diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1e68d905..c6c3c3ab 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -49,13 +49,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_REMOTE_MESSAGING" />
-
-
-
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 
     <!-- Required to query activities that can process text, see:
          https://developer.android.com/training/package-visibility and
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 75f2a716..0aee6947 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ PODS:
   - GoogleUtilities/UserDefaults (8.0.2):
     - GoogleUtilities/Logger
     - GoogleUtilities/Privacy
+  - image_picker_ios (0.0.1):
+    - Flutter
   - libwebp (1.5.0):
     - libwebp/demux (= 1.5.0)
     - libwebp/mux (= 1.5.0)
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - flutter_volume_controller (from `.symlinks/plugins/flutter_volume_controller/ios`)
   - gal (from `.symlinks/plugins/gal/darwin`)
   - GoogleUtilities
+  - image_picker_ios (from `.symlinks/plugins/image_picker_ios/ios`)
   - local_auth_darwin (from `.symlinks/plugins/local_auth_darwin/darwin`)
   - no_screenshot (from `.symlinks/plugins/no_screenshot/ios`)
   - package_info_plus (from `.symlinks/plugins/package_info_plus/ios`)
@@ -290,6 +293,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/flutter_volume_controller/ios"
   gal:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/gal/darwin"
+  image_picker_ios:
+    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/image_picker_ios/ios"
   local_auth_darwin:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/local_auth_darwin/darwin"
   no_screenshot:
@@ -333,6 +338,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   GoogleAppMeasurement: fc0817122bd4d4189164f85374e06773b9561896
   GoogleDataTransport: aae35b7ea0c09004c3797d53c8c41f66f219d6a7
   GoogleUtilities: 26a3abef001b6533cf678d3eb38fd3f614b7872d
+  image_picker_ios: 7fe1ff8e34c1790d6fff70a32484959f563a928a
   libwebp: 02b23773aedb6ff1fd38cec7a77b81414c6842a8
   local_auth_darwin: 553ce4f9b16d3fdfeafce9cf042e7c9f77c1c391
   Mantle: c5aa8794a29a022dfbbfc9799af95f477a69b62d
diff --git a/ios/Runner/Info.plist b/ios/Runner/Info.plist
index 617ae9c9..03c16dd9 100644
--- a/ios/Runner/Info.plist
+++ b/ios/Runner/Info.plist
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
 	<string>To create videos that can be securely shared.</string>
 	<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
-	<string>Store photos in the gallery.</string>
+	<string>Store photos in the gallery or send from the gallery.</string>
 	<key>UIApplicationSupportsIndirectInputEvents</key>
 	<true/>
 	<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
diff --git a/lib/src/components/zoom_selector.dart b/lib/src/components/zoom_selector.dart
index c3567fb5..85cbf35e 100644
--- a/lib/src/components/zoom_selector.dart
+++ b/lib/src/components/zoom_selector.dart
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ String beautifulZoomScale(double scale) {
 
 class _CameraZoomButtonsState extends State<CameraZoomButtons> {
   bool showWideAngleZoom = false;
+  bool _isDisposed = false;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -37,9 +38,16 @@ class _CameraZoomButtonsState extends State<CameraZoomButtons> {
 
   Future initAsync() async {
     showWideAngleZoom = (await widget.controller.getMinZoomLevel()) < 1;
+    if (_isDisposed) return;
     setState(() {});
   }
 
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    _isDisposed = true; // Set the flag to true when disposing
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     var zoomButtonStyle = TextButton.styleFrom(
diff --git a/lib/src/services/notification_service.dart b/lib/src/services/notification_service.dart
index 93c2bacf..d54743cd 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/notification_service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/notification_service.dart
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ Future setPushKeys(String storageKey, Map<int, PushUser> pushKeys) async {
     jsonToSend[key.toString()] = value.toJson();
   });
 
+  await storage.delete(key: storageKey);
+
   String jsonString = jsonEncode(jsonToSend);
   await storage.write(
     key: storageKey,
diff --git a/lib/src/views/camera_to_share/camera_preview_view.dart b/lib/src/views/camera_to_share/camera_preview_view.dart
index 1ba864ab..26eb5490 100644
--- a/lib/src/views/camera_to_share/camera_preview_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/camera_to_share/camera_preview_view.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:camera/camera.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_volume_controller/flutter_volume_controller.dart';
 import 'package:font_awesome_flutter/font_awesome_flutter.dart';
+import 'package:image_picker/image_picker.dart';
 import 'package:screenshot/screenshot.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/globals.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/components/zoom_selector.dart';
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class CameraPreviewView extends StatefulWidget {
 class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
   double scaleFactor = 1;
   bool sharePreviewIsShown = false;
+  bool galleryLoadedImageIsShown = false;
   bool isFlashOn = false;
   bool showSelfieFlash = false;
   int cameraId = 0;
@@ -200,23 +202,10 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
       imageBytes = screenshotController.capture(pixelRatio: 1);
     }
 
-    bool? shoudReturn = await Navigator.push(
-      context,
-      PageRouteBuilder(
-        opaque: false,
-        pageBuilder: (context, a1, a2) =>
-            ShareImageEditorView(imageBytes: imageBytes, sendTo: widget.sendTo),
-        transitionsBuilder: (context, animation, secondaryAnimation, child) {
-          return child;
-        },
-        transitionDuration: Duration.zero,
-        reverseTransitionDuration: Duration.zero,
-      ),
-    );
-    if (shoudReturn != null && shoudReturn) {
-      if (!context.mounted) return;
-      return Navigator.pop(context);
+    if (await pushImageEditor(imageBytes)) {
+      return;
     }
+
     // does not work??
     if (Platform.isIOS) {
       await controller.resumePreview();
@@ -234,6 +223,28 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
     });
   }
 
+  Future<bool> pushImageEditor(Future<Uint8List?> imageBytes) async {
+    bool? shoudReturn = await Navigator.push(
+      context,
+      PageRouteBuilder(
+        opaque: false,
+        pageBuilder: (context, a1, a2) =>
+            ShareImageEditorView(imageBytes: imageBytes, sendTo: widget.sendTo),
+        transitionsBuilder: (context, animation, secondaryAnimation, child) {
+          return child;
+        },
+        transitionDuration: Duration.zero,
+        reverseTransitionDuration: Duration.zero,
+      ),
+    );
+    if (shoudReturn != null && shoudReturn) {
+      if (!context.mounted) return false;
+      Navigator.pop(context);
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   bool get isFront =>
       controller.description.lensDirection == CameraLensDirection.front;
 
@@ -264,11 +275,21 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
             borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(22),
             child: Stack(
               children: [
-                CameraPreviewWidget(
-                  controller: controller,
-                  screenshotController: screenshotController,
-                  isFront: isFront,
-                ),
+                if (!galleryLoadedImageIsShown)
+                  CameraPreviewWidget(
+                    controller: controller,
+                    screenshotController: screenshotController,
+                    isFront: isFront,
+                  ),
+                if (galleryLoadedImageIsShown)
+                  Center(
+                    child: SizedBox(
+                      width: 20,
+                      height: 20,
+                      child: CircularProgressIndicator(
+                          strokeWidth: 1, color: context.color.primary),
+                    ),
+                  ),
                 Positioned.fill(
                   child: GestureDetector(
                     onPanStart: (details) async {
@@ -368,27 +389,73 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
                               ),
                             ),
                           const SizedBox(height: 30),
-                          GestureDetector(
-                            onTap: () async {
-                              takePicture();
-                            },
-                            onLongPress: () async {},
-                            child: Align(
-                              alignment: Alignment.center,
-                              child: Container(
-                                height: 100,
-                                width: 100,
-                                clipBehavior: Clip.antiAliasWithSaveLayer,
-                                padding: const EdgeInsets.all(2),
-                                decoration: BoxDecoration(
-                                  shape: BoxShape.circle,
-                                  border: Border.all(
-                                    width: 7,
-                                    color: Colors.white,
+                          Row(
+                            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
+                            crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
+                            children: [
+                              GestureDetector(
+                                onTap: () async {
+                                  setState(() {
+                                    galleryLoadedImageIsShown = true;
+                                    sharePreviewIsShown = true;
+                                  });
+                                  final picker = ImagePicker();
+                                  final pickedFile = await picker.pickImage(
+                                      source: ImageSource.gallery);
+
+                                  if (pickedFile != null) {
+                                    File imageFile = File(pickedFile.path);
+                                    if (await pushImageEditor(
+                                        imageFile.readAsBytes())) {
+                                      return;
+                                    }
+                                  } else {
+                                    print('No image selected.');
+                                  }
+                                  setState(() {
+                                    galleryLoadedImageIsShown = false;
+                                    sharePreviewIsShown = false;
+                                  });
+                                },
+                                child: Align(
+                                  alignment: Alignment.center,
+                                  child: Container(
+                                    height: 50,
+                                    width: 80,
+                                    padding: const EdgeInsets.all(2),
+                                    child: Center(
+                                      child: FaIcon(
+                                        FontAwesomeIcons.photoFilm,
+                                        size: 25,
+                                      ),
+                                    ),
                                   ),
                                 ),
                               ),
-                            ),
+                              GestureDetector(
+                                onTap: () async {
+                                  takePicture();
+                                },
+                                onLongPress: () async {},
+                                child: Align(
+                                  alignment: Alignment.center,
+                                  child: Container(
+                                    height: 100,
+                                    width: 100,
+                                    clipBehavior: Clip.antiAliasWithSaveLayer,
+                                    padding: const EdgeInsets.all(2),
+                                    decoration: BoxDecoration(
+                                      shape: BoxShape.circle,
+                                      border: Border.all(
+                                        width: 7,
+                                        color: Colors.white,
+                                      ),
+                                    ),
+                                  ),
+                                ),
+                              ),
+                              SizedBox(width: 80)
+                            ],
                           ),
                         ],
                       ),
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 51c6bf41..1f318e71 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -401,6 +401,38 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "7.0.1"
+  file_selector_linux:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_linux
+      sha256: "54cbbd957e1156d29548c7d9b9ec0c0ebb6de0a90452198683a7d23aed617a33"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.3+2"
+  file_selector_macos:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_macos
+      sha256: "271ab9986df0c135d45c3cdb6bd0faa5db6f4976d3e4b437cf7d0f258d941bfc"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.4+2"
+  file_selector_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_platform_interface
+      sha256: a3994c26f10378a039faa11de174d7b78eb8f79e4dd0af2a451410c1a5c3f66b
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.6.2"
+  file_selector_windows:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: file_selector_windows
+      sha256: "320fcfb6f33caa90f0b58380489fc5ac05d99ee94b61aa96ec2bff0ba81d3c2b"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.3+4"
   firebase_core:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -788,6 +820,70 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "4.5.3"
+  image_picker:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: image_picker
+      sha256: "021834d9c0c3de46bf0fe40341fa07168407f694d9b2bb18d532dc1261867f7a"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.1.2"
+  image_picker_android:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_android
+      sha256: "8bd392ba8b0c8957a157ae0dc9fcf48c58e6c20908d5880aea1d79734df090e9"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.8.12+22"
+  image_picker_for_web:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_for_web
+      sha256: "717eb042ab08c40767684327be06a5d8dbb341fe791d514e4b92c7bbe1b7bb83"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.0.6"
+  image_picker_ios:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_ios
+      sha256: "05da758e67bc7839e886b3959848aa6b44ff123ab4b28f67891008afe8ef9100"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.8.12+2"
+  image_picker_linux:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_linux
+      sha256: "34a65f6740df08bbbeb0a1abd8e6d32107941fd4868f67a507b25601651022c9"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.1+2"
+  image_picker_macos:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_macos
+      sha256: "1b90ebbd9dcf98fb6c1d01427e49a55bd96b5d67b8c67cf955d60a5de74207c1"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.1+2"
+  image_picker_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_platform_interface
+      sha256: "886d57f0be73c4b140004e78b9f28a8914a09e50c2d816bdd0520051a71236a0"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.10.1"
+  image_picker_windows:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: image_picker_windows
+      sha256: "6ad07afc4eb1bc25f3a01084d28520496c4a3bb0cb13685435838167c9dcedeb"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.1+1"
   intl:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 40bcda02..90872bda 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ dependencies:
   fixnum: ^1.1.1
   mutex: ^3.1.0
   cached_network_image: ^3.4.1
+  image_picker: ^1.1.2
   # avatar_maker
   # avatar_maker: 
   #   path: ./dependencies/avatar_maker/