Thanks for the thorough explanation
Turns out I was getting readAsStringAsync and readDirectoryAsync mixed up as 1 function! lol
I was under the impression that readAsStringAsync would return an array of file data in the form of string instead of just 1 data, definitely did not read the docs properly…
after changing the setup abit and using writeAsStringAsync instead of moveAsync for the ImagePicker jpeg it all worked out for me as I mentioned in my other post (I separated that post because this one got too lengthy and messy and I’m not authorized to delete it)
Sorry to have wasted ur time, but the explanation was much needed too for the file size, so that helped clear things up for me
Thanks again for the answer, amazing work Expo Team! 