diff --git a/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/takePhoto.ts b/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/takePhoto.ts
index 78cd4e84f5..6baec01d2a 100644
--- a/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/takePhoto.ts
+++ b/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/takePhoto.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const takePhoto = ImagePicker
               ...photo,
               cancelled: false,
               duration: photo.duration, // in milliseconds
-              name: 'video_recording_' + date + photo.uri.split('.').pop(),
+              name: 'video_recording_' + date + '.' + photo.uri.split('.').pop(),
               size: photo.fileSize,
               source: 'camera',
               type: photo.mimeType,
@@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ export const takePhoto = ImagePicker
                   width: photo.width,
                 };
               }
-
+              const clearFilter = new RegExp('[.:]', 'g');
+              const date = new Date().toISOString().replace(clearFilter, '_');
               return {
                 cancelled: false,
+                mimeType: photo.mimeType,
+                name: 'image_' + date + '.' + photo.uri.split('.').pop(),
                 size: photo.fileSize,
                 source: 'camera',
                 type: photo.mimeType,
diff --git a/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/takePhoto.ts b/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/takePhoto.ts
index 5c1cf1c107..477841ddc1 100644
--- a/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/takePhoto.ts
+++ b/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/takePhoto.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ export const takePhoto = ImagePicker
             ...asset,
             cancelled: false,
             duration: asset.duration * 1000,
-            name: 'video_recording_' + date + asset.fileName.split('.').pop(),
+            mimeType: asset.type,
+            name: 'video_recording_' + date + '.' + asset.fileName.split('.').pop(),
             size: asset.fileSize,
             source: 'camera',
             type: asset.type,
@@ -85,8 +86,12 @@ export const takePhoto = ImagePicker
                 width: asset.width,
               };
             }
+            const clearFilter = new RegExp('[.:]', 'g');
+            const date = new Date().toISOString().replace(clearFilter, '_');
             return {
               cancelled: false,
+              mimeType: asset.type,
+              name: 'video_recording_' + date + '.' + asset.fileName.split('.').pop(),
               size: asset.size,
               source: 'camera',
               type: asset.type,
diff --git a/package/src/contexts/messageInputContext/utils/utils.ts b/package/src/contexts/messageInputContext/utils/utils.ts
index 6db64ec99c..4999a1f1ec 100644
--- a/package/src/contexts/messageInputContext/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/package/src/contexts/messageInputContext/utils/utils.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,16 @@ export const isUploadAllowed = ({ config, file }: CheckUploadPermissionsParams)
   }
 
   if (allowed_mime_types?.length) {
-    if (file.name) {
+    if (file.mimeType) {
+      const allowed = allowed_mime_types.some(
+        (mimeType: string) =>
+          file.mimeType && file.mimeType.toLowerCase() === mimeType.toLowerCase(),
+      );
+
+      if (!allowed) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else if (file.name) {
       const fileMimeType = lookup(file.name) as string;
       const allowed = allowed_mime_types.some(
         (mimeType: string) => fileMimeType.toLowerCase() === mimeType.toLowerCase(),
@@ -57,7 +66,16 @@ export const isUploadAllowed = ({ config, file }: CheckUploadPermissionsParams)
   }
 
   if (blocked_mime_types?.length) {
-    if (file.name) {
+    if (file.mimeType) {
+      const blocked = blocked_mime_types.some(
+        (mimeType: string) =>
+          file.mimeType && file.mimeType.toLowerCase() === mimeType.toLowerCase(),
+      );
+
+      if (blocked) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else if (file.name) {
       const fileMimeType = lookup(file.name) as string;
       const blocked = blocked_mime_types.some(
         (mimeType: string) => fileMimeType.toLowerCase() === mimeType.toLowerCase(),
diff --git a/package/src/types/types.ts b/package/src/types/types.ts
index e02c66fc27..6d59e3f8c4 100644
--- a/package/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/package/src/types/types.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export type Asset = {
   uri: string;
   width: number;
   id?: string;
+  mimeType?: string;
   originalUri?: string;
   size?: number;
 };