diff --git a/src/components/GiftedPhotoDialog.vue b/src/components/PhotoDialog.vue
similarity index 89%
rename from src/components/GiftedPhotoDialog.vue
rename to src/components/PhotoDialog.vue
index 93c358213..dcec9c9a4 100644
--- a/src/components/GiftedPhotoDialog.vue
+++ b/src/components/PhotoDialog.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
               backgroundColor: '#f8f8f8',
               margin: 'auto',
             }"
-            :img="URL.createObjectURL(blob)"
+            :img="createBlobURL(blob)"
             :options="{
               viewMode: 1,
               dragMode: 'crop',
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         </div>
         <div v-else>
           <div class="flex justify-center">
-            <img :src="URL.createObjectURL(blob)" class="mt-2 rounded" />
+            <img :src="createBlobURL(blob)" class="mt-2 rounded" />
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="absolute bottom-[1rem] left-[1rem] px-2 py-1">
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@
             <span>Upload</span>
           </button>
         </div>
-        <div class="absolute bottom-[1rem] right-[1rem] px-2 py-1">
+        <div
+          v-if="showRetry"
+          class="absolute bottom-[1rem] right-[1rem] px-2 py-1"
+        >
           <button
             @click="retryImage"
             class="bg-gradient-to-b from-slate-400 to-slate-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white py-1 px-2 rounded-md"
@@ -127,17 +130,19 @@ import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, Settings } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import { accessToken } from "@/libs/crypto";
 
 @Component({ components: { Camera, VuePictureCropper } })
-export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
+export default class PhotoDialog extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: NotificationIface, timeout?: number) => void;
 
   activeDeviceNumber = 0;
   activeDid = "";
-  blob: Blob | null = null;
+  blob?: Blob;
   claimType = "GiveAction";
   crop = false;
+  fileName?: string;
   mirror = false;
   numDevices = 0;
-  setImage: (arg: string) => void = () => {};
+  setImageCallback: (arg: string) => void = () => {};
+  showRetry = true;
   uploading = false;
   visible = false;
 
@@ -163,7 +168,13 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
-  open(setImageFn: (arg: string) => void, crop?: boolean, claimType?: string) {
+  open(
+    setImageFn: (arg: string) => void,
+    crop?: boolean,
+    claimType?: string,
+    blob?: Blob, // for image upload, just to use the cropping function
+    inputFileName?: string,
+  ) {
     this.visible = true;
     this.crop = !!crop;
     this.claimType = claimType || "GiveAction";
@@ -171,7 +182,16 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
     if (bottomNav) {
       bottomNav.style.display = "none";
     }
-    this.setImage = setImageFn;
+    this.setImageCallback = setImageFn;
+    if (blob) {
+      this.blob = blob;
+      this.fileName = inputFileName;
+      this.showRetry = false;
+    } else {
+      this.blob = undefined;
+      this.fileName = undefined;
+      this.showRetry = true;
+    }
   }
 
   close() {
@@ -180,7 +200,7 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
     if (bottomNav) {
       bottomNav.style.display = "";
     }
-    this.blob = null;
+    this.blob = undefined;
   }
 
   async cameraStarted() {
@@ -236,10 +256,13 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
 
     // The resolution is only necessary because of that mobile portrait-orientation case.
     // The mobile emulation in a browser shows something stretched vertically, but real devices work fine.
-    this.blob = await cameraComponent?.snapshot({
-      height: imageHeight,
-      width: imageWidth,
-    }); // png is default; if that changes, change extension in formData.append
+    this.blob =
+      (await cameraComponent?.snapshot({
+        height: imageHeight,
+        width: imageWidth,
+      })) || undefined;
+    // png is default
+    this.fileName = "snapshot.png";
     if (!this.blob) {
       this.$notify(
         {
@@ -254,8 +277,13 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
     }
   }
 
+  private createBlobURL(blob: Blob): string {
+    console.log("blob", blob);
+    return URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+  }
+
   async retryImage() {
-    this.blob = null;
+    this.blob = undefined;
   }
 
   /****
@@ -307,7 +335,7 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
     this.uploading = true;
 
     if (this.crop) {
-      this.blob = await cropper?.getBlob();
+      this.blob = (await cropper?.getBlob()) || undefined;
     }
 
     const identifier = await getIdentity(this.activeDid);
@@ -330,7 +358,7 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
       this.uploading = false;
       return;
     }
-    formData.append("image", this.blob, "snapshot.png");
+    formData.append("image", this.blob, this.fileName || "snapshot.png");
     formData.append("claimType", this.claimType);
     try {
       const response = await axios.post(
@@ -341,8 +369,8 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
       this.uploading = false;
 
       this.visible = false;
-      this.blob = null;
-      this.setImage(response.data.url as string);
+      this.blob = undefined;
+      this.setImageCallback(response.data.url as string);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Error uploading the image", error);
       this.$notify(
@@ -355,7 +383,7 @@ export default class GiftedPhotoDialog extends Vue {
         5000,
       );
       this.uploading = false;
-      this.blob = null;
+      this.blob = undefined;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index 93d47eb30..e77a95c97 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -86,19 +86,25 @@
             class="text-red-500 fa-fw ml-8 mt-8 w-12 h-12"
           />
         </span>
-        <span v-else>
-          <fa
-            icon="camera"
-            class="bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-2 py-2 rounded-md"
-            @click="openPhotoDialog"
-          />
-        </span>
-        <GiftedPhotoDialog ref="photoDialog" />
+        <div v-else class="text-center">
+          <div class>
+            <fa
+              icon="camera"
+              class="bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-2 py-2 rounded-md"
+              @click="openPhotoDialog(undefined, undefined)"
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <input type="file" @change="uploadPhotoFile" />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <PhotoDialog ref="photoDialog" />
       </div>
-      <div class="mt-4">
-        <div class="flex justify-center">
-          ... and those without your image see this (if you let them see your
-          activity):
+      <div class="mt-6">
+        <div class="flex justify-center text-center">
+          People without your image see this:
+          <br />
+          (if you've let them see your activity)
         </div>
         <div class="flex justify-center">
           <EntityIcon
@@ -577,11 +583,11 @@
 
         <div class="ml-4 mt-2">
           Import
-          <input type="file" @change="uploadFile" class="ml-2" />
+          <input type="file" @change="uploadImportFile" class="ml-2" />
           <div v-if="showContactImport()">
             <button
               class="block text-center text-md bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-1.5 py-2 rounded-md mb-6"
-              @click="confirmSubmitFile()"
+              @click="confirmSubmitImportFile()"
             >
               Import Settings & Contacts
               <br />
@@ -614,7 +620,7 @@ import { ref } from "vue";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
 import { useClipboard } from "@vueuse/core";
 
-import GiftedPhotoDialog from "@/components/GiftedPhotoDialog.vue";
+import PhotoDialog from "@/components/PhotoDialog.vue";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 import TopMessage from "@/components/TopMessage.vue";
 import {
@@ -645,10 +651,11 @@ interface IAccount {
   derivationPath: string;
 }
 
-const inputFileNameRef = ref<Blob>();
+const inputImportFileNameRef = ref<Blob>();
+const inputPhotoFileNameRef = ref<Blob>();
 
 @Component({
-  components: { EntityIcon, GiftedPhotoDialog, QuickNav, TopMessage },
+  components: { EntityIcon, PhotoDialog, QuickNav, TopMessage },
 })
 export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
   $notify!: (notification: NotificationIface, timeout?: number) => void;
@@ -1120,16 +1127,36 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
     console.error("Export Error:", error);
   }
 
-  async uploadFile(event: Event) {
-    inputFileNameRef.value = event.target.files[0];
+  async uploadPhotoFile(event: Event) {
+    inputPhotoFileNameRef.value = event.target.files[0];
+    // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/File
+    // ... plus it has a `type` property from my testing
+    const file = inputPhotoFileNameRef.value;
+    if (file != null) {
+      const reader = new FileReader();
+      reader.onload = async (e) => {
+        const data = e.target?.result as ArrayBuffer;
+        if (data) {
+          const blob = new Blob([new Uint8Array(data)], {
+            type: file.type,
+          });
+          this.openPhotoDialog(blob, file.name as string);
+        }
+      };
+      reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file as Blob);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async uploadImportFile(event: Event) {
+    inputImportFileNameRef.value = event.target.files[0];
   }
 
   showContactImport() {
-    return !!inputFileNameRef.value;
+    return !!inputImportFileNameRef.value;
   }
 
-  confirmSubmitFile() {
-    if (inputFileNameRef.value != null) {
+  confirmSubmitImportFile() {
+    if (inputImportFileNameRef.value != null) {
       this.$notify(
         {
           group: "modal",
@@ -1138,7 +1165,7 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
           text:
             "This will replace all settings and contacts, so we recommend you first do the backup step above." +
             " Are you sure you want to import and replace all contacts and settings?",
-          onYes: this.submitFile,
+          onYes: this.submitImportFile,
         },
         -1,
       );
@@ -1150,10 +1177,10 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
    *
    * @throws Will notify the user if there is an export error.
    */
-  async submitFile() {
-    if (inputFileNameRef.value != null) {
+  async submitImportFile() {
+    if (inputImportFileNameRef.value != null) {
       await db.delete();
-      await Dexie.import(inputFileNameRef.value as Blob, {
+      await Dexie.import(inputImportFileNameRef.value as Blob, {
         progressCallback: this.progressCallback,
       });
     }
@@ -1366,8 +1393,8 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
     );
   }
 
-  openPhotoDialog() {
-    (this.$refs.photoDialog as GiftedPhotoDialog).open(
+  openPhotoDialog(blob?: Blob, fileName?: string) {
+    (this.$refs.photoDialog as PhotoDialog).open(
       async (imgUrl) => {
         await db.open();
         db.settings.update(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, {
@@ -1378,6 +1405,8 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
       },
       true,
       IMAGE_TYPE_PROFILE,
+      blob,
+      fileName,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/views/GiftedDetails.vue b/src/views/GiftedDetails.vue
index 9d533982c..de16d9230 100644
--- a/src/views/GiftedDetails.vue
+++ b/src/views/GiftedDetails.vue
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         />
       </span>
     </div>
-    <GiftedPhotoDialog ref="photoDialog" />
+    <PhotoDialog ref="photoDialog" />
 
     <div v-if="projectId" class="mt-4">
       <fa
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ import { MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, Settings } from "@/db/tables/settings";
 import { createAndSubmitGive, getPlanFromCache } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 import * as libsUtil from "@/libs/util";
 import { accessToken } from "@/libs/crypto";
-import GiftedPhotoDialog from "@/components/GiftedPhotoDialog.vue";
+import PhotoDialog from "@/components/PhotoDialog.vue";
 
 @Component({
   components: {
-    GiftedPhotoDialog,
+    PhotoDialog,
     QuickNav,
     TopMessage,
   },
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export default class GiftedDetails extends Vue {
   }
 
   openPhotoDialog() {
-    (this.$refs.photoDialog as GiftedPhotoDialog).open((imgUrl) => {
+    (this.$refs.photoDialog as PhotoDialog).open((imgUrl) => {
       this.imageUrl = imgUrl;
     });
   }