diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/ChatRepository.kt b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/ChatRepository.kt
index 54e21d69..bf54d4a6 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/ChatRepository.kt
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/ChatRepository.kt
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ class ChatRepository {
     fun sendAttachment(channelId: String, filePath: String) = NativeLib.attachmentSend(channelId, filePath)
     fun sendVideo(channelId: String, filePath: String, durationMs: Int, width: Int, height: Int) =
         NativeLib.videoSend(channelId, filePath, durationMs, width, height)
-    fun sendPhoto(channelId: String, filePath: String, width: Int, height: Int) =
-        NativeLib.photoSend(channelId, filePath, width, height)
     fun createChannel(name: String, channelId: String) = NativeLib.createChannel(name, channelId)
     fun connectNode(address: String, port: Int, pubkeyHex: String) = NativeLib.connectNode(address, port, pubkeyHex)
     fun joinChannel(link: String, request: Long): Int = NativeLib.joinChannel(link, request)
diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/screens/CameraRecordScreen.kt b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/screens/CameraRecordScreen.kt
index ce89e34d..53ca8bb6 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/screens/CameraRecordScreen.kt
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/screens/CameraRecordScreen.kt
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ fun CameraRecordScreen(initialMode: CaptureMode, onSend: (String, CaptureMode) -
 
     fun capturePhoto() {
         if (phase != CapturePhase.IDLE || camera == null) return
-        val file = File.createTempFile("photo_msg_", ".jpg", context.cacheDir)
+        val file = try { File.createTempFile("photo_msg_", ".jpg", context.cacheDir) }
+        catch (e: Exception) { error = true; LogManager.addLog("ERROR", "Capture", "Photo cache failed: ${e.message}"); return }
         output = file; phase = CapturePhase.CAPTURING; error = false
         imageCapture.targetRotation = view.display?.rotation ?: android.view.Surface.ROTATION_0
         try {
@@ -212,7 +213,8 @@ fun CameraRecordScreen(initialMode: CaptureMode, onSend: (String, CaptureMode) -
     }
     fun startVideo() {
         if (phase != CapturePhase.IDLE || camera == null || !hasAudio) return
-        val file = File.createTempFile("video_msg_", ".mp4", context.cacheDir)
+        val file = try { File.createTempFile("video_msg_", ".mp4", context.cacheDir) }
+        catch (e: Exception) { error = true; LogManager.addLog("ERROR", "Capture", "Video cache failed: ${e.message}"); return }
         output = file; phase = CapturePhase.CAPTURING; elapsed = 0; error = false
         videoCapture.targetRotation = view.display?.rotation ?: android.view.Surface.ROTATION_0
         try {