linkStyle}>
+                {`#${hashtag}`}
+            </Text>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/markdown/index.tsx b/app/components/markdown/index.tsx
index cfa3706062..59f903f8d6 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/index.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type MarkdownProps = {
     isEdited?: boolean;
     isReplyPost?: boolean;
     isSearchResult?: boolean;
+    location?: string;
     mentionKeys?: UserMentionKey[];
     minimumHashtagLength?: number;
     onPostPress?: (event: GestureResponderEvent) => void;
@@ -190,8 +191,9 @@ class Markdown extends PureComponent<MarkdownProps> {
             // We have enough problems rendering images as is, so just render a link inside of a table
             return (
                 <MarkdownTableImage
-                    disabled={this.props.disableGallery}
+                    disabled={this.props.disableGallery ?? Boolean(!this.props.location)}
                     imagesMetadata={this.props.imagesMetadata}
+                    location={this.props.location}
                     postId={this.props.postId!}
                     source={src}
                 />
@@ -200,11 +202,12 @@ class Markdown extends PureComponent<MarkdownProps> {
 
         return (
             <MarkdownImage
-                disabled={this.props.disableGallery}
+                disabled={this.props.disableGallery ?? Boolean(!this.props.location)}
                 errorTextStyle={[this.computeTextStyle(this.props.baseTextStyle, context), this.props.textStyles.error]}
                 linkDestination={linkDestination}
                 imagesMetadata={this.props.imagesMetadata}
                 isReplyPost={this.props.isReplyPost}
+                location={this.props.location}
                 postId={this.props.postId!}
                 source={src}
             />
@@ -283,9 +286,7 @@ class Markdown extends PureComponent<MarkdownProps> {
 
         return (
             <View style={blockStyle}>
-                <Text>
-                    {children}
-                </Text>
+                {children}
             </View>
         );
     };
diff --git a/app/components/markdown/markdown_code_block/index.tsx b/app/components/markdown/markdown_code_block/index.tsx
index 43637444a8..8a4fff0682 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/markdown_code_block/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/markdown_code_block/index.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import Clipboard from '@react-native-community/clipboard';
 import React, {useCallback} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Keyboard, StyleSheet, Text, TextStyle, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import FormattedText from '@components/formatted_text';
 import SlideUpPanelItem, {ITEM_HEIGHT} from '@components/slide_up_panel_item';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
 import {bottomSheet, dismissBottomSheet, goToScreen} from '@screens/navigation';
 import {getDisplayNameForLanguage} from '@utils/markdown';
@@ -226,10 +226,9 @@ const MarkdownCodeBlock = ({language = '', content, textStyle}: MarkdownCodeBloc
     };
 
     return (
-        <TouchableWithFeedback
+        <TouchableOpacity
             onPress={handlePress}
             onLongPress={handleLongPress}
-            type={'opacity'}
         >
             <View style={style.container}>
                 <View style={style.lineNumbers}>
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ const MarkdownCodeBlock = ({language = '', content, textStyle}: MarkdownCodeBloc
                 </View>
                 {renderLanguageBlock()}
             </View>
-        </TouchableWithFeedback>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/markdown/markdown_image/index.tsx b/app/components/markdown/markdown_image/index.tsx
index a169da5caf..ab69214ff5 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/markdown_image/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/markdown_image/index.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 
 import {useManagedConfig} from '@mattermost/react-native-emm';
 import Clipboard from '@react-native-community/clipboard';
-import React, {useCallback, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import React, {useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Alert, Platform, StyleProp, StyleSheet, Text, TextStyle, View} from 'react-native';
+import {LongPressGestureHandler, TapGestureHandler} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import parseUrl from 'url-parse';
 
+import {GalleryInit} from '@app/context/gallery';
+import {useGalleryItem} from '@app/hooks/gallery';
 import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
 import FormattedText from '@components/formatted_text';
 import ProgressiveImage from '@components/progressive_image';
@@ -17,7 +21,8 @@ import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
 import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
 import {useIsTablet} from '@hooks/device';
 import {bottomSheet, dismissBottomSheet} from '@screens/navigation';
-import {openGallerWithMockFile} from '@utils/gallery';
+import {lookupMimeType} from '@utils/file';
+import {openGalleryAtIndex} from '@utils/gallery';
 import {generateId} from '@utils/general';
 import {calculateDimensions, getViewPortWidth, isGifTooLarge} from '@utils/images';
 import {normalizeProtocol, tryOpenURL} from '@utils/url';
@@ -28,6 +33,7 @@ type MarkdownImageProps = {
     imagesMetadata?: Record<string, PostImage>;
     isReplyPost?: boolean;
     linkDestination?: string;
+    location?: string;
     postId: string;
     source: string;
 }
@@ -50,42 +56,63 @@ const style = StyleSheet.create({
 
 const MarkdownImage = ({
     disabled, errorTextStyle, imagesMetadata, isReplyPost = false,
-    linkDestination, postId, source,
+    linkDestination, location, postId, source,
 }: MarkdownImageProps) => {
     const intl = useIntl();
     const isTablet = useIsTablet();
     const theme = useTheme();
     const managedConfig = useManagedConfig();
-    const genericFileId = useRef(generateId()).current;
+    const genericFileId = useRef(generateId('uid')).current;
+    const tapRef = useRef<TapGestureHandler>();
     const metadata = imagesMetadata?.[source] || Object.values(imagesMetadata || {})[0];
     const [failed, setFailed] = useState(isGifTooLarge(metadata));
     const originalSize = {width: metadata?.width || 0, height: metadata?.height || 0};
     const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
+    const galleryIdentifier = `${postId}-${genericFileId}-${location}`;
+    const uri = useMemo(() => {
+        if (source.startsWith('/')) {
+            return serverUrl + source;
+        }
 
-    let uri = source;
-    if (uri.startsWith('/')) {
-        uri = serverUrl + uri;
-    }
+        return source;
+    }, [source, serverUrl]);
 
-    const link = decodeURIComponent(uri);
-    let filename = parseUrl(link.substr(link.lastIndexOf('/'))).pathname.replace('/', '');
-    let extension = filename.split('.').pop();
-    if (extension === filename) {
-        const ext = filename.indexOf('.') === -1 ? '.png' : filename.substring(filename.lastIndexOf('.'));
-        filename = `${filename}${ext}`;
-        extension = ext;
-    }
+    const fileInfo = useMemo(() => {
+        const link = decodeURIComponent(uri);
+        let filename = parseUrl(link.substr(link.lastIndexOf('/'))).pathname.replace('/', '');
+        let extension = filename.split('.').pop();
+        if (extension === filename) {
+            const ext = filename.indexOf('.') === -1 ? '.png' : filename.substring(filename.lastIndexOf('.'));
+            filename = `${filename}${ext}`;
+            extension = ext;
+        }
 
-    const fileInfo = {
-        id: genericFileId,
-        name: filename,
-        extension,
-        has_preview_image: true,
-        post_id: postId,
-        uri: link,
-        width: originalSize.width,
-        height: originalSize.height,
-    };
+        return {
+            id: genericFileId,
+            name: filename,
+            extension,
+            has_preview_image: true,
+            post_id: postId,
+            uri: link,
+            width: originalSize.width,
+            height: originalSize.height,
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    const handlePreviewImage = useCallback(() => {
+        const item: GalleryItemType = {
+            ...fileInfo,
+            mime_type: lookupMimeType(fileInfo.name),
+            type: 'image',
+        };
+        openGalleryAtIndex(galleryIdentifier, 0, [item]);
+    }, []);
+
+    const {ref, onGestureEvent, styles} = useGalleryItem(
+        galleryIdentifier,
+        0,
+        handlePreviewImage,
+    );
 
     const {height, width} = calculateDimensions(fileInfo.height, fileInfo.width, getViewPortWidth(isReplyPost, isTablet));
 
@@ -150,10 +177,6 @@ const MarkdownImage = ({
         }
     }, [managedConfig, intl, theme]);
 
-    const handlePreviewImage = useCallback(() => {
-        openGallerWithMockFile(fileInfo.uri, postId, fileInfo.height, fileInfo.width, fileInfo.id);
-    }, []);
-
     const handleOnError = useCallback(() => {
         setFailed(true);
     }, []);
@@ -186,20 +209,30 @@ const MarkdownImage = ({
             );
         } else {
             image = (
-                <TouchableWithFeedback
-                    disabled={disabled}
-                    onLongPress={handleLinkLongPress}
-                    onPress={handlePreviewImage}
-                    style={[{width, height}, style.container]}
+                <LongPressGestureHandler
+                    enabled={!disabled}
+                    onGestureEvent={handleLinkLongPress}
+                    waitFor={tapRef}
                 >
-                    <ProgressiveImage
-                        id={fileInfo.id}
-                        defaultSource={{uri: fileInfo.uri}}
-                        onError={handleOnError}
-                        resizeMode='contain'
-                        style={{width, height}}
-                    />
-                </TouchableWithFeedback>
+                    <Animated.View style={[styles, {width, height}, style.container]}>
+                        <TapGestureHandler
+                            enabled={!disabled}
+                            onGestureEvent={onGestureEvent}
+                            ref={tapRef}
+                        >
+                            <Animated.View testID='markdown_image'>
+                                <ProgressiveImage
+                                    forwardRef={ref}
+                                    id={fileInfo.id}
+                                    defaultSource={{uri: fileInfo.uri}}
+                                    onError={handleOnError}
+                                    resizeMode='contain'
+                                    style={{width, height}}
+                                />
+                            </Animated.View>
+                        </TapGestureHandler>
+                    </Animated.View>
+                </LongPressGestureHandler>
             );
         }
     }
@@ -211,15 +244,23 @@ const MarkdownImage = ({
                 onLongPress={handleLinkLongPress}
                 style={[{width, height}, style.container]}
             >
-                {image}
+                <ProgressiveImage
+                    id={fileInfo.id}
+                    defaultSource={{uri: fileInfo.uri}}
+                    onError={handleOnError}
+                    resizeMode='contain'
+                    style={{width, height}}
+                />
             </TouchableWithFeedback>
         );
     }
 
     return (
-        <View testID='markdown_image'>
-            {image}
-        </View>
+        <GalleryInit galleryIdentifier={galleryIdentifier}>
+            <Animated.View testID='markdown_image'>
+                {image}
+            </Animated.View>
+        </GalleryInit>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/markdown/markdown_link/index.tsx b/app/components/markdown/markdown_link/index.tsx
index 002200d2dc..a1b315046e 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/markdown_link/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/markdown_link/index.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Clipboard from '@react-native-community/clipboard';
 import React, {Children, ReactElement, useCallback} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Alert, StyleSheet, Text, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import {of as of$} from 'rxjs';
 import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import urlParse from 'url-parse';
@@ -164,12 +165,14 @@ const MarkdownLink = ({children, experimentalNormalizeMarkdownLinks, href, siteU
     const renderChildren = experimentalNormalizeMarkdownLinks ? parseChildren() : children;
 
     return (
-        <Text
+        <TouchableOpacity
             onPress={handlePress}
             onLongPress={handleLongPress}
         >
-            {renderChildren}
-        </Text>
+            <Text>
+                {renderChildren}
+            </Text>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/markdown/markdown_table/index.tsx b/app/components/markdown/markdown_table/index.tsx
index be8a13fe42..fd6b82b2ff 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/markdown_table/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/markdown_table/index.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 import React, {PureComponent, ReactNode} from 'react';
 import {injectIntl, IntlShape} from 'react-intl';
 import {Dimensions, EventSubscription, LayoutChangeEvent, Platform, ScaledSize, ScrollView, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import LinearGradient from 'react-native-linear-gradient';
 
 import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
 import {CELL_MAX_WIDTH, CELL_MIN_WIDTH} from '@components/markdown/markdown_table_cell';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import DeviceTypes from '@constants/device';
 import {goToScreen} from '@screens/navigation';
 import {preventDoubleTap} from '@utils/tap';
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ class MarkdownTable extends PureComponent<MarkdownTableProps, MarkdownTableState
         let expandButton = null;
         if (expandButtonOffset > 0) {
             expandButton = (
-                <TouchableWithFeedback
-                    type='opacity'
+                <TouchableOpacity
                     onPress={this.handlePress}
                     style={[style.expandButton, {left: expandButtonOffset}]}
                     testID='markdown_table.expand.button'
@@ -258,15 +257,14 @@ class MarkdownTable extends PureComponent<MarkdownTableProps, MarkdownTableState
                             />
                         </View>
                     </View>
-                </TouchableWithFeedback>
+                </TouchableOpacity>
             );
         }
 
         return (
-            <TouchableWithFeedback
+            <TouchableOpacity
                 style={style.tablePadding}
                 onPress={this.handlePress}
-                type='opacity'
                 testID='markdown_table'
             >
                 <ScrollView
@@ -281,7 +279,7 @@ class MarkdownTable extends PureComponent<MarkdownTableProps, MarkdownTableState
                 {moreRight}
                 {moreBelow}
                 {expandButton}
-            </TouchableWithFeedback>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/components/markdown/markdown_table_image/index.tsx b/app/components/markdown/markdown_table_image/index.tsx
index 5380133712..d6626e8cce 100644
--- a/app/components/markdown/markdown_table_image/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/markdown/markdown_table_image/index.tsx
@@ -3,36 +3,40 @@
 
 import React, {memo, useCallback, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TapGestureHandler} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import parseUrl from 'url-parse';
 
 import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
 import ProgressiveImage from '@components/progressive_image';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
-import {openGallerWithMockFile} from '@utils/gallery';
+import {useGalleryItem} from '@hooks/gallery';
+import {fileToGalleryItem, openGalleryAtIndex} from '@utils/gallery';
 import {generateId} from '@utils/general';
 import {calculateDimensions, isGifTooLarge} from '@utils/images';
 
 type MarkdownTableImageProps = {
     disabled?: boolean;
     imagesMetadata: Record<string, PostImage>;
+    location?: string;
     postId: string;
     serverURL?: string;
     source: string;
 }
 
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+const style = StyleSheet.create({
     container: {
         alignItems: 'center',
         flex: 1,
     },
 });
 
-const MarkTableImage = ({disabled, imagesMetadata, postId, serverURL, source}: MarkdownTableImageProps) => {
+const MarkTableImage = ({disabled, imagesMetadata, location, postId, serverURL, source}: MarkdownTableImageProps) => {
     const metadata = imagesMetadata[source];
-    const fileId = useRef(generateId()).current;
+    const fileId = useRef(generateId('uid')).current;
     const [failed, setFailed] = useState(isGifTooLarge(metadata));
     const currentServerUrl = useServerUrl();
+    const galleryIdentifier = `${postId}-${fileId}-${location}`;
 
     const getImageSource = () => {
         let uri = source;
@@ -78,9 +82,19 @@ const MarkTableImage = ({disabled, imagesMetadata, postId, serverURL, source}: M
         if (!file?.uri) {
             return;
         }
-        openGallerWithMockFile(file.uri, file.post_id, file.height, file.width, file.id);
+        const item: GalleryItemType = {
+            ...fileToGalleryItem(file),
+            type: 'image',
+        };
+        openGalleryAtIndex(galleryIdentifier, 0, [item]);
     }, []);
 
+    const {ref, onGestureEvent, styles} = useGalleryItem(
+        galleryIdentifier,
+        0,
+        handlePreviewImage,
+    );
+
     const onLoadFailed = useCallback(() => {
         setFailed(true);
     }, []);
@@ -96,24 +110,29 @@ const MarkTableImage = ({disabled, imagesMetadata, postId, serverURL, source}: M
     } else {
         const {height, width} = calculateDimensions(metadata.height, metadata.width, 100, 100);
         image = (
-            <TouchableWithFeedback
-                disabled={disabled}
-                onPress={handlePreviewImage}
-                style={{width, height}}
+            <TapGestureHandler
+                enabled={!disabled}
+                onGestureEvent={onGestureEvent}
             >
-                <ProgressiveImage
-                    id={fileId}
-                    defaultSource={{uri: source}}
-                    onError={onLoadFailed}
-                    resizeMode='contain'
-                    style={{width, height}}
-                />
-            </TouchableWithFeedback>
+                <Animated.View
+                    style={[styles, {width, height}]}
+                    testID='markdown_table_image'
+                >
+                    <ProgressiveImage
+                        id={fileId}
+                        defaultSource={{uri: source}}
+                        forwardRef={ref}
+                        onError={onLoadFailed}
+                        resizeMode='contain'
+                        style={{width, height}}
+                    />
+                </Animated.View>
+            </TapGestureHandler>
         );
     }
 
     return (
-        <View style={styles.container}>
+        <View style={style.container}>
             {image}
         </View>
     );
diff --git a/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.tsx b/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.tsx
index 3fa4a5255c..4f135c2a97 100644
--- a/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_draft/draft_input/index.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Props = {
     testID?: string;
     channelId: string;
     rootId?: string;
+    currentUserId: string;
 
     // Cursor Position Handler
     updateCursorPosition: (pos: number) => void;
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme) => {
 export default function DraftInput({
     testID,
     channelId,
+    currentUserId,
     files,
     maxMessageLength,
     rootId = '',
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ export default function DraftInput({
                         sendMessage={sendMessage}
                     />
                     <Uploads
+                        currentUserId={currentUserId}
                         files={files}
                         uploadFileError={uploadFileError}
                         channelId={channelId}
diff --git a/app/components/post_draft/send_handler/send_handler.tsx b/app/components/post_draft/send_handler/send_handler.tsx
index 51af3aab3b..765427ed09 100644
--- a/app/components/post_draft/send_handler/send_handler.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_draft/send_handler/send_handler.tsx
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ export default function SendHandler({
         <DraftInput
             testID={testID}
             channelId={channelId}
+            currentUserId={currentUserId}
             rootId={rootId}
             cursorPosition={cursorPosition}
             updateCursorPosition={updateCursorPosition}
diff --git a/app/components/post_draft/uploads/index.tsx b/app/components/post_draft/uploads/index.tsx
index e46351e845..1e8f0591e2 100644
--- a/app/components/post_draft/uploads/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_draft/uploads/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import React, {useCallback, useEffect} from 'react';
+import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef} from 'react';
 import {
     ScrollView,
     Text,
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import {
 } from 'react-native';
 import Animated, {useAnimatedStyle, useSharedValue, withTiming} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
+import {GalleryInit} from '@context/gallery';
 import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
 import DraftUploadManager from '@init/draft_upload_manager';
-import {openGalleryAtIndex} from '@utils/gallery';
+import {fileToGalleryItem, openGalleryAtIndex} from '@utils/gallery';
 import {makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 
 import UploadItem from './upload_item';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const ERROR_HEIGHT_MAX = 20;
 const ERROR_HEIGHT_MIN = 0;
 
 type Props = {
+    currentUserId: string;
     files: FileInfo[];
     uploadFileError: React.ReactNode;
     channelId: string;
@@ -67,16 +69,19 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme) => {
 });
 
 export default function Uploads({
+    currentUserId,
     files,
     uploadFileError,
     channelId,
     rootId,
 }: Props) {
+    const galleryIdentifier = `${channelId}-uploadedItems-${rootId}`;
     const theme = useTheme();
     const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
 
     const errorHeight = useSharedValue(ERROR_HEIGHT_MIN);
     const containerHeight = useSharedValue(CONTAINER_HEIGHT_MAX);
+    const filesForGallery = useRef(files.filter((f) => !f.failed && !DraftUploadManager.isUploading(f.clientId!)));
 
     const errorAnimatedStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
         return {
@@ -90,9 +95,13 @@ export default function Uploads({
         };
     });
 
-    const fileContainerStyle = {
+    const fileContainerStyle = useMemo(() => ({
         paddingBottom: files.length ? 5 : 0,
-    };
+    }), [files.length]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        filesForGallery.current = files.filter((f) => !f.failed && !DraftUploadManager.isUploading(f.clientId!));
+    }, [files]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (uploadFileError) {
@@ -111,19 +120,21 @@ export default function Uploads({
     }, [files.length > 0]);
 
     const openGallery = useCallback((file: FileInfo) => {
-        const galleryFiles = files.filter((f) => !f.failed && !DraftUploadManager.isUploading(f.clientId!));
-        const index = galleryFiles.indexOf(file);
-        openGalleryAtIndex(index, galleryFiles);
-    }, [files]);
+        const items = filesForGallery.current.map((f) => fileToGalleryItem(f, currentUserId));
+        const index = filesForGallery.current.findIndex((f) => f.clientId === file.clientId);
+        openGalleryAtIndex(galleryIdentifier, index, items, true);
+    }, [currentUserId, files]);
 
     const buildFilePreviews = () => {
-        return files.map((file) => {
+        return files.map((file, index) => {
             return (
                 <UploadItem
-                    key={file.clientId}
-                    file={file}
-                    openGallery={openGallery}
                     channelId={channelId}
+                    galleryIdentifier={galleryIdentifier}
+                    index={index}
+                    file={file}
+                    key={file.clientId}
+                    openGallery={openGallery}
                     rootId={rootId}
                 />
             );
@@ -131,33 +142,35 @@ export default function Uploads({
     };
 
     return (
-        <View style={style.previewContainer}>
-            <Animated.View
-                style={[style.fileContainer, fileContainerStyle, containerAnimatedStyle]}
-            >
-                <ScrollView
-                    horizontal={true}
-                    style={style.scrollView}
-                    contentContainerStyle={style.scrollViewContent}
-                    keyboardShouldPersistTaps={'handled'}
+        <GalleryInit galleryIdentifier={galleryIdentifier}>
+            <View style={style.previewContainer}>
+                <Animated.View
+                    style={[style.fileContainer, fileContainerStyle, containerAnimatedStyle]}
                 >
-                    {buildFilePreviews()}
-                </ScrollView>
-            </Animated.View>
+                    <ScrollView
+                        horizontal={true}
+                        style={style.scrollView}
+                        contentContainerStyle={style.scrollViewContent}
+                        keyboardShouldPersistTaps={'handled'}
+                    >
+                        {buildFilePreviews()}
+                    </ScrollView>
+                </Animated.View>
 
-            <Animated.View
-                style={[style.errorContainer, errorAnimatedStyle]}
-            >
-                {Boolean(uploadFileError) &&
-                <View style={style.errorTextContainer}>
+                <Animated.View
+                    style={[style.errorContainer, errorAnimatedStyle]}
+                >
+                    {Boolean(uploadFileError) &&
+                    <View style={style.errorTextContainer}>
 
-                    <Text style={style.warning}>
-                        {uploadFileError}
-                    </Text>
+                        <Text style={style.warning}>
+                            {uploadFileError}
+                        </Text>
 
-                </View>
-                }
-            </Animated.View>
-        </View>
+                    </View>
+                    }
+                </Animated.View>
+            </View>
+        </GalleryInit>
     );
 }
diff --git a/app/components/post_draft/uploads/upload_item/index.tsx b/app/components/post_draft/uploads/upload_item/index.tsx
index 93efd940ff..0d98b2f4d1 100644
--- a/app/components/post_draft/uploads/upload_item/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_draft/uploads/upload_item/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
-import {StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, View} from 'react-native';
+import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TapGestureHandler} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import {updateDraftFile} from '@actions/local/draft';
 import FileIcon from '@components/post_list/post/body/files/file_icon';
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@ import ProgressBar from '@components/progress_bar';
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
 import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
 import useDidUpdate from '@hooks/did_update';
+import {useGalleryItem} from '@hooks/gallery';
 import DraftUploadManager from '@init/draft_upload_manager';
 import {isImage} from '@utils/file';
 import {changeOpacity} from '@utils/theme';
@@ -19,13 +22,15 @@ import UploadRemove from './upload_remove';
 import UploadRetry from './upload_retry';
 
 type Props = {
-    file: FileInfo;
     channelId: string;
-    rootId: string;
+    galleryIdentifier: string;
+    index: number;
+    file: FileInfo;
     openGallery: (file: FileInfo) => void;
+    rootId: string;
 }
 
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+const style = StyleSheet.create({
     preview: {
         paddingTop: 5,
         marginLeft: 12,
@@ -52,10 +57,8 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 });
 
 export default function UploadItem({
-    file,
-    channelId,
-    rootId,
-    openGallery,
+    channelId, galleryIdentifier, index, file,
+    rootId, openGallery,
 }: Props) {
     const theme = useTheme();
     const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
@@ -101,11 +104,14 @@ export default function UploadItem({
         DraftUploadManager.registerProgressHandler(newFile.clientId!, setProgress);
     }, [serverUrl, channelId, rootId, file]);
 
+    const {styles, onGestureEvent, ref} = useGalleryItem(galleryIdentifier, index, handlePress);
+
     const filePreviewComponent = useMemo(() => {
         if (isImage(file)) {
             return (
                 <ImageFile
                     file={file}
+                    forwardRef={ref}
                     resizeMode='cover'
                 />
             );
@@ -122,21 +128,21 @@ export default function UploadItem({
     return (
         <View
             key={file.clientId}
-            style={styles.preview}
+            style={style.preview}
         >
-            <View style={styles.previewContainer}>
-                <TouchableOpacity onPress={handlePress}>
-                    <View style={styles.filePreview}>
+            <View style={style.previewContainer}>
+                <TapGestureHandler onGestureEvent={onGestureEvent}>
+                    <Animated.View style={[styles, style.filePreview]}>
                         {filePreviewComponent}
-                    </View>
-                </TouchableOpacity>
+                    </Animated.View>
+                </TapGestureHandler>
                 {file.failed &&
                 <UploadRetry
                     onPress={retryFileUpload}
                 />
                 }
                 {loading && !file.failed &&
-                <View style={styles.progress}>
+                <View style={style.progress}>
                     <ProgressBar
                         progress={progress || 0}
                         color={theme.buttonBg}
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/avatar/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/avatar/index.tsx
index 148b2f0566..dbc65c0817 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/avatar/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/avatar/index.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import React, {ReactNode, useRef} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Keyboard, Platform, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
 import FastImage from 'react-native-fast-image';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import {of as of$} from 'rxjs';
 import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
 import ProfilePicture from '@components/profile_picture';
 import SystemAvatar from '@components/system_avatar';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {View as ViewConstant} from '@constants';
 import {MM_TABLES, SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@constants/database';
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
@@ -140,12 +140,9 @@ const Avatar = ({author, enablePostIconOverride, isAutoReponse, isSystemPost, po
 
     if (!fromWebHook) {
         component = (
-            <TouchableWithFeedback
-                onPress={onViewUserProfile}
-                type={'opacity'}
-            >
+            <TouchableOpacity onPress={onViewUserProfile}>
                 {component}
-            </TouchableWithFeedback>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/add_members/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/add_members/index.tsx
index 01005edc75..06e4580b3c 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/add_members/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/add_members/index.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import withObservables from '@nozbe/with-observables';
 import React, {ReactNode} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Text} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import {of as of$} from 'rxjs';
 import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
@@ -181,16 +182,14 @@ const AddMembers = ({channelType, currentUser, post, theme}: AddMembersProps) =>
                     defaultMessage={outOfChannelMessageText}
                     style={styles.message}
                 />
-                <Text
-                    style={textStyles.link}
-                    testID='add_channel_member_link'
-                    onPress={handleAddChannelMember}
-                >
+                <TouchableOpacity onPress={handleAddChannelMember}>
                     <FormattedText
                         id={linkId}
                         defaultMessage={linkText}
+                        style={textStyles.link}
+                        testID='add_channel_member_link'
                     />
-                </Text>
+                </TouchableOpacity>
                 <FormattedText
                     id={'post_body.check_for_out_of_channel_mentions.message_last'}
                     defaultMessage={'? They will have access to all message history.'}
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/image_preview/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/image_preview/index.tsx
index aff931e439..8364449e32 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/image_preview/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/image_preview/index.tsx
@@ -5,23 +5,26 @@ import {Q} from '@nozbe/watermelondb';
 import {withDatabase} from '@nozbe/watermelondb/DatabaseProvider';
 import withObservables from '@nozbe/with-observables';
 import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
-import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+import {Animated, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TapGestureHandler} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import {of as of$} from 'rxjs';
 import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {getRedirectLocation} from '@actions/remote/general';
 import FileIcon from '@components/post_list/post/body/files/file_icon';
 import ProgressiveImage from '@components/progressive_image';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {MM_TABLES, SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@constants/database';
+import {GalleryInit} from '@context/gallery';
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
 import {useIsTablet} from '@hooks/device';
 import useDidUpdate from '@hooks/did_update';
-import {openGallerWithMockFile} from '@utils/gallery';
+import {useGalleryItem} from '@hooks/gallery';
+import {lookupMimeType} from '@utils/file';
+import {openGalleryAtIndex} from '@utils/gallery';
 import {generateId} from '@utils/general';
 import {calculateDimensions, getViewPortWidth, isGifTooLarge} from '@utils/images';
 import {changeOpacity} from '@utils/theme';
-import {isImageLink, isValidUrl} from '@utils/url';
+import {extractFilenameFromUrl, isImageLink, isValidUrl} from '@utils/url';
 
 import type {WithDatabaseArgs} from '@typings/database/database';
 import type SystemModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/system';
@@ -30,12 +33,13 @@ type ImagePreviewProps = {
     expandedLink?: string;
     isReplyPost: boolean;
     link: string;
+    location: string;
     metadata: PostMetadata;
     postId: string;
     theme: Theme;
 }
 
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+const style = StyleSheet.create({
     imageContainer: {
         alignItems: 'flex-start',
         justifyContent: 'flex-start',
@@ -50,10 +54,11 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     },
 });
 
-const ImagePreview = ({expandedLink, isReplyPost, link, metadata, postId, theme}: ImagePreviewProps) => {
+const ImagePreview = ({expandedLink, isReplyPost, link, location, metadata, postId, theme}: ImagePreviewProps) => {
+    const galleryIdentifier = `${postId}-ImagePreview-${location}`;
     const [error, setError] = useState(false);
     const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
-    const fileId = useRef(generateId()).current;
+    const fileId = useRef(generateId('uid')).current;
     const [imageUrl, setImageUrl] = useState(expandedLink || link);
     const isTablet = useIsTablet();
     const imageProps = metadata.images![link];
@@ -63,9 +68,25 @@ const ImagePreview = ({expandedLink, isReplyPost, link, metadata, postId, theme}
         setError(true);
     }, []);
 
-    const onPress = useCallback(() => {
-        openGallerWithMockFile(imageUrl, postId, imageProps.height, imageProps.width, fileId);
-    }, [imageUrl]);
+    const onPress = () => {
+        const item: GalleryItemType = {
+            id: fileId,
+            postId,
+            uri: imageUrl,
+            width: imageProps.width,
+            height: imageProps.height,
+            name: extractFilenameFromUrl(imageUrl) || 'imagePreview.png',
+            mime_type: lookupMimeType(imageUrl) || 'images/png',
+            type: 'image',
+        };
+        openGalleryAtIndex(galleryIdentifier, 0, [item]);
+    };
+
+    const {ref, onGestureEvent, styles} = useGalleryItem(
+        galleryIdentifier,
+        0,
+        onPress,
+    );
 
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!isImageLink(link) && expandedLink === undefined) {
@@ -89,8 +110,8 @@ const ImagePreview = ({expandedLink, isReplyPost, link, metadata, postId, theme}
 
     if (error || !isValidUrl(expandedLink || link) || isGifTooLarge(imageProps)) {
         return (
-            <View style={[styles.imageContainer, {height: dimensions.height, borderWidth: 1, borderColor: changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.2)}]}>
-                <View style={[styles.image, {width: dimensions.width, height: dimensions.height}]}>
+            <View style={[style.imageContainer, {height: dimensions.height, borderWidth: 1, borderColor: changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.2)}]}>
+                <View style={[style.image, {width: dimensions.width, height: dimensions.height}]}>
                     <FileIcon
                         failed={true}
                     />
@@ -99,23 +120,23 @@ const ImagePreview = ({expandedLink, isReplyPost, link, metadata, postId, theme}
         );
     }
 
-    // Note that the onPress prop of TouchableWithoutFeedback only works if its child is a View
     return (
-        <TouchableWithFeedback
-            onPress={onPress}
-            style={[styles.imageContainer, {height: dimensions.height}]}
-            type={'none'}
-        >
-            <View>
-                <ProgressiveImage
-                    id={fileId}
-                    style={[styles.image, {width: dimensions.width, height: dimensions.height}]}
-                    imageUri={imageUrl}
-                    resizeMode='contain'
-                    onError={onError}
-                />
-            </View>
-        </TouchableWithFeedback>
+        <GalleryInit galleryIdentifier={galleryIdentifier}>
+            <Animated.View style={[styles, style.imageContainer, {height: dimensions.height}]}>
+                <TapGestureHandler onGestureEvent={onGestureEvent}>
+                    <Animated.View testID={`ImagePreview-${fileId}`}>
+                        <ProgressiveImage
+                            forwardRef={ref}
+                            id={fileId}
+                            imageUri={imageUrl}
+                            onError={onError}
+                            resizeMode='contain'
+                            style={[style.image, {width: dimensions.width, height: dimensions.height}]}
+                        />
+                    </Animated.View>
+                </TapGestureHandler>
+            </Animated.View>
+        </GalleryInit>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/index.tsx
index e25324455d..db7a2a50f5 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/index.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type PostModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/post';
 
 type ContentProps = {
     isReplyPost: boolean;
+    location: string;
     post: PostModel;
     theme: Theme;
 }
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ const contentType: Record<string, string> = {
     youtube: 'youtube',
 };
 
-const Content = ({isReplyPost, post, theme}: ContentProps) => {
+const Content = ({isReplyPost, location, post, theme}: ContentProps) => {
     let type: string = post.metadata?.embeds?.[0].type as string;
     if (!type && post.props?.attachments?.length) {
         type = contentType.app_bindings;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ const Content = ({isReplyPost, post, theme}: ContentProps) => {
             return (
                 <ImagePreview
                     isReplyPost={isReplyPost}
+                    location={location}
                     metadata={post.metadata!}
                     postId={post.id}
                     theme={theme}
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ const Content = ({isReplyPost, post, theme}: ContentProps) => {
             return (
                 <Opengraph
                     isReplyPost={isReplyPost}
+                    location={location}
                     metadata={post.metadata!}
                     postId={post.id}
                     removeLinkPreview={post.props?.remove_link_preview === 'true'}
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ const Content = ({isReplyPost, post, theme}: ContentProps) => {
                 return (
                     <MessageAttachments
                         attachments={post.props.attachments}
+                        location={location}
                         metadata={post.metadata!}
                         postId={post.id}
                         theme={theme}
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_author.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_author.tsx
index f531b94415..f80da28ee8 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_author.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_author.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Alert, Text, View} from 'react-native';
 import FastImage from 'react-native-fast-image';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 import {tryOpenURL} from '@utils/url';
@@ -68,13 +69,14 @@ const AttachmentAuthor = ({icon, link, name, theme}: Props) => {
             />
             }
             {Boolean(name) &&
-            <Text
-                key='author_name'
-                style={[style.name, Boolean(link) && style.link]}
-                onPress={openLink}
-            >
-                {name}
-            </Text>
+            <TouchableOpacity onPress={openLink}>
+                <Text
+                    key='author_name'
+                    style={[style.name, Boolean(link) && style.link]}
+                >
+                    {name}
+                </Text>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
             }
         </View>
     );
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_image/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_image/index.tsx
index ff6d97beaf..58f42f2890 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_image/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_image/index.tsx
@@ -3,16 +3,20 @@
 
 import React, {useCallback, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
+import {TapGestureHandler} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import FileIcon from '@components/post_list/post/body/files/file_icon';
 import ProgressiveImage from '@components/progressive_image';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
+import {GalleryInit} from '@context/gallery';
 import {useIsTablet} from '@hooks/device';
-import {openGallerWithMockFile} from '@utils/gallery';
+import {useGalleryItem} from '@hooks/gallery';
+import {lookupMimeType} from '@utils/file';
+import {openGalleryAtIndex} from '@utils/gallery';
 import {generateId} from '@utils/general';
 import {isGifTooLarge, calculateDimensions, getViewPortWidth} from '@utils/images';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
-import {isValidUrl} from '@utils/url';
+import {extractFilenameFromUrl, isValidUrl} from '@utils/url';
 
 const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
     return {
@@ -41,13 +45,15 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
 export type Props = {
     imageMetadata: PostImage;
     imageUrl: string;
+    location: string;
     postId: string;
     theme: Theme;
 }
 
-const AttachmentImage = ({imageUrl, imageMetadata, postId, theme}: Props) => {
+const AttachmentImage = ({imageUrl, imageMetadata, location, postId, theme}: Props) => {
+    const galleryIdentifier = `${postId}-AttachmentImage-${location}`;
     const [error, setError] = useState(false);
-    const fileId = useRef(generateId()).current;
+    const fileId = useRef(generateId('uid')).current;
     const isTablet = useIsTablet();
     const {height, width} = calculateDimensions(imageMetadata.height, imageMetadata.width, getViewPortWidth(false, isTablet));
     const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
@@ -56,9 +62,25 @@ const AttachmentImage = ({imageUrl, imageMetadata, postId, theme}: Props) => {
         setError(true);
     }, []);
 
-    const onPress = useCallback(() => {
-        openGallerWithMockFile(imageUrl, postId, imageMetadata.height, imageMetadata.width);
-    }, [imageUrl]);
+    const onPress = () => {
+        const item: GalleryItemType = {
+            id: fileId,
+            postId,
+            uri: imageUrl,
+            width: imageMetadata.width,
+            height: imageMetadata.height,
+            name: extractFilenameFromUrl(imageUrl) || 'attachmentImage.png',
+            mime_type: lookupMimeType(imageUrl) || 'images/png',
+            type: 'image',
+        };
+        openGalleryAtIndex(galleryIdentifier, 0, [item]);
+    };
+
+    const {ref, onGestureEvent, styles} = useGalleryItem(
+        galleryIdentifier,
+        0,
+        onPress,
+    );
 
     if (error || !isValidUrl(imageUrl) || isGifTooLarge(imageMetadata)) {
         return (
@@ -73,24 +95,23 @@ const AttachmentImage = ({imageUrl, imageMetadata, postId, theme}: Props) => {
     }
 
     return (
-        <TouchableWithFeedback
-            onPress={onPress}
-            style={[style.container, {width}]}
-            type={'none'}
-        >
-            <View
-                style={[style.imageContainer, {width, height}]}
-            >
-                <ProgressiveImage
-                    id={fileId}
-                    imageStyle={style.attachmentMargin}
-                    imageUri={imageUrl}
-                    onError={onError}
-                    resizeMode='contain'
-                    style={{height, width}}
-                />
-            </View>
-        </TouchableWithFeedback>
+        <GalleryInit galleryIdentifier={galleryIdentifier}>
+            <Animated.View style={[styles, style.container, {width}]}>
+                <TapGestureHandler onGestureEvent={onGestureEvent}>
+                    <Animated.View testID={`attachmentImage-${fileId}`}>
+                        <ProgressiveImage
+                            forwardRef={ref}
+                            id={fileId}
+                            imageStyle={style.attachmentMargin}
+                            imageUri={imageUrl}
+                            onError={onError}
+                            resizeMode='contain'
+                            style={{height, width}}
+                        />
+                    </Animated.View>
+                </TapGestureHandler>
+            </Animated.View>
+        </GalleryInit>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_title.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_title.tsx
index 326e25efe2..723fdff9a5 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_title.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/attachment_title.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Alert, Text, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import Markdown from '@components/markdown';
 import {makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
@@ -59,12 +60,11 @@ const AttachmentTitle = ({link, theme, value}: Props) => {
     let title;
     if (link) {
         title = (
-            <Text
-                style={[style.title, Boolean(link) && style.link]}
-                onPress={openLink}
-            >
-                {value}
-            </Text>
+            <TouchableOpacity onPress={openLink}>
+                <Text style={[style.title, Boolean(link) && style.link]}>
+                    {value}
+                </Text>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
         );
     } else {
         title = (
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/index.tsx
index 9657afa846..68a8338985 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/index.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import MessageAttachment from './message_attachment';
 
 type Props = {
     attachments: MessageAttachment[];
-    postId: string;
+    location: string;
     metadata?: PostMetadata;
+    postId: string;
     theme: Theme;
 }
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     },
 });
 
-const MessageAttachments = ({attachments, metadata, postId, theme}: Props) => {
+const MessageAttachments = ({attachments, location, metadata, postId, theme}: Props) => {
     const content = [] as React.ReactNode[];
 
     attachments.forEach((attachment, i) => {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const MessageAttachments = ({attachments, metadata, postId, theme}: Props) => {
             <MessageAttachment
                 attachment={attachment}
                 key={'att_' + i.toString()}
+                location={location}
                 metadata={metadata}
                 postId={postId}
                 theme={theme}
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/message_attachment.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/message_attachment.tsx
index a79fba1f0e..6c0b6ee8dc 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/message_attachment.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/message_attachment.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import AttachmentTitle from './attachment_title';
 
 type Props = {
     attachment: MessageAttachment;
+    location: string;
     metadata?: PostMetadata;
     postId: string;
     theme: Theme;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
     };
 });
 
-export default function MessageAttachment({attachment, metadata, postId, theme}: Props) {
+export default function MessageAttachment({attachment, location, metadata, postId, theme}: Props) {
     const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
     const blockStyles = getMarkdownBlockStyles(theme);
     const textStyles = getMarkdownTextStyles(theme);
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ export default function MessageAttachment({attachment, metadata, postId, theme}:
                     <AttachmentImage
                         imageUrl={attachment.image_url}
                         imageMetadata={metadata!.images![attachment.image_url]}
+                        location={location}
                         postId={postId}
                         theme={theme}
                     />
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/opengraph/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/opengraph/index.tsx
index 0e0c8199f7..f2658be295 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/opengraph/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/opengraph/index.tsx
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import withObservables from '@nozbe/with-observables';
 import React from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Alert, Text, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import {of as of$} from 'rxjs';
 import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {Preferences} from '@constants';
 import {MM_TABLES, SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@constants/database';
 import {getPreferenceAsBool} from '@helpers/api/preference';
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import type SystemModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/system';
 
 type OpengraphProps = {
     isReplyPost: boolean;
+    location: string;
     metadata: PostMetadata;
     postId: string;
     showLinkPreviews: boolean;
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ const selectOpenGraphData = (url: string, metadata: PostMetadata) => {
     })?.data;
 };
 
-const Opengraph = ({isReplyPost, metadata, postId, showLinkPreviews, theme}: OpengraphProps) => {
+const Opengraph = ({isReplyPost, location, metadata, postId, showLinkPreviews, theme}: OpengraphProps) => {
     const intl = useIntl();
     const link = metadata.embeds![0]!.url;
     const openGraphData = selectOpenGraphData(link, metadata);
@@ -123,10 +124,9 @@ const Opengraph = ({isReplyPost, metadata, postId, showLinkPreviews, theme}: Ope
     if (title) {
         siteTitle = (
             <View style={style.wrapper}>
-                <TouchableWithFeedback
+                <TouchableOpacity
                     style={style.flex}
                     onPress={goToLink}
-                    type={'opacity'}
                 >
                     <Text
                         style={[style.siteTitle, {marginRight: isReplyPost ? 10 : 0}]}
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ const Opengraph = ({isReplyPost, metadata, postId, showLinkPreviews, theme}: Ope
                     >
                         {title as string}
                     </Text>
-                </TouchableWithFeedback>
+                </TouchableOpacity>
             </View>
         );
     }
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ const Opengraph = ({isReplyPost, metadata, postId, showLinkPreviews, theme}: Ope
             {hasImage &&
             <OpengraphImage
                 isReplyPost={isReplyPost}
+                location={location}
                 openGraphImages={openGraphData.images as never[]}
                 metadata={metadata}
                 postId={postId}
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ const Opengraph = ({isReplyPost, metadata, postId, showLinkPreviews, theme}: Ope
     );
 };
 
-const withOpenGraphInput = withObservables(
+const enhanced = withObservables(
     ['removeLinkPreview'], ({database, removeLinkPreview}: WithDatabaseArgs & {removeLinkPreview: boolean}) => {
         if (removeLinkPreview) {
             return {showLinkPreviews: of$(false)};
@@ -198,4 +199,4 @@ const withOpenGraphInput = withObservables(
         return {showLinkPreviews};
     });
 
-export default withDatabase(withOpenGraphInput(React.memo(Opengraph)));
+export default withDatabase(enhanced(React.memo(Opengraph)));
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/opengraph/opengraph_image/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/opengraph/opengraph_image/index.tsx
index cc55a6f652..069ed57e1f 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/opengraph/opengraph_image/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/opengraph/opengraph_image/index.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import React, {useCallback, useRef} from 'react';
-import {useWindowDimensions, View} from 'react-native';
+import React, {useMemo, useRef} from 'react';
+import {useWindowDimensions} from 'react-native';
 import FastImage, {Source} from 'react-native-fast-image';
+import {TapGestureHandler} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {Device as DeviceConstant, View as ViewConstants} from '@constants';
-import {openGallerWithMockFile} from '@utils/gallery';
+import {GalleryInit} from '@context/gallery';
+import {useGalleryItem} from '@hooks/gallery';
+import {lookupMimeType} from '@utils/file';
+import {openGalleryAtIndex} from '@utils/gallery';
 import {generateId} from '@utils/general';
 import {calculateDimensions} from '@utils/images';
 import {BestImage, getNearestPoint} from '@utils/opengraph';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
-import {isValidUrl} from '@utils/url';
+import {extractFilenameFromUrl, isValidUrl} from '@utils/url';
 
 type OpengraphImageProps = {
     isReplyPost: boolean;
+    location: string;
     metadata: PostMetadata;
     openGraphImages: never[];
     postId: string;
@@ -49,14 +54,16 @@ const getViewPostWidth = (isReplyPost: boolean, deviceHeight: number, deviceWidt
     return viewPortWidth - tabletOffset;
 };
 
-const OpengraphImage = ({isReplyPost, metadata, openGraphImages, postId, theme}: OpengraphImageProps) => {
-    const fileId = useRef(generateId()).current;
+const OpengraphImage = ({isReplyPost, location, metadata, openGraphImages, postId, theme}: OpengraphImageProps) => {
+    const fileId = useRef(generateId('uid')).current;
     const dimensions = useWindowDimensions();
     const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
-    const bestDimensions = {
+    const galleryIdentifier = `${postId}-OpenGraphImage-${location}`;
+
+    const bestDimensions = useMemo(() => ({
         height: MAX_IMAGE_HEIGHT,
         width: getViewPostWidth(isReplyPost, dimensions.height, dimensions.width),
-    };
+    }), [isReplyPost, dimensions]);
     const bestImage = getNearestPoint(bestDimensions, openGraphImages, 'width', 'height') as BestImage;
     const imageUrl = (bestImage.secure_url || bestImage.url)!;
     const imagesMetadata = metadata.images;
@@ -81,30 +88,50 @@ const OpengraphImage = ({isReplyPost, metadata, openGraphImages, postId, theme}:
         imageDimensions = calculateDimensions(ogImage.height, ogImage.width, getViewPostWidth(isReplyPost, dimensions.height, dimensions.width));
     }
 
-    const onPress = useCallback(() => {
-        openGallerWithMockFile(imageUrl, postId, imageDimensions.height, imageDimensions.width, fileId);
-    }, []);
+    const onPress = () => {
+        const item: GalleryItemType = {
+            id: fileId,
+            postId,
+            uri: imageUrl,
+            width: imageDimensions.width,
+            height: imageDimensions.height,
+            name: extractFilenameFromUrl(imageUrl) || 'openGraph.png',
+            mime_type: lookupMimeType(imageUrl) || 'images/png',
+            type: 'image',
+        };
+        openGalleryAtIndex(galleryIdentifier, 0, [item]);
+    };
 
     const source: Source = {};
     if (isValidUrl(imageUrl)) {
         source.uri = imageUrl;
     }
 
+    const {ref, onGestureEvent, styles} = useGalleryItem(
+        galleryIdentifier,
+        0,
+        onPress,
+    );
+
     const dimensionsStyle = {width: imageDimensions.width, height: imageDimensions.height};
     return (
-        <View style={[style.imageContainer, dimensionsStyle]}>
-            <TouchableWithFeedback
-                onPress={onPress}
-                type={'none'}
-            >
-                <FastImage
-                    style={[style.image, dimensionsStyle]}
-                    source={source}
-                    resizeMode='contain'
-                    nativeID={`image-${fileId}`}
-                />
-            </TouchableWithFeedback>
-        </View>
+        <GalleryInit galleryIdentifier={galleryIdentifier}>
+            <Animated.View style={[styles, style.imageContainer, dimensionsStyle]}>
+                <TapGestureHandler onGestureEvent={onGestureEvent}>
+                    <Animated.View testID={`OpenGraphImage-${fileId}`}>
+                        <FastImage
+                            style={[style.image, dimensionsStyle]}
+                            source={source}
+
+                            // @ts-expect-error legacy ref
+                            ref={ref}
+                            resizeMode='contain'
+                            nativeID={`OpenGraphImage-${fileId}`}
+                        />
+                    </Animated.View>
+                </TapGestureHandler>
+            </Animated.View>
+        </GalleryInit>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/youtube/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/youtube/index.tsx
index 15f78ea489..038c6f37e7 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/youtube/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/youtube/index.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import {withDatabase} from '@nozbe/watermelondb/DatabaseProvider';
 import withObservables from '@nozbe/with-observables';
 import React, {useCallback} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
-import {Alert, Image, Platform, StatusBar, StyleSheet} from 'react-native';
+import {Alert, Image, Platform, StatusBar, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import {YouTubeStandaloneAndroid, YouTubeStandaloneIOS} from 'react-native-youtube';
 import {of as of$} from 'rxjs';
 import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import ProgressiveImage from '@components/progressive_image';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {MM_TABLES, SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@constants/database';
 import {useIsTablet} from '@hooks/device';
 import {emptyFunction} from '@utils/general';
@@ -157,10 +157,9 @@ const YouTube = ({googleDeveloperKey, isReplyPost, metadata}: YouTubeProps) => {
     }
 
     return (
-        <TouchableWithFeedback
+        <TouchableOpacity
             style={[styles.imageContainer, {height: dimensions.height}]}
             onPress={playYouTubeVideo}
-            type={'opacity'}
         >
             <ProgressiveImage
                 id={imgUrl}
@@ -170,15 +169,11 @@ const YouTube = ({googleDeveloperKey, isReplyPost, metadata}: YouTubeProps) => {
                 resizeMode='cover'
                 onError={emptyFunction}
             >
-                <TouchableWithFeedback
-                    style={styles.playButton}
-                    onPress={playYouTubeVideo}
-                    type={'opacity'}
-                >
+                <View style={styles.playButton}>
                     <Image source={require('@assets/images/icons/youtube-play-icon.png')}/>
-                </TouchableWithFeedback>
+                </View>
             </ProgressiveImage>
-        </TouchableWithFeedback>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/failed/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/failed/index.tsx
index d48f6ce31e..3a6f897904 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/failed/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/failed/index.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 import React, {useCallback} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import {removePost} from '@actions/local/post';
 import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
 import SlideUpPanelItem, {ITEM_HEIGHT} from '@components/slide_up_panel_item';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
 import {bottomSheet, dismissBottomSheet} from '@screens/navigation';
 
@@ -75,17 +75,16 @@ const Failed = ({post, theme}: FailedProps) => {
     }, []);
 
     return (
-        <TouchableWithFeedback
+        <TouchableOpacity
             onPress={onPress}
             style={styles.retry}
-            type={'opacity'}
         >
             <CompassIcon
                 name='information-outline'
                 size={26}
                 color={theme.errorTextColor}
             />
-        </TouchableWithFeedback>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/document_file.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/document_file.tsx
index 9e23b6966c..082c541295 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/document_file.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/document_file.tsx
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@ import React, {forwardRef, useImperativeHandle, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Platform, StatusBar, StatusBarStyle, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
 import FileViewer from 'react-native-file-viewer';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import tinyColor from 'tinycolor2';
 
 import ProgressBar from '@components/progress_bar';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
-import {Device} from '@constants';
 import {DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT} from '@constants/network';
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
 import NetworkManager from '@init/network_manager';
 import {alertDownloadDocumentDisabled, alertDownloadFailed, alertFailedToOpenDocument} from '@utils/document';
-import {getLocalFilePathFromFile} from '@utils/file';
+import {fileExists, getLocalFilePathFromFile} from '@utils/file';
 
 import FileIcon from './file_icon';
 
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ type DocumentFileProps = {
     theme: Theme;
 }
 
-const {DOCUMENTS_PATH} = Device;
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     progress: {
         justifyContent: 'flex-end',
@@ -67,20 +65,17 @@ const DocumentFile = forwardRef<DocumentFileRef, DocumentFileProps>(({background
     };
 
     const downloadAndPreviewFile = async () => {
-        const path = getLocalFilePathFromFile(DOCUMENTS_PATH, serverUrl, file);
         setDidCancel(false);
+        let path;
 
         try {
-            let exists = false;
-            if (path) {
-                const info = await FileSystem.getInfoAsync(path);
-                exists = info.exists;
-            }
+            path = getLocalFilePathFromFile(serverUrl, file);
+            const exists = await fileExists(path);
             if (exists) {
                 openDocument();
             } else {
                 setDownloading(true);
-                downloadTask.current = client?.apiClient.download(client?.getFileRoute(file.id!), path!, {timeoutInterval: DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT});
+                downloadTask.current = client?.apiClient.download(client?.getFileRoute(file.id!), path!.replace('file://', ''), {timeoutInterval: DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT});
                 downloadTask.current?.progress?.(setProgress);
 
                 await downloadTask.current;
@@ -126,7 +121,7 @@ const DocumentFile = forwardRef<DocumentFileRef, DocumentFileProps>(({background
 
     const openDocument = () => {
         if (!didCancel && !preview) {
-            const path = getLocalFilePathFromFile(DOCUMENTS_PATH, serverUrl, file);
+            const path = getLocalFilePathFromFile(serverUrl, file);
             setPreview(true);
             setStatusBarColor('dark-content');
             FileViewer.open(path!, {
@@ -190,12 +185,9 @@ const DocumentFile = forwardRef<DocumentFileRef, DocumentFileProps>(({background
     }
 
     return (
-        <TouchableWithFeedback
-            onPress={handlePreviewPress}
-            type={'opacity'}
-        >
+        <TouchableOpacity onPress={handlePreviewPress}>
             {fileAttachmentComponent}
-        </TouchableWithFeedback>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
     );
 });
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/file.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/file.tsx
index 27be5832ff..5d54974845 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/file.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/file.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import React, {useRef} from 'react';
+import React, {useCallback, useRef} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
+import {TapGestureHandler} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
-import {isDocument, isImage} from '@utils/file';
+import {useGalleryItem} from '@hooks/gallery';
+import {isDocument, isImage, isVideo} from '@utils/file';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 
 import DocumentFile, {DocumentFileRef} from './document_file';
@@ -13,17 +16,21 @@ import FileIcon from './file_icon';
 import FileInfo from './file_info';
 import ImageFile from './image_file';
 import ImageFileOverlay from './image_file_overlay';
+import VideoFile from './video_file';
 
 type FileProps = {
     canDownloadFiles: boolean;
     file: FileInfo;
+    galleryIdentifier: string;
     index: number;
     inViewPort: boolean;
     isSingleImage: boolean;
     nonVisibleImagesCount: number;
     onPress: (index: number) => void;
+    publicLinkEnabled: boolean;
     theme: Theme;
     wrapperWidth?: number;
+    updateFileForGallery: (idx: number, file: FileInfo) => void;
 };
 
 const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
@@ -46,44 +53,73 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
 });
 
 const File = ({
-    canDownloadFiles, file, index = 0, inViewPort = false, isSingleImage = false,
-    nonVisibleImagesCount = 0, onPress, theme, wrapperWidth = 300,
+    canDownloadFiles, file, galleryIdentifier, index, inViewPort = false, isSingleImage = false,
+    nonVisibleImagesCount = 0, onPress, publicLinkEnabled, theme, wrapperWidth = 300, updateFileForGallery,
 }: FileProps) => {
     const document = useRef<DocumentFileRef>(null);
     const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
 
-    const handlePress = () => {
-        onPress(index);
-    };
-
-    const handlePreviewPress = () => {
+    const handlePreviewPress = useCallback(() => {
         if (document.current) {
             document.current.handlePreviewPress();
         } else {
-            handlePress();
+            onPress(index);
         }
-    };
+    }, [index]);
+
+    const {styles, onGestureEvent, ref} = useGalleryItem(galleryIdentifier, index, handlePreviewPress);
+
+    if (isVideo(file) && publicLinkEnabled) {
+        return (
+            <TapGestureHandler
+                onGestureEvent={onGestureEvent}
+                shouldCancelWhenOutside={true}
+            >
+                <Animated.View style={[styles]}>
+                    <VideoFile
+                        file={file}
+                        forwardRef={ref}
+                        inViewPort={inViewPort}
+                        isSingleImage={isSingleImage}
+                        resizeMode={'cover'}
+                        wrapperWidth={wrapperWidth}
+                        updateFileForGallery={updateFileForGallery}
+                        index={index}
+                    />
+                    {Boolean(nonVisibleImagesCount) &&
+                    <ImageFileOverlay
+                        theme={theme}
+                        value={nonVisibleImagesCount}
+                    />
+                    }
+                </Animated.View>
+            </TapGestureHandler>
+        );
+    }
 
     if (isImage(file)) {
         return (
-            <TouchableWithFeedback
-                onPress={handlePreviewPress}
-                type={'opacity'}
+            <TapGestureHandler
+                onGestureEvent={onGestureEvent}
+                shouldCancelWhenOutside={true}
             >
-                <ImageFile
-                    file={file}
-                    inViewPort={inViewPort}
-                    wrapperWidth={wrapperWidth}
-                    isSingleImage={isSingleImage}
-                    resizeMode={'cover'}
-                />
-                {Boolean(nonVisibleImagesCount) &&
-                <ImageFileOverlay
-                    theme={theme}
-                    value={nonVisibleImagesCount}
-                />
-                }
-            </TouchableWithFeedback>
+                <Animated.View style={[styles]}>
+                    <ImageFile
+                        file={file}
+                        forwardRef={ref}
+                        inViewPort={inViewPort}
+                        isSingleImage={isSingleImage}
+                        resizeMode={'cover'}
+                        wrapperWidth={wrapperWidth}
+                    />
+                    {Boolean(nonVisibleImagesCount) &&
+                    <ImageFileOverlay
+                        theme={theme}
+                        value={nonVisibleImagesCount}
+                    />
+                    }
+                </Animated.View>
+            </TapGestureHandler>
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/file_info.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/file_info.tsx
index 6c1a5c2917..240b88ce65 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/file_info.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/file_info.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import {Text, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {getFormattedFileSize} from '@utils/file';
 import {makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 
@@ -43,12 +43,8 @@ const FileInfo = ({file, onPress, theme}: FileInfoProps) => {
     const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
 
     return (
-        <TouchableWithFeedback
-            onPress={onPress}
-            type={'opacity'}
-            style={style.attachmentContainer}
-        >
-            <>
+        <View style={style.attachmentContainer}>
+            <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPress}>
                 <Text
                     numberOfLines={1}
                     ellipsizeMode='tail'
@@ -65,8 +61,8 @@ const FileInfo = ({file, onPress, theme}: FileInfoProps) => {
                         {`${getFormattedFileSize(file.size)}`}
                     </Text>
                 </View>
-            </>
-        </TouchableWithFeedback>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
+        </View>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/files.tsx
similarity index 54%
rename from app/components/post_list/post/body/files/index.tsx
rename to app/components/post_list/post/body/files/files.tsx
index 4ea49ba7ba..36e9adb65e 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/files.tsx
@@ -1,37 +1,32 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import {withDatabase} from '@nozbe/watermelondb/DatabaseProvider';
-import withObservables from '@nozbe/with-observables';
-import React, {useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import React, {useEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
 import {DeviceEventEmitter, StyleProp, StyleSheet, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
-import {combineLatest, of as of$} from 'rxjs';
-import {map, switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import Animated, {useDerivedValue} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
-import {MM_TABLES, SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@constants/database';
+import {buildFilePreviewUrl, buildFileUrl} from '@actions/remote/file';
+import {GalleryInit} from '@context/gallery';
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
 import {useIsTablet} from '@hooks/device';
-import NetworkManager from '@init/network_manager';
-import {isGif, isImage} from '@utils/file';
-import {openGalleryAtIndex} from '@utils/gallery';
+import {isGif, isImage, isVideo} from '@utils/file';
+import {fileToGalleryItem, openGalleryAtIndex} from '@utils/gallery';
 import {getViewPortWidth} from '@utils/images';
 import {preventDoubleTap} from '@utils/tap';
 
 import File from './file';
 
-import type {Client} from '@client/rest';
-import type {WithDatabaseArgs} from '@typings/database/database';
 import type FileModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/file';
-import type PostModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/post';
-import type SystemModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/system';
 
 type FilesProps = {
     authorId: string;
     canDownloadFiles: boolean;
     failed?: boolean;
     files: FileModel[];
+    location: string;
     isReplyPost: boolean;
     postId: string;
+    publicLinkEnabled: boolean;
     theme: Theme;
 }
 
@@ -53,62 +48,55 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     },
 });
 
-const Files = ({authorId, canDownloadFiles, failed, files, isReplyPost, postId, theme}: FilesProps) => {
+const Files = ({authorId, canDownloadFiles, failed, files, isReplyPost, location, postId, publicLinkEnabled, theme}: FilesProps) => {
+    const galleryIdentifier = `${postId}-fileAttachments-${location}`;
     const [inViewPort, setInViewPort] = useState(false);
     const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
     const isTablet = useIsTablet();
-    const imageAttachments = useRef<FileInfo[]>([]).current;
-    const nonImageAttachments = useRef<FileInfo[]>([]).current;
-    const filesInfo: FileInfo[] = useMemo(() => files.map((f) => ({
-        id: f.id,
-        user_id: authorId,
-        post_id: postId,
-        create_at: 0,
-        delete_at: 0,
-        update_at: 0,
-        name: f.name,
-        extension: f.extension,
-        mini_preview: f.imageThumbnail,
-        size: f.size,
-        mime_type: f.mimeType,
-        height: f.height,
-        has_preview_image: Boolean(f.imageThumbnail),
-        localPath: f.localPath,
-        width: f.width,
-    })), [files]);
-    let client: Client | undefined;
-    try {
-        client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
-    } catch {
-        // do nothing
-    }
+    const filesInfo: FileInfo[] = useMemo(() => files.map((f) => f.toFileInfo(authorId)), [authorId, files]);
 
-    if (!imageAttachments.length && !nonImageAttachments.length) {
-        filesInfo.reduce((info, file) => {
-            if (isImage(file)) {
+    const {images: imageAttachments, nonImages: nonImageAttachments} = useMemo(() => {
+        return filesInfo.reduce(({images, nonImages}: {images: FileInfo[]; nonImages: FileInfo[]}, file) => {
+            const imageFile = isImage(file);
+            const videoFile = isVideo(file);
+            if (imageFile || (videoFile && publicLinkEnabled)) {
                 let uri;
                 if (file.localPath) {
                     uri = file.localPath;
                 } else {
-                    uri = isGif(file) ? client?.getFileUrl(file.id!, 0) : client?.getFilePreviewUrl(file.id!, 0);
+                    uri = (isGif(file) || videoFile) ? buildFileUrl(serverUrl, file.id!) : buildFilePreviewUrl(serverUrl, file.id!);
                 }
-                info.imageAttachments.push({...file, uri});
+                images.push({...file, uri});
             } else {
-                info.nonImageAttachments.push(file);
-            }
-            return info;
-        }, {imageAttachments, nonImageAttachments});
-    }
+                if (videoFile) {
+                    // fallback if public links are not enabled
+                    file.uri = buildFileUrl(serverUrl, file.id!);
+                }
+
+                nonImages.push(file);
+            }
+            return {images, nonImages};
+        }, {images: [], nonImages: []});
+    }, [files, publicLinkEnabled, serverUrl]);
+
+    const filesForGallery = useDerivedValue(() => imageAttachments.concat(nonImageAttachments),
+        [imageAttachments, nonImageAttachments]);
 
-    const filesForGallery = useRef<FileInfo[]>(imageAttachments.concat(nonImageAttachments)).current;
     const attachmentIndex = (fileId: string) => {
-        return filesForGallery.findIndex((file) => file.id === fileId) || 0;
+        return filesForGallery.value.findIndex((file) => file.id === fileId) || 0;
     };
 
     const handlePreviewPress = preventDoubleTap((idx: number) => {
-        openGalleryAtIndex(idx, filesForGallery);
+        const items = filesForGallery.value.map((f) => fileToGalleryItem(f, authorId));
+        openGalleryAtIndex(galleryIdentifier, idx, items);
     });
 
+    const updateFileForGallery = (idx: number, file: FileInfo) => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        filesForGallery.value[idx] = file;
+    };
+
     const isSingleImage = () => (files.length === 1 && isImage(files[0]));
 
     const renderItems = (items: FileInfo[], moreImagesCount = 0, includeGutter = false) => {
@@ -125,13 +113,13 @@ const Files = ({authorId, canDownloadFiles, failed, files, isReplyPost, postId,
             if (idx !== 0 && includeGutter) {
                 container = containerWithGutter;
             }
-
             return (
                 <View
                     style={container}
                     key={file.id}
                 >
                     <File
+                        galleryIdentifier={galleryIdentifier}
                         key={file.id}
                         canDownloadFiles={canDownloadFiles}
                         file={file}
@@ -140,6 +128,8 @@ const Files = ({authorId, canDownloadFiles, failed, files, isReplyPost, postId,
                         theme={theme}
                         isSingleImage={singleImage}
                         nonVisibleImagesCount={nonVisibleImagesCount}
+                        publicLinkEnabled={publicLinkEnabled}
+                        updateFileForGallery={updateFileForGallery}
                         wrapperWidth={getViewPortWidth(isReplyPost, isTablet) - 15}
                         inViewPort={inViewPort}
                     />
@@ -179,30 +169,13 @@ const Files = ({authorId, canDownloadFiles, failed, files, isReplyPost, postId,
     }, []);
 
     return (
-        <View style={[failed && styles.failed]}>
-            {renderImageRow()}
-            {renderItems(nonImageAttachments)}
-        </View>
+        <GalleryInit galleryIdentifier={galleryIdentifier}>
+            <Animated.View style={[failed && styles.failed]}>
+                {renderImageRow()}
+                {renderItems(nonImageAttachments)}
+            </Animated.View>
+        </GalleryInit>
     );
 };
 
-const withCanDownload = withObservables(['post'], ({database, post}: {post: PostModel} & WithDatabaseArgs) => {
-    const enableMobileFileDownload = database.get<SystemModel>(MM_TABLES.SERVER.SYSTEM).findAndObserve(SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS.CONFIG).pipe(
-        switchMap(({value}: {value: ClientConfig}) => of$(value.EnableMobileFileDownload !== 'false')),
-    );
-    const complianceDisabled = database.get<SystemModel>(MM_TABLES.SERVER.SYSTEM).findAndObserve(SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS.LICENSE).pipe(
-        switchMap(({value}: {value: ClientLicense}) => of$(value.IsLicensed === 'false' || value.Compliance === 'false')),
-    );
-
-    const canDownloadFiles = combineLatest([enableMobileFileDownload, complianceDisabled]).pipe(
-        map(([download, compliance]) => compliance || download),
-    );
-
-    return {
-        authorId: of$(post.userId),
-        canDownloadFiles,
-        postId: of$(post.id),
-    };
-});
-
-export default withDatabase(withCanDownload(React.memo(Files)));
+export default React.memo(Files);
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/image_file.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/image_file.tsx
index 90f5a51891..dab45fe003 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/image_file.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/image_file.tsx
@@ -1,51 +1,48 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import React, {useCallback, useState} from 'react';
+import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useState} from 'react';
 import {StyleProp, StyleSheet, useWindowDimensions, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
+import LinearGradient from 'react-native-linear-gradient';
 
+import {buildFilePreviewUrl, buildFileThumbnailUrl} from '@actions/remote/file';
+import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
 import ProgressiveImage from '@components/progressive_image';
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
 import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
-import NetworkManager from '@init/network_manager';
+import {isGif as isGifImage} from '@utils/file';
 import {calculateDimensions} from '@utils/images';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 
 import FileIcon from './file_icon';
 
-import type {Client} from '@client/rest';
 import type {ResizeMode} from 'react-native-fast-image';
 
 type ImageFileProps = {
     backgroundColor?: string;
     file: FileInfo;
+    forwardRef: React.RefObject<unknown>;
     inViewPort?: boolean;
     isSingleImage?: boolean;
     resizeMode?: ResizeMode;
     wrapperWidth?: number;
 }
 
-type ProgressiveImageProps = {
-    defaultSource?: {uri: string};
-    imageUri?: string;
-    inViewPort?: boolean;
-    thumbnailUri?: string;
-}
-
 const SMALL_IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT = 48;
 const SMALL_IMAGE_MAX_WIDTH = 48;
+const GRADIENT_COLORS = ['rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)', 'rgba(0, 0, 0, .32)'];
+const GRADIENT_END = {x: 1, y: 1};
+const GRADIENT_LOCATIONS = [0.5, 1];
+const GRADIENT_START = {x: 0.5, y: 0.5};
 
 const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => ({
-    imagePreview: {
-        ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
+    boxPlaceholder: {
+        paddingBottom: '100%',
     },
     fileImageWrapper: {
         borderRadius: 5,
         overflow: 'hidden',
     },
-    boxPlaceholder: {
-        paddingBottom: '100%',
-    },
     failed: {
         justifyContent: 'center',
         alignItems: 'center',
@@ -53,6 +50,15 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => ({
         borderRadius: 4,
         borderWidth: 1,
     },
+    gifContainer: {
+        alignItems: 'flex-end',
+        justifyContent: 'flex-end',
+        padding: 8,
+        ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
+    },
+    imagePreview: {
+        ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
+    },
     smallImageBorder: {
         borderRadius: 5,
     },
@@ -70,21 +76,16 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => ({
 }));
 
 const ImageFile = ({
-    backgroundColor, file, inViewPort, isSingleImage,
+    backgroundColor, file, forwardRef, inViewPort, isSingleImage,
     resizeMode = 'cover', wrapperWidth,
 }: ImageFileProps) => {
-    const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
-    const [failed, setFailed] = useState(false);
     const dimensions = useWindowDimensions();
     const theme = useTheme();
+    const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
+    const [isGif, setIsGif] = useState(isGifImage(file));
+    const [failed, setFailed] = useState(false);
     const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
     let image;
-    let client: Client | undefined;
-    try {
-        client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
-    } catch {
-        // do nothing
-    }
 
     const getImageDimensions = () => {
         if (isSingleImage) {
@@ -108,14 +109,18 @@ const ImageFile = ({
             if (file.mini_preview && file.mime_type) {
                 props.thumbnailUri = `data:${file.mime_type};base64,${file.mini_preview}`;
             } else {
-                props.thumbnailUri = client?.getFileThumbnailUrl(file.id, 0);
+                props.thumbnailUri = buildFileThumbnailUrl(serverUrl, file.id);
             }
-            props.imageUri = client?.getFilePreviewUrl(file.id, 0);
+            props.imageUri = buildFilePreviewUrl(serverUrl, file.id);
             props.inViewPort = inViewPort;
         }
         return props;
     };
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        setIsGif(isGifImage(file));
+    }, [file]);
+
     if (file.height <= SMALL_IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT || file.width <= SMALL_IMAGE_MAX_WIDTH) {
         let wrapperStyle: StyleProp<ViewStyle> = style.fileImageWrapper;
         if (isSingleImage) {
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ const ImageFile = ({
         image = (
             <ProgressiveImage
                 id={file.id!}
+                forwardRef={forwardRef}
                 style={{height: file.height, width: file.width}}
                 tintDefaultSource={!file.localPath && !failed}
                 onError={handleError}
@@ -170,6 +176,7 @@ const ImageFile = ({
     image = (
         <ProgressiveImage
             id={file.id!}
+            forwardRef={forwardRef}
             style={[isSingleImage ? null : style.imagePreview, imageDimensions]}
             tintDefaultSource={!file.localPath && !failed}
             onError={handleError}
@@ -190,12 +197,34 @@ const ImageFile = ({
         );
     }
 
+    let gifIndicator;
+    if (isGif) {
+        gifIndicator = (
+            <View style={StyleSheet.absoluteFill}>
+                <LinearGradient
+                    start={GRADIENT_START}
+                    end={GRADIENT_END}
+                    locations={GRADIENT_LOCATIONS}
+                    colors={GRADIENT_COLORS}
+                    style={[style.imagePreview, {...imageDimensions}]}
+                />
+                <View style={[style.gifContainer, {...imageDimensions}]}>
+                    <CompassIcon
+                        name='file-gif'
+                        color='#FFF'
+                        size={24}
+                    />
+                </View>
+            </View>
+        );
+    }
     return (
         <View
             style={style.fileImageWrapper}
         >
             {!isSingleImage && <View style={style.boxPlaceholder}/>}
             {image}
+            {gifIndicator}
         </View>
     );
 };
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/image_file_overlay.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/image_file_overlay.tsx
index b4d4ebdf2b..604a47c135 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/image_file_overlay.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/image_file_overlay.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {useMemo} from 'react';
 import {PixelRatio, StyleSheet, Text, useWindowDimensions, View} from 'react-native';
 
+import {useIsTablet} from '@hooks/device';
 import {makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 
 type ImageFileOverlayProps = {
@@ -11,37 +12,36 @@ type ImageFileOverlayProps = {
     value: number;
 }
 
-const getStyleSheet = (scale: number, th: Theme) => {
-    const style = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
-        return {
-            moreImagesWrapper: {
-                ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
-                justifyContent: 'center',
-                alignItems: 'center',
-                backgroundColor: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)',
-                borderRadius: 5,
-            },
-            moreImagesText: {
-                color: theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor,
-                fontSize: Math.round(PixelRatio.roundToNearestPixel(24 * scale)),
-                fontFamily: 'OpenSans',
-                textAlign: 'center',
-            },
-        };
-    });
-
-    return style(th);
-};
+const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => ({
+    moreImagesWrapper: {
+        ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        backgroundColor: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)',
+        borderRadius: 5,
+    },
+    moreImagesText: {
+        color: theme.sidebarHeaderTextColor,
+        fontFamily: 'OpenSans',
+        textAlign: 'center',
+    },
+}));
 
 const ImageFileOverlay = ({theme, value}: ImageFileOverlayProps) => {
     const dimensions = useWindowDimensions();
-    const scale = dimensions.width / 320;
-    const style = getStyleSheet(scale, theme);
-    return null;
+    const isTablet = useIsTablet();
+    const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
+    const textStyles = useMemo(() => {
+        const scale = isTablet ? dimensions.scale : 1;
+        return [
+            style.moreImagesText,
+            {fontSize: Math.round(PixelRatio.roundToNearestPixel(24 * scale))},
+        ];
+    }, [isTablet]);
 
     return (
         <View style={style.moreImagesWrapper}>
-            <Text style={style.moreImagesText}>
+            <Text style={textStyles}>
                 {`+${value}`}
             </Text>
         </View>
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/index.ts b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b69b25a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {withDatabase} from '@nozbe/watermelondb/DatabaseProvider';
+import withObservables from '@nozbe/with-observables';
+import {combineLatest, of as of$} from 'rxjs';
+import {map, switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+import {MM_TABLES, SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@constants/database';
+
+import Files from './files';
+
+import type {WithDatabaseArgs} from '@typings/database/database';
+import type PostModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/post';
+import type SystemModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/system';
+
+const enhance = withObservables(['post'], ({database, post}: {post: PostModel} & WithDatabaseArgs) => {
+    const config = database.get<SystemModel>(MM_TABLES.SERVER.SYSTEM).findAndObserve(SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS.CONFIG);
+    const enableMobileFileDownload = config.pipe(
+        switchMap(({value}: {value: ClientConfig}) => of$(value.EnableMobileFileDownload !== 'false')),
+    );
+
+    const publicLinkEnabled = config.pipe(
+        switchMap(({value}: {value: ClientConfig}) => of$(value.EnablePublicLink !== 'false')),
+    );
+
+    const complianceDisabled = database.get<SystemModel>(MM_TABLES.SERVER.SYSTEM).findAndObserve(SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS.LICENSE).pipe(
+        switchMap(({value}: {value: ClientLicense}) => of$(value.IsLicensed === 'false' || value.Compliance === 'false')),
+    );
+
+    const canDownloadFiles = combineLatest([enableMobileFileDownload, complianceDisabled]).pipe(
+        map(([download, compliance]) => compliance || download),
+    );
+
+    return {
+        authorId: of$(post.userId),
+        canDownloadFiles,
+        postId: of$(post.id),
+        publicLinkEnabled,
+    };
+});
+
+export default withDatabase(enhance(Files));
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/video_file.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/video_file.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a4489cc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/files/video_file.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {getThumbnailAsync} from 'expo-video-thumbnails';
+import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import {StyleSheet, useWindowDimensions, View} from 'react-native';
+
+import {updateLocalFile} from '@actions/local/file';
+import {buildFilePreviewUrl, fetchPublicLink} from '@actions/remote/file';
+import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
+import ProgressiveImage from '@components/progressive_image';
+import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
+import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
+import {fileExists} from '@utils/file';
+import {calculateDimensions} from '@utils/images';
+import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
+
+import FileIcon from './file_icon';
+
+import type {ResizeMode} from 'react-native-fast-image';
+
+type Props = {
+    index: number;
+    file: FileInfo;
+    forwardRef: React.RefObject<unknown>;
+    inViewPort?: boolean;
+    isSingleImage?: boolean;
+    resizeMode?: ResizeMode;
+    wrapperWidth?: number;
+    updateFileForGallery: (idx: number, file: FileInfo) => void;
+}
+
+const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => ({
+    imagePreview: {
+        ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
+    },
+    fileImageWrapper: {
+        borderRadius: 5,
+        overflow: 'hidden',
+    },
+    boxPlaceholder: {
+        paddingBottom: '100%',
+    },
+    failed: {
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        borderColor: changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.2),
+        borderRadius: 4,
+        borderWidth: 1,
+    },
+    playContainer: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
+    },
+    play: {
+        backgroundColor: changeOpacity('#000', 0.16),
+        borderRadius: 20,
+    },
+}));
+
+const VideoFile = ({
+    index, file, forwardRef, inViewPort, isSingleImage,
+    resizeMode = 'cover', wrapperWidth, updateFileForGallery,
+}: Props) => {
+    const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
+    const [failed, setFailed] = useState(false);
+    const dimensions = useWindowDimensions();
+    const theme = useTheme();
+    const style = getStyleSheet(theme);
+    const mounted = useRef(false);
+    const [video, setVideo] = useState({...file});
+
+    const imageDimensions = useMemo(() => {
+        if (isSingleImage) {
+            const viewPortHeight = Math.max(dimensions.height, dimensions.width) * 0.45;
+            return calculateDimensions(video.height, video.width, wrapperWidth, viewPortHeight);
+        }
+
+        return undefined;
+    }, [dimensions.height, dimensions.width, video.height, video.width, wrapperWidth]);
+
+    const getThumbnail = async () => {
+        const data = {...file};
+        try {
+            const exists = data.mini_preview ? await fileExists(data.mini_preview) : false;
+            if (!data.mini_preview || !exists) {
+                // We use the public link to avoid having to pass the token through a third party
+                // library
+                const publicUri = await fetchPublicLink(serverUrl, data.id!);
+                if (('link') in publicUri) {
+                    const {uri, height, width} = await getThumbnailAsync(publicUri.link, {time: 2000});
+                    data.mini_preview = uri;
+                    data.height = height;
+                    data.width = width;
+                    updateLocalFile(serverUrl, data);
+                    if (mounted.current) {
+                        setVideo(data);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            data.mini_preview = buildFilePreviewUrl(serverUrl, data.id!);
+            if (mounted.current) {
+                setVideo(data);
+            }
+        } finally {
+            const {width: tw, height: th} = calculateDimensions(
+                data.height,
+                data.width,
+                dimensions.width - 60, // size of the gallery header probably best to set that as a constant
+                dimensions.height,
+            );
+            data.height = th;
+            data.width = tw;
+            updateFileForGallery(index, data);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const handleError = useCallback(() => {
+        setFailed(true);
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        mounted.current = true;
+        return () => {
+            mounted.current = false;
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (inViewPort) {
+            getThumbnail();
+        }
+    }, [file, inViewPort]);
+
+    const imageProps = () => {
+        const props: ProgressiveImageProps = {
+            imageUri: video.mini_preview,
+            inViewPort,
+        };
+
+        return props;
+    };
+
+    let thumbnail = (
+        <ProgressiveImage
+            id={file.id!}
+            forwardRef={forwardRef}
+            style={[isSingleImage ? null : style.imagePreview, imageDimensions]}
+            onError={handleError}
+            resizeMode={resizeMode}
+            {...imageProps()}
+        />
+    );
+
+    if (failed) {
+        thumbnail = (
+            <View style={[isSingleImage ? null : style.imagePreview, style.failed, imageDimensions]}>
+                <FileIcon
+                    failed={failed}
+                    file={file}
+                />
+            </View>
+        );
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <View
+            style={style.fileImageWrapper}
+        >
+            {!isSingleImage && <View style={style.boxPlaceholder}/>}
+            {thumbnail}
+            <View style={style.playContainer}>
+                <View style={style.play}>
+                    <CompassIcon
+                        color={changeOpacity('#fff', 0.8)}
+                        name='play'
+                        size={40}
+                    />
+                </View>
+            </View>
+        </View>
+    );
+};
+
+export default VideoFile;
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/index.tsx
index 257fb8f74e..ff50ac436d 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/index.tsx
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ const Body = ({
                 {hasContent &&
                 <Content
                     isReplyPost={isReplyPost}
+                    location={location}
                     post={post}
                     theme={theme}
                 />
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ const Body = ({
                 <Files
                     failed={post.props?.failed}
                     files={files}
+                    location={location}
                     post={post}
                     isReplyPost={isReplyPost}
                     theme={theme}
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/message/message.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/message/message.tsx
index 1afa78ff05..773026d9e1 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/message/message.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/message/message.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
 import React, {useCallback, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
-import {LayoutChangeEvent, useWindowDimensions, ScrollView, View} from 'react-native';
+import {LayoutChangeEvent, ScrollView, useWindowDimensions, View} from 'react-native';
 import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import Markdown from '@components/markdown';
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ const Message = ({currentUser, highlight, isEdited, isPendingOrFailed, isReplyPo
                             isEdited={isEdited}
                             isReplyPost={isReplyPost}
                             isSearchResult={location === SEARCH}
+                            location={location}
                             postId={post.id}
                             textStyles={textStyles}
                             value={post.message}
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/message/show_more_button.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/message/show_more_button.tsx
index 028603111c..91e93d82cc 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/message/show_more_button.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/message/show_more_button.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import LinearGradient from 'react-native-linear-gradient';
 
 import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 
 type ShowMoreButtonProps = {
@@ -100,10 +100,9 @@ const ShowMoreButton = ({highlight, onPress, showMore = true, theme}: ShowMoreBu
             }
             <View style={style.container}>
                 <View style={style.dividerLeft}/>
-                <TouchableWithFeedback
+                <TouchableOpacity
                     onPress={onPress}
                     style={style.buttonContainer}
-                    type={'opacity'}
                 >
                     <View
                         style={style.button}
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ const ShowMoreButton = ({highlight, onPress, showMore = true, theme}: ShowMoreBu
                             style={style.sign}
                         />
                     </View>
-                </TouchableWithFeedback>
+                </TouchableOpacity>
                 <View style={style.dividerRight}/>
             </View>
         </View>
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/reactions/reaction.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/reactions/reaction.tsx
index ee13520e07..3d7535f906 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/reactions/reaction.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/reactions/reaction.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 import React, {useCallback} from 'react';
 import {Platform, Text} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import Emoji from '@components/emoji';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 
 type ReactionProps = {
@@ -49,12 +49,11 @@ const Reaction = ({count, emojiName, highlight, onPress, onLongPress, theme}: Re
     }, [highlight]);
 
     return (
-        <TouchableWithFeedback
+        <TouchableOpacity
             onPress={handlePress}
             onLongPress={onLongPress}
             delayLongPress={350}
             style={[styles.reaction, (highlight && styles.highlight)]}
-            type={'opacity'}
         >
             <Emoji
                 emojiName={emojiName}
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ const Reaction = ({count, emojiName, highlight, onPress, onLongPress, theme}: Re
             >
                 {count}
             </Text>
-        </TouchableWithFeedback>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/reactions/reactions.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/body/reactions/reactions.tsx
index 3db60beec9..be8e22a0ee 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/reactions/reactions.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/reactions/reactions.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 import React, {useRef} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import {addReaction, removeReaction} from '@actions/remote/reactions';
 import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {MAX_ALLOWED_REACTIONS} from '@constants/emoji';
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
 import {showModal, showModalOverCurrentContext} from '@screens/navigation';
@@ -131,18 +131,17 @@ const Reactions = ({currentUserId, canAddReaction, canRemoveReaction, disabled,
     const {reactionsByName, highlightedReactions} = buildReactionsMap();
     if (!disabled && canAddReaction && reactionsByName.size < MAX_ALLOWED_REACTIONS) {
         addMoreReactions = (
-            <TouchableWithFeedback
+            <TouchableOpacity
                 key='addReaction'
                 onPress={handleAddReaction}
-                style={[styles.reaction]}
-                type={'opacity'}
+                style={styles.reaction}
             >
                 <CompassIcon
                     name='emoticon-plus-outline'
                     size={24}
                     style={styles.addReaction}
                 />
-            </TouchableWithFeedback>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/header/display_name/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/header/display_name/index.tsx
index 76a2747ec0..96b72a8546 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/header/display_name/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/header/display_name/index.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 import React, {useCallback, useRef} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Keyboard, Text, useWindowDimensions, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
 import FormattedText from '@components/formatted_text';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {showModal} from '@screens/navigation';
 import {preventDoubleTap} from '@utils/tap';
 import {makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
@@ -114,20 +114,18 @@ const HeaderDisplayName = ({
         );
     } else if (displayName) {
         return (
-            <TouchableWithFeedback
-                onPress={onPress}
-                style={displayNameStyle}
-                type={'opacity'}
-            >
-                <Text
-                    style={style.displayName}
-                    ellipsizeMode={'tail'}
-                    numberOfLines={1}
-                    testID='post_header.display_name'
-                >
-                    {displayName}
-                </Text>
-            </TouchableWithFeedback>
+            <View style={displayNameStyle}>
+                <TouchableOpacity onPress={onPress}>
+                    <Text
+                        style={style.displayName}
+                        ellipsizeMode={'tail'}
+                        numberOfLines={1}
+                        testID='post_header.display_name'
+                    >
+                        {displayName}
+                    </Text>
+                </TouchableOpacity>
+            </View>
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/header/reply/index.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/header/reply/index.tsx
index ee7ab591a2..e06e16c272 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/header/reply/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/header/reply/index.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 import React, {useCallback} from 'react';
 import {Text, View} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import {SEARCH} from '@constants/screens';
 import {goToScreen} from '@screens/navigation';
 import {preventDoubleTap} from '@utils/tap';
@@ -57,10 +57,9 @@ const HeaderReply = ({commentCount, location, post, theme}: HeaderReplyProps) =>
             testID='post_header.reply'
             style={style.replyWrapper}
         >
-            <TouchableWithFeedback
+            <TouchableOpacity
                 onPress={onPress}
                 style={style.replyIconContainer}
-                type={'opacity'}
             >
                 <CompassIcon
                     name='reply-outline'
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ const HeaderReply = ({commentCount, location, post, theme}: HeaderReplyProps) =>
                     {commentCount}
                 </Text>
                 }
-            </TouchableWithFeedback>
+            </TouchableOpacity>
         </View>
     );
 };
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/post.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post/post.tsx
index 7bcb9fdf98..1edd0ea79f 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/post.tsx
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/post.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 import React, {ReactNode, useMemo, useRef} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {Keyboard, Platform, StyleProp, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableHighlight} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 
 import {showPermalink} from '@actions/local/permalink';
 import {removePost} from '@actions/local/post';
 import SystemAvatar from '@components/system_avatar';
 import SystemHeader from '@components/system_header';
-import TouchableWithFeedback from '@components/touchable_with_feedback';
 import * as Screens from '@constants/screens';
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
 import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => {
         consecutivePostContainer: {
             marginBottom: 10,
             marginRight: 10,
-            marginLeft: Platform.select({ios: 35, android: 34}),
+            marginLeft: Platform.select({ios: 34, android: 33}),
             marginTop: 10,
         },
         container: {flexDirection: 'row'},
@@ -270,13 +270,11 @@ const Post = ({
             testID={testID}
             style={[styles.postStyle, style, highlightedStyle]}
         >
-            <TouchableWithFeedback
+            <TouchableHighlight
                 testID={itemTestID}
                 onPress={handlePress}
                 onLongPress={showPostOptions}
-                delayLongPress={200}
                 underlayColor={changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, 0.1)}
-                cancelTouchOnPanning={true}
             >
                 <>
                     <PreHeader
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ const Post = ({
                         </View>
                     </View>
                 </>
-            </TouchableWithFeedback>
+            </TouchableHighlight>
         </View>
     );
 };
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/system_message/__snapshots__/system_message_helpers.test.js.snap b/app/components/post_list/post/system_message/__snapshots__/system_message_helpers.test.js.snap
index f7c4d4e13a..604a2c23d2 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/system_message/__snapshots__/system_message_helpers.test.js.snap
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/system_message/__snapshots__/system_message_helpers.test.js.snap
@@ -12,43 +12,61 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Channel Display Name update 1`] =
     ]
   }
 >
-  <Text>
-    <Text
+  <RNGestureHandlerButton
+    collapsable={false}
+    exclusive={true}
+    onGestureEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    onHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    rippleColor={0}
+  >
+    <View
+      accessible={true}
+      collapsable={false}
       style={
-        Array [
-          Object {
-            "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-            "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-            "fontSize": 16,
-            "fontWeight": "400",
-            "lineHeight": 24,
-          },
-          Object {
-            "opacity": 1,
-          },
-        ]
+        Object {
+          "opacity": 1,
+        }
       }
     >
       <Text
-        style={Array []}
-      >
-        @username
-      </Text>
-    </Text>
-    <Text
-      style={
-        Object {
-          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-          "fontSize": 16,
-          "fontWeight": "400",
-          "lineHeight": 24,
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+              "fontSize": 16,
+              "fontWeight": "400",
+              "lineHeight": 24,
+            },
+            Object {
+              "opacity": 1,
+            },
+          ]
         }
+      >
+        <Text
+          style={Array []}
+        >
+          @username
+        </Text>
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  </RNGestureHandlerButton>
+  <Text
+    style={
+      Object {
+        "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+        "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+        "fontSize": 16,
+        "fontWeight": "400",
+        "lineHeight": 24,
       }
-      testID="markdown_text"
-    >
-       updated the channel display name from: old displayname to: new displayname
-    </Text>
+    }
+    testID="markdown_text"
+  >
+     updated the channel display name from: old displayname to: new displayname
   </Text>
 </View>
 `;
@@ -65,43 +83,61 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Channel Header update 1`] = `
     ]
   }
 >
-  <Text>
-    <Text
+  <RNGestureHandlerButton
+    collapsable={false}
+    exclusive={true}
+    onGestureEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    onHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    rippleColor={0}
+  >
+    <View
+      accessible={true}
+      collapsable={false}
       style={
-        Array [
-          Object {
-            "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-            "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-            "fontSize": 16,
-            "fontWeight": "400",
-            "lineHeight": 24,
-          },
-          Object {
-            "opacity": 1,
-          },
-        ]
+        Object {
+          "opacity": 1,
+        }
       }
     >
       <Text
-        style={Array []}
-      >
-        @username
-      </Text>
-    </Text>
-    <Text
-      style={
-        Object {
-          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-          "fontSize": 16,
-          "fontWeight": "400",
-          "lineHeight": 24,
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+              "fontSize": 16,
+              "fontWeight": "400",
+              "lineHeight": 24,
+            },
+            Object {
+              "opacity": 1,
+            },
+          ]
         }
+      >
+        <Text
+          style={Array []}
+        >
+          @username
+        </Text>
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  </RNGestureHandlerButton>
+  <Text
+    style={
+      Object {
+        "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+        "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+        "fontSize": 16,
+        "fontWeight": "400",
+        "lineHeight": 24,
       }
-      testID="markdown_text"
-    >
-       updated the channel header from: old header to: new header
-    </Text>
+    }
+    testID="markdown_text"
+  >
+     updated the channel header from: old header to: new header
   </Text>
 </View>
 `;
@@ -134,43 +170,61 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Guest added and join to channel 1
     ]
   }
 >
-  <Text>
-    <Text
+  <RNGestureHandlerButton
+    collapsable={false}
+    exclusive={true}
+    onGestureEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    onHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    rippleColor={0}
+  >
+    <View
+      accessible={true}
+      collapsable={false}
       style={
-        Array [
-          Object {
-            "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-            "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-            "fontSize": 16,
-            "fontWeight": "400",
-            "lineHeight": 24,
-          },
-          Object {
-            "opacity": 1,
-          },
-        ]
+        Object {
+          "opacity": 1,
+        }
       }
     >
       <Text
-        style={Array []}
-      >
-        @username
-      </Text>
-    </Text>
-    <Text
-      style={
-        Object {
-          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-          "fontSize": 16,
-          "fontWeight": "400",
-          "lineHeight": 24,
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+              "fontSize": 16,
+              "fontWeight": "400",
+              "lineHeight": 24,
+            },
+            Object {
+              "opacity": 1,
+            },
+          ]
         }
+      >
+        <Text
+          style={Array []}
+        >
+          @username
+        </Text>
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  </RNGestureHandlerButton>
+  <Text
+    style={
+      Object {
+        "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+        "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+        "fontSize": 16,
+        "fontWeight": "400",
+        "lineHeight": 24,
       }
-      testID="markdown_text"
-    >
-       joined the channel as a guest.
-    </Text>
+    }
+    testID="markdown_text"
+  >
+     joined the channel as a guest.
   </Text>
 </View>
 `;
@@ -187,66 +241,104 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for Guest added and join to channel 2
     ]
   }
 >
-  <Text>
-    <Text
-      style={
-        Array [
-          Object {
-            "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-            "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-            "fontSize": 16,
-            "fontWeight": "400",
-            "lineHeight": 24,
-          },
-          Object {
-            "opacity": 1,
-          },
-        ]
-      }
-    >
-      <Text
-        style={Array []}
-      >
-        @other.user
-      </Text>
-    </Text>
-    <Text
+  <RNGestureHandlerButton
+    collapsable={false}
+    exclusive={true}
+    onGestureEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    onHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    rippleColor={0}
+  >
+    <View
+      accessible={true}
+      collapsable={false}
       style={
         Object {
-          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-          "fontSize": 16,
-          "fontWeight": "400",
-          "lineHeight": 24,
+          "opacity": 1,
         }
       }
-      testID="markdown_text"
-    >
-       added to the channel as a guest by 
-    </Text>
-    <Text
-      style={
-        Array [
-          Object {
-            "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-            "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-            "fontSize": 16,
-            "fontWeight": "400",
-            "lineHeight": 24,
-          },
-          Object {
-            "opacity": 1,
-          },
-        ]
-      }
     >
       <Text
-        style={Array []}
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+              "fontSize": 16,
+              "fontWeight": "400",
+              "lineHeight": 24,
+            },
+            Object {
+              "opacity": 1,
+            },
+          ]
+        }
       >
-        @username.
+        <Text
+          style={Array []}
+        >
+          @other.user
+        </Text>
       </Text>
-    </Text>
+    </View>
+  </RNGestureHandlerButton>
+  <Text
+    style={
+      Object {
+        "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+        "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+        "fontSize": 16,
+        "fontWeight": "400",
+        "lineHeight": 24,
+      }
+    }
+    testID="markdown_text"
+  >
+     added to the channel as a guest by 
   </Text>
+  <RNGestureHandlerButton
+    collapsable={false}
+    exclusive={true}
+    onGestureEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    onHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    rippleColor={0}
+  >
+    <View
+      accessible={true}
+      collapsable={false}
+      style={
+        Object {
+          "opacity": 1,
+        }
+      }
+    >
+      <Text
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+              "fontSize": 16,
+              "fontWeight": "400",
+              "lineHeight": 24,
+            },
+            Object {
+              "opacity": 1,
+            },
+          ]
+        }
+      >
+        <Text
+          style={Array []}
+        >
+          @username.
+        </Text>
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  </RNGestureHandlerButton>
 </View>
 `;
 
@@ -262,21 +354,19 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for OLD archived channel without a us
     ]
   }
 >
-  <Text>
-    <Text
-      style={
-        Object {
-          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-          "fontSize": 16,
-          "fontWeight": "400",
-          "lineHeight": 24,
-        }
+  <Text
+    style={
+      Object {
+        "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+        "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+        "fontSize": 16,
+        "fontWeight": "400",
+        "lineHeight": 24,
       }
-      testID="markdown_text"
-    >
-      archived the channel
-    </Text>
+    }
+    testID="markdown_text"
+  >
+    archived the channel
   </Text>
 </View>
 `;
@@ -293,43 +383,61 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for archived channel 1`] = `
     ]
   }
 >
-  <Text>
-    <Text
+  <RNGestureHandlerButton
+    collapsable={false}
+    exclusive={true}
+    onGestureEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    onHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    rippleColor={0}
+  >
+    <View
+      accessible={true}
+      collapsable={false}
       style={
-        Array [
-          Object {
-            "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-            "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-            "fontSize": 16,
-            "fontWeight": "400",
-            "lineHeight": 24,
-          },
-          Object {
-            "opacity": 1,
-          },
-        ]
+        Object {
+          "opacity": 1,
+        }
       }
     >
       <Text
-        style={Array []}
-      >
-        @username
-      </Text>
-    </Text>
-    <Text
-      style={
-        Object {
-          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-          "fontSize": 16,
-          "fontWeight": "400",
-          "lineHeight": 24,
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+              "fontSize": 16,
+              "fontWeight": "400",
+              "lineHeight": 24,
+            },
+            Object {
+              "opacity": 1,
+            },
+          ]
         }
+      >
+        <Text
+          style={Array []}
+        >
+          @username
+        </Text>
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  </RNGestureHandlerButton>
+  <Text
+    style={
+      Object {
+        "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+        "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+        "fontSize": 16,
+        "fontWeight": "400",
+        "lineHeight": 24,
       }
-      testID="markdown_text"
-    >
-       archived the channel
-    </Text>
+    }
+    testID="markdown_text"
+  >
+     archived the channel
   </Text>
 </View>
 `;
@@ -346,43 +454,61 @@ exports[`renderSystemMessage uses renderer for unarchived channel 1`] = `
     ]
   }
 >
-  <Text>
-    <Text
+  <RNGestureHandlerButton
+    collapsable={false}
+    exclusive={true}
+    onGestureEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerEvent={[Function]}
+    onGestureHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    onHandlerStateChange={[Function]}
+    rippleColor={0}
+  >
+    <View
+      accessible={true}
+      collapsable={false}
       style={
-        Array [
-          Object {
-            "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-            "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-            "fontSize": 16,
-            "fontWeight": "400",
-            "lineHeight": 24,
-          },
-          Object {
-            "opacity": 1,
-          },
-        ]
+        Object {
+          "opacity": 1,
+        }
       }
     >
       <Text
-        style={Array []}
-      >
-        @username
-      </Text>
-    </Text>
-    <Text
-      style={
-        Object {
-          "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
-          "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
-          "fontSize": 16,
-          "fontWeight": "400",
-          "lineHeight": 24,
+        style={
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+              "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+              "fontSize": 16,
+              "fontWeight": "400",
+              "lineHeight": 24,
+            },
+            Object {
+              "opacity": 1,
+            },
+          ]
         }
+      >
+        <Text
+          style={Array []}
+        >
+          @username
+        </Text>
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  </RNGestureHandlerButton>
+  <Text
+    style={
+      Object {
+        "color": "rgba(63,67,80,0.6)",
+        "fontFamily": "OpenSans",
+        "fontSize": 16,
+        "fontWeight": "400",
+        "lineHeight": 24,
       }
-      testID="markdown_text"
-    >
-       unarchived the channel
-    </Text>
+    }
+    testID="markdown_text"
+  >
+     unarchived the channel
   </Text>
 </View>
 `;
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post_list.tsx b/app/components/post_list/post_list.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index dedafc0ba0..0000000000
--- a/app/components/post_list/post_list.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,233 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
-
-import React, {ReactElement, useCallback, useEffect, useRef} from 'react';
-import {DeviceEventEmitter, FlatList, Platform, RefreshControl, StyleProp, StyleSheet, ViewStyle, ViewToken} from 'react-native';
-
-import CombinedUserActivity from '@components/post_list/combined_user_activity';
-import DateSeparator from '@components/post_list/date_separator';
-import NewMessagesLine from '@components/post_list/new_message_line';
-import Post from '@components/post_list/post';
-import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
-import {emptyFunction} from '@utils/general';
-import {getDateForDateLine, isCombinedUserActivityPost, isDateLine, isStartOfNewMessages, preparePostList} from '@utils/post_list';
-
-import type PostModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/post';
-
-type RefreshProps = {
-    children: ReactElement;
-    enabled: boolean;
-    onRefresh: () => void;
-    refreshing: boolean;
-}
-
-type Props = {
-    channelId: string;
-    contentContainerStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
-    currentTimezone: string | null;
-    currentUsername: string;
-    isTimezoneEnabled: boolean;
-    lastViewedAt: number;
-    posts: PostModel[];
-    shouldShowJoinLeaveMessages: boolean;
-    footer?: ReactElement;
-    testID: string;
-}
-
-type ViewableItemsChanged = {
-    viewableItems: ViewToken[];
-    changed: ViewToken[];
-}
-
-const style = StyleSheet.create({
-    container: {
-        flex: 1,
-        scaleY: -1,
-    },
-    scale: {
-        ...Platform.select({
-            android: {
-                scaleY: -1,
-            },
-        }),
-    },
-});
-
-export const VIEWABILITY_CONFIG = {
-    itemVisiblePercentThreshold: 1,
-    minimumViewTime: 100,
-};
-
-const keyExtractor = (item: string | PostModel) => (typeof item === 'string' ? item : item.id);
-
-const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-    flex: {
-        flex: 1,
-    },
-    content: {
-        marginHorizontal: 20,
-    },
-});
-
-const PostListRefreshControl = ({children, enabled, onRefresh, refreshing}: RefreshProps) => {
-    const props = {
-        onRefresh,
-        refreshing,
-    };
-
-    if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
-        return (
-            <RefreshControl
-                {...props}
-                enabled={enabled}
-                style={style.container}
-            >
-                {children}
-            </RefreshControl>
-        );
-    }
-
-    const refreshControl = <RefreshControl {...props}/>;
-
-    return React.cloneElement(
-        children,
-        {refreshControl, inverted: true},
-    );
-};
-
-const PostList = ({channelId, contentContainerStyle, currentTimezone, currentUsername, footer, isTimezoneEnabled, lastViewedAt, posts, shouldShowJoinLeaveMessages, testID}: Props) => {
-    const listRef = useRef<FlatList>(null);
-    const theme = useTheme();
-    const orderedPosts = preparePostList(posts, lastViewedAt, true, currentUsername, shouldShowJoinLeaveMessages, isTimezoneEnabled, currentTimezone, false);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        listRef.current?.scrollToOffset({offset: 0, animated: false});
-    }, [channelId, listRef.current]);
-
-    const onViewableItemsChanged = useCallback(({viewableItems}: ViewableItemsChanged) => {
-        if (!viewableItems.length) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const viewableItemsMap = viewableItems.reduce((acc: Record<string, boolean>, {item, isViewable}) => {
-            if (isViewable) {
-                acc[item.id] = true;
-            }
-            return acc;
-        }, {});
-
-        DeviceEventEmitter.emit('scrolled', viewableItemsMap);
-    }, []);
-
-    const renderItem = useCallback(({item, index}) => {
-        if (typeof item === 'string') {
-            if (isStartOfNewMessages(item)) {
-                // postIds includes a date item after the new message indicator so 2
-                // needs to be added to the index for the length check to be correct.
-                const moreNewMessages = orderedPosts.length === index + 2;
-
-                // The date line and new message line each count for a line. So the
-                // goal of this is to check for the 3rd previous, which for the start
-                // of a thread would be null as it doesn't exist.
-                const checkForPostId = index < orderedPosts.length - 3;
-
-                return (
-                    <NewMessagesLine
-                        theme={theme}
-                        moreMessages={moreNewMessages && checkForPostId}
-                        testID={`${testID}.new_messages_line`}
-                        style={style.scale}
-                    />
-                );
-            } else if (isDateLine(item)) {
-                return (
-                    <DateSeparator
-                        date={getDateForDateLine(item)}
-                        theme={theme}
-                        style={style.scale}
-                        timezone={isTimezoneEnabled ? currentTimezone : null}
-                    />
-                );
-            }
-
-            if (isCombinedUserActivityPost(item)) {
-                const postProps = {
-                    currentUsername,
-                    postId: item,
-                    style: Platform.OS === 'ios' ? style.scale : style.container,
-                    testID: `${testID}.combined_user_activity`,
-                    showJoinLeave: shouldShowJoinLeaveMessages,
-                    theme,
-                };
-
-                return (<CombinedUserActivity {...postProps}/>);
-            }
-        }
-
-        let previousPost: PostModel|undefined;
-        let nextPost: PostModel|undefined;
-        if (index < posts.length - 1) {
-            const prev = orderedPosts.slice(index + 1).find((v) => typeof v !== 'string');
-            if (prev) {
-                previousPost = prev as PostModel;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (index > 0) {
-            const next = orderedPosts.slice(0, index);
-            for (let i = next.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-                const v = next[i];
-                if (typeof v !== 'string') {
-                    nextPost = v;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        const postProps = {
-            highlightPinnedOrFlagged: true,
-            location: 'Channel',
-            nextPost,
-            previousPost,
-            shouldRenderReplyButton: true,
-        };
-
-        return (
-            <Post
-                key={item.id}
-                post={item}
-                style={style.scale}
-                testID={`${testID}.post`}
-                {...postProps}
-            />
-        );
-    }, [orderedPosts, theme]);
-
-    return (
-        <PostListRefreshControl
-            enabled={false}
-            refreshing={false}
-            onRefresh={emptyFunction}
-        >
-            <FlatList
-                contentContainerStyle={[styles.content, contentContainerStyle]}
-                data={orderedPosts}
-                keyboardDismissMode='interactive'
-                keyboardShouldPersistTaps='handled'
-                keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
-                initialNumToRender={10}
-                ListFooterComponent={footer}
-                maxToRenderPerBatch={10}
-                onViewableItemsChanged={onViewableItemsChanged}
-                ref={listRef}
-                renderItem={renderItem}
-                removeClippedSubviews={true}
-                scrollEventThrottle={60}
-                style={styles.flex}
-                viewabilityConfig={VIEWABILITY_CONFIG}
-            />
-        </PostListRefreshControl>
-    );
-};
-
-export default PostList;
diff --git a/app/components/progressive_image/index.tsx b/app/components/progressive_image/index.tsx
index eb542793d8..adfbfb25cb 100644
--- a/app/components/progressive_image/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/progressive_image/index.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import React, {ReactNode, useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
-import {Animated, ImageBackground, StyleProp, StyleSheet, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
-import FastImage, {ImageStyle, ResizeMode, Source} from 'react-native-fast-image';
+import React, {ReactNode, useEffect, useState} from 'react';
+import {ImageBackground, StyleProp, StyleSheet, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
+import FastImage, {ImageStyle, ResizeMode} from 'react-native-fast-image';
+import Animated, {interpolate, useAnimatedStyle, useDerivedValue, useSharedValue, withTiming} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
@@ -11,20 +12,19 @@ import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@utils/theme';
 import Thumbnail from './thumbnail';
 
 const AnimatedImageBackground = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(ImageBackground);
+
+// @ts-expect-error FastImage does work with Animated.createAnimatedComponent
 const AnimatedFastImage = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(FastImage);
 
-type ProgressiveImageProps = {
+type Props = ProgressiveImageProps & {
     children?: ReactNode | ReactNode[];
-    defaultSource?: Source; // this should be provided by the component
+    forwardRef?: React.RefObject<any>;
     id: string;
     imageStyle?: StyleProp<ImageStyle>;
-    imageUri?: string;
-    inViewPort?: boolean;
     isBackgroundImage?: boolean;
     onError: () => void;
     resizeMode?: ResizeMode;
     style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
-    thumbnailUri?: string;
     tintDefaultSource?: boolean;
 };
 
@@ -43,22 +43,34 @@ const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme) => {
 });
 
 const ProgressiveImage = ({
-    children, defaultSource, id, imageStyle, imageUri, inViewPort, isBackgroundImage, onError, resizeMode = 'contain',
-    style = {}, thumbnailUri, tintDefaultSource,
-}: ProgressiveImageProps) => {
-    const intensity = useRef(new Animated.Value(0)).current;
+    children, defaultSource, forwardRef, id, imageStyle, imageUri, inViewPort, isBackgroundImage,
+    onError, resizeMode = 'contain', style = {}, thumbnailUri, tintDefaultSource,
+}: Props) => {
     const [showHighResImage, setShowHighResImage] = useState(false);
     const theme = useTheme();
     const styles = getStyleSheet(theme);
+    const intensity = useSharedValue(0);
+
+    const defaultOpacity = useDerivedValue(() => (
+        interpolate(
+            intensity.value,
+            [0, 100],
+            [0.5, 0],
+        )
+    ), []);
 
     const onLoadImageEnd = () => {
-        Animated.timing(intensity, {
-            duration: 300,
-            toValue: 100,
-            useNativeDriver: true,
-        }).start();
+        intensity.value = withTiming(100, {duration: 300});
     };
 
+    const animatedOpacity = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+        opacity: interpolate(
+            intensity.value,
+            [200, 100],
+            [0.2, 1],
+        ),
+    }));
+
     useEffect(() => {
         if (inViewPort) {
             setShowHighResImage(true);
@@ -84,6 +96,7 @@ const ProgressiveImage = ({
         return (
             <View style={[styles.defaultImageContainer, style]}>
                 <AnimatedFastImage
+                    ref={forwardRef}
                     source={defaultSource}
                     style={[
                         StyleSheet.absoluteFill,
@@ -98,20 +111,14 @@ const ProgressiveImage = ({
         );
     }
 
-    const opacity = intensity.interpolate({
-        inputRange: [20, 100],
-        outputRange: [0.2, 1],
-    });
-
-    const defaultOpacity = intensity.interpolate({inputRange: [0, 100], outputRange: [0.5, 0]});
-
-    const containerStyle = {backgroundColor: changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, Number(defaultOpacity))};
+    const containerStyle = {backgroundColor: changeOpacity(theme.centerChannelColor, Number(defaultOpacity.value))};
 
     let image;
     if (thumbnailUri) {
         if (showHighResImage && imageUri) {
             image = (
                 <AnimatedFastImage
+                    ref={forwardRef}
                     nativeID={`image-${id}`}
                     resizeMode={resizeMode}
                     onError={onError}
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ const ProgressiveImage = ({
                     style={[
                         StyleSheet.absoluteFill,
                         imageStyle,
-                        {opacity},
+                        animatedOpacity,
                     ]}
                     testID='progressive_image.highResImage'
                     onLoadEnd={onLoadImageEnd}
@@ -129,11 +136,12 @@ const ProgressiveImage = ({
     } else if (imageUri) {
         image = (
             <AnimatedFastImage
+                ref={forwardRef}
                 nativeID={`image-${id}`}
                 resizeMode={resizeMode}
                 onError={onError}
                 source={{uri: imageUri}}
-                style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill, imageStyle, {opacity}]}
+                style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill, imageStyle, animatedOpacity]}
                 onLoadEnd={onLoadImageEnd}
                 testID='progressive_image.highResImage'
             />
diff --git a/app/components/progressive_image/thumbnail.tsx b/app/components/progressive_image/thumbnail.tsx
index 91789cf450..1161006d6e 100644
--- a/app/components/progressive_image/thumbnail.tsx
+++ b/app/components/progressive_image/thumbnail.tsx
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
 import React from 'react';
-import {Animated, StyleProp, StyleSheet} from 'react-native';
+import {StyleProp, StyleSheet} from 'react-native';
 import FastImage, {ImageStyle, Source} from 'react-native-fast-image';
+import Animated, {SharedValue} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
+// @ts-expect-error FastImage does work with Animated.createAnimatedComponent
 const AnimatedFastImage = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(FastImage);
 
 type ThumbnailProps = {
     onError: () => void;
-    opacity?: number | Animated.AnimatedInterpolation | Animated.AnimatedValue;
+    opacity?: SharedValue<number>;
     source?: Source;
     style: StyleProp<ImageStyle>;
 }
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ const Thumbnail = ({onError, opacity, style, source}: ThumbnailProps) => {
             resizeMode='contain'
             onError={onError}
             source={require('@assets/images/thumb.png')}
-            style={[style, {opacity}]}
+            style={[style, {opacity: opacity?.value}]}
             testID='progressive_image.thumbnail'
             tintColor={tintColor}
         />
diff --git a/app/components/toast/index.tsx b/app/components/toast/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31c0ce9a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/toast/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useMemo} from 'react';
+import {StyleProp, Text, useWindowDimensions, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
+import Animated, {AnimatedStyleProp} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from '@app/utils/theme';
+import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
+import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
+import {typography} from '@utils/typography';
+
+type ToastProps = {
+    animatedStyle: AnimatedStyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+    children?: React.ReactNode;
+    iconName?: string;
+    message?: string;
+    style: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+}
+
+const getStyleSheet = makeStyleSheetFromTheme((theme: Theme) => ({
+    center: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        width: '100%',
+        opacity: 0,
+    },
+    container: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        backgroundColor: theme.onlineIndicator,
+        borderRadius: 8,
+        elevation: 6,
+        flex: 1,
+        flexDirection: 'row',
+        height: 56,
+        paddingLeft: 20,
+        paddingRight: 10,
+        shadowColor: changeOpacity('#000', 0.12),
+        shadowOffset: {width: 0, height: 4},
+        shadowRadius: 6,
+    },
+    flex: {flex: 1},
+    text: {
+        color: theme.buttonColor,
+        marginLeft: 10,
+        ...typography('Body', 100, 'SemiBold'),
+    },
+}));
+
+const Toast = ({animatedStyle, children, style, iconName, message}: ToastProps) => {
+    const theme = useTheme();
+    const styles = getStyleSheet(theme);
+    const dim = useWindowDimensions();
+    const containerStyle = useMemo(() => {
+        const totalMargin = 40;
+        const width = Math.min(dim.height, dim.width, 400) - totalMargin;
+
+        return [styles.container, {width}, style];
+    }, [dim, styles.container, style]);
+
+    return (
+        <Animated.View style={[styles.center, animatedStyle]}>
+            <Animated.View style={containerStyle}>
+                {Boolean(iconName) &&
+                <CompassIcon
+                    color={theme.buttonColor}
+                    name={iconName!}
+                    size={18}
+                />
+                }
+                {Boolean(message) &&
+                <View style={styles.flex}>
+                    <Text style={styles.text}>{message}</Text>
+                </View>
+                }
+                {children}
+            </Animated.View>
+        </Animated.View>
+    );
+};
+
+export default Toast;
+
diff --git a/app/constants/events.ts b/app/constants/events.ts
index f9eccd0f8e..3ae3b42be5 100644
--- a/app/constants/events.ts
+++ b/app/constants/events.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export default keyMirror({
     CHANNEL_DELETED: null,
     CLOSE_BOTTOM_SHEET: null,
     CONFIG_CHANGED: null,
+    FREEZE_SCREEN: null,
+    GALLERY_ACTIONS: null,
     LEAVE_CHANNEL: null,
     LEAVE_TEAM: null,
     LOADING_CHANNEL_POSTS: null,
diff --git a/app/constants/gallery.ts b/app/constants/gallery.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2029798154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/constants/gallery.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+export const GALLERY_FOOTER_HEIGHT = 75;
+export const VIDEO_INSET = 100;
diff --git a/app/constants/screens.ts b/app/constants/screens.ts
index d1b235161e..419e27d85c 100644
--- a/app/constants/screens.ts
+++ b/app/constants/screens.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const CUSTOM_STATUS = 'CustomStatus';
 export const EDIT_PROFILE = 'EditProfile';
 export const EDIT_SERVER = 'EditServer';
 export const FORGOT_PASSWORD = 'ForgotPassword';
+export const GALLERY = 'Gallery';
 export const HOME = 'Home';
 export const INTEGRATION_SELECTOR = 'IntegrationSelector';
 export const IN_APP_NOTIFICATION = 'InAppNotification';
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export default {
     EDIT_PROFILE,
     EDIT_SERVER,
     FORGOT_PASSWORD,
+    GALLERY,
     HOME,
     INTEGRATION_SELECTOR,
     IN_APP_NOTIFICATION,
diff --git a/app/context/gallery/index.tsx b/app/context/gallery/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31759bc0a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/context/gallery/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useEffect, useLayoutEffect} from 'react';
+import Animated, {makeMutable, runOnUI} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+export interface GalleryManagerItem {
+    index: number;
+    ref: React.RefObject<unknown>;
+}
+
+export interface GalleryManagerItems {
+    [index: number]: GalleryManagerItem;
+}
+
+interface GalleryInitProps {
+    children: JSX.Element;
+    galleryIdentifier: string;
+}
+
+class Gallery {
+    private init = false;
+    private timeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+    public refsByIndexSV: Animated.SharedValue<GalleryManagerItems> = makeMutable({});
+
+    public sharedValues: GalleryManagerSharedValues = {
+        width: makeMutable(0),
+        height: makeMutable(0),
+        x: makeMutable(0),
+        y: makeMutable(0),
+        opacity: makeMutable(1),
+        activeIndex: makeMutable(0),
+        targetWidth: makeMutable(0),
+        targetHeight: makeMutable(0),
+    };
+
+    public items = new Map<number, GalleryManagerItem>();
+
+    public get isInitialized() {
+        return this.init;
+    }
+
+    public resolveItem(index: number) {
+        return this.items.get(index);
+    }
+
+    public initialize() {
+        this.init = true;
+    }
+
+    public reset() {
+        this.init = false;
+        this.items.clear();
+        this.refsByIndexSV.value = {};
+    }
+
+    public resetSharedValues() {
+        const {
+            width,
+            height,
+            opacity,
+            activeIndex,
+            x,
+            y,
+        } = this.sharedValues;
+
+        runOnUI(() => {
+            'worklet';
+
+            width.value = 0;
+            height.value = 0;
+            opacity.value = 1;
+            activeIndex.value = -1;
+            x.value = 0;
+            y.value = 0;
+        })();
+    }
+
+    public registerItem(index: number, ref: React.RefObject<unknown>) {
+        if (this.items.has(index)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.addItem(index, ref);
+    }
+
+    private addItem(index: number, ref: GalleryManagerItem['ref']) {
+        this.items.set(index, {
+            index,
+            ref,
+        });
+
+        if (this.timeout !== null) {
+            clearTimeout(this.timeout);
+        }
+
+        this.timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+            this.refsByIndexSV.value = this.convertMapToObject(this.items);
+
+            this.timeout = null;
+        }, 16);
+    }
+
+    private convertMapToObject<T extends Map<string | number, GalleryManagerItem>>(map: T) {
+        const obj: Record<string, GalleryManagerItem> = {};
+        for (const [key, value] of map) {
+            obj[key] = value;
+        }
+        return obj;
+    }
+}
+
+class GalleryManager {
+    private galleries: Record<string, Gallery> = {};
+
+    public get(identifier: string): Gallery {
+        if (this.galleries[identifier]) {
+            return this.galleries[identifier];
+        }
+
+        const gallery = new Gallery();
+        this.galleries[identifier] = gallery;
+        return gallery;
+    }
+
+    public remove(identifier: string): boolean {
+        return delete this.galleries[identifier];
+    }
+}
+
+const galleryManager = new GalleryManager();
+
+export function useGallery(galleryIdentifier: string) {
+    const gallery = galleryManager.get(galleryIdentifier);
+
+    if (!gallery) {
+        throw new Error(
+            'Cannot retrieve gallery manager from the context. Did you forget to wrap the app with GalleryProvider?',
+        );
+    }
+
+    return gallery;
+}
+
+export function GalleryInit({children, galleryIdentifier}: GalleryInitProps) {
+    const gallery = useGallery(galleryIdentifier);
+
+    useLayoutEffect(() => {
+        gallery.initialize();
+
+        return () => {
+            gallery.reset();
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        return () => {
+            galleryManager.remove(galleryIdentifier);
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    return children;
+}
diff --git a/app/database/models/server/file.ts b/app/database/models/server/file.ts
index 5050e457c0..7d51584714 100644
--- a/app/database/models/server/file.ts
+++ b/app/database/models/server/file.ts
@@ -54,4 +54,19 @@ export default class FileModel extends Model {
 
     /** post : The related Post record for this file */
     @immutableRelation(POST, 'post_id') post!: Relation<PostModel>;
+
+    toFileInfo = (authorId: string): FileInfo => ({
+        id: this.id,
+        user_id: authorId,
+        post_id: this.postId,
+        name: this.name,
+        extension: this.extension,
+        mini_preview: this.imageThumbnail,
+        size: this.size,
+        mime_type: this.mimeType,
+        height: this.height,
+        has_preview_image: Boolean(this.imageThumbnail),
+        localPath: this.localPath,
+        width: this.width,
+    });
 }
diff --git a/app/database/operator/server_data_operator/transformers/channel.ts b/app/database/operator/server_data_operator/transformers/channel.ts
index c1303d2de8..0c95c49a0b 100644
--- a/app/database/operator/server_data_operator/transformers/channel.ts
+++ b/app/database/operator/server_data_operator/transformers/channel.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const transformChannelRecord = ({action, database, value}: TransformerArg
         channel.createAt = raw.create_at;
         channel.creatorId = raw.creator_id;
         channel.deleteAt = raw.delete_at;
-        channel.displayName = raw.display_name;
+        channel.displayName = raw.display_name || record?.displayName || '';
         channel.isGroupConstrained = Boolean(raw.group_constrained);
         channel.name = raw.name;
         channel.shared = Boolean(raw.shared);
diff --git a/app/database/operator/server_data_operator/transformers/post.ts b/app/database/operator/server_data_operator/transformers/post.ts
index 39971e6e68..c9aa731605 100644
--- a/app/database/operator/server_data_operator/transformers/post.ts
+++ b/app/database/operator/server_data_operator/transformers/post.ts
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ export const transformFileRecord = ({action, database, value}: TransformerArgs):
         file.extension = raw.extension;
         file.size = raw.size;
         file.mimeType = raw?.mime_type ?? '';
-        file.width = raw?.width ?? 0;
-        file.height = raw?.height ?? 0;
-        file.imageThumbnail = raw?.mini_preview ?? '';
+        file.width = raw?.width || record?.width || 0;
+        file.height = raw?.height || record?.height || 0;
+        file.imageThumbnail = raw?.mini_preview || record?.imageThumbnail || '';
         file.localPath = raw?.localPath ?? '';
     };
 
diff --git a/app/hooks/freeze.ts b/app/hooks/freeze.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41e5105581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/hooks/freeze.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {useEffect, useState} from 'react';
+import {DeviceEventEmitter, Platform} from 'react-native';
+
+import {Events} from '@constants';
+
+const useFreeze = () => {
+    const [freeze, setFreeze] = useState(false);
+    const [backgroundColor, setBackgroundColor] = useState('#000');
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const freezeListener = DeviceEventEmitter.addListener(Events.FREEZE_SCREEN, (shouldFreeze: boolean, color = '#000') => {
+            // kept until this https://github.com/software-mansion/react-freeze/issues/7 is fixed
+            if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+                setFreeze(shouldFreeze);
+                setBackgroundColor(color);
+            }
+        });
+
+        return () => freezeListener.remove();
+    });
+
+    return {freeze, backgroundColor};
+};
+
+export default useFreeze;
diff --git a/app/hooks/gallery.ts b/app/hooks/gallery.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b59ef2edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/hooks/gallery.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {useCallback, useEffect, useRef} from 'react';
+import {Platform} from 'react-native';
+import {
+    Easing, makeRemote, runOnJS, useAnimatedRef, useAnimatedStyle, useEvent,
+    useSharedValue,
+    withTiming, WithTimingConfig,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+import {useGallery} from '@context/gallery';
+import {measureItem} from '@utils/gallery';
+
+import type {GestureHandlerGestureEvent} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+
+function useRemoteContext<T extends object>(initialValue: T) {
+    const initRef = useRef<{ context: T } | null>(null);
+    if (initRef.current === null) {
+        initRef.current = {
+            context: makeRemote(initialValue ?? {}),
+        };
+    }
+    const {context} = initRef.current;
+
+    return context;
+}
+
+function diff(context: any, name: string, value: any) {
+    'worklet';
+
+    if (!context.___diffs) {
+        context.___diffs = {};
+    }
+
+    if (!context.___diffs[name]) {
+        context.___diffs[name] = {
+            stash: 0,
+            prev: null,
+        };
+    }
+
+    const d = context.___diffs[name];
+
+    d.stash = d.prev === null ? 0 : value - d.prev;
+    d.prev = value;
+
+    return d.stash;
+}
+
+export function useCreateAnimatedGestureHandler<T extends GestureHandlerGestureEvent, TContext extends Context>(handlers: GestureHandlers<T['nativeEvent'], TContext>) {
+    const context = useRemoteContext<any>({
+        __initialized: false,
+    });
+    const isAndroid = Platform.OS === 'android';
+
+    const handler = (event: T['nativeEvent']) => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        const FAILED = 1;
+        const BEGAN = 2;
+        const CANCELLED = 3;
+        const ACTIVE = 4;
+        const END = 5;
+
+        if (handlers.onInit && !context.__initialized) {
+            context.__initialized = true;
+            handlers.onInit(event, context);
+        }
+
+        if (handlers.onGesture) {
+            handlers.onGesture(event, context);
+        }
+
+        const stateDiff = diff(context, 'pinchState', event.state);
+
+        const pinchBeganAndroid = stateDiff === ACTIVE - BEGAN ? event.state === ACTIVE : false;
+
+        const isBegan = isAndroid ? pinchBeganAndroid : (event.state === BEGAN || event.oldState === BEGAN) &&
+            (event.velocityX !== 0 || event.velocityY !== 0);
+
+        if (isBegan) {
+            if (handlers.shouldHandleEvent) {
+                context._shouldSkip = !handlers.shouldHandleEvent(event, context);
+            } else {
+                context._shouldSkip = false;
+            }
+        } else if (typeof context._shouldSkip === 'undefined') {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!context._shouldSkip && !context._shouldCancel) {
+            if (handlers.onEvent) {
+                handlers.onEvent(event, context);
+            }
+
+            if (handlers.shouldCancel) {
+                context._shouldCancel = handlers.shouldCancel(event, context);
+
+                if (context._shouldCancel) {
+                    if (handlers.onEnd) {
+                        handlers.onEnd(event, context, true);
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (handlers.beforeEach) {
+                handlers.beforeEach(event, context);
+            }
+
+            if (isBegan && handlers.onStart) {
+                handlers.onStart(event, context);
+            }
+
+            if (event.state === ACTIVE && handlers.onActive) {
+                handlers.onActive(event, context);
+            }
+            if (event.oldState === ACTIVE && event.state === END && handlers.onEnd) {
+                handlers.onEnd(event, context, false);
+            }
+            if (event.oldState === ACTIVE && event.state === FAILED && handlers.onFail) {
+                handlers.onFail(event, context);
+            }
+            if (event.oldState === ACTIVE && event.state === CANCELLED && handlers.onCancel) {
+                handlers.onCancel(event, context);
+            }
+            if (event.oldState === ACTIVE) {
+                if (handlers.onFinish) {
+                    handlers.onFinish(
+                        event,
+                        context,
+                        event.state === CANCELLED || event.state === FAILED,
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (handlers.afterEach) {
+                handlers.afterEach(event, context);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // clean up context
+        if (event.oldState === ACTIVE) {
+            context._shouldSkip = undefined;
+            context._shouldCancel = undefined;
+        }
+    };
+
+    return handler;
+}
+
+export function useAnimatedGestureHandler<T extends GestureHandlerGestureEvent, TContext extends Context>(
+    handlers: GestureHandlers<T['nativeEvent'], TContext>,
+): OnGestureEvent<T> {
+    const handler = useCallback(
+        useCreateAnimatedGestureHandler<T, TContext>(handlers),
+        [],
+    );
+
+    return useEvent<(event: T['nativeEvent']) => void, OnGestureEvent<T>>(
+        handler, ['onGestureHandlerStateChange', 'onGestureHandlerEvent'], false,
+    );
+}
+
+export function useGalleryControls() {
+    const controlsHidden = useSharedValue(false);
+
+    const translateYConfig: WithTimingConfig = {
+        duration: 400,
+        easing: Easing.bezier(0.33, 0.01, 0, 1),
+    };
+
+    const headerStyles = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+        opacity: controlsHidden.value ? withTiming(0) : withTiming(1),
+        transform: [
+            {
+                translateY: controlsHidden.value ? withTiming(-100, translateYConfig) : withTiming(0, translateYConfig),
+            },
+        ],
+        position: 'absolute',
+        top: 0,
+        width: '100%',
+        zIndex: 1,
+    }));
+
+    const footerStyles = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+        opacity: controlsHidden.value ? withTiming(0) : withTiming(1),
+        transform: [
+            {
+                translateY: controlsHidden.value ? withTiming(100, translateYConfig) : withTiming(0, translateYConfig),
+            },
+        ],
+        position: 'absolute',
+        bottom: 0,
+        width: '100%',
+        zIndex: 1,
+    }));
+
+    const setControlsHidden = useCallback((hidden: boolean) => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        if (controlsHidden.value === hidden) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        controlsHidden.value = hidden;
+    }, []);
+
+    return {
+        controlsHidden,
+        headerStyles,
+        footerStyles,
+        setControlsHidden,
+    };
+}
+
+export function useGalleryItem(
+    identifier: string,
+    index: number,
+    onPress: (identifier: string, itemIndex: number) => void,
+) {
+    const gallery = useGallery(identifier);
+    const ref = useAnimatedRef<any>();
+    const {opacity, activeIndex} = gallery!.sharedValues;
+
+    const styles = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+        return {
+            opacity: activeIndex.value === index ? opacity.value : 1,
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        gallery.registerItem(index, ref);
+    }, []);
+
+    const onGestureEvent = useAnimatedGestureHandler({
+        onFinish: (_evt, _ctx, isCanceledOrFailed) => {
+            if (isCanceledOrFailed) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            activeIndex.value = index;
+
+            // measure the images
+            // width/height and position to animate from it to the full screen one
+            measureItem(ref, gallery.sharedValues);
+            runOnJS(onPress)(identifier, index);
+        },
+    });
+
+    return {
+        ref,
+        styles,
+        onGestureEvent,
+    };
+}
diff --git a/app/screens/channel/channel.tsx b/app/screens/channel/channel.tsx
index 9f23908fc3..ffb2c3f234 100644
--- a/app/screens/channel/channel.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/channel/channel.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {DeviceEventEmitter, Keyboard, Platform, View} from 'react-native';
 import {Edge, SafeAreaView, useSafeAreaInsets} from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
+import FreezeScreen from '@components/freeze_screen';
 import NavigationHeader from '@components/navigation_header';
 import PostDraft from '@components/post_draft';
 import {Navigation} from '@constants';
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ const Channel = ({channelId, componentId, displayName, isOwnDirectMessage, membe
     const channelIsSet = Boolean(channelId);
 
     return (
-        <>
+        <FreezeScreen>
             <SafeAreaView
                 style={styles.flex}
                 mode='margin'
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ const Channel = ({channelId, componentId, displayName, isOwnDirectMessage, membe
                 </>
                 }
             </SafeAreaView>
-        </>
+        </FreezeScreen>
     );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/document_renderer/document_renderer.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/document_renderer/document_renderer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb8118c26a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/document_renderer/document_renderer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useCallback, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
+import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
+import {DeviceEventEmitter, StyleSheet, Text, View} from 'react-native';
+import {RectButton, TouchableWithoutFeedback} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+import FileIcon from '@components/post_list/post/body/files/file_icon';
+import {Events, Preferences} from '@constants';
+import {buttonBackgroundStyle, buttonTextStyle} from '@utils/buttonStyles';
+import {isDocument} from '@utils/file';
+import {galleryItemToFileInfo} from '@utils/gallery';
+import {changeOpacity} from '@utils/theme';
+import {typography} from '@utils/typography';
+
+import DownloadWithAction from '../footer/download_with_action';
+
+type Props = {
+    canDownloadFiles: boolean;
+    item: GalleryItemType;
+    onShouldHideControls: (hide: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    container: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        flex: 1,
+        maxWidth: 600,
+    },
+    filename: {
+        color: '#FFF',
+        ...typography('Body', 200, 'SemiBold'),
+        marginVertical: 8,
+        paddingHorizontal: 25,
+        textAlign: 'center',
+    },
+    unsupported: {
+        color: '#FFF',
+        ...typography('Body', 100, 'SemiBold'),
+        marginTop: 10,
+        paddingHorizontal: 25,
+        opacity: 0.64,
+        textAlign: 'center',
+    },
+});
+
+const DocumentRenderer = ({canDownloadFiles, item, onShouldHideControls}: Props) => {
+    const {formatMessage} = useIntl();
+    const file = useMemo(() => galleryItemToFileInfo(item), [item]);
+    const [controls, setControls] = useState(true);
+    const [enabled, setEnabled] = useState(true);
+    const isSupported = useMemo(() => isDocument(file), [file]);
+    const optionText = isSupported ? formatMessage({
+        id: 'gallery.open_file',
+        defaultMessage: 'Open file',
+    }) : formatMessage({
+        id: 'gallery.unsupported',
+        defaultMessage: "Preview isn't supported for this file type. Try downloading or sharing to open it in another app.",
+    });
+
+    const handleHideControls = useCallback(() => {
+        onShouldHideControls(controls);
+        setControls(!controls);
+    }, [controls, onShouldHideControls]);
+
+    const setGalleryAction = useCallback((action: GalleryAction) => {
+        DeviceEventEmitter.emit(Events.GALLERY_ACTIONS, action);
+        if (action === 'none') {
+            setEnabled(true);
+        }
+    }, []);
+
+    const handleOpenFile = useCallback(() => {
+        setEnabled(false);
+    }, []);
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            <TouchableWithoutFeedback onPress={handleHideControls}>
+                <Animated.View style={styles.container}>
+                    <FileIcon
+                        backgroundColor='transparent'
+                        file={file}
+                        iconSize={120}
+                    />
+                    <Text
+                        numberOfLines={2}
+                        style={styles.filename}
+                    >
+                        {item.name}
+                    </Text>
+                    {!isSupported &&
+                    <Text style={styles.unsupported}>{optionText}</Text>
+                    }
+                    {isSupported && canDownloadFiles &&
+                    <View style={{marginTop: 16}}>
+                        <RectButton
+                            enabled={enabled}
+                            exclusive={true}
+                            onPress={handleOpenFile}
+                            rippleColor={changeOpacity('#fff', 0.16)}
+                        >
+                            <View style={buttonBackgroundStyle(Preferences.THEMES.denim, 'lg', 'primary', enabled ? 'default' : 'disabled')}>
+                                <Text style={buttonTextStyle(Preferences.THEMES.denim, 'lg', 'primary', enabled ? 'default' : 'disabled')} >{optionText}</Text>
+                            </View>
+                        </RectButton>
+                    </View>
+                    }
+                </Animated.View>
+            </TouchableWithoutFeedback>
+            {!enabled &&
+            <DownloadWithAction
+                action='opening'
+                setAction={setGalleryAction}
+                item={item}
+            />
+            }
+        </>
+    );
+};
+
+export default DocumentRenderer;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/document_renderer/index.ts b/app/screens/gallery/document_renderer/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b41bcf2485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/document_renderer/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {withDatabase} from '@nozbe/watermelondb/DatabaseProvider';
+import withObservables from '@nozbe/with-observables';
+import {combineLatest, of as of$} from 'rxjs';
+import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+import {MM_TABLES, SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@constants/database';
+
+import DocumentRenderer from './document_renderer';
+
+import type {WithDatabaseArgs} from '@typings/database/database';
+import type SystemModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/system';
+
+const {CONFIG, LICENSE} = SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS;
+const {SERVER: {SYSTEM}} = MM_TABLES;
+
+const enhanced = withObservables([], ({database}: WithDatabaseArgs) => {
+    const enableMobileFileDownload = database.get<SystemModel>(SYSTEM).findAndObserve(CONFIG).pipe(
+        switchMap(({value}) => of$(value.EnableMobileFileDownload !== 'false')),
+    );
+    const complianceDisabled = database.get<SystemModel>(SYSTEM).findAndObserve(LICENSE).pipe(
+        switchMap(({value}) => of$(value.IsLicensed === 'false' || value.Compliance === 'false')),
+    );
+    const canDownloadFiles = combineLatest([enableMobileFileDownload, complianceDisabled]).pipe(
+        switchMap(([download, compliance]) => of$(compliance || download)),
+    );
+
+    return {
+        canDownloadFiles,
+    };
+});
+
+export default withDatabase(enhanced(DocumentRenderer));
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/footer/actions/action.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/footer/actions/action.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28caddecb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/footer/actions/action.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useCallback} from 'react';
+import {Platform, Pressable, PressableAndroidRippleConfig, PressableStateCallbackType, StyleProp, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
+
+import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
+import {changeOpacity} from '@utils/theme';
+
+type Props = {
+    disabled: boolean;
+    iconName: string;
+    onPress: () => void;
+    style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+}
+
+const pressedStyle = ({pressed}: PressableStateCallbackType) => {
+    let opacity = 1;
+    if (Platform.OS === 'ios' && pressed) {
+        opacity = 0.5;
+    }
+
+    return [{opacity}];
+};
+
+const androidRippleConfig: PressableAndroidRippleConfig = {borderless: true, radius: 24, color: '#FFF'};
+
+const Action = ({disabled, iconName, onPress, style}: Props) => {
+    const pressableStyle = useCallback((pressed: PressableStateCallbackType) => ([
+        pressedStyle(pressed),
+        style,
+    ]), [style]);
+
+    return (
+        <Pressable
+            android_ripple={androidRippleConfig}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            hitSlop={24}
+            onPress={onPress}
+            style={pressableStyle}
+        >
+            <CompassIcon
+                color={changeOpacity('#fff', disabled ? 0.4 : 1)}
+                name={iconName}
+                size={24}
+            />
+        </Pressable>
+    );
+};
+
+export default Action;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/footer/actions/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/footer/actions/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b03daa88ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/footer/actions/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {useManagedConfig} from '@mattermost/react-native-emm';
+import React from 'react';
+import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+
+import Action from './action';
+
+type Props = {
+    canDownloadFiles: boolean;
+    disabled: boolean;
+    enablePublicLinks: boolean;
+    fileId: string;
+    onCopyPublicLink: () => void;
+    onDownload: () => void;
+    onShare: () => void;
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    container: {
+        flexDirection: 'row',
+    },
+    action: {
+        marginLeft: 24,
+    },
+});
+
+const Actions = ({
+    canDownloadFiles, disabled, enablePublicLinks, fileId,
+    onCopyPublicLink, onDownload, onShare,
+}: Props) => {
+    const managedConfig = useManagedConfig();
+    const canCopyPublicLink = !fileId.startsWith('uid') && enablePublicLinks && managedConfig.copyPasteProtection !== 'true';
+
+    return (
+        <View style={styles.container}>
+            {canCopyPublicLink &&
+            <Action
+                disabled={disabled}
+                iconName='link-variant'
+                onPress={onCopyPublicLink}
+            />}
+            {canDownloadFiles &&
+            <>
+                <Action
+                    disabled={disabled}
+                    iconName='download-outline'
+                    onPress={onDownload}
+                    style={styles.action}
+                />
+                <Action
+                    disabled={disabled}
+                    iconName='export-variant'
+                    onPress={onShare}
+                    style={styles.action}
+                />
+            </>
+            }
+        </View>
+    );
+};
+
+export default Actions;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/footer/avatar/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/footer/avatar/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e5ea30ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/footer/avatar/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useMemo} from 'react';
+import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+import FastImage from 'react-native-fast-image';
+
+import {buildAbsoluteUrl} from '@actions/remote/file';
+import {buildProfileImageUrl} from '@actions/remote/user';
+import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
+import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
+import {changeOpacity} from '@utils/theme';
+
+type Props = {
+    authorId?: string;
+    overrideIconUrl?: string;
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    avatarContainer: {
+        backgroundColor: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4)',
+        padding: 2,
+        width: 34,
+        height: 34,
+    },
+    avatar: {
+        height: 32,
+        width: 32,
+    },
+    avatarRadius: {
+        borderRadius: 18,
+    },
+});
+
+const Avatar = ({authorId, overrideIconUrl}: Props) => {
+    const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
+    const avatarUri = useMemo(() => {
+        try {
+            if (overrideIconUrl) {
+                return buildAbsoluteUrl(serverUrl, overrideIconUrl);
+            } else if (authorId) {
+                const pictureUrl = buildProfileImageUrl(serverUrl, authorId);
+                return `${serverUrl}${pictureUrl}`;
+            }
+
+            return undefined;
+        } catch {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+    }, [serverUrl, authorId, overrideIconUrl]);
+
+    let picture;
+    if (avatarUri) {
+        picture = (
+            <FastImage
+                source={{uri: avatarUri}}
+                style={[styles.avatar, styles.avatarRadius]}
+            />
+        );
+    } else {
+        picture = (
+            <CompassIcon
+                name='account-outline'
+                size={32}
+                color={changeOpacity('#fff', 0.48)}
+            />
+        );
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <View style={[styles.avatarContainer, styles.avatarRadius]}>
+            {picture}
+        </View>
+    );
+};
+
+export default Avatar;
+
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/footer/copy_public_link/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/footer/copy_public_link/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..855e60596a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/footer/copy_public_link/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import Clipboard from '@react-native-community/clipboard';
+import React, {useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
+import {StyleSheet} from 'react-native';
+import {useAnimatedStyle, withTiming} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+import {fetchPublicLink} from '@actions/remote/file';
+import Toast from '@components/toast';
+import {GALLERY_FOOTER_HEIGHT} from '@constants/gallery';
+import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
+
+type Props = {
+    item: GalleryItemType;
+    setAction: (action: GalleryAction) => void;
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    error: {
+        backgroundColor: '#D24B4E',
+    },
+    toast: {
+        backgroundColor: '#3DB887', // intended hardcoded color
+    },
+});
+
+const CopyPublicLink = ({item, setAction}: Props) => {
+    const {formatMessage} = useIntl();
+    const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
+    const [showToast, setShowToast] = useState<boolean|undefined>();
+    const [error, setError] = useState('');
+    const mounted = useRef(false);
+
+    const animatedStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+        position: 'absolute',
+        bottom: GALLERY_FOOTER_HEIGHT + 8,
+        opacity: withTiming(showToast ? 1 : 0, {duration: 300}),
+    }));
+
+    const copyLink = async () => {
+        try {
+            const publicLink = await fetchPublicLink(serverUrl, item.id!);
+            if ('link' in publicLink) {
+                Clipboard.setString(publicLink.link);
+            } else {
+                setError(formatMessage({id: 'gallery.copy_link.failed', defaultMessage: 'Failed to copy link to clipboard'}));
+            }
+        } catch {
+            setError(formatMessage({id: 'gallery.copy_link.failed', defaultMessage: 'Failed to copy link to clipboard'}));
+        } finally {
+            setShowToast(true);
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                if (mounted.current) {
+                    setShowToast(false);
+                }
+            }, 3000);
+        }
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        mounted.current = true;
+        copyLink();
+
+        return () => {
+            mounted.current = false;
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (showToast === false) {
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                if (mounted.current) {
+                    setAction('none');
+                }
+            }, 350);
+        }
+    }, [showToast]);
+
+    return (
+        <Toast
+            animatedStyle={animatedStyle}
+            style={error ? styles.error : styles.toast}
+            message={error || formatMessage({id: 'public_link_copied', defaultMessage: 'Link copied to clipboard'})}
+            iconName='check'
+        />
+    );
+};
+
+export default CopyPublicLink;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/footer/details/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/footer/details/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae3afc00d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/footer/details/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useMemo} from 'react';
+import {StyleSheet, Text, View} from 'react-native';
+
+import FormattedText from '@components/formatted_text';
+import {typography} from '@utils/typography';
+
+type Props = {
+    channelName: string;
+    isDirectChannel: boolean;
+    ownPost: boolean;
+    userDisplayName: string;
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    container: {
+        flex: 1,
+        flexDirection: 'column',
+        marginHorizontal: 12,
+    },
+    chanelText: {
+        color: '#FFFFFF',
+        ...typography('Body', 75),
+        marginTop: 3,
+        opacity: 0.56,
+    },
+    userText: {
+        color: '#FFFFFF',
+        ...typography('Body', 200, 'SemiBold'),
+    },
+});
+
+const Details = ({channelName, isDirectChannel, ownPost, userDisplayName}: Props) => {
+    const displayName = useMemo(() => ({displayName: userDisplayName}), [userDisplayName]);
+    const channelDisplayName = useMemo(() =>
+        ({channelName: `${isDirectChannel ? '@' : '~'}${channelName}`}),
+    [channelName, isDirectChannel]);
+
+    let userElement = (
+        <Text
+            ellipsizeMode='tail'
+            numberOfLines={1}
+            style={styles.userText}
+        >
+            {userDisplayName}
+        </Text>
+    );
+
+    if (ownPost) {
+        userElement = (
+            <FormattedText
+                id='channel_header.directchannel.you'
+                defaultMessage='{displayName} (you)'
+                ellipsizeMode='tail'
+                numberOfLines={1}
+                style={styles.userText}
+                values={displayName}
+            />
+        );
+    }
+
+    return (
+        <View style={styles.container}>
+            {userElement}
+            <FormattedText
+                id='gallery.footer.channel_name'
+                defaultMessage='Shared in {channelName}'
+                ellipsizeMode='tail'
+                numberOfLines={1}
+                style={styles.chanelText}
+                values={channelDisplayName}
+            />
+        </View>
+    );
+};
+
+export default Details;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/footer/download_with_action/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/footer/download_with_action/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a22177ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/footer/download_with_action/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,325 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import CameraRoll from '@react-native-community/cameraroll';
+import * as FileSystem from 'expo-file-system';
+import React, {useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
+import {NativeModules, Platform, StyleSheet, Text, View} from 'react-native';
+import DeviceInfo from 'react-native-device-info';
+import FileViewer from 'react-native-file-viewer';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import {useAnimatedStyle, withTiming} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import Share from 'react-native-share';
+
+import {downloadFile} from '@actions/remote/file';
+import {typography} from '@app/utils/typography';
+import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
+import ProgressBar from '@components/progress_bar';
+import Toast from '@components/toast';
+import {GALLERY_FOOTER_HEIGHT} from '@constants/gallery';
+import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
+import {alertFailedToOpenDocument} from '@utils/document';
+import {fileExists, getLocalFilePathFromFile, hasWriteStoragePermission} from '@utils/file';
+import {galleryItemToFileInfo} from '@utils/gallery';
+
+import type {ClientResponse, ProgressPromise} from '@mattermost/react-native-network-client';
+
+type Props = {
+    action: GalleryAction;
+    item: GalleryItemType;
+    setAction: (action: GalleryAction) => void;
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    container: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        flex: 1,
+        flexDirection: 'row',
+    },
+    toast: {
+        backgroundColor: '#3F4350', // intended hardcoded color
+    },
+    error: {
+        backgroundColor: '#D24B4E',
+    },
+    fileSaved: {
+        backgroundColor: '#3DB887',
+    },
+    option: {
+        alignItems: 'flex-end',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        flex: 1,
+        marginTop: 8,
+    },
+    progress: {
+        marginTop: -10,
+        width: '85%',
+    },
+    title: {
+        color: '#FFF',
+        ...typography('Body', 75, 'SemiBold'),
+    },
+});
+
+const DownloadWithAction = ({action, item, setAction}: Props) => {
+    const intl = useIntl();
+    const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
+    const [showToast, setShowToast] = useState<boolean|undefined>();
+    const [error, setError] = useState('');
+    const [saved, setSaved] = useState(false);
+    const [progress, setProgress] = useState(0);
+    const mounted = useRef(false);
+    const downloadPromise = useRef<ProgressPromise<ClientResponse>>();
+
+    let title;
+    let iconName;
+    let message;
+    let toastStyle = styles.toast;
+
+    switch (action) {
+        case 'sharing':
+            title = intl.formatMessage({id: 'gallery.preparing', defaultMessage: 'Preparing...'});
+            break;
+        case 'opening':
+            title = intl.formatMessage({id: 'gallery.opening', defaultMessage: 'Opening...'});
+            break;
+        default:
+            title = intl.formatMessage({id: 'gallery.downloading', defaultMessage: 'Downloading...'});
+            break;
+    }
+
+    if (error) {
+        iconName = 'alert-circle-outline';
+        message = error;
+        toastStyle = styles.error;
+    } else if (saved) {
+        iconName = 'check';
+        toastStyle = styles.fileSaved;
+
+        switch (item.type) {
+            case 'image':
+                message = intl.formatMessage({id: 'gallery.image_saved', defaultMessage: 'Image saved'});
+                break;
+            case 'video':
+                message = intl.formatMessage({id: 'gallery.video_saved', defaultMessage: 'Video saved'});
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const animatedStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+        position: 'absolute',
+        bottom: GALLERY_FOOTER_HEIGHT + 8,
+        opacity: withTiming(showToast ? 1 : 0, {duration: 300}),
+    }));
+
+    const cancel = async () => {
+        try {
+            await downloadPromise.current?.cancel?.();
+            const path = getLocalFilePathFromFile(serverUrl, galleryItemToFileInfo(item));
+            await FileSystem.deleteAsync(path, {idempotent: true});
+
+            downloadPromise.current = undefined;
+        } catch {
+            // do nothing
+        } finally {
+            if (mounted.current) {
+                setShowToast(false);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    const openFile = async (response: ClientResponse) => {
+        if (mounted.current) {
+            if (response.data?.path) {
+                const path = response.data.path as string;
+                FileViewer.open(path, {
+                    displayName: item.name,
+                    showAppsSuggestions: true,
+                    showOpenWithDialog: true,
+                }).catch(() => {
+                    const file = galleryItemToFileInfo(item);
+                    alertFailedToOpenDocument(file, intl);
+                });
+            }
+            setShowToast(false);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const saveFile = async (path: string) => {
+        if (mounted.current) {
+            if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+                try {
+                    await NativeModules.MattermostManaged.saveFile(path.replace('file://', '/'));
+                } catch {
+                    // do nothing in case the user decides not to save the file
+                }
+                setAction('none');
+                return;
+            }
+
+            Share.open({
+                url: path,
+                saveToFiles: true,
+            }).catch(() => {
+                // do nothing
+            });
+
+            setAction('none');
+        }
+    };
+
+    const saveImageOrVideo = async (path: string) => {
+        if (mounted.current) {
+            try {
+                const applicationName = DeviceInfo.getApplicationName();
+                await CameraRoll.save(path, {
+                    type: item.type === 'image' ? 'photo' : 'video',
+                    album: applicationName,
+                });
+                setSaved(true);
+            } catch {
+                setError(intl.formatMessage({id: 'gallery.save_failed', defaultMessage: 'Unable to save the file'}));
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    const save = async (response: ClientResponse) => {
+        if (response.data?.path) {
+            const path = response.data.path as string;
+            const hasPermission = await hasWriteStoragePermission(intl);
+
+            if (hasPermission) {
+                switch (item.type) {
+                    case 'file':
+                        saveFile(path);
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        saveImageOrVideo(path);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    const shareFile = async (response: ClientResponse) => {
+        if (mounted.current) {
+            if (response.data?.path) {
+                const path = response.data.path as string;
+                Share.open({
+                    message: '',
+                    title: '',
+                    url: path,
+                    showAppsToView: true,
+                }).catch(() => {
+                    // do nothing
+                });
+            }
+            setShowToast(false);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const startDownload = async () => {
+        try {
+            const path = getLocalFilePathFromFile(serverUrl, galleryItemToFileInfo(item));
+            if (path) {
+                const exists = await fileExists(path);
+                let actionToExecute: (request: ClientResponse) => Promise<void>;
+                switch (action) {
+                    case 'sharing':
+                        actionToExecute = shareFile;
+                        break;
+                    case 'opening':
+                        actionToExecute = openFile;
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        actionToExecute = save;
+                        break;
+                }
+                if (exists) {
+                    setProgress(100);
+                    actionToExecute({
+                        code: 200,
+                        ok: true,
+                        data: {path},
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    downloadPromise.current = downloadFile(serverUrl, item.id!, path);
+                    downloadPromise.current?.then(actionToExecute).catch(() => {
+                        setError(intl.formatMessage({id: 'download.error', defaultMessage: 'Unable to download the file. Try again later'}));
+                    });
+                    downloadPromise.current?.progress?.(setProgress);
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            setShowToast(false);
+        }
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        mounted.current = true;
+        setShowToast(true);
+        startDownload();
+
+        return () => {
+            mounted.current = false;
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        let t: NodeJS.Timeout;
+        if (error || saved) {
+            t = setTimeout(() => {
+                setShowToast(false);
+            }, 3500);
+        }
+
+        return () => clearTimeout(t);
+    }, [error, saved]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        let t: NodeJS.Timeout;
+        if (showToast === false) {
+            t = setTimeout(() => {
+                if (mounted.current) {
+                    setAction('none');
+                }
+            }, 350);
+        }
+
+        return () => clearTimeout(t);
+    }, [showToast]);
+
+    return (
+        <Toast
+            animatedStyle={animatedStyle}
+            style={toastStyle}
+            message={message}
+            iconName={iconName}
+        >
+            {!error && !saved &&
+                <View style={styles.container}>
+                    <View style={styles.progress}>
+                        <Text style={styles.title}>{title}</Text>
+                        <ProgressBar
+                            color='#fff'
+                            progress={progress}
+                            style={{marginTop: 5}}
+                        />
+                    </View>
+                    <View style={styles.option}>
+                        <TouchableOpacity onPress={cancel}>
+                            <CompassIcon
+                                color='#FFF'
+                                name='close'
+                                size={24}
+                            />
+                        </TouchableOpacity>
+                    </View>
+                </View>
+            }
+        </Toast>
+    );
+};
+
+export default DownloadWithAction;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/footer/footer.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/footer/footer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b1e1912f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/footer/footer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useState} from 'react';
+import {DeviceEventEmitter, StyleSheet, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
+import Animated, {AnimatedStyleProp} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import {SafeAreaView, Edge} from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
+
+import {Events} from '@constants';
+import {GALLERY_FOOTER_HEIGHT} from '@constants/gallery';
+import {changeOpacity} from '@utils/theme';
+import {typography} from '@utils/typography';
+import {displayUsername} from '@utils/user';
+
+import Actions from './actions';
+import Avatar from './avatar';
+import CopyPublicLink from './copy_public_link';
+import Details from './details';
+import DownloadWithAction from './download_with_action';
+
+import type PostModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/post';
+import type UserModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/user';
+
+type Props = {
+    author?: UserModel;
+    canDownloadFiles: boolean;
+    channelName: string;
+    currentUserId: string;
+    enablePostIconOverride: boolean;
+    enablePostUsernameOverride: boolean;
+    enablePublicLink: boolean;
+    hideActions: boolean;
+    isDirectChannel: boolean;
+    item: GalleryItemType;
+    post?: PostModel;
+    style: AnimatedStyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+    teammateNameDisplay: string;
+}
+
+const AnimatedSafeAreaView = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(SafeAreaView);
+const edges: Edge[] = ['left', 'right'];
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    container: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        backgroundColor: changeOpacity('#000', 0.6),
+        borderTopColor: changeOpacity('#fff', 0.4),
+        borderTopWidth: 1,
+        flex: 1,
+        flexDirection: 'row',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        height: GALLERY_FOOTER_HEIGHT,
+        paddingHorizontal: 20,
+    },
+    details: {flex: 3, flexDirection: 'row'},
+    icon: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        height: '100%',
+    },
+    title: {
+        ...typography('Heading', 300),
+        color: 'white',
+    },
+});
+
+const Footer = ({
+    author, canDownloadFiles, channelName, currentUserId,
+    enablePostIconOverride, enablePostUsernameOverride, enablePublicLink,
+    hideActions, isDirectChannel, item, post, style, teammateNameDisplay,
+}: Props) => {
+    const showActions = !hideActions && Boolean(item.id) && !item.id?.startsWith('uid');
+    const [action, setAction] = useState<GalleryAction>('none');
+
+    let overrideIconUrl;
+    if (enablePostIconOverride && post?.props?.use_user_icon !== 'true' && post?.props?.override_icon_url) {
+        overrideIconUrl = post.props.override_icon_url;
+    }
+
+    let userDisplayName;
+    if (enablePostUsernameOverride && post?.props?.override_username) {
+        userDisplayName = post?.props.override_username as string;
+    } else {
+        userDisplayName = displayUsername(author, undefined, teammateNameDisplay);
+    }
+
+    const handleCopyLink = useCallback(() => {
+        setAction('copying');
+    }, []);
+
+    const handleDownload = useCallback(async () => {
+        setAction('downloading');
+    }, []);
+
+    const handleShare = useCallback(() => {
+        setAction('sharing');
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const listener = DeviceEventEmitter.addListener(Events.GALLERY_ACTIONS, (value: GalleryAction) => {
+            setAction(value);
+        });
+
+        return () => listener.remove();
+    }, []);
+
+    return (
+        <AnimatedSafeAreaView
+            mode='padding'
+            edges={edges}
+            style={[style]}
+        >
+            {['downloading', 'sharing'].includes(action) &&
+                <DownloadWithAction
+                    action={action}
+                    item={item}
+                    setAction={setAction}
+                />
+            }
+            {action === 'copying' &&
+            <CopyPublicLink
+                item={item}
+                setAction={setAction}
+            />
+            }
+            <View style={styles.container}>
+                <View style={styles.details}>
+                    <Avatar
+                        authorId={author?.id}
+                        overrideIconUrl={overrideIconUrl}
+                    />
+                    <Details
+                        channelName={channelName}
+                        isDirectChannel={isDirectChannel}
+                        ownPost={author?.id === currentUserId}
+                        userDisplayName={userDisplayName}
+                    />
+                </View>
+                {showActions &&
+                <Actions
+                    disabled={action !== 'none'}
+                    canDownloadFiles={canDownloadFiles}
+                    enablePublicLinks={enablePublicLink}
+                    fileId={item.id!}
+                    onCopyPublicLink={handleCopyLink}
+                    onDownload={handleDownload}
+                    onShare={handleShare}
+                />
+                }
+            </View>
+        </AnimatedSafeAreaView>
+    );
+};
+
+export default Footer;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/footer/index.ts b/app/screens/gallery/footer/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2f36c9f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/footer/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import {Q} from '@nozbe/watermelondb';
+import {withDatabase} from '@nozbe/watermelondb/DatabaseProvider';
+import withObservables from '@nozbe/with-observables';
+import {combineLatest, of as of$, Observable} from 'rxjs';
+import {switchMap} from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+import {General, Preferences} from '@constants';
+import {MM_TABLES, SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@constants/database';
+import {getTeammateNameDisplaySetting} from '@helpers/api/preference';
+
+import Footer from './footer';
+
+import type {WithDatabaseArgs} from '@typings/database/database';
+import type ChannelModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/channel';
+import type PostModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/post';
+import type PreferenceModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/preference';
+import type SystemModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/system';
+import type UserModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/user';
+
+type FooterProps = WithDatabaseArgs & {
+    item: GalleryItemType;
+}
+
+const {CONFIG, CURRENT_CHANNEL_ID, CURRENT_USER_ID, LICENSE} = SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS;
+const {SERVER: {CHANNEL, POST, PREFERENCE, SYSTEM, USER}} = MM_TABLES;
+
+const enhanced = withObservables(['item'], ({database, item}: FooterProps) => {
+    const post: Observable<PostModel|undefined> =
+        item.postId ? database.get<PostModel>(POST).findAndObserve(item.postId) : of$(undefined);
+
+    const currentChannelId = database.get<SystemModel>(SYSTEM).findAndObserve(CURRENT_CHANNEL_ID).pipe(
+        switchMap(({value}) => of$(value)),
+    );
+
+    const currentUserId = database.get<SystemModel>(SYSTEM).findAndObserve(CURRENT_USER_ID).pipe(
+        switchMap(({value}) => of$(value)),
+    );
+
+    const config = database.get<SystemModel>(SYSTEM).findAndObserve(CONFIG).pipe(
+        switchMap(({value}) => of$(value as ClientConfig)),
+    );
+    const license = database.get<SystemModel>(SYSTEM).findAndObserve(LICENSE).pipe(
+        switchMap(({value}) => of$(value as ClientLicense)),
+    );
+    const preferences = database.get<PreferenceModel>(PREFERENCE).query(Q.where('category', Preferences.CATEGORY_DISPLAY_SETTINGS)).observe();
+    const teammateNameDisplay = combineLatest([preferences, config, license]).pipe(
+        switchMap(([prefs, cfg, lcs]) => of$(getTeammateNameDisplaySetting(prefs, cfg, lcs))),
+    );
+
+    const author = post.pipe(
+        switchMap((p) => {
+            const id = p?.userId || item.authorId;
+            if (id) {
+                return database.get<UserModel>(USER).findAndObserve(id);
+            }
+
+            return of$(undefined);
+        }),
+    );
+
+    const channel = combineLatest([currentChannelId, post]).pipe(
+        switchMap(([cId, p]) => {
+            return p?.channel.observe() || database.get<ChannelModel>(CHANNEL).findAndObserve(cId);
+        }),
+    );
+    const enablePostUsernameOverride = config.pipe(switchMap((c) => of$(c.EnablePostUsernameOverride === 'true')));
+    const enablePostIconOverride = config.pipe(switchMap((c) => of$(c.EnablePostIconOverride === 'true')));
+    const enablePublicLink = config.pipe(switchMap((c) => of$(c.EnablePublicLink === 'true')));
+    const enableMobileFileDownload = config.pipe(switchMap((c) => of$(c.EnableMobileFileDownload !== 'false')));
+    const complianceDisabled = license.pipe(switchMap((l) => of$(l.IsLicensed === 'false' || l.Compliance === 'false')));
+    const canDownloadFiles = combineLatest([enableMobileFileDownload, complianceDisabled]).pipe(
+        switchMap(([download, compliance]) => of$(compliance || download)),
+    );
+    const channelName = channel.pipe(switchMap((c: ChannelModel) => of$(c.displayName)));
+    const isDirectChannel = channel.pipe(switchMap((c: ChannelModel) => of$(c.type === General.DM_CHANNEL)));
+
+    return {
+        author,
+        canDownloadFiles,
+        channelName,
+        currentUserId,
+        enablePostIconOverride,
+        enablePostUsernameOverride,
+        enablePublicLink,
+        isDirectChannel,
+        post,
+        teammateNameDisplay,
+    };
+});
+
+export default withDatabase(enhanced(Footer));
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/gallery.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/gallery.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a09ef4027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/gallery.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import {BackHandler, StyleProp} from 'react-native';
+import FastImage, {ImageStyle} from 'react-native-fast-image';
+import Animated, {runOnJS, runOnUI, useAnimatedReaction} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+import {useGallery} from '@context/gallery';
+import {freezeOtherScreens, measureItem} from '@utils/gallery';
+
+import DocumentRenderer from './document_renderer';
+import {ImageRendererProps} from './image_renderer';
+import LightboxSwipeout, {LightboxSwipeoutRef, RenderItemInfo} from './lightbox_swipeout';
+import Backdrop, {BackdropProps} from './lightbox_swipeout/backdrop';
+import VideoRenderer from './video_renderer';
+import GalleryViewer from './viewer';
+
+// @ts-expect-error FastImage does work with Animated.createAnimatedComponent
+const AnimatedImage = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(FastImage);
+
+interface GalleryProps {
+    galleryIdentifier: string;
+    initialIndex: number;
+    items: GalleryItemType[];
+    onIndexChange?: (index: number) => void;
+    onHide: () => void;
+    targetDimensions: { width: number; height: number };
+    onShouldHideControls: (hide: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+export interface GalleryRef {
+    close: () => void;
+}
+
+const Gallery = forwardRef<GalleryRef, GalleryProps>(({
+    galleryIdentifier,
+    initialIndex,
+    items,
+    onHide,
+    targetDimensions,
+    onShouldHideControls,
+    onIndexChange,
+}: GalleryProps, ref) => {
+    const {refsByIndexSV, sharedValues} = useGallery(galleryIdentifier);
+    const [localIndex, setLocalIndex] = useState(initialIndex);
+    const lightboxRef = useRef<LightboxSwipeoutRef>(null);
+    const item = items[localIndex];
+
+    const close = () => {
+        lightboxRef.current?.closeLightbox();
+    };
+
+    const onLocalIndex = (index: number) => {
+        setLocalIndex(index);
+        onIndexChange?.(index);
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        runOnUI(() => {
+            'worklet';
+
+            const tw = targetDimensions.width;
+            sharedValues.targetWidth.value = tw;
+            const scaleFactor = item.width / targetDimensions.width;
+            const th = item.height / scaleFactor;
+            sharedValues.targetHeight.value = th;
+        })();
+    }, [item, targetDimensions.width]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const listener = BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', () => {
+            lightboxRef.current?.closeLightbox();
+            return true;
+        });
+
+        return () => listener.remove();
+    }, []);
+
+    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+        close,
+    }));
+
+    useAnimatedReaction(
+        () => {
+            return sharedValues.activeIndex.value;
+        },
+        (index) => {
+            const galleryItems = refsByIndexSV.value;
+
+            if (index > -1 && galleryItems[index]) {
+                measureItem(galleryItems[index].ref, sharedValues);
+            }
+        },
+    );
+
+    const onIndexChangeWorklet = useCallback((nextIndex: number) => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        runOnJS(onLocalIndex)(nextIndex);
+        sharedValues.activeIndex.value = nextIndex;
+    }, []);
+
+    const renderBackdropComponent = useCallback(
+        ({animatedStyles, translateY}: BackdropProps) => {
+            return (
+                <Backdrop
+                    animatedStyles={animatedStyles}
+                    translateY={translateY}
+                />
+            );
+        },
+        [],
+    );
+
+    function onSwipeActive(translateY: number) {
+        'worklet';
+
+        if (Math.abs(translateY) > 8) {
+            onShouldHideControls(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function onSwipeFailure() {
+        'worklet';
+
+        runOnJS(freezeOtherScreens)(true);
+        onShouldHideControls(false);
+    }
+
+    function hideLightboxItem() {
+        'worklet';
+
+        sharedValues.width.value = 0;
+        sharedValues.height.value = 0;
+        sharedValues.opacity.value = 1;
+        sharedValues.activeIndex.value = -1;
+        sharedValues.x.value = 0;
+        sharedValues.y.value = 0;
+
+        runOnJS(onHide)();
+    }
+
+    const onRenderItem = useCallback((info: RenderItemInfo) => {
+        if (item.type === 'video' && item.posterUri) {
+            return (
+                <AnimatedImage
+                    source={{uri: item.posterUri}}
+                    style={info.itemStyles as StyleProp<Animated.AnimateStyle<StyleProp<ImageStyle>>>}
+                />
+            );
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }, [item]);
+
+    const onRenderPage = useCallback((props: ImageRendererProps, idx: number) => {
+        switch (props.item.type) {
+            case 'video':
+                return (
+                    <VideoRenderer
+                        {...props}
+                        index={idx}
+                        initialIndex={initialIndex}
+                        onShouldHideControls={onShouldHideControls}
+                    />
+                );
+            case 'file':
+                return (
+                    <DocumentRenderer
+                        item={props.item}
+                        onShouldHideControls={onShouldHideControls}
+                    />
+                );
+            default:
+                return null;
+        }
+    }, []);
+
+    return (
+        <LightboxSwipeout
+            ref={lightboxRef}
+            target={item}
+            onAnimationFinished={hideLightboxItem}
+            sharedValues={sharedValues}
+            source={item.uri}
+            onSwipeActive={onSwipeActive}
+            onSwipeFailure={onSwipeFailure}
+            renderBackdropComponent={renderBackdropComponent}
+            targetDimensions={targetDimensions}
+            renderItem={onRenderItem}
+        >
+            {({onGesture, shouldHandleEvent}) => (
+                <GalleryViewer
+                    items={items}
+                    onIndexChange={onIndexChangeWorklet}
+                    shouldPagerHandleGestureEvent={shouldHandleEvent}
+                    onShouldHideControls={onShouldHideControls}
+                    height={targetDimensions.height}
+                    width={targetDimensions.width}
+                    initialIndex={initialIndex}
+                    onPagerEnabledGesture={onGesture}
+                    numToRender={1}
+                    renderPage={onRenderPage}
+                />
+            )}
+        </LightboxSwipeout>
+    );
+});
+
+Gallery.displayName = 'Gallery';
+
+export default Gallery;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/header/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/header/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a273cfaee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/header/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useMemo} from 'react';
+import {StyleSheet, useWindowDimensions, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
+import {TouchableOpacity} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated, {AnimatedStyleProp} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import {SafeAreaView, Edge} from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
+
+import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
+import FormattedText from '@components/formatted_text';
+import {useDefaultHeaderHeight} from '@hooks/header';
+import {changeOpacity} from '@utils/theme';
+import {typography} from '@utils/typography';
+
+type Props = {
+    index: number;
+    onClose: () => void;
+    style: AnimatedStyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+    total: number;
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    container: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        backgroundColor: changeOpacity('#000', 0.6),
+        borderBottomColor: changeOpacity('#fff', 0.4),
+        borderBottomWidth: 1,
+        flexDirection: 'row',
+    },
+    icon: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        height: '100%',
+    },
+    title: {
+        ...typography('Heading', 300),
+        color: 'white',
+    },
+});
+
+const edges: Edge[] = ['left', 'right', 'top'];
+const AnimatedSafeAreaView = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(SafeAreaView);
+
+const Header = ({index, onClose, style, total}: Props) => {
+    const {width} = useWindowDimensions();
+    const height = useDefaultHeaderHeight();
+    const containerStyle = useMemo(() => [styles.container, {height}], [height]);
+    const iconStyle = useMemo(() => [{width: height}, styles.icon], [height]);
+    const titleStyle = useMemo(() => ({width: width - (height * 2)}), [height, width]);
+    const titleValue = useMemo(() => ({index: index + 1, total}), [index, total]);
+
+    return (
+        <AnimatedSafeAreaView
+            edges={edges}
+            style={style}
+        >
+            <Animated.View style={containerStyle}>
+                <TouchableOpacity
+                    onPress={onClose}
+                    style={iconStyle}
+                >
+                    <CompassIcon
+                        color='white'
+                        name='close'
+                        size={24}
+                    />
+                </TouchableOpacity>
+                <View style={titleStyle}>
+                    <FormattedText
+                        id='mobile.gallery.title'
+                        defaultMessage='{index} of {total}'
+                        style={styles.title}
+                        values={titleValue}
+                    />
+                </View>
+            </Animated.View>
+        </AnimatedSafeAreaView>
+    );
+};
+
+export default Header;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/image_renderer/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/image_renderer/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b65b97955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/image_renderer/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useMemo} from 'react';
+
+import {PagerProps} from '../pager';
+import {RenderPageProps} from '../pager/page';
+
+import ImageTransformer, {ImageTransformerProps} from './transformer';
+
+export interface Handlers {
+    onTap?: ImageTransformerProps['onTap'];
+    onDoubleTap?: ImageTransformerProps['onDoubleTap'];
+    onInteraction?: ImageTransformerProps['onInteraction'];
+    onPagerTranslateChange?: (translateX: number) => void;
+    onGesture?: PagerProps['onGesture'];
+    onPagerEnabledGesture?: PagerProps['onEnabledGesture'];
+    shouldPagerHandleGestureEvent?: PagerProps['shouldHandleGestureEvent'];
+    onShouldHideControls?: (shouldHide: boolean) => void;
+  }
+
+export type ImageRendererProps = RenderPageProps & Handlers
+
+function ImageRenderer({
+    height,
+    isPageActive,
+    isPagerInProgress,
+    item,
+    onDoubleTap,
+    onInteraction,
+    onPageStateChange,
+    onTap,
+    pagerRefs,
+    width,
+}: ImageRendererProps) {
+    const targetDimensions = useMemo(() => ({height, width}), [height, width]);
+
+    return (
+        <ImageTransformer
+            outerGestureHandlerActive={isPagerInProgress}
+            isActive={isPageActive}
+            targetDimensions={targetDimensions}
+            height={item.height}
+            onStateChange={onPageStateChange}
+            outerGestureHandlerRefs={pagerRefs}
+            source={item.uri}
+            width={item.width}
+            onDoubleTap={onDoubleTap}
+            onTap={onTap}
+            onInteraction={onInteraction}
+        />
+    );
+}
+
+export default ImageRenderer;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/image_renderer/transformer.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/image_renderer/transformer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fb2d14857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/image_renderer/transformer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,583 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import {StyleSheet} from 'react-native';
+import FastImage, {Source} from 'react-native-fast-image';
+import {
+    PanGestureHandler, PanGestureHandlerGestureEvent, PinchGestureHandler, PinchGestureHandlerGestureEvent,
+    State, TapGestureHandler, TapGestureHandlerGestureEvent,
+} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated, {
+    cancelAnimation, Easing, useAnimatedReaction, useAnimatedStyle, useDerivedValue,
+    useSharedValue,
+    withDecay, withSpring, WithSpringConfig, withTiming, WithTimingConfig,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+import {useAnimatedGestureHandler} from '@hooks/gallery';
+import {clamp, workletNoop} from '@utils/gallery';
+import * as vec from '@utils/gallery/vectors';
+import {calculateDimensions} from '@utils/images';
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    container: {
+        flex: 1,
+        width: '100%',
+    },
+    wrapper: {
+        ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+    },
+});
+
+const springConfig: WithSpringConfig = {
+    stiffness: 1000,
+    damping: 500,
+    mass: 3,
+    overshootClamping: true,
+    restDisplacementThreshold: 0.01,
+    restSpeedThreshold: 0.01,
+};
+
+const timingConfig: WithTimingConfig = {
+    duration: 250,
+    easing: Easing.bezier(0.33, 0.01, 0, 1),
+};
+
+export interface RenderImageProps {
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+    source: Source;
+    onLoad: () => void;
+}
+
+export type InteractionType = 'scale' | 'pan';
+
+export interface ImageTransformerReusableProps {
+    onDoubleTap?: (isScaled: boolean) => void;
+    onInteraction?: (type: InteractionType) => void;
+    onTap?: (isScaled: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+export interface ImageTransformerProps extends ImageTransformerReusableProps {
+    enabled?: boolean;
+    height: number;
+    isActive?: Animated.SharedValue<boolean>;
+    onStateChange?: (isActive: boolean) => void;
+    outerGestureHandlerActive?: Animated.SharedValue<boolean>;
+    outerGestureHandlerRefs?: Array<React.Ref<unknown>>;
+    source: Source | string;
+    targetDimensions: { width: number; height: number };
+    width: number;
+}
+
+const DOUBLE_TAP_SCALE = 3;
+const MAX_SCALE = 3;
+const MIN_SCALE = 0.7;
+const OVER_SCALE = 0.5;
+
+function checkIsNotUsed(handlerState: Animated.SharedValue<State>) {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return (
+        handlerState.value !== State.UNDETERMINED &&
+        handlerState.value !== State.END
+    );
+}
+
+const ImageTransformer = (
+    {
+        enabled = true, height, isActive,
+        onDoubleTap = workletNoop, onInteraction = workletNoop, onStateChange = workletNoop, onTap = workletNoop,
+        outerGestureHandlerActive, outerGestureHandlerRefs = [], source,
+        targetDimensions, width,
+    }: ImageTransformerProps) => {
+    const imageSource = typeof source === 'string' ? {uri: source} : source;
+    const [pinchEnabled, setPinchEnabledState] = useState(true);
+    const interactionsEnabled = useSharedValue(false);
+
+    const setInteractionsEnabled = useCallback((value: boolean) => {
+        interactionsEnabled.value = value;
+    }, []);
+
+    const onLoadImageSuccess = useCallback(() => {
+        setInteractionsEnabled(true);
+    }, []);
+
+    const disablePinch = useCallback(() => {
+        setPinchEnabledState(false);
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!pinchEnabled) {
+            setPinchEnabledState(true);
+        }
+    }, [pinchEnabled]);
+
+    const pinchRef = useRef(null);
+    const panRef = useRef(null);
+    const tapRef = useRef(null);
+    const doubleTapRef = useRef(null);
+
+    const panState = useSharedValue<State>(State.UNDETERMINED);
+    const pinchState = useSharedValue<State>(State.UNDETERMINED);
+
+    const scale = useSharedValue(1);
+    const scaleOffset = useSharedValue(1);
+    const translation = vec.useSharedVector(0, 0);
+    const panVelocity = vec.useSharedVector(0, 0);
+    const scaleTranslation = vec.useSharedVector(0, 0);
+    const offset = vec.useSharedVector(0, 0);
+
+    const canvas = vec.create(targetDimensions.width, targetDimensions.height);
+
+    const {width: targetWidth, height: targetHeight} = calculateDimensions(
+        height,
+        width,
+        targetDimensions.width,
+        targetDimensions.height,
+    );
+
+    const image = vec.create(targetWidth, targetHeight);
+
+    const canPanVertically = useDerivedValue(() => {
+        return targetDimensions.height < targetHeight * scale.value;
+    }, []);
+
+    function resetSharedState(animated?: boolean) {
+        'worklet';
+
+        if (animated) {
+            scale.value = withTiming(1, timingConfig);
+            scaleOffset.value = 1;
+
+            vec.set(offset, () => withTiming(0, timingConfig));
+        } else {
+            scale.value = 1;
+            scaleOffset.value = 1;
+            vec.set(translation, 0);
+            vec.set(scaleTranslation, 0);
+            vec.set(offset, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const maybeRunOnEnd = () => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        const target = vec.create(0, 0);
+
+        const fixedScale = clamp(MIN_SCALE, scale.value, MAX_SCALE);
+        const scaledImage = image.y * fixedScale;
+        const rightBoundary = (canvas.x / 2) * (fixedScale - 1);
+
+        let topBoundary = 0;
+
+        if (canvas.y < scaledImage) {
+            topBoundary = Math.abs(scaledImage - canvas.y) / 2;
+        }
+
+        const maxVector = vec.create(rightBoundary, topBoundary);
+        const minVector = vec.invert(maxVector);
+
+        if (!canPanVertically.value) {
+            offset.y.value = withSpring(target.y, springConfig);
+        }
+
+        // we should handle this only if pan or pinch handlers has been used already
+        if (
+            (checkIsNotUsed(panState) || checkIsNotUsed(pinchState)) &&
+                pinchState.value !== State.CANCELLED
+        ) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (
+            vec.eq(offset, 0) &&
+                vec.eq(translation, 0) &&
+                vec.eq(scaleTranslation, 0) &&
+                scale.value === 1
+        ) {
+            // we don't need to run any animations
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (scale.value <= 1) {
+            // just center it
+            vec.set(offset, () => withTiming(0, timingConfig));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        vec.set(target, vec.clamp(offset, minVector, maxVector));
+
+        const deceleration = 0.9915;
+
+        const isInBoundaryX = target.x === offset.x.value;
+        const isInBoundaryY = target.y === offset.y.value;
+
+        if (isInBoundaryX) {
+            if (
+                Math.abs(panVelocity.x.value) > 0 &&
+                    scale.value <= MAX_SCALE
+            ) {
+                offset.x.value = withDecay({
+                    velocity: panVelocity.x.value,
+                    clamp: [minVector.x, maxVector.x],
+                    deceleration,
+                });
+            }
+        } else {
+            offset.x.value = withSpring(target.x, springConfig);
+        }
+
+        if (isInBoundaryY) {
+            if (
+                Math.abs(panVelocity.y.value) > 0 &&
+                    scale.value <= MAX_SCALE &&
+                    offset.y.value !== minVector.y &&
+                    offset.y.value !== maxVector.y
+            ) {
+                offset.y.value = withDecay({
+                    velocity: panVelocity.y.value,
+                    clamp: [minVector.y, maxVector.y],
+                    deceleration,
+                });
+            }
+        } else {
+            offset.y.value = withSpring(target.y, springConfig);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const onPanEvent = useAnimatedGestureHandler<PanGestureHandlerGestureEvent, {panOffset: vec.Vector<number>; pan: vec.Vector<number>}>({
+        onInit: (_, ctx) => {
+            ctx.panOffset = vec.create(0, 0);
+        },
+
+        shouldHandleEvent: () => {
+            return (
+                scale.value > 1 &&
+                    (typeof outerGestureHandlerActive === 'undefined' ? true : !outerGestureHandlerActive.value) &&
+                    interactionsEnabled.value
+            );
+        },
+
+        beforeEach: (evt, ctx) => {
+            ctx.pan = vec.create(evt.translationX, evt.translationY);
+            const velocity = vec.create(evt.velocityX, evt.velocityY);
+
+            vec.set(panVelocity, velocity);
+        },
+
+        onStart: (_, ctx) => {
+            cancelAnimation(offset.x);
+            cancelAnimation(offset.y);
+            ctx.panOffset = vec.create(0, 0);
+            onInteraction('pan');
+        },
+
+        onActive: (evt, ctx) => {
+            panState.value = evt.state;
+
+            if (scale.value > 1) {
+                if (evt.numberOfPointers > 1) {
+                    // store pan offset during the pan with two fingers (during the pinch)
+                    vec.set(ctx.panOffset, ctx.pan);
+                } else {
+                    // subtract the offset and assign fixed pan
+                    const nextTranslate = vec.add(ctx.pan, vec.invert(ctx.panOffset));
+                    translation.x.value = nextTranslate.x;
+
+                    if (canPanVertically.value) {
+                        translation.y.value = nextTranslate.y;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+
+        onEnd: (evt, ctx) => {
+            panState.value = evt.state;
+
+            vec.set(ctx.panOffset, 0);
+            vec.set(offset, vec.add(offset, translation));
+            vec.set(translation, 0);
+
+            maybeRunOnEnd();
+
+            vec.set(panVelocity, 0);
+        },
+    });
+
+    useAnimatedReaction(
+        () => {
+            if (typeof isActive === 'undefined') {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return isActive.value;
+        },
+        (currentActive) => {
+            if (!currentActive) {
+                resetSharedState();
+            }
+        },
+    );
+
+    const onScaleEvent = useAnimatedGestureHandler<
+            PinchGestureHandlerGestureEvent,
+            {
+                origin: vec.Vector<number>;
+                adjustFocal: vec.Vector<number>;
+                gestureScale: number;
+                nextScale: number;
+            }
+        >({
+            onInit: (_, ctx) => {
+                ctx.origin = vec.create(0, 0);
+                ctx.gestureScale = 1;
+                ctx.adjustFocal = vec.create(0, 0);
+            },
+
+            shouldHandleEvent: (evt) => {
+                return (
+                    evt.numberOfPointers === 2 &&
+                    (typeof outerGestureHandlerActive === 'undefined' ? true : !outerGestureHandlerActive.value) &&
+                    interactionsEnabled.value
+                );
+            },
+
+            beforeEach: (evt, ctx) => {
+                // calculate the overall scale value
+                // also limits this.event.scale
+                ctx.nextScale = clamp(evt.scale * scaleOffset.value, MIN_SCALE, MAX_SCALE + OVER_SCALE);
+
+                if (ctx.nextScale > MIN_SCALE && ctx.nextScale < MAX_SCALE + OVER_SCALE) {
+                    ctx.gestureScale = evt.scale;
+                }
+
+                // this is just to be able to use with vectors
+                const focal = vec.create(evt.focalX, evt.focalY);
+                const CENTER = vec.divide(canvas, 2);
+
+                // since it works even when you release one finger
+                if (evt.numberOfPointers === 2) {
+                    // focal with translate offset
+                    // it alow us to scale into different point even then we pan the image
+                    ctx.adjustFocal = vec.sub(focal, vec.add(CENTER, offset));
+                } else if (evt.state === State.ACTIVE && evt.numberOfPointers !== 2) {
+                    disablePinch();
+                }
+            },
+
+            afterEach: (evt, ctx) => {
+                if (evt.state === State.END || evt.state === State.CANCELLED) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                scale.value = ctx.nextScale;
+            },
+
+            onStart: (_, ctx) => {
+                onInteraction('scale');
+                cancelAnimation(offset.x);
+                cancelAnimation(offset.y);
+                vec.set(ctx.origin, ctx.adjustFocal);
+            },
+
+            onActive: (evt, ctx) => {
+                pinchState.value = evt.state;
+
+                const pinch = vec.sub(ctx.adjustFocal, ctx.origin);
+
+                const nextTranslation = vec.add(pinch, ctx.origin, vec.multiply(-1, ctx.gestureScale, ctx.origin));
+
+                vec.set(scaleTranslation, nextTranslation);
+            },
+
+            onFinish: (evt, ctx) => {
+                // reset gestureScale value
+                ctx.gestureScale = 1;
+                pinchState.value = evt.state;
+
+                // store scale value
+                scaleOffset.value = scale.value;
+
+                vec.set(offset, vec.add(offset, scaleTranslation));
+                vec.set(scaleTranslation, 0);
+
+                if (scaleOffset.value < 1) {
+                    // make sure we don't add stuff below the 1
+                    scaleOffset.value = 1;
+
+                    // this runs the timing animation
+                    scale.value = withTiming(1, timingConfig);
+                } else if (scaleOffset.value > MAX_SCALE) {
+                    scaleOffset.value = MAX_SCALE;
+                    scale.value = withTiming(MAX_SCALE, timingConfig);
+                }
+
+                maybeRunOnEnd();
+            },
+        });
+
+    const onTapEvent = useAnimatedGestureHandler({
+        shouldHandleEvent: (evt) => {
+            return (
+                evt.numberOfPointers === 1 &&
+                    (typeof outerGestureHandlerActive === 'undefined' ? true : !outerGestureHandlerActive.value) &&
+                    interactionsEnabled.value && scale.value === 1
+            );
+        },
+
+        onStart: () => {
+            cancelAnimation(offset.x);
+            cancelAnimation(offset.y);
+        },
+
+        onActive: () => {
+            onTap(scale.value > 1);
+        },
+
+        onEnd: () => {
+            maybeRunOnEnd();
+        },
+    });
+
+    function handleScaleTo(x: number, y: number) {
+        'worklet';
+
+        scale.value = withTiming(DOUBLE_TAP_SCALE, timingConfig);
+        scaleOffset.value = DOUBLE_TAP_SCALE;
+
+        const targetImageSize = vec.multiply(image, DOUBLE_TAP_SCALE);
+
+        const CENTER = vec.divide(canvas, 2);
+        const imageCenter = vec.divide(image, 2);
+
+        const focal = vec.create(x, y);
+
+        const origin = vec.multiply(
+            -1,
+            vec.sub(vec.divide(targetImageSize, 2), CENTER),
+        );
+
+        const koef = vec.sub(
+            vec.multiply(vec.divide(1, imageCenter), focal),
+            1,
+        );
+
+        const target = vec.multiply(origin, koef);
+
+        if (targetImageSize.y < canvas.y) {
+            target.y = 0;
+        }
+
+        offset.x.value = withTiming(target.x, timingConfig);
+        offset.y.value = withTiming(target.y, timingConfig);
+    }
+
+    const onDoubleTapEvent = useAnimatedGestureHandler<TapGestureHandlerGestureEvent, {}>({
+        shouldHandleEvent: (evt) => {
+            return (
+                evt.numberOfPointers === 1 &&
+                    (typeof outerGestureHandlerActive === 'undefined' ? true : !outerGestureHandlerActive.value) &&
+                    interactionsEnabled.value
+            );
+        },
+
+        onActive: ({x, y}) => {
+            onDoubleTap(scale.value > 1);
+
+            if (scale.value > 1) {
+                resetSharedState(true);
+            } else {
+                handleScaleTo(x, y);
+            }
+        },
+    });
+
+    const animatedStyles = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+        const noOffset = offset.x.value === 0 && offset.y.value === 0;
+        const noTranslation = translation.x.value === 0 && translation.y.value === 0;
+        const noScaleTranslation = scaleTranslation.x.value === 0 && scaleTranslation.y.value === 0;
+        const isInactive = scale.value === 1 && noOffset && noTranslation && noScaleTranslation;
+
+        onStateChange(isInactive);
+
+        return {
+            transform: [
+                {
+                    translateX:
+                            scaleTranslation.x.value +
+                            translation.x.value +
+                            offset.x.value,
+                },
+                {
+                    translateY:
+                            scaleTranslation.y.value +
+                            translation.y.value +
+                            offset.y.value,
+                },
+                {scale: scale.value},
+            ],
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    return (
+        <Animated.View style={[styles.container]}>
+            <PinchGestureHandler
+                enabled={enabled && pinchEnabled}
+                ref={pinchRef}
+                onGestureEvent={onScaleEvent}
+                simultaneousHandlers={[panRef, tapRef, ...outerGestureHandlerRefs]}
+            >
+                <Animated.View style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill]}>
+                    <PanGestureHandler
+                        enabled={enabled}
+                        ref={panRef}
+                        minDist={4}
+                        avgTouches={true}
+                        simultaneousHandlers={[pinchRef, tapRef, ...outerGestureHandlerRefs]}
+                        onGestureEvent={onPanEvent}
+                    >
+                        <Animated.View style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill]}>
+                            <TapGestureHandler
+                                enabled={enabled}
+                                ref={tapRef}
+                                numberOfTaps={1}
+                                maxDeltaX={8}
+                                maxDeltaY={8}
+                                simultaneousHandlers={[pinchRef, panRef, ...outerGestureHandlerRefs]}
+                                waitFor={doubleTapRef}
+                                onGestureEvent={onTapEvent}
+                            >
+                                <Animated.View style={styles.wrapper}>
+                                    <TapGestureHandler
+                                        enabled={enabled}
+                                        ref={doubleTapRef}
+                                        numberOfTaps={2}
+                                        maxDelayMs={140}
+                                        maxDeltaX={16}
+                                        maxDeltaY={16}
+                                        simultaneousHandlers={[pinchRef, panRef, ...outerGestureHandlerRefs]}
+                                        onGestureEvent={onDoubleTapEvent}
+                                    >
+                                        <Animated.View style={animatedStyles}>
+                                            <FastImage
+                                                onLoad={onLoadImageSuccess}
+                                                source={imageSource}
+                                                style={{width: targetWidth, height: targetHeight}}
+                                            />
+                                        </Animated.View>
+                                    </TapGestureHandler>
+                                </Animated.View>
+                            </TapGestureHandler>
+                        </Animated.View>
+                    </PanGestureHandler>
+                </Animated.View>
+            </PinchGestureHandler>
+        </Animated.View>
+    );
+};
+
+export default React.memo(ImageTransformer);
+
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7aeb56dffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import {NativeModules, useWindowDimensions, Platform} from 'react-native';
+import {Navigation} from 'react-native-navigation';
+
+import {Screens} from '@constants';
+import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
+import {useIsTablet} from '@hooks/device';
+import {useGalleryControls} from '@hooks/gallery';
+import {dismissModal} from '@screens/navigation';
+import {freezeOtherScreens} from '@utils/gallery';
+
+import Footer from './footer';
+import Gallery, {GalleryRef} from './gallery';
+import Header from './header';
+
+type Props = {
+    galleryIdentifier: string;
+    hideActions: boolean;
+    initialIndex: number;
+    items: GalleryItemType[];
+}
+
+const GalleryScreen = ({galleryIdentifier, hideActions, initialIndex, items}: Props) => {
+    const dim = useWindowDimensions();
+    const isTablet = useIsTablet();
+    const theme = useTheme();
+    const [localIndex, setLocalIndex] = useState(initialIndex);
+    const {setControlsHidden, headerStyles, footerStyles} = useGalleryControls();
+    const dimensions = useMemo(() => ({width: dim.width, height: dim.height}), [dim.width]);
+    const galleryRef = useRef<GalleryRef>(null);
+
+    const onClose = useCallback(() => {
+        // We keep the un freeze here as we want
+        // the screen to be visible when the gallery
+        // starts to dismiss as the hanlder for shouldHandleEvent
+        // of the lightbox is not called
+        freezeOtherScreens(false);
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            galleryRef.current?.close();
+        });
+    }, []);
+
+    const close = useCallback(() => {
+        if (Platform.OS === 'ios' && !isTablet) {
+            // We need both the navigation & the module
+            Navigation.setDefaultOptions({
+                layout: {
+                    orientation: ['portrait'],
+                },
+            });
+            NativeModules.MattermostManaged.lockPortrait();
+        }
+        freezeOtherScreens(false);
+        requestAnimationFrame(async () => {
+            dismissModal({
+                componentId: Screens.GALLERY,
+                layout: {
+                    orientation: isTablet ? undefined : ['portrait'],
+                },
+                statusBar: {
+                    visible: true,
+                    backgroundColor: theme.sidebarBg,
+                },
+            });
+        });
+    }, [isTablet]);
+
+    const onIndexChange = useCallback((index: number) => {
+        setLocalIndex(index);
+    }, []);
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            <Header
+                index={localIndex}
+                onClose={onClose}
+                style={headerStyles}
+                total={items.length}
+            />
+            <Gallery
+                galleryIdentifier={galleryIdentifier}
+                initialIndex={initialIndex}
+                items={items}
+                onHide={close}
+                onIndexChange={onIndexChange}
+                onShouldHideControls={setControlsHidden}
+                ref={galleryRef}
+                targetDimensions={dimensions}
+            />
+            <Footer
+                hideActions={hideActions}
+                item={items[localIndex]}
+                style={footerStyles}
+            />
+        </>
+    );
+};
+
+export default GalleryScreen;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/lightbox_swipeout/backdrop.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/lightbox_swipeout/backdrop.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c7f5b8cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/lightbox_swipeout/backdrop.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React from 'react';
+import {StyleSheet, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
+import Animated, {AnimatedStyleProp, Extrapolate, interpolate, SharedValue, useAnimatedStyle} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+export type BackdropProps = {
+    animatedStyles: AnimatedStyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+    translateY: SharedValue<number>;
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    backdrop: {
+        backgroundColor: 'black',
+    },
+});
+
+const Backdrop = ({animatedStyles, translateY}: BackdropProps) => {
+    const customBackdropStyles = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+        return {
+            opacity: interpolate(
+                Math.abs(translateY.value),
+                [0, 100],
+                [1, 0],
+                Extrapolate.CLAMP,
+            ),
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    return (
+        <Animated.View style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill, customBackdropStyles]}>
+            <Animated.View style={[animatedStyles, styles.backdrop]}/>
+        </Animated.View>
+    );
+};
+
+export default Backdrop;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/lightbox_swipeout/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/lightbox_swipeout/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..248fb1e158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/lightbox_swipeout/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useImperativeHandle, useState} from 'react';
+import {ImageStyle, StyleSheet, View, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
+import FastImage, {Source} from 'react-native-fast-image';
+import {
+    GestureHandlerGestureEventNativeEvent,
+    PanGestureHandlerEventPayload, PanGestureHandlerGestureEvent,
+} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated, {
+    cancelAnimation, Easing, interpolate, runOnJS, runOnUI,
+    useAnimatedReaction, useAnimatedStyle, useSharedValue, withSpring, withTiming, WithTimingConfig,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+import {useCreateAnimatedGestureHandler} from '@hooks/gallery';
+import {freezeOtherScreens} from '@utils/gallery';
+import {calculateDimensions} from '@utils/images';
+
+import type {BackdropProps} from './backdrop';
+
+interface Size {
+    height: number;
+    width: number;
+}
+
+export interface RenderItemInfo {
+    source: Source;
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+    itemStyles: ViewStyle | ImageStyle;
+}
+
+interface LightboxSwipeoutChildren {
+    onGesture: (evt: GestureHandlerGestureEventNativeEvent & PanGestureHandlerEventPayload) => void;
+    shouldHandleEvent: () => boolean;
+}
+
+interface LightboxSwipeoutProps {
+    children: ({onGesture, shouldHandleEvent}: LightboxSwipeoutChildren) => JSX.Element;
+    onAnimationFinished: () => void;
+    onSwipeActive: (translateY: number) => void;
+    onSwipeFailure: () => void;
+    renderBackdropComponent?: (info: BackdropProps) => JSX.Element;
+    renderItem: (info: RenderItemInfo) => JSX.Element | null;
+    sharedValues: GalleryManagerSharedValues;
+    source: Source | string;
+    target: GalleryItemType;
+    targetDimensions: Size;
+}
+
+export interface LightboxSwipeoutRef {
+    closeLightbox: () => void;
+}
+
+// @ts-expect-error FastImage does animate
+const AnimatedImage = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(FastImage);
+
+const timingConfig: WithTimingConfig = {
+    duration: 250,
+    easing: Easing.bezier(0.5002, 0.2902, 0.3214, 0.9962),
+};
+
+const LightboxSwipeout = forwardRef<LightboxSwipeoutRef, LightboxSwipeoutProps>(({
+    onAnimationFinished, children, onSwipeActive, onSwipeFailure,
+    renderBackdropComponent, renderItem,
+    sharedValues, source, target, targetDimensions,
+}: LightboxSwipeoutProps, ref) => {
+    const imageSource: Source = typeof source === 'string' ? {uri: source} : source;
+    const {x, y, width, height, opacity, targetWidth, targetHeight} = sharedValues;
+    const animationProgress = useSharedValue(0);
+    const childTranslateY = useSharedValue(0);
+    const translateY = useSharedValue(0);
+    const translateX = useSharedValue(0);
+    const scale = useSharedValue(1);
+    const lightboxImageOpacity = useSharedValue(1);
+    const childrenOpacity = useSharedValue(0);
+    const [renderChildren, setRenderChildren] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
+    const shouldHandleEvent = () => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        return childTranslateY.value === 0;
+    };
+
+    const closeLightbox = () => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        lightboxImageOpacity.value = 1;
+        childrenOpacity.value = 0;
+        animationProgress.value = withTiming(
+            0,
+            timingConfig,
+            () => {
+                'worklet';
+
+                opacity.value = 1;
+                onAnimationFinished();
+            },
+        );
+    };
+
+    useAnimatedReaction(
+        () => childTranslateY.value,
+        (value) => {
+            if (Math.abs(value) >= target.height + 100) {
+                cancelAnimation(childTranslateY);
+            }
+        },
+    );
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        runOnUI(() => {
+            'worklet';
+            // eslint-disable-next-line max-nested-callbacks
+            requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+                opacity.value = 0;
+            });
+
+            // eslint-disable-next-line max-nested-callbacks
+            animationProgress.value = withTiming(1, timingConfig, () => {
+                'worklet';
+
+                childrenOpacity.value = 1;
+                runOnJS(setRenderChildren)(true);
+            });
+        })();
+    }, []);
+
+    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+        closeLightbox,
+    }));
+
+    const isVisibleImage = () => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        return (
+            targetDimensions.height >= y.value &&
+            targetDimensions.width >= x.value &&
+            x.value >= 0 &&
+            y.value >= 0
+        );
+    };
+
+    const handler = useCallback(
+        useCreateAnimatedGestureHandler<PanGestureHandlerGestureEvent, {}>({
+            shouldHandleEvent: (evt) => {
+                'worklet';
+
+                const shouldHandle = (
+                    evt.numberOfPointers === 1 &&
+                    Math.abs(evt.velocityX) < Math.abs(evt.velocityY) &&
+                    animationProgress.value === 1
+                );
+
+                if (shouldHandle) {
+                    runOnJS(freezeOtherScreens)(false);
+                }
+                return shouldHandle;
+            },
+
+            onStart: () => {
+                'worklet';
+
+                lightboxImageOpacity.value = 1;
+                childrenOpacity.value = 0;
+            },
+
+            onActive: (evt) => {
+                'worklet';
+
+                childTranslateY.value = evt.translationY;
+
+                onSwipeActive(childTranslateY.value);
+            },
+
+            onEnd: (evt) => {
+                'worklet';
+
+                const enoughVelocity = Math.abs(evt.velocityY) > 30;
+                const rightDirection =
+                    (evt.translationY > 0 && evt.velocityY > 0) ||
+                    (evt.translationY < 0 && evt.velocityY < 0);
+
+                if (enoughVelocity && rightDirection) {
+                    const elementVisible = isVisibleImage();
+
+                    if (elementVisible) {
+                        lightboxImageOpacity.value = 1;
+                        childrenOpacity.value = 0;
+                        animationProgress.value = withTiming(
+                            0,
+                            timingConfig,
+                            () => {
+                                'worklet';
+
+                                opacity.value = 1;
+                                onAnimationFinished();
+                            },
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        const maybeInvert = (v: number) => {
+                            const invert = evt.velocityY < 0;
+                            return invert ? -v : v;
+                        };
+
+                        opacity.value = 1;
+
+                        childTranslateY.value = withSpring(
+                            maybeInvert((target.height || targetDimensions.height) * 2),
+                            {
+                                stiffness: 50,
+                                damping: 30,
+                                mass: 1,
+                                overshootClamping: true,
+                                velocity:
+                                    Math.abs(evt.velocityY) < 1200 ? maybeInvert(1200) : evt.velocityY,
+                            },
+                            () => {
+                                onAnimationFinished();
+                            },
+                        );
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    lightboxImageOpacity.value = 0;
+                    childrenOpacity.value = 1;
+
+                    childTranslateY.value = withSpring(0, {
+                        stiffness: 1000,
+                        damping: 500,
+                        mass: 2,
+                        restDisplacementThreshold: 10,
+                        restSpeedThreshold: 10,
+                        velocity: evt.velocityY,
+                    });
+
+                    onSwipeFailure();
+                }
+            },
+        }),
+        [],
+    );
+
+    function onChildrenLayout() {
+        if (lightboxImageOpacity.value === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            lightboxImageOpacity.value = 0;
+        });
+    }
+
+    const childrenAnimateStyle = useAnimatedStyle(
+        () => ({
+            opacity: childrenOpacity.value,
+            transform: [{translateY: childTranslateY.value}],
+        }),
+        [],
+    );
+
+    const backdropStyles = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+        return {
+            position: 'absolute',
+            top: 0,
+            bottom: 0,
+            left: 0,
+            right: 0,
+            backgroundColor: 'black',
+            opacity: animationProgress.value,
+        };
+    });
+
+    const itemStyles = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+        const interpolateProgress = (range: [number, number]) =>
+            interpolate(animationProgress.value, [0, 1], range);
+
+        const {width: tw, height: th} = calculateDimensions(
+            target.height,
+            target.width,
+            targetDimensions.width,
+            targetDimensions.height,
+        );
+
+        const targetX = (targetDimensions.width - tw) / 2;
+        const targetY =
+            (targetDimensions.height - th) / 2;
+
+        const top =
+            translateY.value +
+            interpolateProgress([y.value, targetY + childTranslateY.value]);
+        const left =
+            translateX.value + interpolateProgress([x.value, targetX]);
+
+        return {
+            opacity: lightboxImageOpacity.value,
+            position: 'absolute',
+            top,
+            left,
+            width: interpolateProgress([width.value, tw]),
+            height: interpolateProgress([height.value, th]),
+            transform: [
+                {
+                    scale: scale.value,
+                },
+            ],
+        };
+    });
+
+    return (
+        <View style={{flex: 1}}>
+            {renderBackdropComponent &&
+                renderBackdropComponent({
+                    animatedStyles: backdropStyles,
+                    translateY: childTranslateY,
+                })}
+
+            <Animated.View style={StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject}>
+                {target.type !== 'image' && typeof renderItem === 'function' ? (
+                    renderItem({
+                        source: imageSource,
+                        width: targetWidth.value,
+                        height: targetHeight.value,
+                        itemStyles,
+                    })
+                ) : (
+                    <AnimatedImage
+                        source={imageSource}
+                        style={itemStyles}
+                    />
+                )}
+            </Animated.View>
+
+            <Animated.View
+                style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill, childrenAnimateStyle]}
+            >
+                {renderChildren && (
+                    <Animated.View
+                        style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill]}
+                        onLayout={onChildrenLayout}
+                    >
+                        {children({onGesture: handler, shouldHandleEvent})}
+                    </Animated.View>
+                )}
+            </Animated.View>
+        </View>
+    );
+});
+
+LightboxSwipeout.displayName = 'LightboxSwipeout';
+
+export default LightboxSwipeout;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/pager/gutter.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/pager/gutter.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a2272f78d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/pager/gutter.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React from 'react';
+import {View} from 'react-native';
+
+import {typedMemo} from '@utils/gallery';
+
+type IGutterProps = {
+  width: number;
+};
+
+const Gutter = typedMemo(({width}: IGutterProps) => {
+    return <View style={{width}}/>;
+});
+
+export default Gutter;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/pager/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/pager/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d902d2bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/pager/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+import {PanGestureHandler, PanGestureHandlerGestureEvent, TapGestureHandler} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import Animated, {cancelAnimation, runOnJS, SharedValue, useAnimatedStyle, useDerivedValue, useSharedValue, withSpring, WithSpringConfig} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+import {useAnimatedGestureHandler} from '@hooks/gallery';
+import {clampVelocity, friction, getShouldRender, workletNoop, workletNoopTrue} from '@utils/gallery';
+
+import Page, {PageRefs, RenderPageProps} from './page';
+
+export interface PagerReusableProps {
+    gutterWidth?: number;
+    initialDiffValue?: number;
+    numToRender?: number;
+    onGesture?: (event: PanGestureHandlerGestureEvent['nativeEvent'], isActive: SharedValue<boolean>) => void;
+    onEnabledGesture?: (event: PanGestureHandlerGestureEvent['nativeEvent']) => void;
+    onIndexChange?: (nextIndex: number) => void;
+    renderPage: (props: RenderPageProps, index: number) => JSX.Element | null;
+}
+
+export interface PagerProps extends PagerReusableProps {
+    initialIndex: number;
+    keyExtractor: (item: GalleryItemType, index: number) => string;
+    pages: GalleryItemType[];
+    shouldHandleGestureEvent?: (event: PanGestureHandlerGestureEvent['nativeEvent']) => boolean;
+    shouldRenderGutter?: boolean;
+    totalCount: number;
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+}
+
+const GUTTER_WIDTH = 10;
+const MIN_VELOCITY = 700;
+const MAX_VELOCITY = 3000;
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    backdrop: {
+        flex: 1,
+    },
+    pager: {
+        flex: 1,
+        flexDirection: 'row',
+    },
+});
+
+const Pager = ({
+    gutterWidth = GUTTER_WIDTH, initialDiffValue = 0, initialIndex, keyExtractor,
+    numToRender = 2, onEnabledGesture = workletNoop, onGesture = workletNoop, onIndexChange, pages, renderPage,
+    shouldHandleGestureEvent = workletNoopTrue, shouldRenderGutter = true, totalCount, width, height,
+}: PagerProps) => {
+    const sharedWidth = useSharedValue(width);
+    const gutterWidthToUse = shouldRenderGutter ? gutterWidth : 0;
+
+    const getPageTranslate = (i: number, w?: number) => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        const t = i * (w || sharedWidth.value);
+        const g = gutterWidthToUse * i;
+        return -(t + g);
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        sharedWidth.value = width;
+    }, [width]);
+
+    const pagerRef = useRef(null);
+    const tapRef = useRef(null);
+
+    const isActive = useSharedValue(true);
+
+    function onPageStateChange(value: boolean) {
+        'worklet';
+
+        isActive.value = value;
+    }
+
+    const velocity = useSharedValue(0);
+    const [diffValue, setDiffValue] = useState(initialDiffValue);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        setDiffValue(numToRender);
+    }, [numToRender]);
+
+    // S2: Pager Size & Others
+    const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState(initialIndex);
+    const activeIndexRef = useRef(activeIndex);
+
+    const updateIndex = (nextIndex: number) => {
+        setActiveIndex(nextIndex);
+        activeIndexRef.current = nextIndex;
+    };
+
+    const index = useSharedValue(initialIndex);
+    const length = useSharedValue(totalCount);
+    const pagerX = useSharedValue(0);
+    const toValueAnimation = useSharedValue(getPageTranslate(initialIndex));
+    const offsetX = useDerivedValue(() => getPageTranslate(activeIndexRef.current), [width]);
+    const totalWidth = useDerivedValue(() => ((length.value * width) + ((gutterWidthToUse * length.value) - 2)), [width]);
+
+    const onIndexChangeCb = useCallback((nextIndex: number) => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        if (onIndexChange) {
+            onIndexChange(nextIndex);
+        }
+
+        runOnJS(updateIndex)(nextIndex);
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        index.value = initialIndex;
+        onIndexChangeCb(initialIndex);
+    }, [initialIndex]);
+
+    function getSpringConfig(noVelocity?: boolean) {
+        'worklet';
+
+        const ratio = 1.1;
+        const mass = 0.4;
+        const stiffness = 100.0;
+
+        return {
+            stiffness,
+            mass,
+            damping: ratio * 2.0 * Math.sqrt(mass * stiffness),
+            restDisplacementThreshold: 1,
+            restSpeedThreshold: 5,
+            velocity: noVelocity ? 0 : velocity.value,
+        } as WithSpringConfig;
+    }
+
+    const onChangePageAnimation = (noVelocity?: boolean) => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        const config = getSpringConfig(noVelocity);
+
+        if (offsetX.value === toValueAnimation.value) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // @ts-expect-error defined as read only but this is the
+        // only way it works with rotation
+        offsetX.value = withSpring(
+            toValueAnimation.value,
+            config,
+            (isCanceled) => {
+                'worklet';
+
+                if (!isCanceled) {
+                    velocity.value = 0;
+                }
+            },
+        );
+    };
+
+    // S3 Pager Interaction
+    function getCanSwipe(currentTranslate = 0) {
+        'worklet';
+
+        const nextTranslate = offsetX.value + currentTranslate;
+
+        if (nextTranslate > 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const totalTranslate = (sharedWidth.value * (length.value - 1)) + (gutterWidthToUse * (length.value - 1));
+
+        if (Math.abs(nextTranslate) >= totalTranslate) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    const getNextIndex = (v: number) => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        const currentTranslate = Math.abs(getPageTranslate(index.value));
+        const currentIndex = index.value;
+        const currentOffset = Math.abs(offsetX.value);
+
+        const nextIndex = v < 0 ? currentIndex + 1 : currentIndex - 1;
+
+        if (nextIndex < currentIndex && currentOffset > currentTranslate) {
+            return currentIndex;
+        }
+
+        if (nextIndex > currentIndex && currentOffset < currentTranslate) {
+            return currentIndex;
+        }
+
+        if (nextIndex > length.value - 1 || nextIndex < 0) {
+            return currentIndex;
+        }
+
+        return nextIndex;
+    };
+
+    const isPagerInProgress = useDerivedValue(() => {
+        return Math.floor(Math.abs(getPageTranslate(index.value))) !== Math.floor(Math.abs(offsetX.value + pagerX.value));
+    }, []);
+
+    const onPan = useAnimatedGestureHandler<PanGestureHandlerGestureEvent, {pagerActive: boolean; offsetX: null | number}>({
+        onGesture: (evt) => {
+            onGesture(evt, isActive);
+
+            if (isActive.value && !isPagerInProgress.value) {
+                onEnabledGesture(evt);
+            }
+        },
+
+        onInit: (_, ctx) => {
+            ctx.offsetX = null;
+        },
+
+        shouldHandleEvent: (evt) => {
+            return (
+                (evt.numberOfPointers === 1 &&
+                    isActive.value &&
+                    Math.abs(evt.velocityX) > Math.abs(evt.velocityY) &&
+                    shouldHandleGestureEvent(evt)) ||
+                isPagerInProgress.value
+            );
+        },
+
+        onEvent: (evt) => {
+            velocity.value = clampVelocity(
+                evt.velocityX,
+                MIN_VELOCITY,
+                MAX_VELOCITY,
+            );
+        },
+
+        onStart: (_, ctx) => {
+            ctx.offsetX = null;
+        },
+
+        onActive: (evt, ctx) => {
+            if (ctx.offsetX === null) {
+                ctx.offsetX = evt.translationX < 0 ? evt.translationX : -evt.translationX;
+            }
+
+            const val = evt.translationX - ctx.offsetX;
+
+            const canSwipe = getCanSwipe(val);
+            pagerX.value = canSwipe ? val : friction(val);
+        },
+
+        onEnd: (evt, ctx) => {
+            const val = evt.translationX - ctx.offsetX!;
+            const nextIndex = getNextIndex(evt.velocityX);
+            const vx = Math.abs(evt.velocityX);
+            const canSwipe = getCanSwipe(val);
+            const translation = Math.abs(val);
+            const isHalf = sharedWidth.value / 2 < translation;
+            const shouldMoveToNextPage = (vx > 10 || isHalf) && canSwipe;
+
+            // @ts-expect-error defined as read only but this is the
+            // only way it works with rotation
+            offsetX.value += pagerX.value;
+            pagerX.value = 0;
+
+            // we invert the value since the translationY is left to right
+            toValueAnimation.value = -(shouldMoveToNextPage ? -getPageTranslate(nextIndex) : -getPageTranslate(index.value));
+
+            onChangePageAnimation(!shouldMoveToNextPage);
+
+            if (shouldMoveToNextPage) {
+                index.value = nextIndex;
+                onIndexChangeCb(nextIndex);
+            }
+        },
+    });
+
+    const onTap = useAnimatedGestureHandler({
+        shouldHandleEvent: (evt) => {
+            return evt.numberOfPointers === 1 && isActive.value;
+        },
+
+        onStart: () => {
+            cancelAnimation(offsetX);
+        },
+
+        onEnd: () => {
+            onChangePageAnimation(true);
+        },
+    });
+
+    const pagerStyles = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+        const translateX = pagerX.value + offsetX.value;
+
+        return {
+            width: totalWidth.value,
+            transform: [
+                {
+                    translateX,
+                },
+            ],
+        };
+    }, []);
+
+    const pagerRefs = useMemo<PageRefs>(() => [pagerRef, tapRef], []);
+
+    const pagesToRender = useMemo(() => {
+        const temp = [];
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < totalCount; i += 1) {
+            let itemToUse;
+
+            if (Array.isArray(pages)) {
+                itemToUse = pages[i];
+            } else {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            const shouldRender = getShouldRender(i, activeIndex, diffValue);
+
+            if (shouldRender) {
+                temp.push(
+                    <Page
+                        key={keyExtractor(itemToUse, i)}
+                        item={itemToUse}
+                        currentIndex={index}
+                        pagerRefs={pagerRefs}
+                        onPageStateChange={onPageStateChange}
+                        index={i}
+                        length={totalCount}
+                        gutterWidth={gutterWidthToUse}
+                        renderPage={renderPage}
+                        getPageTranslate={getPageTranslate}
+                        width={width}
+                        height={height}
+                        isPagerInProgress={isPagerInProgress}
+                        shouldRenderGutter={shouldRenderGutter}
+                    />,
+                );
+            } else {
+                temp.push(null);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return temp;
+    }, [
+        activeIndex,
+        keyExtractor,
+        totalCount,
+        pages,
+        getShouldRender,
+        index,
+        pagerRefs,
+        onPageStateChange,
+        gutterWidthToUse,
+        renderPage,
+        getPageTranslate,
+        width,
+        isPagerInProgress,
+        shouldRenderGutter,
+    ]);
+
+    return (
+        <View style={StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject}>
+            <Animated.View style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill]}>
+                <PanGestureHandler
+                    ref={pagerRef}
+                    minVelocityX={0.1}
+                    activeOffsetX={[-4, 4]}
+                    activeOffsetY={[-4, 4]}
+                    simultaneousHandlers={[tapRef]}
+                    onGestureEvent={onPan}
+                >
+                    <Animated.View style={StyleSheet.absoluteFill}>
+                        <TapGestureHandler
+                            enabled={pages[activeIndex].type === 'image'}
+                            ref={tapRef}
+                            maxDeltaX={10}
+                            maxDeltaY={10}
+                            simultaneousHandlers={pagerRef}
+                            onGestureEvent={onTap}
+                        >
+                            <Animated.View
+                                style={StyleSheet.absoluteFill}
+                            >
+                                <Animated.View style={StyleSheet.absoluteFill}>
+                                    <Animated.View style={[styles.pager, pagerStyles]}>
+                                        {pagesToRender}
+                                    </Animated.View>
+                                </Animated.View>
+                            </Animated.View>
+                        </TapGestureHandler>
+                    </Animated.View>
+                </PanGestureHandler>
+            </Animated.View>
+        </View>
+    );
+};
+
+export default React.memo(Pager);
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/pager/page.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/pager/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd4938a16e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/pager/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React from 'react';
+import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
+import {PanGestureHandler, TapGestureHandler} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+import {SharedValue, useDerivedValue} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+import {typedMemo} from '@utils/gallery';
+
+import Gutter from './gutter';
+
+export type PageRefs = [
+    React.Ref<TapGestureHandler>,
+    React.Ref<PanGestureHandler>,
+];
+
+export interface RenderPageProps {
+    index: number;
+    pagerRefs: PageRefs;
+    onPageStateChange: (value: boolean) => void;
+    item: GalleryItemType;
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+    isPageActive: SharedValue<boolean>;
+    isPagerInProgress: SharedValue<boolean>;
+}
+
+interface PageProps {
+    item: GalleryItemType;
+    pagerRefs: PageRefs;
+    onPageStateChange: (value: boolean) => void;
+    gutterWidth: number;
+    index: number;
+    length: number;
+    renderPage: (props: RenderPageProps, index: number) => JSX.Element | null;
+    shouldRenderGutter: boolean;
+    getPageTranslate: (index: number, width?: number) => number;
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+    currentIndex: SharedValue<number>;
+    isPagerInProgress: SharedValue<boolean>;
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    container: {
+        flex: 1,
+        position: 'absolute',
+        top: 0,
+        bottom: 0,
+    },
+    center: {
+        flex: 1,
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+    },
+});
+
+const Page = typedMemo(
+    ({
+        currentIndex, getPageTranslate, gutterWidth, index, isPagerInProgress, item, length,
+        onPageStateChange, pagerRefs, renderPage, shouldRenderGutter, width, height,
+    }: PageProps) => {
+        const isPageActive = useDerivedValue(() => (currentIndex.value === index), []);
+
+        return (
+            <View style={[styles.container, {left: -getPageTranslate(index, width)}]}>
+                <View style={[styles.center, {width}]}>
+                    {renderPage(
+                        {
+                            index,
+                            onPageStateChange,
+                            item,
+                            width,
+                            isPageActive,
+                            isPagerInProgress,
+                            pagerRefs,
+                            height,
+                        },
+                        index,
+                    )}
+                </View>
+
+                {index !== length - 1 && shouldRenderGutter && (
+                    <Gutter width={gutterWidth}/>
+                )}
+            </View>
+        );
+    },
+);
+
+export default Page;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/video_renderer/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/video_renderer/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92ea805390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/video_renderer/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
+import {Platform, StyleSheet, useWindowDimensions} from 'react-native';
+import Animated, {Easing, useAnimatedRef, useAnimatedStyle, useSharedValue, withTiming, WithTimingConfig} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import {useSafeAreaInsets} from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
+import Video, {LoadError, OnPlaybackRateData} from 'react-native-video';
+
+import CompassIcon from '@components/compass_icon';
+import {GALLERY_FOOTER_HEIGHT, VIDEO_INSET} from '@constants/gallery';
+import {changeOpacity} from '@utils/theme';
+
+import {ImageRendererProps} from '../image_renderer';
+
+interface VideoRendererProps extends ImageRendererProps {
+    index: number;
+    initialIndex: number;
+    onShouldHideControls: (hide: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+const AnimatedVideo = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(Video);
+const timingConfig: WithTimingConfig = {
+    duration: 250,
+    easing: Easing.bezier(0.33, 0.01, 0, 1),
+};
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+    playContainer: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        height: '100%',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        position: 'absolute',
+        width: '100%',
+    },
+    play: {
+        backgroundColor: changeOpacity('#000', 0.16),
+        borderRadius: 40,
+    },
+    video: {
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        justifyContent: 'center',
+        position: 'absolute',
+    },
+});
+
+const VideoRenderer = ({height, index, initialIndex, item, isPageActive, onShouldHideControls, width}: VideoRendererProps) => {
+    const dimensions = useWindowDimensions();
+    const fullscreen = useSharedValue(false);
+    const {bottom} = useSafeAreaInsets();
+    const videoRef = useAnimatedRef<Video>();
+    const [paused, setPaused] = useState(!(initialIndex === index));
+    const [videoReady, setVideoReady] = useState(false);
+    const source = useMemo(() => ({uri: item.uri}), [item.uri]);
+
+    const setFullscreen = (value: boolean) => {
+        fullscreen.value = value;
+    };
+
+    const onEnd = useCallback(() => {
+        setFullscreen(false);
+        onShouldHideControls(true);
+        setPaused(true);
+        videoRef.current?.dismissFullscreenPlayer();
+    }, [onShouldHideControls]);
+
+    const onError = useCallback((error: LoadError) => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.log(
+            'Error loading, figure out what to do here... give the option to download?',
+            error,
+        );
+    }, []);
+
+    const onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss = useCallback(() => {
+        setFullscreen(false);
+        onShouldHideControls(!paused);
+    }, [paused, onShouldHideControls]);
+
+    const onFullscreenPlayerWillPresent = useCallback(() => {
+        setFullscreen(true);
+        onShouldHideControls(true);
+    }, [onShouldHideControls]);
+
+    const onPlay = useCallback(() => {
+        setPaused(false);
+    }, []);
+
+    const onPlaybackRateChange = useCallback(({playbackRate}: OnPlaybackRateData) => {
+        if (isPageActive.value) {
+            const isPlaying = Boolean(playbackRate);
+            onShouldHideControls(isPlaying);
+            setPaused(!isPlaying);
+        }
+    }, [onShouldHideControls]);
+
+    const onReadyForDisplay = useCallback(() => {
+        setVideoReady(true);
+    }, []);
+
+    const animatedStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+        let w = width;
+        let h = height - (VIDEO_INSET + GALLERY_FOOTER_HEIGHT + bottom);
+        if (fullscreen.value) {
+            w = dimensions.width;
+            h = dimensions.height;
+        }
+
+        return {
+            width: withTiming(w, timingConfig),
+            height: withTiming(h, timingConfig),
+        };
+    }, [dimensions.height]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (initialIndex === index && videoReady) {
+            setPaused(false);
+        } else if (videoReady) {
+            videoRef.current?.seek(0.4);
+        }
+    }, [index, initialIndex, videoReady]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!isPageActive.value && !paused) {
+            setPaused(true);
+            videoRef.current?.dismissFullscreenPlayer();
+        }
+    }, [isPageActive.value, paused]);
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            <AnimatedVideo
+                ref={videoRef}
+                source={source}
+                paused={paused}
+                poster={item.posterUri}
+                onError={onError}
+                style={[styles.video, animatedStyle]}
+                controls={isPageActive.value}
+                onPlaybackRateChange={onPlaybackRateChange}
+                onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss={onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss}
+                onFullscreenPlayerWillPresent={onFullscreenPlayerWillPresent}
+                onReadyForDisplay={onReadyForDisplay}
+                onEnd={onEnd}
+            />
+            {Platform.OS === 'android' && paused && videoReady &&
+                <Animated.View style={styles.playContainer}>
+                    <CompassIcon
+                        color={changeOpacity('#fff', 0.8)}
+                        style={styles.play}
+                        name='play'
+                        onPress={onPlay}
+                        size={80}
+                    />
+                </Animated.View>
+            }
+        </>
+    );
+};
+
+export default VideoRenderer;
diff --git a/app/screens/gallery/viewer/index.tsx b/app/screens/gallery/viewer/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aea3743802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/gallery/viewer/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import React, {useCallback, useRef} from 'react';
+import {runOnJS} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+import ImageRenderer, {Handlers, ImageRendererProps} from '../image_renderer';
+import {InteractionType} from '../image_renderer/transformer';
+import Pager from '../pager';
+import {RenderPageProps} from '../pager/page';
+
+export interface GalleryViewerProps extends Handlers {
+    gutterWidth?: number;
+    height: number;
+    initialIndex?: number;
+    items: GalleryItemType[];
+    keyExtractor?: (item: GalleryItemType, index: number) => string;
+    numToRender?: number;
+    onIndexChange?: (nextIndex: number) => void;
+    renderPage?: (props: ImageRendererProps, index: number) => JSX.Element | null;
+    width: number;
+}
+
+const GalleryViewer = ({
+    gutterWidth, height, initialIndex, items, keyExtractor, numToRender,
+    onDoubleTap, onGesture, onIndexChange, onInteraction, onPagerEnabledGesture,
+    onShouldHideControls, onTap, renderPage, shouldPagerHandleGestureEvent, width,
+}: GalleryViewerProps) => {
+    const controlsHidden = useRef(false);
+    const tempIndex = useRef<number>(initialIndex || 0);
+
+    const setTempIndex = (nextIndex: number) => {
+        tempIndex.current = nextIndex;
+    };
+
+    const extractKey = useCallback((item: GalleryItemType, index: number) => {
+        if (typeof keyExtractor === 'function') {
+            return keyExtractor(item, index);
+        }
+
+        return item.id;
+    }, [items]);
+
+    const onIndexChangeWorklet = useCallback((nextIndex: number) => {
+        'worklet';
+
+        runOnJS(setTempIndex)(nextIndex);
+
+        if (onIndexChange) {
+            onIndexChange(nextIndex);
+        }
+    }, []);
+
+    const pageToRender = useCallback((pagerProps: RenderPageProps, index: number) => {
+        const shouldHideControls = (isScaled?: boolean | InteractionType) => {
+            let shouldHide = true;
+
+            if (typeof isScaled === 'boolean') {
+                shouldHide = !isScaled;
+            } else if (typeof isScaled === 'string') {
+                shouldHide = true;
+            } else {
+                shouldHide = !controlsHidden.current;
+            }
+
+            controlsHidden.current = shouldHide;
+
+            if (onShouldHideControls) {
+                onShouldHideControls(shouldHide);
+            }
+        };
+
+        const doubleTap = (isScaled: boolean) => {
+            'worklet';
+
+            if (onDoubleTap) {
+                onDoubleTap(isScaled);
+            }
+
+            runOnJS(shouldHideControls)(isScaled);
+        };
+
+        const tap = (isScaled: boolean) => {
+            'worklet';
+
+            if (onTap) {
+                onTap(isScaled);
+            }
+
+            runOnJS(shouldHideControls)();
+        };
+
+        const interaction = (type: InteractionType) => {
+            'worklet';
+
+            if (onInteraction) {
+                onInteraction(type);
+            }
+
+            runOnJS(shouldHideControls)(type);
+        };
+
+        const props: ImageRendererProps = {
+            ...pagerProps,
+            width,
+            height,
+            onDoubleTap: doubleTap,
+            onTap: tap,
+            onInteraction: interaction,
+        };
+
+        if (props.item.type !== 'image' && typeof renderPage === 'function') {
+            return renderPage(props, index);
+        }
+
+        return (<ImageRenderer {...props}/>);
+    }, [items]);
+
+    return (
+        <Pager
+            totalCount={items.length}
+            keyExtractor={extractKey}
+            initialIndex={tempIndex.current}
+            pages={items}
+            width={width}
+            height={height}
+            gutterWidth={gutterWidth}
+            onIndexChange={onIndexChangeWorklet}
+            shouldHandleGestureEvent={shouldPagerHandleGestureEvent}
+            onGesture={onGesture}
+            onEnabledGesture={onPagerEnabledGesture}
+            renderPage={pageToRender}
+            numToRender={numToRender}
+        />
+    );
+};
+
+export default GalleryViewer;
diff --git a/app/screens/home/channel_list/channel_list.tsx b/app/screens/home/channel_list/channel_list.tsx
index 1a6f09a3a2..d8666ca330 100644
--- a/app/screens/home/channel_list/channel_list.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/home/channel_list/channel_list.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Animated, {useAnimatedStyle, withTiming} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import {Edge, SafeAreaView, useSafeAreaInsets} from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import ChannelList from '@components/channel_list';
+import FreezeScreen from '@components/freeze_screen';
 import TeamSidebar from '@components/team_sidebar';
 import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
 import {useIsTablet} from '@hooks/device';
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ const ChannelListScreen = (props: ChannelProps) => {
         return {height: insets.top, backgroundColor: theme.sidebarBg};
     }, [theme]);
 
-    return (
+    const content = (
         <>
             {<Animated.View style={top}/>}
             <SafeAreaView
@@ -105,6 +106,16 @@ const ChannelListScreen = (props: ChannelProps) => {
             </SafeAreaView>
         </>
     );
+
+    if (isTablet) {
+        return (
+            <FreezeScreen>
+                {content}
+            </FreezeScreen>
+        );
+    }
+
+    return content;
 };
 
 export default ChannelListScreen;
diff --git a/app/screens/home/index.tsx b/app/screens/home/index.tsx
index 193f5d9a48..24973caef9 100644
--- a/app/screens/home/index.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/home/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {NavigationContainer} from '@react-navigation/native';
 import React, {useEffect} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {DeviceEventEmitter, Platform} from 'react-native';
-import {enableScreens} from 'react-native-screens';
+import {enableFreeze, enableScreens} from 'react-native-screens';
 
 import {Events, Screens} from '@constants';
 import {useTheme} from '@context/theme';
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
     enableScreens(false);
 }
 
+enableFreeze(true);
+
 type HomeProps = LaunchProps & {
     time?: number;
 };
@@ -40,7 +42,9 @@ export default function HomeScreen(props: HomeProps) {
             notificationError(intl, value);
         });
 
-        return () => listener.remove();
+        return () => {
+            listener.remove();
+        };
     }, []);
 
     return (
diff --git a/app/screens/index.tsx b/app/screens/index.tsx
index 357c5e854f..cffcb67a4c 100644
--- a/app/screens/index.tsx
+++ b/app/screens/index.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ Navigation.setLazyComponentRegistrator((screenName) => {
     case Screens.FORGOT_PASSWORD:
         screen = withIntl(require('@screens/forgot_password').default);
         break;
+    case Screens.GALLERY:
+        screen = withServerDatabase((require('@screens/gallery').default));
+        break;
     case Screens.IN_APP_NOTIFICATION: {
         const notificationScreen = require('@screens/in_app_notification').default;
         Navigation.registerComponent(Screens.IN_APP_NOTIFICATION, () => Platform.select({
diff --git a/app/screens/navigation.ts b/app/screens/navigation.ts
index 24bbeb8dea..b0dc562f0b 100644
--- a/app/screens/navigation.ts
+++ b/app/screens/navigation.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const loginAnimationOptions = () => {
                 alpha,
             },
             push: {
-                waitForRender: true,
+                waitForRender: false,
                 content: {
                     alpha,
                 },
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ export function showModalOverCurrentContext(name: string, passProps = {}, option
         case 'android':
             animations = {
                 showModal: {
-                    waitForRender: true,
+                    waitForRender: false,
                     alpha: {
                         from: 0,
                         to: 1,
diff --git a/app/utils/file/file_picker/index.ts b/app/utils/file/file_picker/index.ts
index a35adf2b0e..b172f6e10a 100644
--- a/app/utils/file/file_picker/index.ts
+++ b/app/utils/file/file_picker/index.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export default class FilePickerUtil {
                 }
 
                 if (uri) {
-                    files.push({...file, fileName, uri, type});
+                    files.push({...file, fileName, uri, type, width: file.width, height: file.height});
                 }
             }
         })));
@@ -155,10 +155,7 @@ export default class FilePickerUtil {
         switch (hasPhotoLibraryPermission) {
             case Permissions.RESULTS.DENIED:
                 permissionRequest = await Permissions.request(targetSource);
-                if (permissionRequest !== Permissions.RESULTS.GRANTED) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-                break;
+                return permissionRequest === Permissions.RESULTS.GRANTED;
             case Permissions.RESULTS.BLOCKED: {
                 const grantOption = {
                     text: this.intl.formatMessage({
@@ -183,7 +180,6 @@ export default class FilePickerUtil {
             }
             default: return true;
         }
-        return false;
     };
 
     private hasStoragePermission = async () => {
@@ -197,9 +193,7 @@ export default class FilePickerUtil {
         switch (hasPermissionToStorage) {
             case Permissions.RESULTS.DENIED:
                 permissionRequest = await Permissions.request(storagePermission);
-                if (permissionRequest !== Permissions.RESULTS.GRANTED) {
-                    return false;
-                }
+                return permissionRequest === Permissions.RESULTS.GRANTED;
                 break;
             case Permissions.RESULTS.BLOCKED: {
                 const {title, text} = this.getPermissionDeniedMessage();
@@ -223,8 +217,6 @@ export default class FilePickerUtil {
             }
             default: return true;
         }
-
-        return false;
     };
 
     private buildUri = async (doc: DocumentPickerResponse) => {
diff --git a/app/utils/file/index.ts b/app/utils/file/index.ts
index c7ccdb412f..78a59e3319 100644
--- a/app/utils/file/index.ts
+++ b/app/utils/file/index.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ import Model from '@nozbe/watermelondb/Model';
 import * as FileSystem from 'expo-file-system';
 import mimeDB from 'mime-db';
 import {IntlShape} from 'react-intl';
-import {Platform} from 'react-native';
+import {Alert, Platform} from 'react-native';
+import AndroidOpenSettings from 'react-native-android-open-settings';
+import DeviceInfo from 'react-native-device-info';
 import {DocumentPickerResponse} from 'react-native-document-picker';
 import {Asset} from 'react-native-image-picker';
+import Permissions, {PERMISSIONS} from 'react-native-permissions';
 
 import {Files} from '@constants';
 import {generateId} from '@utils/general';
 import {deleteEntititesFile, getIOSAppGroupDetails} from '@utils/mattermost_managed';
 import {hashCode} from '@utils/security';
-import {removeProtocol} from '@utils/url';
 
 import type FileModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/file';
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ const SUPPORTED_DOCS_FORMAT = Platform.select({
 
 const SUPPORTED_VIDEO_FORMAT = Platform.select({
     ios: ['video/mp4', 'video/x-m4v', 'video/quicktime'],
-    android: ['video/3gpp', 'video/x-matroska', 'video/mp4', 'video/webm'],
+    android: ['video/3gpp', 'video/x-matroska', 'video/mp4', 'video/webm', 'video/quicktime'],
 });
 
 const types: Record<string, string> = {};
@@ -253,10 +255,9 @@ export const isImage = (file?: FileInfo | FileModel) => {
     const fi = file as FileInfo;
     const fm = file as FileModel;
 
-    const hasPreview = Boolean(fi.mini_preview || fm.imageThumbnail);
     const mimeType = fi.mime_type || fm.mimeType || '';
 
-    return (hasPreview || isGif(file) || mimeType.startsWith('image/'));
+    return (isGif(file) || mimeType.startsWith('image/'));
 };
 
 export const isDocument = (file?: FileInfo | FileModel) => {
@@ -338,9 +339,9 @@ export function getFileType(file: FileInfo): string {
     }) || 'other';
 }
 
-export function getLocalFilePathFromFile(dir: string, serverUrl: string, file: FileInfo | FileModel) {
-    if (dir && serverUrl) {
-        const server = removeProtocol(serverUrl);
+export function getLocalFilePathFromFile(serverUrl: string, file: FileInfo | FileModel) {
+    if (serverUrl) {
+        const server = hashCode(serverUrl);
         if (file?.name) {
             let extension: string | undefined = file.extension;
             let filename = file.name;
@@ -361,13 +362,13 @@ export function getLocalFilePathFromFile(dir: string, serverUrl: string, file: F
                 }
             }
 
-            return `${dir}/${server}/${filename}-${hashCode(file.id!)}.${extension}`;
+            return `${FileSystem.cacheDirectory}${server}/${filename}-${hashCode(file.id!)}.${extension}`;
         } else if (file?.id && file?.extension) {
-            return `${dir}/${server}/${file.id}.${file.extension}`;
+            return `${FileSystem.cacheDirectory}${server}/${file.id}.${file.extension}`;
         }
     }
 
-    return undefined;
+    throw new Error('File path could not be set');
 }
 
 export async function extractFileInfo(files: Array<Asset | DocumentPickerResponse | PastedFile>) {
@@ -440,3 +441,62 @@ export function uploadDisabledWarning(intl: IntlShape) {
         defaultMessage: 'File uploads from mobile are disabled.',
     });
 }
+
+export const fileExists = async (path: string) => {
+    try {
+        const filePath = Platform.select({ios: path.replace('file://', ''), default: path});
+        const info = await FileSystem.getInfoAsync(filePath);
+        return info.exists;
+    } catch {
+        return false;
+    }
+};
+
+export const hasWriteStoragePermission = async (intl: IntlShape) => {
+    if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    const storagePermission = PERMISSIONS.ANDROID.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE;
+    let permissionRequest;
+    const hasPermissionToStorage = await Permissions.check(storagePermission);
+    switch (hasPermissionToStorage) {
+        case Permissions.RESULTS.DENIED:
+            permissionRequest = await Permissions.request(storagePermission);
+            return permissionRequest === Permissions.RESULTS.GRANTED;
+        case Permissions.RESULTS.BLOCKED: {
+            const applicationName = DeviceInfo.getApplicationName();
+            const title = intl.formatMessage(
+                {
+                    id: 'mobile.storage_permission_denied_title',
+                    defaultMessage:
+                        '{applicationName} would like to access your files',
+                },
+                {applicationName},
+            );
+            const text = intl.formatMessage({
+                id: 'mobile.write_storage_permission_denied_description',
+                defaultMessage:
+                    'Save files to your device. Open Settings to grant {applicationName} write access to files on this device.',
+            });
+
+            Alert.alert(title, text, [
+                {
+                    text: intl.formatMessage({
+                        id: 'mobile.permission_denied_dismiss',
+                        defaultMessage: "Don't Allow",
+                    }),
+                },
+                {
+                    text: intl.formatMessage({
+                        id: 'mobile.permission_denied_retry',
+                        defaultMessage: 'Settings',
+                    }),
+                    onPress: () => AndroidOpenSettings.appDetailsSettings(),
+                },
+            ]);
+            return false;
+        }
+        default: return true;
+    }
+};
diff --git a/app/utils/gallery/index.ts b/app/utils/gallery/index.ts
index afb8eb172a..eb80d1ae7c 100644
--- a/app/utils/gallery/index.ts
+++ b/app/utils/gallery/index.ts
@@ -1,139 +1,174 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import {Dimensions, Keyboard, Platform} from 'react-native';
-import {Options, SharedElementTransition, StackAnimationOptions, ViewAnimationOptions} from 'react-native-navigation';
-import parseUrl from 'url-parse';
+import React from 'react';
+import {DeviceEventEmitter, Keyboard, NativeModules, Platform} from 'react-native';
+import {Navigation, Options, OptionsLayout} from 'react-native-navigation';
+import {measure} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
-import {goToScreen} from '@screens/navigation';
-import {isImage, lookupMimeType} from '@utils/file';
+import {Events, Screens} from '@constants';
+import {showModalOverCurrentContext} from '@screens/navigation';
+import {isImage, isVideo} from '@utils/file';
 import {generateId} from '@utils/general';
 
-import type FileModel from '@typings/database/models/servers/file';
+export const clamp = (value: number, lowerBound: number, upperBound: number) => {
+    'worklet';
 
-export function openGalleryAtIndex(index: number, files: FileInfo[] | FileModel[]) {
-    Keyboard.dismiss();
-    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-        const screen = 'Gallery';
-        const passProps = {
-            index,
-            files,
-        };
-        const windowHeight = Dimensions.get('window').height;
-        const sharedElementTransitions: SharedElementTransition[] = [];
+    return Math.min(Math.max(lowerBound, value), upperBound);
+};
 
-        const contentPush = {} as ViewAnimationOptions;
-        const contentPop = {} as ViewAnimationOptions;
-        const file = files[index];
+export const clampVelocity = (velocity: number, minVelocity: number, maxVelocity: number) => {
+    'worklet';
 
-        if (isImage(file)) {
-            sharedElementTransitions.push({
-                fromId: `image-${file.id}`,
-                toId: `gallery-${file.id}`,
-                duration: 300,
-                interpolation: {type: 'accelerateDecelerate'},
-            });
-        } else {
-            contentPush.y = {
-                from: windowHeight,
-                to: 0,
-                duration: 300,
-                interpolation: {type: 'decelerate'},
-            };
+    if (velocity > 0) {
+        return Math.min(Math.max(velocity, minVelocity), maxVelocity);
+    }
+    return Math.max(Math.min(velocity, -minVelocity), -maxVelocity);
+};
 
-            if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
-                contentPop.translationY = {
-                    from: 0,
-                    to: windowHeight,
-                    duration: 300,
-                };
-            } else {
-                contentPop.y = {
-                    from: 0,
-                    to: windowHeight,
-                    duration: 300,
-                };
-                contentPop.alpha = {
-                    from: 1,
-                    to: 0,
-                    duration: 100,
-                };
-            }
-        }
-
-        const options: Options = {
-            layout: {
-                backgroundColor: '#000',
-                componentBackgroundColor: '#000',
-                orientation: ['portrait', 'landscape'],
-            },
-            topBar: {
-                background: {
-                    color: '#000',
-                },
-                visible: Platform.OS === 'android',
-            },
-            animations: {
-                push: {
-                    waitForRender: true,
-                    sharedElementTransitions,
-                },
-            },
-        };
-
-        if (Object.keys(contentPush).length) {
-            options.animations!.push = {
-                ...options.animations!.push,
-                ...Platform.select<ViewAnimationOptions | StackAnimationOptions>({
-                    android: contentPush,
-                    ios: {
-                        content: contentPush,
-                    },
-                }),
-            };
-        }
-
-        if (Object.keys(contentPop).length) {
-            options.animations!.pop = Platform.select<ViewAnimationOptions | StackAnimationOptions>({
-                android: contentPop,
-                ios: {
-                    content: contentPop,
-                },
-            });
-        }
-
-        goToScreen(screen, '', passProps, options);
-    });
-}
-
-export function openGallerWithMockFile(uri: string, postId: string, height: number, width: number, fileId?: string) {
-    const url = decodeURIComponent(uri);
-    let filename = parseUrl(url.substr(url.lastIndexOf('/'))).pathname.replace('/', '');
-    let extension = filename.split('.').pop();
-
-    if (!extension || extension === filename) {
-        const ext = filename.indexOf('.') === -1 ? '.png' : filename.substring(filename.lastIndexOf('.'));
-        filename = `${filename}${ext}`;
-        extension = ext;
+export const fileToGalleryItem = (file: FileInfo, authorId?: string): GalleryItemType => {
+    let type: GalleryItemType['type'] = 'file';
+    if (isVideo(file)) {
+        type = 'video';
+    } else if (isImage(file)) {
+        type = 'image';
     }
 
-    const file: FileInfo = {
-        id: fileId || generateId(),
-        clientId: 'mock_client_id',
-        create_at: Date.now(),
-        delete_at: 0,
-        extension,
-        has_preview_image: true,
-        height,
-        mime_type: lookupMimeType(filename),
-        name: filename,
-        post_id: postId,
-        size: 0,
-        update_at: 0,
-        uri,
-        user_id: 'mock_user_id',
-        width,
+    return {
+        authorId,
+        extension: file.extension,
+        height: file.height,
+        id: file.id || generateId('uid'),
+        mime_type: file.mime_type,
+        name: file.name,
+        posterUri: type === 'video' ? file.mini_preview : undefined, // set the video poster to the mini_preview
+        postId: file.post_id,
+        size: file.size,
+        type,
+        uri: file.localPath || file.uri || '',
+        width: file.width,
+    };
+};
+
+export const freezeOtherScreens = (value: boolean) => {
+    DeviceEventEmitter.emit(Events.FREEZE_SCREEN, value);
+};
+
+export const friction = (value: number) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    const MAX_FRICTION = 30;
+    const MAX_VALUE = 200;
+
+    const res = Math.max(
+        1,
+        Math.min(
+            MAX_FRICTION,
+            (1 + (Math.abs(value) * (MAX_FRICTION - 1))) / MAX_VALUE,
+        ),
+    );
+
+    return value > 0 ? res : -res;
+};
+
+export const galleryItemToFileInfo = (item: GalleryItemType): FileInfo => ({
+    id: item.id,
+    name: item.name,
+    create_at: 0,
+    delete_at: 0,
+    update_at: 0,
+    width: item.width,
+    height: item.height,
+    extension: item.extension || '',
+    mime_type: item.mime_type,
+    has_preview_image: false,
+    post_id: item.postId!,
+    size: 0,
+    user_id: item.authorId!,
+});
+
+export const getShouldRender = (index: number, activeIndex: number, diffValue = 3) => {
+    const diff = Math.abs(index - activeIndex);
+
+    if (diff > diffValue) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+};
+
+export function measureItem(ref: React.RefObject<any>, sharedValues: GalleryManagerSharedValues) {
+    'worklet';
+
+    try {
+        const measurements = measure(ref);
+
+        sharedValues.x.value = measurements.pageX;
+        sharedValues.y.value = measurements.pageY;
+        sharedValues.width.value = measurements.width;
+        sharedValues.height.value = measurements.height;
+    } catch (err) {
+        sharedValues.x.value = 999999;
+        sharedValues.y.value = 999999;
+        sharedValues.width.value = 0;
+        sharedValues.height.value = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+export function openGalleryAtIndex(galleryIdentifier: string, initialIndex: number, items: GalleryItemType[], hideActions = false) {
+    Keyboard.dismiss();
+    const props = {
+        galleryIdentifier,
+        hideActions,
+        initialIndex,
+        items,
+    };
+    const layout: OptionsLayout = {
+        orientation: ['portrait', 'landscape'],
+    };
+    const options: Options = {
+        layout,
+        topBar: {
+            background: {
+                color: '#000',
+            },
+            visible: Platform.OS === 'android',
+        },
+        statusBar: {
+            backgroundColor: '#000',
+            style: 'light',
+        },
+        animations: {
+            showModal: {
+                waitForRender: false,
+                enabled: false,
+            },
+            dismissModal: {
+                enabled: false,
+            },
+        },
     };
 
-    openGalleryAtIndex(0, [file]);
+    if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+        // on iOS we need both the navigation & the module
+        Navigation.setDefaultOptions({layout});
+        NativeModules.MattermostManaged.unlockOrientation();
+    }
+    showModalOverCurrentContext(Screens.GALLERY, props, options);
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+        freezeOtherScreens(true);
+    }, 500);
 }
+
+export const typedMemo: <T>(c: T) => T = React.memo;
+
+export const workletNoop = () => {
+    'worklet';
+};
+
+export const workletNoopTrue = () => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return true;
+};
diff --git a/app/utils/gallery/vectors.ts b/app/utils/gallery/vectors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1508f5491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/utils/gallery/vectors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import Animated, {useSharedValue} from 'react-native-reanimated';
+
+type SharedValueType = number;
+
+type Callback = () => unknown;
+
+type VectorType = Vector<any> | SharedVector<any>;
+
+type VectorList = Array<VectorType | SharedValueType>;
+
+type Operation = 'divide' | 'add' | 'sub' | 'multiply';
+
+type VectorProp = 'x' | 'y';
+
+export type Vector<T extends SharedValueType> = {
+    x: T;
+    y: T;
+};
+
+export type SharedVector<T extends SharedValueType> = {
+    x: Animated.SharedValue<T>;
+    y: Animated.SharedValue<T>;
+};
+
+const isVector = (value: any): value is Vector<any> => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return value.x !== undefined && value.y !== undefined;
+};
+
+const isSharedValue = (
+    value: any,
+): value is Animated.SharedValue<any> => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return typeof value.value !== 'undefined';
+};
+
+const get = <T extends Animated.SharedValue<SharedValueType> | SharedValueType>(
+    value: T,
+) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    if (isSharedValue(value)) {
+        return value.value;
+    }
+
+    return value;
+};
+
+const reduce = (
+    operation: Operation,
+    prop: VectorProp,
+    vectors: VectorList,
+) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    const first = vectors[0];
+    const rest = vectors.slice(1);
+
+    const initial = get(isVector(first) ? first[prop] : first);
+
+    const res = rest.reduce((acc, current) => {
+        const value = get(isVector(current) ? current[prop] : current);
+        const r = (() => {
+            switch (operation) {
+                case 'divide':
+                    if (value === 0) {
+                        return 0;
+                    }
+                    return acc / value;
+                case 'add':
+                    return acc + value;
+                case 'sub':
+                    return acc - value;
+                case 'multiply':
+                    return acc * value;
+                default:
+                    return acc;
+            }
+        })();
+
+        return r;
+    }, initial);
+
+    return res;
+};
+
+export const useSharedVector = <T>(x: T, y = x) => {
+    return {
+        x: useSharedValue(x),
+        y: useSharedValue(y),
+    };
+};
+
+export const create = <T extends SharedValueType>(x: T, y: T) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return {
+        x,
+        y,
+    };
+};
+
+export const add = (...vectors: VectorList) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return {
+        x: reduce('add', 'x', vectors),
+        y: reduce('add', 'y', vectors),
+    };
+};
+
+export const sub = (...vectors: VectorList) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return {
+        x: reduce('sub', 'x', vectors),
+        y: reduce('sub', 'y', vectors),
+    };
+};
+
+export const divide = (...vectors: VectorList) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return {
+        x: reduce('divide', 'x', vectors),
+        y: reduce('divide', 'y', vectors),
+    };
+};
+
+export const multiply = (...vectors: VectorList) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return {
+        x: reduce('multiply', 'x', vectors),
+        y: reduce('multiply', 'y', vectors),
+    };
+};
+
+export const invert = <T extends Vector<any>>(vector: T) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return {
+        x: get(vector.x) * -1,
+        y: get(vector.y) * -1,
+    };
+};
+
+export const set = <T extends VectorType>(
+    vector: T,
+    value: VectorType | SharedValueType | Callback,
+) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    // handle animation
+    if (typeof value === 'function') {
+        vector.x.value = value();
+        vector.y.value = value();
+    }
+
+    const x = get(isVector(value) ? value.x : value);
+    const y = get(isVector(value) ? value.y : value);
+
+    if (typeof vector.x.value === 'undefined') {
+        vector.x = x;
+        vector.y = y;
+    } else {
+        vector.x.value = x;
+        vector.y.value = y;
+    }
+};
+
+export const min = (...vectors: VectorList) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    const getMin = (prop: VectorProp) => {
+        return Math.min.apply(
+            undefined,
+            vectors.map((item) =>
+                get(isVector(item) ? item[prop] : item),
+            ),
+        );
+    };
+
+    return {
+        x: getMin('x'),
+        y: getMin('y'),
+    };
+};
+
+export const max = (...vectors: VectorList) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    const getMax = (prop: VectorProp) =>
+        Math.max.apply(
+            undefined,
+            vectors.map((item) =>
+                get(isVector(item) ? item[prop] : item),
+            ),
+        );
+
+    return {
+        x: getMax('x'),
+        y: getMax('y'),
+    };
+};
+
+export const clamp = <T extends Vector<any>>(
+    value: T,
+    lowerBound: VectorType | SharedValueType,
+    upperBound: VectorType | SharedValueType,
+) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    return min(max(lowerBound, value), upperBound);
+};
+
+export const eq = <T extends Vector<any>>(
+    vector: T,
+    value: VectorType | SharedValueType,
+) => {
+    'worklet';
+
+    const x = get(isVector(value) ? value.x : value);
+    const y = get(isVector(value) ? value.y : value);
+
+    return get(vector.x) === x && get(vector.y) === y;
+};
diff --git a/app/utils/general/index.ts b/app/utils/general/index.ts
index 33a6ef87b2..60bc8d2793 100644
--- a/app/utils/general/index.ts
+++ b/app/utils/general/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function emptyFunction(..._args: any[]) {
 }
 
 // Generates a RFC-4122 version 4 compliant globally unique identifier.
-export const generateId = (): string => {
+export const generateId = (prefix?: string): string => {
     // implementation taken from http://stackoverflow.com/a/2117523
     let id = 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx';
     id = id.replace(/[xy]/g, (c) => {
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ export const generateId = (): string => {
 
         return v.toString(16);
     });
+
+    if (prefix) {
+        return `${prefix}-${id}`;
+    }
+
     return id;
 };
 
diff --git a/app/utils/images/index.ts b/app/utils/images/index.ts
index 015fead1cc..634f8dc54c 100644
--- a/app/utils/images/index.ts
+++ b/app/utils/images/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import {View} from '@constants';
 import {IMAGE_MAX_HEIGHT, IMAGE_MIN_DIMENSION, MAX_GIF_SIZE, VIEWPORT_IMAGE_OFFSET, VIEWPORT_IMAGE_REPLY_OFFSET} from '@constants/image';
 
 export const calculateDimensions = (height: number, width: number, viewPortWidth = 0, viewPortHeight = 0) => {
+    'worklet';
+
     if (!height || !width) {
         return {
             height: 0,
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ export const calculateDimensions = (height: number, width: number, viewPortWidth
     let imageWidth = width;
     let imageHeight = height;
 
-    if (width > viewPortWidth) {
+    if (width >= viewPortWidth) {
         imageWidth = viewPortWidth;
         imageHeight = imageWidth * ratio;
     } else if (width < IMAGE_MIN_DIMENSION) {
diff --git a/app/utils/url/index.ts b/app/utils/url/index.ts
index b7de29e355..861460af60 100644
--- a/app/utils/url/index.ts
+++ b/app/utils/url/index.ts
@@ -269,3 +269,8 @@ export function cleanUrlForLogging(baseUrl: string, apiUrl: string): string {
 
     return url;
 }
+
+export function extractFilenameFromUrl(url: string) {
+    const uri = urlParse(url);
+    return uri.pathname.split('/').pop();
+}
diff --git a/assets/base/i18n/en.json b/assets/base/i18n/en.json
index 684309710b..b441325650 100644
--- a/assets/base/i18n/en.json
+++ b/assets/base/i18n/en.json
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
   "custom_status.suggestions.working_from_home": "Working from home",
   "date_separator.today": "Today",
   "date_separator.yesterday": "Yesterday",
+  "download.error": "Unable to download the file. Try again later",
   "edit_server.description": "Specify a display name for this server",
   "edit_server.display_help": "Server: {url}",
   "edit_server.save": "Save",
@@ -125,6 +126,15 @@
   "emoji_skin.medium_light_skin_tone": "medium light skin tone",
   "emoji_skin.medium_skin_tone": "medium skin tone",
   "file_upload.fileAbove": "Files must be less than {max}",
+  "gallery.downloading": "Downloading...",
+  "gallery.footer.channel_name": "Shared in {channelName}",
+  "gallery.image_saved": "Image saved",
+  "gallery.open_file": "Open file",
+  "gallery.opening": "Opening...",
+  "gallery.preparing": "Preparing...",
+  "gallery.save_failed": "Unable to save the file",
+  "gallery.unsupported": "Preview isn't supported for this file type. Try downloading or sharing to open it in another app.",
+  "gallery.video_saved": "Video saved",
   "get_post_link_modal.title": "Copy Link",
   "home.header.plus_menu": "Options",
   "intro.add_people": "Add People",
@@ -221,6 +231,7 @@
   "mobile.files_paste.error_description": "An error occurred while pasting the file(s). Please try again.",
   "mobile.files_paste.error_dismiss": "Dismiss",
   "mobile.files_paste.error_title": "Paste failed",
+  "mobile.gallery.title": "{index} of {total}",
   "mobile.ios.photos_permission_denied_description": "Upload photos and videos to your server or save them to your device. Open Settings to grant {applicationName} Read and Write access to your photo and video library.",
   "mobile.ios.photos_permission_denied_title": "{applicationName} would like to access your photos",
   "mobile.join_channel.error": "We couldn't join the channel {displayName}. Please check your connection and try again.",
@@ -347,6 +358,7 @@
   "mobile.unsupported_server.message": "Attachments, link previews, reactions and embed data may not be displayed correctly. If this issue persists contact your System Administrator to upgrade your Mattermost server.",
   "mobile.unsupported_server.ok": "OK",
   "mobile.unsupported_server.title": "Unsupported server version",
+  "mobile.write_storage_permission_denied_description": "Save files to your device. Open Settings to grant {applicationName} write access to files on this device.",
   "mobile.youtube_playback_error.description": "An error occurred while trying to play the YouTube video.\nDetails: {details}",
   "mobile.youtube_playback_error.title": "YouTube playback error",
   "modal.manual_status.auto_responder.message_": "Would you like to switch your status to \"{status}\" and disable Automatic Replies?",
@@ -392,6 +404,7 @@
   "post_message_view.edited": "(edited)",
   "post.options.title": "Options",
   "posts_view.newMsg": "New Messages",
+  "public_link_copied": "Link copied to clipboard",
   "screen.mentions.subtitle": "Messages you've been mentioned in",
   "screen.mentions.title": "Recent Mentions",
   "screen.search.placeholder": "Search messages & files",
diff --git a/ios/Mattermost/AppDelegate.h b/ios/Mattermost/AppDelegate.h
index 0ce0ee9b82..2e16e1c13e 100644
--- a/ios/Mattermost/AppDelegate.h
+++ b/ios/Mattermost/AppDelegate.h
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 @interface AppDelegate : EXAppDelegateWrapper <UIApplicationDelegate, RCTBridgeDelegate>
 
 @property (nonatomic, strong) UIWindow *window;
+@property(nonatomic,assign)BOOL allowRotation;
 
 @end
diff --git a/ios/Mattermost/AppDelegate.m b/ios/Mattermost/AppDelegate.m
index 7d6723c37f..afbc9f5ec1 100644
--- a/ios/Mattermost/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/ios/Mattermost/AppDelegate.m
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ MattermostBucket* bucket = nil;
     bucket = [[MattermostBucket alloc] init];
   }
   
+  if ( UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad )
+  {
+    _allowRotation = YES;
+  }
+  
   // Clear keychain on first run in case of reinstallation
   if (![[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] objectForKey:@"FirstRun"]) {
 
@@ -209,4 +214,12 @@ RNHWKeyboardEvent *hwKeyEvent = nil;
   [bucket setPreference:@"ApplicationIsForeground" value:@"false"];
 }
 
+- (UIInterfaceOrientationMask)application:(UIApplication *)application supportedInterfaceOrientationsForWindow:(UIWindow *)window {
+  if (_allowRotation == YES) {
+        return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskAllButUpsideDown;
+    }else{
+        return (UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait);
+    }
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/ios/Mattermost/Info.plist b/ios/Mattermost/Info.plist
index b166ce4fd1..60e57a4938 100644
--- a/ios/Mattermost/Info.plist
+++ b/ios/Mattermost/Info.plist
@@ -114,10 +114,12 @@
 	<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations</key>
 	<array>
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
+		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
+		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations~ipad</key>
 	<array>
-		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
+		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
diff --git a/ios/Mattermost/MattermostManaged.m b/ios/Mattermost/MattermostManaged.m
index 4e77fb41c7..a5493ef462 100644
--- a/ios/Mattermost/MattermostManaged.m
+++ b/ios/Mattermost/MattermostManaged.m
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 // See License.txt for license information.
 //
 
+#import "AppDelegate.h"
 #import "MattermostManaged.h"
 
 @implementation MattermostManaged
@@ -118,4 +119,36 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(removeListeners:(double)count) {
   // Keep: Required for RN built in Event Emitter Calls.
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(unlockOrientation)
+{
+  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+      AppDelegate * appDelegate = (AppDelegate *)[UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate;
+
+      appDelegate.allowRotation = YES;
+         NSNumber *resetOrientationTarget = [NSNumber numberWithInt:UIInterfaceOrientationUnknown];
+
+           [[UIDevice currentDevice] setValue:resetOrientationTarget forKey:@"orientation"];
+   });
+
+}
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(lockPortrait)
+{
+  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+      AppDelegate * appDelegate = (AppDelegate *)[UIApplication sharedApplication].delegate;
+
+      appDelegate.allowRotation = NO;
+           NSNumber *resetOrientationTarget = [NSNumber numberWithInt:UIInterfaceOrientationUnknown];
+
+                [[UIDevice currentDevice] setValue:resetOrientationTarget forKey:@"orientation"];
+
+         
+
+                NSNumber *orientationTarget = [NSNumber numberWithInt:UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait];
+
+                [[UIDevice currentDevice] setValue:orientationTarget forKey:@"orientation"];
+   });
+
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/ios/Podfile b/ios/Podfile
index b502d61161..806ba13624 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile
+++ b/ios/Podfile
@@ -38,8 +38,13 @@ end
   post_install do |installer|
     react_native_post_install(installer)
     __apply_Xcode_12_5_M1_post_install_workaround(installer)
+
     puts 'Patching XCDYouTube so it can playback videos'
     %x(patch Pods/XCDYouTubeKit/XCDYouTubeKit/XCDYouTubeVideoOperation.m < patches/XCDYouTubeVideoOperation.patch)
+
+    puts 'Patching Alamofire to include X-Uncompressed-Content-Length to measure download progress'
+    %x(patch Pods/Alamofire/Source/SessionDelegate.swift < patches/SessionDelegate.patch)
+
     installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
       if target.name != "RCT-Folly"
         target.build_configurations.each do |config|
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 940b0120d1..d73ff10c7e 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ PODS:
     - ExpoModulesCore
   - ExpoModulesCore (0.4.10):
     - React-Core
+  - EXVideoThumbnails (6.0.3):
+    - ExpoModulesCore
   - FBLazyVector (0.67.2)
   - FBReactNativeSpec (0.67.2):
     - RCT-Folly (= 2021.06.28.00-v2)
@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ PODS:
     - SDWebImageWebPCoder (~> 0.8.4)
   - RNFileViewer (2.1.5):
     - React-Core
-  - RNGestureHandler (2.2.0):
+  - RNGestureHandler (2.1.2):
     - React-Core
   - RNKeychain (8.0.0):
     - React-Core
@@ -474,6 +476,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - EXFileSystem (from `../node_modules/expo-file-system/ios`)
   - Expo (from `../node_modules/expo/ios`)
   - ExpoModulesCore (from `../node_modules/expo-modules-core/ios`)
+  - EXVideoThumbnails (from `../node_modules/expo-video-thumbnails/ios`)
   - FBLazyVector (from `../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBLazyVector`)
   - FBReactNativeSpec (from `../node_modules/react-native/React/FBReactNativeSpec`)
   - glog (from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/glog.podspec`)
@@ -586,6 +589,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/expo/ios"
   ExpoModulesCore:
     :path: "../node_modules/expo-modules-core/ios"
+  EXVideoThumbnails:
+    :path: "../node_modules/expo-video-thumbnails/ios"
   FBLazyVector:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBLazyVector"
   FBReactNativeSpec:
@@ -751,6 +756,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   EXFileSystem: 99aac7962c11c680681819dd9cbca24e20e5b1e7
   Expo: d9588796cd19999da4d440d87bf7eb7ae4dbd608
   ExpoModulesCore: c9438f6add0fb7b04b7c64eb97a833d2752a7834
+  EXVideoThumbnails: 3bdcce697449df005fcc348153e2f854ed462984
   FBLazyVector: 244195e30d63d7f564c55da4410b9a24e8fbceaa
   FBReactNativeSpec: c94002c1d93da3658f4d5119c6994d19961e3d52
   fmt: ff9d55029c625d3757ed641535fd4a75fedc7ce9
@@ -815,7 +821,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   RNDeviceInfo: 0400a6d0c94186d1120c3cbd97b23abc022187a9
   RNFastImage: cced864a4a2eac27c5c10ac16bd5e8b9d2be4504
   RNFileViewer: ce7ca3ac370e18554d35d6355cffd7c30437c592
-  RNGestureHandler: bf572f552ea324acd5b5464b8d30755b2d8c1de6
+  RNGestureHandler: 392653c717564ab35d6b322d7b56b10a54d88dbd
   RNKeychain: 4f63aada75ebafd26f4bc2c670199461eab85d94
   RNLocalize: 291e5e21b53cd30b5205c10ed95d31b0dc9b8d63
   RNPermissions: f7ebe52db07c00901127966ca080b4ec6a6ceb0a
@@ -840,6 +846,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   Yoga: 9b6696970c3289e8dea34b3eda93f23e61fb8121
   YoutubePlayer-in-WKWebView: 4fca3b4f6f09940077bfbae7bddb771f2b43aacd
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 3e0817a7d08c4aed8ac029ae720de65e28de4656
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: d1907f7c72cb74a0d3183c5cdeb10e2ff9bafad5
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.11.2
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 45bf05da91..bf280c0e86 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "name": "mattermost-mobile",
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache 2.0",
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@
         "@formatjs/intl-numberformat": "7.4.1",
         "@formatjs/intl-pluralrules": "4.3.1",
         "@formatjs/intl-relativetimeformat": "9.5.1",
-        "@mattermost/compass-icons": "0.1.21",
+        "@mattermost/compass-icons": "0.1.22",
         "@mattermost/react-native-emm": "1.1.8",
         "@mattermost/react-native-network-client": "github:mattermost/react-native-network-client",
         "@mattermost/react-native-paste-input": "0.3.7",
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@
         "deepmerge": "4.2.2",
         "emoji-regex": "10.0.0",
         "expo": "43.0.5",
+        "expo-video-thumbnails": "6.0.3",
         "fuse.js": "6.5.3",
         "jail-monkey": "2.6.0",
         "lottie-ios": "3.2.3",
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         "mime-db": "1.51.0",
         "moment-timezone": "0.5.34",
         "react": "17.0.2",
+        "react-freeze": "1.0.0",
         "react-intl": "5.24.4",
         "react-native": "0.67.2",
         "react-native-android-open-settings": "1.3.0",
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
         "react-native-exception-handler": "2.10.10",
         "react-native-fast-image": "8.5.11",
         "react-native-file-viewer": "2.1.5",
-        "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.2.0",
+        "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.1.2",
         "react-native-haptic-feedback": "1.13.0",
         "react-native-hw-keyboard-event": "0.0.4",
         "react-native-image-picker": "4.7.3",
@@ -3544,20 +3545,59 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@mattermost/compass-icons": {
-      "version": "0.1.21",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mattermost/compass-icons/-/compass-icons-0.1.21.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Vo+BSGJaV6AB+/naa26+uilVG46LYOnNM3LAky4uu9ZsZ67aXVPCrJjf2FMYpmHhBq8XJ/Q9pcudQwuDloY1rA==",
+      "version": "0.1.22",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mattermost/compass-icons/-/compass-icons-0.1.22.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/Fd5xkS+BiHoVffX+s8PCKvCXILmmsf0ibXfs3KEkUMEn2j6lP7XzFM/LBIkQy6R/ZUjWYBrpJxyXRj4ZptA6w==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "esm": "^3.2.25",
-        "fontello-batch-cli": "^4.0.0",
-        "fontello-cli": "^0.6.2",
-        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-        "needle": "^2.6.0",
-        "open": "^7.4.2",
-        "svgpath": "^2.3.1",
-        "typescript": "^4.4.4",
-        "unzip": "^0.1.11",
-        "xmldom": "^0.3.0"
+        "esm": "3.2.25",
+        "fontello-batch-cli": "4.0.0",
+        "fontello-cli": "0.6.2",
+        "lodash": "4.17.21",
+        "needle": "3.0.0",
+        "open": "8.4.0",
+        "svgpath": "2.5.0",
+        "unzip": "0.1.11",
+        "xmldom": "0.6.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@mattermost/compass-icons/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "3.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CFjzYYAi4ThfiQvizrFQevTTXHtnCqWfe7x1AhgEscTz6ZbLbfoLRLPugTQyBth6f8ZERVUSyWHFD/7Wu4t1XQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@mattermost/compass-icons/node_modules/needle": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/needle/-/needle-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eGr0qnfHxAjr+Eptl1zr2lgUQUPC1SZfTkg2kFi0kxr1ChJonHUVYobkug8siBKMlyUVVp56MSkp6CSeXH/jgw==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": "^3.2.6",
+        "iconv-lite": "^0.4.4",
+        "sax": "^1.2.4"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "needle": "bin/needle"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 4.4.x"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@mattermost/compass-icons/node_modules/open": {
+      "version": "8.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/open/-/open-8.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XgFPPM+B28FtCCgSb9I+s9szOC1vZRSwgWsRUA5ylIxRTgKozqjOCrVOqGsYABPYK5qnfqClxZTFBa8PKt2v6Q==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "define-lazy-prop": "^2.0.0",
+        "is-docker": "^2.1.1",
+        "is-wsl": "^2.2.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@mattermost/react-native-emm": {
@@ -3571,7 +3611,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/@mattermost/react-native-network-client": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
-      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/mattermost/react-native-network-client.git#b4d5526ec091d9b3d0411140952b664d50e2e857",
+      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/mattermost/react-native-network-client.git#aaf18562e17a56c55ed78b00f964f884d6ed796b",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "validator": "13.6.0",
@@ -4978,9 +5018,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@react-navigation/elements": {
-      "version": "1.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-navigation/elements/-/elements-1.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-C0roIxajvleskEpeYYJ1+2XTg8UqZO6o/SyzqTRuEUVsVD8CbFzKSOfj9kpfzA7jbYNzZPbzUJcm9kIigY9kHg==",
+      "version": "1.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-navigation/elements/-/elements-1.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jIDRJaG8YPIinl4hZXJu/W3TnhDe8hLYmGSEdL1mxZ1aoNMiApCBYkgTy11oq0EfK/koZd3DPSkJNbzBAQmPJw==",
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.0",
         "react": "*",
@@ -9151,6 +9191,14 @@
         "clone": "^1.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/define-lazy-prop": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-lazy-prop/-/define-lazy-prop-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ds09qNh8yw3khSjiJjiUInaGX9xlqZDY7JVryGxdxV7NPeuqQfplOpQ66yJFZut3jLa5zOwkXw1g9EI2uKh4Og==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/define-properties": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-properties/-/define-properties-1.1.3.tgz",
@@ -11496,6 +11544,14 @@
         "invariant": "^2.2.4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/expo-video-thumbnails": {
+      "version": "6.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/expo-video-thumbnails/-/expo-video-thumbnails-6.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lMTE60AAixuhx8qr7jDoOEC/TzILIZgpOeqeKwWes7OdR6QZM+JbTqQrl+e6LYQmMqEsRAo1JRfjzvlBmaoO4A==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "expo-modules-core": "~0.4.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/expo/node_modules/@jest/types": {
       "version": "26.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jest/types/-/types-26.6.2.tgz",
@@ -20045,9 +20101,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler": {
-      "version": "2.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-WF25CNgn164bF9juW8N/jICIFXiEOgsxCuY7DRlnFdiH5ZfvMYtZHRC+zr1fFMap2ty1f2HWDQNVVSo0FDXP4A==",
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xxP/oqSVDQp6GXSa8479cXNLLLuXp2IZNWOnzfyoMg0GY3yLA8cCKOKR70aJqbR6JMUQjDKC9gMZHdX9uB2aMA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@egjs/hammerjs": "^2.0.17",
         "hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.0",
@@ -23146,6 +23202,7 @@
       "version": "4.5.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.5.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-TCTIul70LyWe6IJWT8QSYeA54WQe8EjQFU4wY52Fasj5UKx88LNYKCgBEHcOMOrFF1rKGbD8v/xcNWVUq9SymA==",
+      "devOptional": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
         "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
@@ -24640,10 +24697,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/xmldom": {
-      "version": "0.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-z9s6k3wxE+aZHgXYxSTpGDo7BYOUfJsIRyoZiX6HTjwpwfS2wpQBQKa2fD+ShLyPkqDYo5ud7KitmLZ2Cd6r0g==",
-      "deprecated": "Deprecated due to CVE-2021-21366 resolved in 0.5.0",
+      "version": "0.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iAcin401y58LckRZ0TkI4k0VSM1Qg0KGSc3i8rU+xrxe19A/BN1zHyVSJY7uoutVlaTSzYyk/v5AmkewAP7jtg==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=10.0.0"
       }
@@ -27231,20 +27287,49 @@
       }
     },
     "@mattermost/compass-icons": {
-      "version": "0.1.21",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mattermost/compass-icons/-/compass-icons-0.1.21.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Vo+BSGJaV6AB+/naa26+uilVG46LYOnNM3LAky4uu9ZsZ67aXVPCrJjf2FMYpmHhBq8XJ/Q9pcudQwuDloY1rA==",
+      "version": "0.1.22",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mattermost/compass-icons/-/compass-icons-0.1.22.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/Fd5xkS+BiHoVffX+s8PCKvCXILmmsf0ibXfs3KEkUMEn2j6lP7XzFM/LBIkQy6R/ZUjWYBrpJxyXRj4ZptA6w==",
       "requires": {
-        "esm": "^3.2.25",
-        "fontello-batch-cli": "^4.0.0",
-        "fontello-cli": "^0.6.2",
-        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
-        "needle": "^2.6.0",
-        "open": "^7.4.2",
-        "svgpath": "^2.3.1",
-        "typescript": "^4.4.4",
-        "unzip": "^0.1.11",
-        "xmldom": "^0.3.0"
+        "esm": "3.2.25",
+        "fontello-batch-cli": "4.0.0",
+        "fontello-cli": "0.6.2",
+        "lodash": "4.17.21",
+        "needle": "3.0.0",
+        "open": "8.4.0",
+        "svgpath": "2.5.0",
+        "unzip": "0.1.11",
+        "xmldom": "0.6.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": {
+          "version": "3.2.7",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.2.7.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-CFjzYYAi4ThfiQvizrFQevTTXHtnCqWfe7x1AhgEscTz6ZbLbfoLRLPugTQyBth6f8ZERVUSyWHFD/7Wu4t1XQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "ms": "^2.1.1"
+          }
+        },
+        "needle": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/needle/-/needle-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-eGr0qnfHxAjr+Eptl1zr2lgUQUPC1SZfTkg2kFi0kxr1ChJonHUVYobkug8siBKMlyUVVp56MSkp6CSeXH/jgw==",
+          "requires": {
+            "debug": "^3.2.6",
+            "iconv-lite": "^0.4.4",
+            "sax": "^1.2.4"
+          }
+        },
+        "open": {
+          "version": "8.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/open/-/open-8.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-XgFPPM+B28FtCCgSb9I+s9szOC1vZRSwgWsRUA5ylIxRTgKozqjOCrVOqGsYABPYK5qnfqClxZTFBa8PKt2v6Q==",
+          "requires": {
+            "define-lazy-prop": "^2.0.0",
+            "is-docker": "^2.1.1",
+            "is-wsl": "^2.2.0"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "@mattermost/react-native-emm": {
@@ -27254,7 +27339,7 @@
       "requires": {}
     },
     "@mattermost/react-native-network-client": {
-      "version": "git+ssh://git@github.com/mattermost/react-native-network-client.git#b4d5526ec091d9b3d0411140952b664d50e2e857",
+      "version": "git+ssh://git@github.com/mattermost/react-native-network-client.git#aaf18562e17a56c55ed78b00f964f884d6ed796b",
       "from": "@mattermost/react-native-network-client@github:mattermost/react-native-network-client",
       "requires": {
         "validator": "13.6.0",
@@ -28301,9 +28386,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@react-navigation/elements": {
-      "version": "1.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-navigation/elements/-/elements-1.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-C0roIxajvleskEpeYYJ1+2XTg8UqZO6o/SyzqTRuEUVsVD8CbFzKSOfj9kpfzA7jbYNzZPbzUJcm9kIigY9kHg==",
+      "version": "1.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@react-navigation/elements/-/elements-1.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jIDRJaG8YPIinl4hZXJu/W3TnhDe8hLYmGSEdL1mxZ1aoNMiApCBYkgTy11oq0EfK/koZd3DPSkJNbzBAQmPJw==",
       "requires": {}
     },
     "@react-navigation/native": {
@@ -31634,6 +31719,11 @@
         "clone": "^1.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "define-lazy-prop": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-lazy-prop/-/define-lazy-prop-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Ds09qNh8yw3khSjiJjiUInaGX9xlqZDY7JVryGxdxV7NPeuqQfplOpQ66yJFZut3jLa5zOwkXw1g9EI2uKh4Og=="
+    },
     "define-properties": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-properties/-/define-properties-1.1.3.tgz",
@@ -33521,6 +33611,14 @@
         "invariant": "^2.2.4"
       }
     },
+    "expo-video-thumbnails": {
+      "version": "6.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/expo-video-thumbnails/-/expo-video-thumbnails-6.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lMTE60AAixuhx8qr7jDoOEC/TzILIZgpOeqeKwWes7OdR6QZM+JbTqQrl+e6LYQmMqEsRAo1JRfjzvlBmaoO4A==",
+      "requires": {
+        "expo-modules-core": "~0.4.4"
+      }
+    },
     "extend": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extend/-/extend-3.0.2.tgz",
@@ -40211,9 +40309,9 @@
       "requires": {}
     },
     "react-native-gesture-handler": {
-      "version": "2.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-WF25CNgn164bF9juW8N/jICIFXiEOgsxCuY7DRlnFdiH5ZfvMYtZHRC+zr1fFMap2ty1f2HWDQNVVSo0FDXP4A==",
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xxP/oqSVDQp6GXSa8479cXNLLLuXp2IZNWOnzfyoMg0GY3yLA8cCKOKR70aJqbR6JMUQjDKC9gMZHdX9uB2aMA==",
       "requires": {
         "@egjs/hammerjs": "^2.0.17",
         "hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.0",
@@ -42570,7 +42668,8 @@
     "typescript": {
       "version": "4.5.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.5.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-TCTIul70LyWe6IJWT8QSYeA54WQe8EjQFU4wY52Fasj5UKx88LNYKCgBEHcOMOrFF1rKGbD8v/xcNWVUq9SymA=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-TCTIul70LyWe6IJWT8QSYeA54WQe8EjQFU4wY52Fasj5UKx88LNYKCgBEHcOMOrFF1rKGbD8v/xcNWVUq9SymA==",
+      "devOptional": true
     },
     "ua-parser-js": {
       "version": "0.7.31",
@@ -43783,9 +43882,9 @@
       }
     },
     "xmldom": {
-      "version": "0.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-z9s6k3wxE+aZHgXYxSTpGDo7BYOUfJsIRyoZiX6HTjwpwfS2wpQBQKa2fD+ShLyPkqDYo5ud7KitmLZ2Cd6r0g=="
+      "version": "0.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmldom/-/xmldom-0.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iAcin401y58LckRZ0TkI4k0VSM1Qg0KGSc3i8rU+xrxe19A/BN1zHyVSJY7uoutVlaTSzYyk/v5AmkewAP7jtg=="
     },
     "xss-filters": {
       "version": "1.2.7",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a7f8df470..e5c95269f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "@formatjs/intl-numberformat": "7.4.1",
     "@formatjs/intl-pluralrules": "4.3.1",
     "@formatjs/intl-relativetimeformat": "9.5.1",
-    "@mattermost/compass-icons": "0.1.21",
+    "@mattermost/compass-icons": "0.1.22",
     "@mattermost/react-native-emm": "1.1.8",
     "@mattermost/react-native-network-client": "github:mattermost/react-native-network-client",
     "@mattermost/react-native-paste-input": "0.3.7",
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "deepmerge": "4.2.2",
     "emoji-regex": "10.0.0",
     "expo": "43.0.5",
+    "expo-video-thumbnails": "6.0.3",
     "fuse.js": "6.5.3",
     "jail-monkey": "2.6.0",
     "lottie-ios": "3.2.3",
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
     "mime-db": "1.51.0",
     "moment-timezone": "0.5.34",
     "react": "17.0.2",
+    "react-freeze": "1.0.0",
     "react-intl": "5.24.4",
     "react-native": "0.67.2",
     "react-native-android-open-settings": "1.3.0",
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@
     "react-native-exception-handler": "2.10.10",
     "react-native-fast-image": "8.5.11",
     "react-native-file-viewer": "2.1.5",
-    "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.2.0",
+    "react-native-gesture-handler": "2.1.2",
     "react-native-haptic-feedback": "1.13.0",
     "react-native-hw-keyboard-event": "0.0.4",
     "react-native-image-picker": "4.7.3",
diff --git a/patches/expo-video-thumbnails+6.0.3.patch b/patches/expo-video-thumbnails+6.0.3.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29b549b990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/expo-video-thumbnails+6.0.3.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/expo-video-thumbnails/android/build.gradle b/node_modules/expo-video-thumbnails/android/build.gradle
+index ebbe8e3..b826ddc 100644
+--- a/node_modules/expo-video-thumbnails/android/build.gradle
++++ b/node_modules/expo-video-thumbnails/android/build.gradle
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+ apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
+-apply plugin: 'maven'
++apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
+ 
+ group = 'host.exp.exponent'
+ version = '6.0.3'
+@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ artifacts {
+   archives androidSourcesJar
+ }
+ 
+-uploadArchives {
+-  repositories {
+-    mavenDeployer {
+-      configuration = configurations.deployerJars
+-      repository(url: mavenLocal().url)
+-    }
+-  }
+-}
+-
+ android {
+   compileSdkVersion safeExtGet("compileSdkVersion", 30)
+ 
diff --git a/patches/react-native-video+5.2.0.patch b/patches/react-native-video+5.2.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b91cf8bf1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/react-native-video+5.2.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+index fe95fdf..90c39f6 100644
+--- a/node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
++++ b/node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import android.view.Window;
+ import android.view.accessibility.CaptioningManager;
+ import android.widget.FrameLayout;
+ import android.widget.ImageButton;
++import android.widget.ImageView;
+ 
+ import com.brentvatne.react.R;
+ import com.brentvatne.receiver.AudioBecomingNoisyReceiver;
+@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
+         playerControlView.setPlayer(player);
+         playerControlView.show();
+         playPauseControlContainer = playerControlView.findViewById(R.id.exo_play_pause_container);
++        playerControlView.findViewById(R.id.exo_fullscreen_button).setOnClickListener(v -> setFullscreen(!isFullscreen));
+ 
+         // Invoking onClick event for exoplayerView
+         exoPlayerView.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
+@@ -736,6 +738,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
+     @Override
+     public void onPlayerStateChanged(boolean playWhenReady, int playbackState) {
+         String text = "onStateChanged: playWhenReady=" + playWhenReady + ", playbackState=";
++        eventEmitter.playbackRateChange(playWhenReady && playbackState == com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayer.STATE_READY ? 1.0f : 0.0f);
+         switch (playbackState) {
+             case Player.STATE_IDLE:
+                 text += "idle";
+@@ -1305,6 +1308,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
+         Window window = activity.getWindow();
+         View decorView = window.getDecorView();
+         int uiOptions;
++        ImageView fullscreenButton = playerControlView.findViewById(R.id.exo_fullscreen_icon);
+         if (isFullscreen) {
+             if (Util.SDK_INT >= 19) { // 4.4+
+                 uiOptions = SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION
+@@ -1316,10 +1320,12 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
+             }
+             eventEmitter.fullscreenWillPresent();
+             decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(uiOptions);
++            fullscreenButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.exo_controls_fullscreen_exit);
+             eventEmitter.fullscreenDidPresent();
+         } else {
+             uiOptions = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE;
+             eventEmitter.fullscreenWillDismiss();
++            fullscreenButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.exo_controls_fullscreen_enter);
+             decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(uiOptions);
+             eventEmitter.fullscreenDidDismiss();
+         }
+diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer/src/main/res/layout/exo_player_control_view.xml b/node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer/src/main/res/layout/exo_player_control_view.xml
+index becee6a..96cbfc9 100644
+--- a/node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer/src/main/res/layout/exo_player_control_view.xml
++++ b/node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer/src/main/res/layout/exo_player_control_view.xml
+@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+ <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
++    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+     android:layout_width="match_parent"
+     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+     android:layout_gravity="bottom"
+@@ -71,6 +72,22 @@
+             android:paddingRight="4dp"
+             android:includeFontPadding="false"
+             android:textColor="#FFBEBEBE"/>
++    <FrameLayout
++            android:id="@+id/exo_fullscreen_button"
++            android:layout_width="32dp"
++            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
++            android:layout_gravity="right">
++
++            <ImageView
++                android:id="@+id/exo_fullscreen_icon"
++                android:layout_width="32dp"
++                android:layout_height="32dp"
++                android:layout_gravity="center"
++                android:adjustViewBounds="true"
++                android:scaleType="fitCenter"
++                app:srcCompat="@drawable/exo_controls_fullscreen_enter" />
++
++        </FrameLayout>
+     </LinearLayout>
+ 
+ </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/types/api/files.d.ts b/types/api/files.d.ts
index b6d0f5366f..21c9c5236f 100644
--- a/types/api/files.d.ts
+++ b/types/api/files.d.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ type FileInfo = {
     id?: string;
     bytesRead?: number;
     clientId?: string;
-    create_at: number;
-    delete_at: number;
+    create_at?: number;
+    delete_at?: number;
     extension: string;
     failed?: boolean;
     has_preview_image: boolean;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type FileInfo = {
     name: string;
     post_id: string;
     size: number;
-    update_at: number;
+    update_at?: number;
     uri?: string;
     user_id: string;
     width: number;
diff --git a/types/components/progress_image.d.ts b/types/components/progress_image.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbd1261896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/components/progress_image.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+type ProgressiveImageProps = {
+    defaultSource?: {uri: string};
+    imageUri?: string;
+    inViewPort?: boolean;
+    thumbnailUri?: string;
+}
diff --git a/types/database/models/servers/file.d.ts b/types/database/models/servers/file.d.ts
index 15033d87f7..ca2d2b16a0 100644
--- a/types/database/models/servers/file.d.ts
+++ b/types/database/models/servers/file.d.ts
@@ -43,4 +43,6 @@ export default class FileModel extends Model {
 
     /** post : The related Post record for this file */
     post: Relation<PostModel>;
+
+    toFileInfo: (authorId: string) => FileInfo;
 }
diff --git a/types/modules/react-native-reanimated.d.ts b/types/modules/react-native-reanimated.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9fc066d83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/modules/react-native-reanimated.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+declare module 'react-native-reanimated' {
+    function makeRemote<T>(value: T): T;
+
+    function useEvent<T, K>(
+        handler: T,
+        events: string[],
+        rebuild: boolean,
+    ): K;
+}
diff --git a/types/screens/gallery.d.ts b/types/screens/gallery.d.ts
index e09708f2c1..0aa92ed611 100644
--- a/types/screens/gallery.d.ts
+++ b/types/screens/gallery.d.ts
@@ -1,115 +1,72 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import React from 'react';
-import {StyleProp, ViewStyle} from 'react-native';
-import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
-
-import type {IntlShape} from 'react-intl';
-
-export interface CallbackFunctionWithoutArguments {
-    (): void;
+type GalleryManagerSharedValues = {
+    width: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
+    height: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
+    x: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
+    y: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
+    opacity: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
+    activeIndex: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
+    targetWidth: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
+    targetHeight: Animated.SharedValue<number>;
 }
 
-export interface ActionCallback {
-    (callback: CallbackFunctionWithoutArguments): void;
+type Context = { [key: string]: any };
+
+type Handler<T, TContext extends Context> = (
+  event: T,
+  context: TContext,
+) => void;
+
+type onEndHandler<T, TContext extends Context> = (
+  event: T,
+  context: TContext,
+  isCanceled: boolean,
+) => void;
+
+type ReturnHandler<T, TContext extends Context, R> = (
+  event: T,
+  context: TContext,
+) => R;
+
+interface GestureHandlers<T, TContext extends Context> {
+  onInit?: Handler<T, TContext>;
+  onEvent?: Handler<T, TContext>;
+  shouldHandleEvent?: ReturnHandler<T, TContext, boolean>;
+  shouldCancel?: ReturnHandler<T, TContext, boolean>;
+  onGesture?: Handler<T, TContext>;
+  beforeEach?: Handler<T, TContext>;
+  afterEach?: Handler<T, TContext>;
+  onStart?: Handler<T, TContext>;
+  onActive?: Handler<T, TContext>;
+  onEnd?: onEndHandler<T, TContext>;
+  onFail?: Handler<T, TContext>;
+  onCancel?: Handler<T, TContext>;
+  onFinish?: (
+    event: T,
+    context: TContext,
+    isCanceledOrFailed: boolean,
+  ) => void;
 }
 
-export interface ActionProps {
-    action: (callback: CallbackFunctionWithoutArguments) => void;
-    children: React.ReactNode;
-    style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
-    visible: boolean;
-}
+type OnGestureEvent<T extends GestureHandlerGestureEvent> = (
+  event: T,
+) => void;
 
-export interface ActionsProps {
-    canDownloadFiles: boolean;
-    downloadAction: ActionCallback;
-    file: FileInfo;
-    linkAction: ActionCallback;
-}
-
-export interface AvatarProps {
-    avatarUri?: string;
-    theme: Theme;
-}
-
-export interface DetailsProps {
-    channel?: string;
-    isDirect?: boolean;
-    ownPost?: boolean;
-    user?: string;
-}
-
-export interface PrepareFileRef {
-    start(file: FileInfo, share?: boolean): Promise<string | undefined>;
-}
-
-export interface FooterProps {
-    intl: IntlShape;
-    file: FileInfo;
-}
-
-export interface FooterRef {
-    toggle(): boolean;
-    isVisible(): boolean;
-}
-
-export interface GalleryProps {
-    files: FileInfo[];
-    footerVisible: boolean;
-    height: number;
-    initialIndex: number;
-    isLandscape: boolean;
-    onClose: CallbackFunctionWithoutArguments;
-    onPageSelected: (index: number) => void;
-    onTap: CallbackFunctionWithoutArguments;
+type GalleryItemType = {
+    type: 'image' | 'video' | 'file';
+    id: string;
     width: number;
-    theme: Theme;
-}
+    height: number;
+    uri: string;
+    name: string;
+    posterUri?: string;
+    extension?: string;
+    mime_type: string;
+    authorId?: string;
+    size?: number;
+    postId?: string;
+};
 
-export interface GalleryItemProps {
-    file: FileInfo;
-    deviceHeight: number;
-    deviceWidth: number;
-    intl?: IntlShape;
-    isActive?: boolean;
-    onDoubleTap?: CallbackFunctionWithoutArguments;
-    style?: StyleProp<Animated.AnimateStyle>;
-    theme?: Theme;
-}
-
-export interface ManagedConfig {
-    [key: string]: string;
-}
-
-export interface ShowToast {
-    (text: string, duration?: number, callback?: () => void): void;
-}
-
-export interface SummaryProps {
-    avatarUri?: string;
-    channelName?: string;
-    copyPublicLink: ActionCallback;
-    displayName?: string;
-    dowloadFile: ActionCallback;
-    file: FileInfo;
-    isDirectChannel: boolean;
-    isLandscape: boolean;
-    ownPost: boolean;
-    theme: Theme;
-}
-
-export interface ToastProps {
-    theme: Theme;
-}
-
-export interface ToastRef {
-    show: ShowToast;
-}
-
-export interface ToastState {
-    animation?: Animated.CompositeAnimation;
-    duration?: number;
-    callback?: () => void;
-}
+type GalleryAction = 'none' | 'downloading' | 'copying' | 'sharing' | 'opening';