diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bb701ef8..526027ebb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Delta Chat Android Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+* improve image quality when setting group avatars
+
 ## v2.10.0
 2025-08
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/CreateProfileActivity.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/CreateProfileActivity.java
index 18c6b7e83..5f5fbca4d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/CreateProfileActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/CreateProfileActivity.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.AttachmentManager;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.GlideApp;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.permissions.Permissions;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.profiles.AvatarHelper;
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.profiles.ProfileMediaConstraints;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.scribbles.ScribbleActivity;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.Prefs;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.ViewUtil;
@@ -144,14 +143,13 @@ public class CreateProfileActivity extends BaseActionBarActivity {
   }
 
   private void setAvatarView(Uri output) {
-    final ProfileMediaConstraints constraints = new ProfileMediaConstraints();
     GlideApp.with(this)
             .asBitmap()
             .load(output)
             .skipMemoryCache(true)
             .diskCacheStrategy(DiskCacheStrategy.NONE)
             .centerCrop()
-            .override(constraints.getImageMaxWidth(this), constraints.getImageMaxHeight(this))
+            .override(AvatarHelper.AVATAR_SIZE, AvatarHelper.AVATAR_SIZE)
         .into(new SimpleTarget<Bitmap>() {
               @Override
               public void onResourceReady(@NonNull Bitmap resource, Transition<? super Bitmap> transition) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupCreateActivity.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupCreateActivity.java
index b0a8ff03c..58d041ca8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupCreateActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupCreateActivity.java
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public class GroupCreateActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity
   public static final String CLONE_CHAT_EXTRA = "clone_chat";
 
   private static final int PICK_CONTACT = 1;
-  public static final  int AVATAR_SIZE  = 210;
   private static final int REQUEST_CODE_AVATAR = 2759;
 
   private DcContext dcContext;
@@ -376,7 +375,7 @@ public class GroupCreateActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivity
             .skipMemoryCache(true)
             .diskCacheStrategy(DiskCacheStrategy.NONE)
             .centerCrop()
-            .override(AVATAR_SIZE, AVATAR_SIZE)
+            .override(AvatarHelper.AVATAR_SIZE, AvatarHelper.AVATAR_SIZE)
             .into(new CustomTarget<Bitmap>() {
               @Override
               public void onResourceReady(@NonNull Bitmap resource, Transition<? super Bitmap> transition) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/InstantOnboardingActivity.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/InstantOnboardingActivity.java
index bc264b516..bdc6b96fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/InstantOnboardingActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/InstantOnboardingActivity.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.AttachmentManager;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.GlideApp;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.permissions.Permissions;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.profiles.AvatarHelper;
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.profiles.ProfileMediaConstraints;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.proxy.ProxySettingsActivity;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.qr.RegistrationQrActivity;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.scribbles.ScribbleActivity;
@@ -284,14 +283,13 @@ public class InstantOnboardingActivity extends BaseActionBarActivity implements
   }
 
   private void setAvatarView(Uri output) {
-    final ProfileMediaConstraints constraints = new ProfileMediaConstraints();
     GlideApp.with(this)
       .asBitmap()
       .load(output)
       .skipMemoryCache(true)
       .diskCacheStrategy(DiskCacheStrategy.NONE)
       .centerCrop()
-      .override(constraints.getImageMaxWidth(this), constraints.getImageMaxHeight(this))
+      .override(AvatarHelper.AVATAR_SIZE, AvatarHelper.AVATAR_SIZE)
       .into(new CustomTarget<Bitmap>() {
           @Override
           public void onResourceReady(@NonNull Bitmap resource, Transition<? super Bitmap> transition) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/AvatarHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/AvatarHelper.java
index 2ebe7afa7..bf98af3d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/AvatarHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/AvatarHelper.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 public class AvatarHelper {
+    /* the maximum width/height an avatar should have */
+    public static final  int AVATAR_SIZE  = 640;
 
     public static void setGroupAvatar(Context context, int chatId, Bitmap bitmap) {
         DcContext dcContext = DcHelper.getContext(context);
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ public class AvatarHelper {
             try {
                 File avatar = File.createTempFile("groupavatar", ".jpg", context.getCacheDir());
                 FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(avatar);
-                bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 85, out);
+                bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, out);
                 out.close();
                 dcContext.setChatProfileImage(chatId, avatar.getPath()); // The avatar is copied to the blobs directory here...
                 //noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/ProfileMediaConstraints.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/ProfileMediaConstraints.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 72da12bcf..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/profiles/ProfileMediaConstraints.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.profiles;
-
-
-import android.content.Context;
-
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mms.MediaConstraints;
-
-public class ProfileMediaConstraints extends MediaConstraints {
-  @Override
-  public int getImageMaxWidth(Context context) {
-    return 640;
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public int getImageMaxHeight(Context context) {
-    return 640;
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public int getImageMaxSize(Context context) {
-    return 5 * 1024 * 1024;
-  }
-}