diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/asset_page.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/asset_page.widget.dart
index 9c17d9a03..6afc2d422 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/asset_page.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/asset_page.widget.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/asset_stack.widg
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/ocr_overlay.widget.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/video_viewer.widget.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/image_provider.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image.widget.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/thumbnail.widget.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/asset_viewer/asset_viewer.provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/asset_viewer/is_motion_video_playing.provider.dart';
@@ -344,29 +345,32 @@ class _AssetPageState extends ConsumerState<AssetPage> {
     );
 
     if (asset.isImage && !isPlayingMotionVideo) {
-      return PhotoView(
-        key: Key(asset.heroTag),
-        index: widget.index,
-        imageProvider: imageProvider,
-        heroAttributes: heroAttributes,
-        loadingBuilder: (context, progress, index) => const Center(child: ImmichLoadingIndicator()),
-        gaplessPlayback: true,
-        filterQuality: FilterQuality.high,
-        tightMode: true,
-        enablePanAlways: true,
-        disableScaleGestures: _showingDetails,
-        scaleStateChangedCallback: _onScaleStateChanged,
-        onPageBuild: _onPageBuild,
-        onDragStart: _onDragStart,
-        onDragUpdate: _onDragUpdate,
-        onDragEnd: _onDragEnd,
-        onDragCancel: _onDragCancel,
-        onTapUp: _onTapUp,
-        onLongPressStart: asset.isMotionPhoto ? _onLongPress : null,
-        errorBuilder: (_, _, _) => SizedBox(
-          width: size.width,
-          height: size.height,
-          child: Thumbnail.fromAsset(asset: asset, fit: BoxFit.contain),
+      return ProgressiveImage(
+        provider: imageProvider,
+        builder: (context, provider) => PhotoView(
+          key: Key(asset.heroTag),
+          index: widget.index,
+          imageProvider: provider,
+          heroAttributes: heroAttributes,
+          loadingBuilder: (context, progress, index) => const Center(child: ImmichLoadingIndicator()),
+          gaplessPlayback: true,
+          filterQuality: FilterQuality.high,
+          tightMode: true,
+          enablePanAlways: true,
+          disableScaleGestures: _showingDetails,
+          scaleStateChangedCallback: _onScaleStateChanged,
+          onPageBuild: _onPageBuild,
+          onDragStart: _onDragStart,
+          onDragUpdate: _onDragUpdate,
+          onDragEnd: _onDragEnd,
+          onDragCancel: _onDragCancel,
+          onTapUp: _onTapUp,
+          onLongPressStart: asset.isMotionPhoto ? _onLongPress : null,
+          errorBuilder: (_, _, _) => SizedBox(
+            width: size.width,
+            height: size.height,
+            child: Thumbnail.fromAsset(asset: asset, fit: BoxFit.contain),
+          ),
         ),
       );
     }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/full_image.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/full_image.widget.dart
index 8c92ac281..f6ee82e7b 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/full_image.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/full_image.widget.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/asset/base_asset.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/image_provider.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image.widget.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/asset_grid/thumbnail_placeholder.dart';
 import 'package:octo_image/octo_image.dart';
 
@@ -23,18 +24,22 @@ class FullImage extends StatelessWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final provider = getFullImageProvider(asset, size: size);
-    return OctoImage(
-      fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
-      fadeOutDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
-      placeholderBuilder: placeholder != null ? (_) => placeholder! : null,
-      image: provider,
-      width: size.width,
-      height: size.height,
-      fit: fit,
-      errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) {
-        unawaited(provider.evict());
-        return const Icon(Icons.image_not_supported_outlined, size: 32);
-      },
+    return ProgressiveImage(
+      provider: provider,
+      builder: (context, imageProvider) => OctoImage(
+        fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
+        fadeOutDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+        gaplessPlayback: true,
+        placeholderBuilder: placeholder != null ? (_) => placeholder! : null,
+        image: imageProvider,
+        width: size.width,
+        height: size.height,
+        fit: fit,
+        errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) {
+          unawaited(provider.evict());
+          return const Icon(Icons.image_not_supported_outlined, size: 32);
+        },
+      ),
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image.widget.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8424f14e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image.widget.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+
+/// An [Image] that incrementally follows the content of an [ImageProvider]
+///
+/// This is required for quality upgrades on Android when "Remove animations" is enabled. As of Flutter 3.44, using the normal [ImageProvider] would not progress past the initial image
+class ProgressiveImage extends StatefulWidget {
+  const ProgressiveImage({required this.provider, required this.builder, super.key});
+
+  final ImageProvider provider;
+
+  /// Builds the image widget with the [provider] to display. This is invoked incrementally to produce new widget trees as the image loads
+  final Widget Function(BuildContext context, ImageProvider provider) builder;
+
+  @override
+  State<ProgressiveImage> createState() => _ProgressiveImageState();
+}
+
+class _ProgressiveImageState extends State<ProgressiveImage> {
+  ImageInfo? _info;
+
+  ImageStream? _activeStream;
+  ImageStreamListener? _listener;
+
+  _SingleFrameImageProvider? _frame;
+
+  bool _isFirstFrame = true;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    _resolve();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didUpdateWidget(ProgressiveImage oldWidget) {
+    super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
+    if (widget.provider != oldWidget.provider) {
+      _resolve();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    _removeListener();
+    _setImageInfo(null);
+
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
+  void _resolve() {
+    final stream = widget.provider.resolve(ImageConfiguration.empty);
+    if (_activeStream?.key == stream.key) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    _removeListener();
+    _isFirstFrame = true;
+    _frame = null;
+
+    // The upstream image resolver handles the errors
+    _listener = ImageStreamListener(_onFrame, onError: (error, stackTrace) => {});
+    _activeStream = stream;
+
+    _activeStream?.addListener(_listener!);
+  }
+
+  void _removeListener() {
+    if (_listener == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    _activeStream?.removeListener(_listener!);
+    _listener = null;
+  }
+
+  void _onFrame(ImageInfo info, bool synchronousCall) {
+    if (_isFirstFrame) {
+      // [Image] has already resolved the very first frame, so we don't have to do anything special
+      _isFirstFrame = false;
+      info.dispose();
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // A multi frame stream is a real animation, which [Image] is right to pause.
+    if (_activeStream?.completer is MultiFrameImageStreamCompleter) {
+      // A multi-frame stream (like an animated gif) should be paused. Do nothing
+      info.dispose();
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    void setFrame() {
+      _setImageInfo(info);
+
+      _frame = _SingleFrameImageProvider(info);
+    }
+
+    if (synchronousCall) {
+      setFrame();
+    } else {
+      setState(setFrame);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _setImageInfo(ImageInfo? info) {
+    final oldInfo = _info;
+    _info = info;
+
+    if (oldInfo != null) {
+      // An old image may still be rendered, so wait to dispose it
+      WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) => oldInfo.dispose());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) => widget.builder(context, _frame ?? widget.provider);
+}
+
+/// Directly displays a single image
+class _SingleFrameImageProvider extends ImageProvider<_SingleFrameImageProvider> {
+  const _SingleFrameImageProvider(this.info);
+
+  final ImageInfo info;
+
+  @override
+  Future<_SingleFrameImageProvider> obtainKey(ImageConfiguration configuration) => SynchronousFuture(this);
+
+  @override
+  ImageStreamCompleter loadImage(_SingleFrameImageProvider key, ImageDecoderCallback decode) =>
+      OneFrameImageStreamCompleter(SynchronousFuture(info.clone()));
+
+  @override
+  void resolveStreamForKey(
+    ImageConfiguration configuration,
+    ImageStream stream,
+    _SingleFrameImageProvider key,
+    ImageErrorListener handleError,
+  ) {
+    // We explicitly do not want to cache anything, as our parent [ProgressiveImage] already retains it
+    stream.setCompleter(loadImage(key, PaintingBinding.instance.instantiateImageCodecWithSize));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/slideshow/slideshow_slide.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/slideshow/slideshow_slide.widget.dart
index de92be81f..e9a4e7073 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/slideshow/slideshow_slide.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/slideshow/slideshow_slide.widget.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/asset/base_asset.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/build_context_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/asset_viewer/video_viewer.widget.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/image_provider.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image.widget.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/asset_viewer/video_player_provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/photo_view/photo_view.dart';
 
@@ -55,15 +56,18 @@ class SlideshowSlide extends StatelessWidget {
     final Widget content = asset.isImage || frozen
         ? ScaleTransition(
             scale: zoom.drive(Tween(begin: 1.0, end: 1.0 + _kenBurnsZoomMultiplier)),
-            child: PhotoView(
-              imageProvider: getFullImageProvider(asset, size: context.sizeData),
-              index: index,
-              disableScaleGestures: true,
-              gaplessPlayback: true,
-              filterQuality: FilterQuality.high,
-              initialScale: _scale,
-              controller: PhotoViewController(),
-              onTapUp: (_, _, _) => onTapUp(),
+            child: ProgressiveImage(
+              provider: getFullImageProvider(asset, size: context.sizeData),
+              builder: (context, provider) => PhotoView(
+                imageProvider: provider,
+                index: index,
+                disableScaleGestures: true,
+                gaplessPlayback: true,
+                filterQuality: FilterQuality.high,
+                initialScale: _scale,
+                controller: PhotoViewController(),
+                onTapUp: (_, _, _) => onTapUp(),
+              ),
             ),
           )
         : _SlideshowVideo(
@@ -147,7 +151,10 @@ class _SlideshowVideo extends ConsumerWidget {
         isCurrent: isCurrent,
         // Disable video looping
         loopOverride: false,
-        image: Image(image: imageProvider, fit: BoxFit.contain, alignment: Alignment.center),
+        image: ProgressiveImage(
+          provider: imageProvider,
+          builder: (context, provider) => Image(image: provider, fit: BoxFit.contain, alignment: Alignment.center),
+        ),
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/sliver_app_bar/random_asset_background_image.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/sliver_app_bar/random_asset_background_image.widget.dart
index fa5ccd3f1..4ab8da291 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/sliver_app_bar/random_asset_background_image.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/sliver_app_bar/random_asset_background_image.widget.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/asset/base_asset.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/services/timeline.service.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/image_provider.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image.widget.dart';
 
 /// Randomly selects an asset from the provided [TimelineService] for a persistent Ken Burns zoom
 class RandomAssetBackgroundImage extends StatefulWidget {
@@ -166,23 +167,26 @@ class _RandomAssetBackgroundImageState extends State<RandomAssetBackgroundImage>
                     child: SizedBox(
                       width: double.infinity,
                       height: double.infinity,
-                      child: Image(
-                        alignment: Alignment.topRight,
-                        image: getFullImageProvider(_currentAsset!),
-                        fit: BoxFit.cover,
-                        frameBuilder: (context, child, frame, wasSynchronouslyLoaded) {
-                          if (wasSynchronouslyLoaded || frame != null) {
-                            return child;
-                          }
-                          return Container();
-                        },
-                        errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) {
-                          return SizedBox(
-                            width: double.infinity,
-                            height: double.infinity,
-                            child: Icon(Icons.error_outline_rounded, size: 24, color: Colors.red[300]),
-                          );
-                        },
+                      child: ProgressiveImage(
+                        provider: getFullImageProvider(_currentAsset!),
+                        builder: (context, provider) => Image(
+                          alignment: Alignment.topRight,
+                          image: provider,
+                          fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                          frameBuilder: (context, child, frame, wasSynchronouslyLoaded) {
+                            if (wasSynchronouslyLoaded || frame != null) {
+                              return child;
+                            }
+                            return Container();
+                          },
+                          errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) {
+                            return SizedBox(
+                              width: double.infinity,
+                              height: double.infinity,
+                              child: Icon(Icons.error_outline_rounded, size: 24, color: Colors.red[300]),
+                            );
+                          },
+                        ),
                       ),
                     ),
                   ),
@@ -193,23 +197,26 @@ class _RandomAssetBackgroundImageState extends State<RandomAssetBackgroundImage>
                     child: SizedBox(
                       width: double.infinity,
                       height: double.infinity,
-                      child: Image(
-                        alignment: Alignment.topRight,
-                        image: getFullImageProvider(_nextAsset!),
-                        fit: BoxFit.cover,
-                        frameBuilder: (context, child, frame, wasSynchronouslyLoaded) {
-                          if (wasSynchronouslyLoaded || frame != null) {
-                            return child;
-                          }
-                          return const SizedBox.shrink();
-                        },
-                        errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) {
-                          return SizedBox(
-                            width: double.infinity,
-                            height: double.infinity,
-                            child: Icon(Icons.error_outline_rounded, size: 24, color: Colors.red[300]),
-                          );
-                        },
+                      child: ProgressiveImage(
+                        provider: getFullImageProvider(_nextAsset!),
+                        builder: (context, provider) => Image(
+                          alignment: Alignment.topRight,
+                          image: provider,
+                          fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                          frameBuilder: (context, child, frame, wasSynchronouslyLoaded) {
+                            if (wasSynchronouslyLoaded || frame != null) {
+                              return child;
+                            }
+                            return const SizedBox.shrink();
+                          },
+                          errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) {
+                            return SizedBox(
+                              width: double.infinity,
+                              height: double.infinity,
+                              child: Icon(Icons.error_outline_rounded, size: 24, color: Colors.red[300]),
+                            );
+                          },
+                        ),
                       ),
                     ),
                   ),
diff --git a/mobile/test/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image_test.dart b/mobile/test/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc76cdb91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/test/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/one_frame_multi_image_stream_completer.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/progressive_image.widget.dart';
+
+class _ProgressiveProvider extends ImageProvider<_ProgressiveProvider> {
+  const _ProgressiveProvider(this.frames);
+
+  final Stream<ImageInfo> frames;
+
+  @override
+  Future<_ProgressiveProvider> obtainKey(ImageConfiguration configuration) => SynchronousFuture(this);
+
+  @override
+  ImageStreamCompleter loadImage(_ProgressiveProvider key, ImageDecoderCallback decode) =>
+      OneFramePlaceholderImageStreamCompleter(frames);
+}
+
+void main() {
+  // Issue https://github.com/immich-app/immich/issues/29727: [Image] stops iterating through [ImageProvider] while Android's "Remove animations" is enabled
+  // This caused us to get stuck rendering a low quality image
+  for (final disableAnimations in [false, true]) {
+    final state = disableAnimations ? 'disabled' : 'enabled';
+
+    testWidgets('should keep refining a progressive image while animations are $state', (tester) async {
+      final frames = StreamController<ImageInfo>();
+      addTearDown(frames.close);
+
+      final (thumbnail, preview) = (await tester.runAsync(
+        () async => (await createTestImage(width: 8, height: 8), await createTestImage(width: 64, height: 64)),
+      ))!;
+
+      await tester.pumpWidget(
+        MediaQuery(
+          data: MediaQueryData(disableAnimations: disableAnimations),
+          child: MaterialApp(
+            home: ProgressiveImage(
+              provider: _ProgressiveProvider(frames.stream),
+              builder: (context, provider) => Image(image: provider, gaplessPlayback: true),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      frames.add(ImageInfo(image: thumbnail));
+      await tester.pump();
+      await tester.pump();
+      expect(tester.widget<RawImage>(find.byType(RawImage)).image?.width, 8);
+
+      frames.add(ImageInfo(image: preview));
+      await tester.pump();
+      await tester.pump();
+      expect(tester.widget<RawImage>(find.byType(RawImage)).image?.width, 64);
+    });
+  }
+}