diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82003e315..9a09a0acc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## <a id="unreleased"></a>[Unreleased]
 
-## <a id="v1.7.3"></a>[v1.7.3] - 2022-11-11
+## <a id="v1.7.4"></a>[v1.7.4] - 2022-11-11
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - launch crash on Android KitKat
 - ExifInterface: producing invalid WebP files
 
+## <a id="v1.7.3"></a>[v1.7.3] - 2022-11-11 [YANKED AGAIN!]
+
 ## <a id="v1.7.2"></a>[v1.7.2] - 2022-11-11 [YANKED]
 
 ## <a id="v1.7.1"></a>[v1.7.1] - 2022-10-09
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DebugHandler.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DebugHandler.kt
index 9135f9430..12f098cbf 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DebugHandler.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DebugHandler.kt
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.beyka.tiffbitmapfactory.TiffBitmapFactory
 import org.mp4parser.IsoFile
+import org.mp4parser.PropertyBoxParserImpl
+import org.mp4parser.boxes.iso14496.part12.MediaDataBox
+import org.mp4parser.boxes.iso14496.part12.SampleTableBox
+import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.io.IOException
-import java.nio.channels.Channels
 
 class DebugHandler(private val context: Context) : MethodCallHandler {
     private val ioScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.IO)
@@ -335,10 +338,19 @@ class DebugHandler(private val context: Context) : MethodCallHandler {
         val sb = StringBuilder()
         if (mimeType == MimeTypes.MP4) {
             try {
-                StorageUtils.openInputStream(context, uri)?.use { input ->
-                    Channels.newChannel(input).use { channel ->
-                        IsoFile(channel).use { isoFile ->
-                            isoFile.dumpBoxes(sb)
+                // we can skip uninteresting boxes with a seekable data source
+                val pfd = StorageUtils.openInputFileDescriptor(context, uri) ?: throw Exception("failed to open file descriptor for uri=$uri")
+                pfd.use {
+                    FileInputStream(it.fileDescriptor).use { stream ->
+                        stream.channel.use { channel ->
+                            val boxParser = PropertyBoxParserImpl().apply {
+                                // parsing `MediaDataBox` can take a long time
+                                // parsing `SampleTableBox` may yield OOM
+                                skippingBoxes(MediaDataBox.TYPE, SampleTableBox.TYPE)
+                            }
+                            IsoFile(channel, boxParser).use { isoFile ->
+                                isoFile.dumpBoxes(sb)
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/Mp4ParserHelper.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/Mp4ParserHelper.kt
index d9cd24c6e..c479e8b4c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/Mp4ParserHelper.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/Mp4ParserHelper.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ object Mp4ParserHelper {
             FileInputStream(it.fileDescriptor).use { stream ->
                 stream.channel.use { channel ->
                     val boxParser = PropertyBoxParserImpl().apply {
+                        // parsing `MediaDataBox` can take a long time
+                        // do not skip anything inside `MovieBox` as it will be parsed and rewritten for editing
                         skippingBoxes(MediaDataBox.TYPE)
                     }
                     // creating `IsoFile` with a `File` or a `File.inputStream()` yields `No such device`
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/XMP.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/XMP.kt
index 55596ed03..4eeab81f4 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/XMP.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/metadata/XMP.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.mp4parser.IsoFile
 import org.mp4parser.PropertyBoxParserImpl
 import org.mp4parser.boxes.UserBox
 import org.mp4parser.boxes.iso14496.part12.MediaDataBox
+import org.mp4parser.boxes.iso14496.part12.SampleTableBox
 import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.util.*
 
@@ -142,7 +143,9 @@ object XMP {
                 FileInputStream(it.fileDescriptor).use { stream ->
                     stream.channel.use { channel ->
                         val boxParser = PropertyBoxParserImpl().apply {
-                            skippingBoxes(MediaDataBox.TYPE)
+                            // parsing `MediaDataBox` can take a long time
+                            // parsing `SampleTableBox` may yield OOM
+                            skippingBoxes(MediaDataBox.TYPE, SampleTableBox.TYPE)
                         }
                         // creating `IsoFile` with a `File` or a `File.inputStream()` yields `No such device`
                         IsoFile(channel, boxParser).use { isoFile ->
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt
index 9976f44b6..dd06a2e0c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt
@@ -597,8 +597,10 @@ abstract class ImageProvider {
                 mimeType = mimeType,
                 uri = uri,
                 path = path,
-                // do not truncate
-                mode = "w",
+                // do not truncate with "t"
+                // "w" is enough on API 29+, but it will yield an empty file on API <29
+                // so "r" is necessary for backward compatibility
+                mode = "rw",
             ) ?: throw Exception("failed to open file descriptor for uri=$uri path=$path")
             pfd.use {
                 FileOutputStream(it.fileDescriptor).use { outputStream ->
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/1084.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/1084.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b434e87d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/1084.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+In v1.7.4:
+- tag your MP4, rate your MP4, date your MP4, locate your MP4, rotate your MP4
+- give media management access (on Android 12+) to skip some confirmation dialogs
+- enjoy higher quality thumbnails
+Full changelog available on GitHub
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/model/entry.dart b/lib/model/entry.dart
index c42f47af2..0be186e26 100644
--- a/lib/model/entry.dart
+++ b/lib/model/entry.dart
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ class AvesEntry {
 
   bool get isBurst => burstEntries?.isNotEmpty == true;
 
-  // for backwards compatibility
+  // for backward compatibility
   bool get _isMotionPhotoLegacy => isMultiPage && !isBurst && mimeType == MimeTypes.jpeg;
 
   bool get isMotionPhoto => (_catalogMetadata?.isMotionPhoto ?? false) || _isMotionPhotoLegacy;
diff --git a/lib/widgets/settings/settings_page.dart b/lib/widgets/settings/settings_page.dart
index 52e17402f..2a877e7fc 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/settings/settings_page.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/settings/settings_page.dart
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class _SettingsPageState extends State<SettingsPage> with FeedbackMixin {
             final version = allJsonMap[exportVersionKey];
             final importable = <AppExportItem, dynamic>{};
             if (version == null) {
-              // backwards compatibility before versioning
+              // backward compatibility before versioning
               importable[AppExportItem.settings] = allJsonMap;
             } else {
               if (allJsonMap is! Map) {
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 7a1d1c2e4..1b366eacd 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ repository: https://github.com/deckerst/aves
 # - github changelog: /CHANGELOG.md
 # - play changelog:   /whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
 # - izzy changelog:   /fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/1XXX.txt
-version: 1.7.3+83
+version: 1.7.4+84
 publish_to: none
 
 environment:
diff --git a/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US b/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
index b9b547a16..b434e87d9 100644
--- a/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
+++ b/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-In v1.7.3:
+In v1.7.4:
 - tag your MP4, rate your MP4, date your MP4, locate your MP4, rotate your MP4
 - give media management access (on Android 12+) to skip some confirmation dialogs
 - enjoy higher quality thumbnails