diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 48443cca5..94fd8f477 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 def DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION   = 30
 def DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION   = "29.0.3"
 def DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION    = 30
-def DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION       = 16
+def DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION       = 21
 
 android {
         compileSdkVersion rootProject.hasProperty('compileSdkVersion') ? rootProject.compileSdkVersion : DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
     implementation 'androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout:1.1.0'
     implementation 'com.github.yalantis:ucrop:2.2.6-native'
+ 
+    implementation 'androidx.media3:media3-transformer:1.4.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.media3:media3-effect:1.4.1'
+    implementation 'androidx.media3:media3-common:1.4.1'
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/Compression.java b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/Compression.java
index 5ea266c56..b226533f9 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/Compression.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/reactnative/ivpusic/imagepicker/Compression.java
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 
+import androidx.annotation.OptIn;
+import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem;
+import androidx.media3.common.MimeTypes;
+import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi;
+import androidx.media3.transformer.Composition;
+import androidx.media3.transformer.EditedMediaItem;
+import androidx.media3.transformer.ExportException;
+import androidx.media3.transformer.ExportResult;
+import androidx.media3.transformer.Transformer;
+
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
 
@@ -153,9 +163,36 @@ private Pair<Integer, Integer> calculateTargetDimensions(int currentWidth, int c
         return Pair.create(width, height);
     }
 
-    synchronized void compressVideo(final Activity activity, final ReadableMap options, final String originalVideo, final String compressedVideo, final Promise promise) {
-        // todo: video compression
+    @OptIn(markerClass = UnstableApi.class)
+    synchronized void compressVideo(
+            final Activity activity, final ReadableMap options, final String originalVideo, final String compressedVideo, final Promise promise) {
         // failed attempt 1: ffmpeg => slow and licensing issues
-        promise.resolve(originalVideo);
+        // promise.resolve(originalVideo);
+
+        Transformer.Listener transformerListener =
+                new Transformer.Listener() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onCompleted(Composition composition, ExportResult result) {
+                        promise.resolve(compressedVideo);
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void onError(Composition composition, ExportResult result,
+                                        ExportException exception) {
+                        promise.reject("unable to convert input to h264");
+                    }
+                };
+
+        MediaItem inputMediaItem = MediaItem.fromUri(originalVideo);
+        EditedMediaItem editedMediaItem =
+                new EditedMediaItem.Builder(inputMediaItem).setFrameRate(15).build();
+        Transformer transformer =
+                new Transformer.Builder(activity)
+                        .setVideoMimeType(MimeTypes.VIDEO_H264)
+                        .setAudioMimeType(MimeTypes.AUDIO_AAC)
+                        .addListener(transformerListener)
+                        .build();
+        transformer.start(editedMediaItem, compressedVideo);
+
     }
 }