diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/common/gallery_viewer.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/common/gallery_viewer.page.dart
index 93fd5afceb..8c2c70d93c 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/common/gallery_viewer.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/common/gallery_viewer.page.dart
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ class GalleryViewerPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
     final settings = ref.watch(appSettingsServiceProvider);
     final loadAsset = renderList.loadAsset;
     final totalAssets = useState(renderList.totalAssets);
-    final isLoadPreview = useState(AppSettingsEnum.loadPreview.defaultValue);
-    final isLoadOriginal = useState(AppSettingsEnum.loadOriginal.defaultValue);
     final shouldLoopVideo = useState(AppSettingsEnum.loopVideo.defaultValue);
     final isZoomed = useState(false);
     final isPlayingVideo = useState(false);
@@ -97,10 +95,6 @@ class GalleryViewerPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
 
     useEffect(
       () {
-        isLoadPreview.value =
-            settings.getSetting<bool>(AppSettingsEnum.loadPreview);
-        isLoadOriginal.value =
-            settings.getSetting<bool>(AppSettingsEnum.loadOriginal);
         shouldLoopVideo.value =
             settings.getSetting<bool>(AppSettingsEnum.loopVideo);
         return null;
@@ -324,6 +318,7 @@ class GalleryViewerPage extends HookConsumerWidget {
               builder: (context, index) {
                 final a =
                     index == currentIndex.value ? asset : loadAsset(index);
+
                 final ImageProvider provider =
                     ImmichImage.imageProvider(asset: a);
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/providers/image/immich_local_image_provider.dart b/mobile/lib/providers/image/immich_local_image_provider.dart
index cf9cf86090..dc1b8a9845 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/providers/image/immich_local_image_provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/providers/image/immich_local_image_provider.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import 'package:cached_network_image/cached_network_image.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/painting.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/asset.entity.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/store.entity.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/services/app_settings.service.dart';
 import 'package:photo_manager/photo_manager.dart';
 
 /// The local image provider for an asset
@@ -17,6 +19,12 @@ class ImmichLocalImageProvider extends ImageProvider<ImmichLocalImageProvider> {
     required this.asset,
   }) : assert(asset.local != null, 'Only usable when asset.local is set');
 
+  /// Whether to show the original file or load a compressed version
+  bool get _useOriginal => Store.get(
+        AppSettingsEnum.loadOriginal.storeKey,
+        AppSettingsEnum.loadOriginal.defaultValue,
+      );
+
   /// Converts an [ImageProvider]'s settings plus an [ImageConfiguration] to a key
   /// that describes the precise image to load.
   @override
@@ -62,8 +70,11 @@ class ImmichLocalImageProvider extends ImageProvider<ImmichLocalImageProvider> {
     if (asset.isImage) {
       /// Using 2K thumbnail for local iOS image to avoid double swiping issue
       if (Platform.isIOS) {
-        final largeImageBytes = await asset.local
-            ?.thumbnailDataWithSize(const ThumbnailSize(3840, 2160));
+        final largeImageBytes = _useOriginal
+            ? await asset.local?.originBytes
+            : await asset.local
+                ?.thumbnailDataWithSize(const ThumbnailSize(3840, 2160));
+
         if (largeImageBytes == null) {
           throw StateError(
             "Loading thumb for local photo ${asset.fileName} failed",
diff --git a/mobile/lib/providers/image/immich_remote_image_provider.dart b/mobile/lib/providers/image/immich_remote_image_provider.dart
index 2756ed1dc9..9e1d8aa120 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/providers/image/immich_remote_image_provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/providers/image/immich_remote_image_provider.dart
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class ImmichRemoteImageProvider
     // Load the final remote image
     if (_useOriginal) {
       // Load the original image
-      final url = getImageUrlFromId(key.assetId);
+      final url = getOriginalUrlForRemoteId(key.assetId);
       final codec = await ImageLoader.loadImageFromCache(
         url,
         cache: cache,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/image_url_builder.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/image_url_builder.dart
index b6c7f2ba8b..e7a1b9e39e 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/utils/image_url_builder.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/image_url_builder.dart
@@ -55,12 +55,8 @@ String getAlbumThumbNailCacheKey(
   );
 }
 
-String getImageUrl(final Asset asset) {
-  return getImageUrlFromId(asset.remoteId!);
-}
-
-String getImageUrlFromId(final String id) {
-  return '${Store.get(StoreKey.serverEndpoint)}/assets/$id/thumbnail?size=preview';
+String getOriginalUrlForRemoteId(final String id) {
+  return '${Store.get(StoreKey.serverEndpoint)}/assets/$id/original';
 }
 
 String getImageCacheKey(final Asset asset) {