diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cd0870327..7a6a7d4d0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## <a id="unreleased"></a>[Unreleased]
 
+## <a id="v1.9.6"></a>[v1.9.6] - 2023-09-25
+
+### Fixed
+
+- editing some image EXIF corrupting them (by failing instead)
+
 ## <a id="v1.9.5"></a>[v1.9.5] - 2023-09-17
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index b2ca6c651..d05b5cb13 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.7.3'
 
     implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1"
-    implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.10.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.12.0'
     implementation 'androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface:1.3.6'
-    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process:2.6.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process:2.6.2'
     implementation 'androidx.media:media:1.6.0'
     implementation 'androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.1'
     implementation 'androidx.security:security-crypto:1.1.0-alpha06'
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractor:2.18.0'
     implementation "com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:$glide_version"
     // SLF4J implementation for `mp4parser`
-    implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.7'
+    implementation 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:2.0.9'
 
     // forked, built by JitPack:
     // - https://jitpack.io/p/deckerst/Android-TiffBitmapFactory
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.10.0'
 
-    kapt 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.6.0'
+    kapt 'androidx.annotation:annotation:1.7.0'
     ksp "com.github.bumptech.glide:ksp:$glide_version"
 
     compileOnly rootProject.findProject(':streams_channel')
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/MainActivity.kt
index 98616d0bc..cb523ad4f 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/MainActivity.kt
@@ -30,10 +30,16 @@ import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.EventChannel
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodCall
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
 open class MainActivity : FlutterFragmentActivity() {
+    private val defaultScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.Default)
+
     private lateinit var mediaStoreChangeStreamHandler: MediaStoreChangeStreamHandler
     private lateinit var settingsChangeStreamHandler: SettingsChangeStreamHandler
     private lateinit var intentStreamHandler: IntentStreamHandler
@@ -149,7 +155,7 @@ open class MainActivity : FlutterFragmentActivity() {
         }
 
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N_MR1) {
-            setupShortcuts()
+            defaultScope.launch { setupShortcuts() }
         }
     }
 
@@ -432,7 +438,9 @@ open class MainActivity : FlutterFragmentActivity() {
             )
             .build()
 
-        ShortcutManagerCompat.setDynamicShortcuts(this, listOf(videos, search, safeMode))
+        val shortcutInfoList = listOf(videos, search, safeMode)
+        ShortcutManagerCompat.setDynamicShortcuts(this, shortcutInfoList)
+        Log.i(LOG_TAG, "set shortcuts: ${shortcutInfoList.joinToString(", ") { v -> v.id }}")
     }
 
     private fun onAnalysisCompleted() {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DeviceHandler.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DeviceHandler.kt
index 30348d57b..a6843a95a 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DeviceHandler.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/channel/calls/DeviceHandler.kt
@@ -14,13 +14,19 @@ import deckers.thibault.aves.model.FieldMap
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodCall
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel.MethodCallHandler
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import java.util.*
 
 class DeviceHandler(private val context: Context) : MethodCallHandler {
+    private val defaultScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.Default)
+
     override fun onMethodCall(call: MethodCall, result: MethodChannel.Result) {
         when (call.method) {
             "canManageMedia" -> safe(call, result, ::canManageMedia)
-            "getCapabilities" -> safe(call, result, ::getCapabilities)
+            "getCapabilities" -> defaultScope.launch { safe(call, result, ::getCapabilities) }
             "getDefaultTimeZoneRawOffsetMillis" -> safe(call, result, ::getDefaultTimeZoneRawOffsetMillis)
             "getLocales" -> safe(call, result, ::getLocales)
             "getPerformanceClass" -> safe(call, result, ::getPerformanceClass)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ContentImageProvider.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ContentImageProvider.kt
index 4e86af1e8..ef2e87410 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ContentImageProvider.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ContentImageProvider.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ internal class ContentImageProvider : ImageProvider() {
                 cursor.close()
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
-            callback.onFailure(e)
+            callback.onFailure(Exception("Failed to query content, error=${e.message}"))
             return
         }
 
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 e73b2326f..20fa622af 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
@@ -685,11 +685,13 @@ abstract class ImageProvider {
                 throw Exception("editing Exif changes mimeType=$mimeType -> $editedMimeType for uri=$uri path=$path")
             }
 
-            if (mimeType == MimeTypes.WEBP && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
-                // as of androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface:1.3.6, editing some specific WEBP
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+                // 1) as of androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface:1.3.6, editing some specific WEBP
                 // makes them undecodable by some decoders (including Android's and Chrome's)
                 // even though `BitmapFactory` successfully decodes their bounds,
                 // so we check whether decoding it throws an exception
+                // 2) some users have reported corruption when editing JPEG as well,
+                // but conditions are unknown (specific image, custom ROM, low storage, race condition, etc.)
                 ImageDecoder.decodeBitmap(ImageDecoder.createSource(editableFile))
             }
 
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/107.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/107.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1cd4d847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/107.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+In v1.9.6:
+- play your animated AVIF, AV1, and HDR videos
+- filter by rating ranges
+- judge tonal distributions with the viewer histogram
+Full changelog available on GitHub
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/10701.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/10701.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1cd4d847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/10701.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+In v1.9.6:
+- play your animated AVIF, AV1, and HDR videos
+- filter by rating ranges
+- judge tonal distributions with the viewer histogram
+Full changelog available on GitHub
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/aves_report_crashlytics/pubspec.lock b/plugins/aves_report_crashlytics/pubspec.lock
index 79bd884cd..2730933b8 100644
--- a/plugins/aves_report_crashlytics/pubspec.lock
+++ b/plugins/aves_report_crashlytics/pubspec.lock
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: _flutterfire_internals
-      sha256: "1a5e13736d59235ce0139621b4bbe29bc89839e202409081bc667eb3cd20674c"
+      sha256: "2d8e8e123ca3675625917f535fcc0d3a50092eef44334168f9b18adc050d4c6e"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.3.5"
+    version: "1.3.6"
   async:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: firebase_core
-      sha256: c78132175edda4bc532a71e01a32964e4b4fcf53de7853a422d96dac3725f389
+      sha256: "675c209c94a1817649137cbd113fc4c9ae85e48d03dd578629abbec6d8a4d93d"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.15.1"
+    version: "2.16.0"
   firebase_core_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -84,26 +84,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_core_web
-      sha256: "4cf4d2161530332ddc3c562f19823fb897ff37a9a774090d28df99f47370e973"
+      sha256: e8c408923cd3a25bd342c576a114f2126769cd1a57106a4edeaa67ea4a84e962
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.7.0"
+    version: "2.8.0"
   firebase_crashlytics:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: firebase_crashlytics
-      sha256: fd9e1a1cb7cce3f9dd2358d8363d235f25f056981e23a333db1e57eca693913f
+      sha256: f4a4b046606e306b589bef5c1e268afbfab2e5fddde6de7e4340400465c8d231
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.3.5"
+    version: "3.3.6"
   firebase_crashlytics_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_crashlytics_platform_interface
-      sha256: "0d19ef23cf7a917a357d2eb1807338ec536ec3232e729ebd769f5bb2aba9e085"
+      sha256: "8666b935e29b143297e2923dc8112663854f828d10954a92b8215e7249b55d59"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.6.5"
+    version: "3.6.6"
   flutter:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description: flutter
diff --git a/plugins/aves_services_google/pubspec.lock b/plugins/aves_services_google/pubspec.lock
index 2945b77e2..5456c5255 100644
--- a/plugins/aves_services_google/pubspec.lock
+++ b/plugins/aves_services_google/pubspec.lock
@@ -449,18 +449,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: win32
-      sha256: "9e82a402b7f3d518fb9c02d0e9ae45952df31b9bf34d77baf19da2de03fc2aaa"
+      sha256: c97defd418eef4ec88c0d1652cdce84b9f7b63dd7198e266d06ac1710d527067
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "5.0.7"
+    version: "5.0.8"
   win32_registry:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: win32_registry
-      sha256: e4506d60b7244251bc59df15656a3093501c37fb5af02105a944d73eb95be4c9
+      sha256: "41fd8a189940d8696b1b810efb9abcf60827b6cbfab90b0c43e8439e3a39d85a"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.1"
+    version: "1.1.2"
   wkt_parser:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/plugins/aves_video_mpv/pubspec.lock b/plugins/aves_video_mpv/pubspec.lock
index f4f95ed18..025d9682a 100644
--- a/plugins/aves_video_mpv/pubspec.lock
+++ b/plugins/aves_video_mpv/pubspec.lock
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: archive
-      sha256: e0902a06f0e00414e4e3438a084580161279f137aeb862274710f29ec10cf01e
+      sha256: "20071638cbe4e5964a427cfa0e86dce55d060bc7d82d56f3554095d7239a8765"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.3.9"
+    version: "3.4.2"
   args:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: image
-      sha256: a72242c9a0ffb65d03de1b7113bc4e189686fc07c7147b8b41811d0dd0e0d9bf
+      sha256: "6e703d5e2f8c63fb31a77753915c1ec8baebde8088844e0d29f71b8f0b108888"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "4.0.17"
+    version: "4.1.0"
   js:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -425,10 +425,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: win32
-      sha256: "9e82a402b7f3d518fb9c02d0e9ae45952df31b9bf34d77baf19da2de03fc2aaa"
+      sha256: c97defd418eef4ec88c0d1652cdce84b9f7b63dd7198e266d06ac1710d527067
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "5.0.7"
+    version: "5.0.8"
   xml:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 72c14bdbe..422e2d069 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: _flutterfire_internals
-      sha256: "1a5e13736d59235ce0139621b4bbe29bc89839e202409081bc667eb3cd20674c"
+      sha256: "2d8e8e123ca3675625917f535fcc0d3a50092eef44334168f9b18adc050d4c6e"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.3.5"
+    version: "1.3.6"
   analyzer:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: archive
-      sha256: e0902a06f0e00414e4e3438a084580161279f137aeb862274710f29ec10cf01e
+      sha256: "20071638cbe4e5964a427cfa0e86dce55d060bc7d82d56f3554095d7239a8765"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.3.9"
+    version: "3.4.2"
   args:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: bidi
-      sha256: "2c162a66885167f1f92c41583efea9a435cb268d58322ba266613b9582440f87"
+      sha256: "1a7d0c696324b2089f72e7671fd1f1f64fef44c980f3cebc84e803967c597b63"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.8"
+    version: "2.0.10"
   boolean_selector:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -380,10 +380,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_core
-      sha256: c78132175edda4bc532a71e01a32964e4b4fcf53de7853a422d96dac3725f389
+      sha256: "675c209c94a1817649137cbd113fc4c9ae85e48d03dd578629abbec6d8a4d93d"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.15.1"
+    version: "2.16.0"
   firebase_core_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -396,26 +396,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_core_web
-      sha256: "4cf4d2161530332ddc3c562f19823fb897ff37a9a774090d28df99f47370e973"
+      sha256: e8c408923cd3a25bd342c576a114f2126769cd1a57106a4edeaa67ea4a84e962
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.7.0"
+    version: "2.8.0"
   firebase_crashlytics:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_crashlytics
-      sha256: fd9e1a1cb7cce3f9dd2358d8363d235f25f056981e23a333db1e57eca693913f
+      sha256: f4a4b046606e306b589bef5c1e268afbfab2e5fddde6de7e4340400465c8d231
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.3.5"
+    version: "3.3.6"
   firebase_crashlytics_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: firebase_crashlytics_platform_interface
-      sha256: "0d19ef23cf7a917a357d2eb1807338ec536ec3232e729ebd769f5bb2aba9e085"
+      sha256: "8666b935e29b143297e2923dc8112663854f828d10954a92b8215e7249b55d59"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "3.6.5"
+    version: "3.6.6"
   flex_color_picker:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -691,10 +691,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: image
-      sha256: a72242c9a0ffb65d03de1b7113bc4e189686fc07c7147b8b41811d0dd0e0d9bf
+      sha256: "6e703d5e2f8c63fb31a77753915c1ec8baebde8088844e0d29f71b8f0b108888"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "4.0.17"
+    version: "4.1.0"
   intl:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -1045,10 +1045,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: permission_handler_android
-      sha256: f23cfe9af0d49c6b9fd8a8b09f7b3301ca7e346204939b5afef4404d36d2608f
+      sha256: f2543a236584a5e8be79076f858022f100ce690e31530e6fa4c32ac94f276d3a
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "11.0.1"
+    version: "11.0.3"
   permission_handler_apple:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -1667,18 +1667,18 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: win32
-      sha256: "9e82a402b7f3d518fb9c02d0e9ae45952df31b9bf34d77baf19da2de03fc2aaa"
+      sha256: c97defd418eef4ec88c0d1652cdce84b9f7b63dd7198e266d06ac1710d527067
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "5.0.7"
+    version: "5.0.8"
   win32_registry:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: win32_registry
-      sha256: e4506d60b7244251bc59df15656a3093501c37fb5af02105a944d73eb95be4c9
+      sha256: "41fd8a189940d8696b1b810efb9abcf60827b6cbfab90b0c43e8439e3a39d85a"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.1"
+    version: "1.1.2"
   wkt_parser:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 391828667..d083ffe3e 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repository: https://github.com/deckerst/aves
 # - play changelog:   /whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
 # - izzy changelog:   /fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/XXX01.txt
 # - libre changelog:  /fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/XXX.txt
-version: 1.9.5+106
+version: 1.9.6+107
 publish_to: none
 
 environment:
diff --git a/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US b/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
index 30de5ad44..f1cd4d847 100644
--- a/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
+++ b/whatsnew/whatsnew-en-US
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-In v1.9.5:
+In v1.9.6:
 - play your animated AVIF, AV1, and HDR videos
 - filter by rating ranges
 - judge tonal distributions with the viewer histogram