--- a/src/Splash.tsx
+++ b/src/Splash.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
   withTiming,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated'
 import {useSafeAreaInsets} from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
-import Svg, {Path, type SvgProps} from 'react-native-svg'
 import {Image} from 'expo-image'
+import {type SvgProps} from 'react-native-svg'
 import * as SplashScreen from 'expo-splash-screen'
 
 import {Logotype} from '#/view/icons/Logotype'
@@ -29,21 +29,18 @@
   darkSplashImagePointer,
 ).uri
 
-export const Logo = forwardRef(function LogoImpl(props: SvgProps, ref) {
-  const width = 1000
-  const height = width * (67 / 64)
+export const Logo = forwardRef(function LogoImpl(props: SvgProps & {fill?: string}, ref) {
+  const size = 1000
+  // @ts-ignore
   return (
-    <Svg
-      fill="none"
-      // @ts-ignore it's fiiiiine
+    <Image
+      // @ts-ignore
       ref={ref}
-      viewBox="0 0 64 66"
-      style={[{width, height}, props.style]}>
-      <Path
-        fill={props.fill || '#fff'}
-        d="M13.873 3.77C21.21 9.243 29.103 20.342 32 26.3v15.732c0-.335-.13.043-.41.858-1.512 4.414-7.418 21.642-20.923 7.87-7.111-7.252-3.819-14.503 9.125-16.692-7.405 1.252-15.73-.817-18.014-8.93C1.12 22.804 0 8.431 0 6.488 0-3.237 8.579-.18 13.873 3.77ZM50.127 3.77C42.79 9.243 34.897 20.342 32 26.3v15.732c0-.335.13.043.41.858 1.512 4.414 7.418 21.642 20.923 7.87 7.111-7.252 3.819-14.503-9.125-16.692 7.405 1.252 15.73-.817 18.014-8.93C62.88 22.804 64 8.431 64 6.488 64-3.237 55.422-.18 50.127 3.77Z"
-      />
-    </Svg>
+      source={require('../assets/logo.png')}
+      style={[{width: size, height: size}, props.style]}
+      contentFit="contain"
+      accessibilityLabel="Logo"
+    />
   )
 })
 
--- a/src/view/com/util/UserAvatar.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/UserAvatar.tsx
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
                 <ExpoImage
                   testID="userAvatarImage"
                   style={aviStyle}
-                  source={{uri: avatar}}
+                  source={{ uri: hackModifyThumbnailPath(avatar, 1 > 0), }}
                   accessibilityRole="image"
                 />
               ) : (
@@ -617,7 +617,8 @@
 // manually string-replace to use the smaller ones
 // -prf
 function hackModifyThumbnailPath(uri: string, isEnabled: boolean): string {
-  return isEnabled ? convertCdnPreset(uri, 'avatar_thumbnail') : uri
+  // syu.is: avatars are served directly from bsky.syu.is, no CDN transformation needed
+  return uri
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({