diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java
index 0d3a05068..aa9ae58fb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java
@@ -32,15 +32,18 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Environment;
 import android.os.StrictMode;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoader;
 import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoaderConfiguration;
+import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.process.BitmapProcessor;
 import info.guardianproject.netcipher.NetCipher;
 import info.guardianproject.netcipher.proxy.OrbotHelper;
 import org.acra.ACRA;
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ import org.fdroid.fdroid.net.ImageLoaderForUIL;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.net.WifiStateChangeService;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.views.hiding.HidingManager;
 
+import javax.microedition.khronos.opengles.GL10;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.security.Security;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -380,9 +384,31 @@ public class FDroidApp extends Application {
         UpdateService.schedule(getApplicationContext());
         bluetoothAdapter = getBluetoothAdapter();
 
+        // There are a couple things to pay attention to with this config: memory usage,
+        // especially on small devices; and, image processing vulns, since images are
+        // submitted via app's git repos, so anyone with commit privs there could submit
+        // exploits hidden in images.  Luckily, F-Droid doesn't need EXIF at all, and
+        // that is where the JPEG/PNG vulns have been. So it can be entirely stripped.
+        Display display = ((WindowManager) getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE)).getDefaultDisplay();
+        int maxSize = GL10.GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE; // see ImageScaleType.NONE_SAFE javadoc
+        int width = display.getWidth();
+        if (width > maxSize) {
+            maxSize = width;
+        }
+        int height = display.getHeight();
+        if (height > maxSize) {
+            maxSize = height;
+        }
         ImageLoaderConfiguration config = new ImageLoaderConfiguration.Builder(getApplicationContext())
                 .imageDownloader(new ImageLoaderForUIL(getApplicationContext()))
                 .defaultDisplayImageOptions(Utils.getDefaultDisplayImageOptionsBuilder().build())
+                .diskCacheExtraOptions(maxSize, maxSize, new BitmapProcessor() {
+                    @Override
+                    public Bitmap process(Bitmap bitmap) {
+                        // converting JPEGs to Bitmaps, then saving them removes EXIF metadata
+                        return bitmap;
+                    }
+                })
                 .threadPoolSize(getThreadPoolSize())
                 .build();
         ImageLoader.getInstance().init(config);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Utils.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Utils.java
index a0480f461..c9a5258c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Utils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Utils.java
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ public final class Utils {
                     .cacheOnDisk(true)
                     .considerExifParams(false)
                     .bitmapConfig(Bitmap.Config.RGB_565)
-                    .imageScaleType(ImageScaleType.NONE);
+                    .imageScaleType(ImageScaleType.EXACTLY);
         }
         return defaultDisplayImageOptionsBuilder;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
index 120021760..aff0a6e78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/data/App.java
@@ -219,12 +219,13 @@ public class App extends ValueObject implements Comparable<App>, Parcelable {
     public App() {
     }
 
-    public App(Cursor cursor) {
+    public App(final Cursor cursor) {
 
         checkCursorPosition(cursor);
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < cursor.getColumnCount(); i++) {
-            String n = cursor.getColumnName(i);
+        final int cursorColumnCount = cursor.getColumnCount();
+        for (int i = 0; i < cursorColumnCount; i++) {
+            final String n = cursor.getColumnName(i);
             switch (n) {
                 case Cols.ROW_ID:
                     id = cursor.getLong(i);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/apps/AppListAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/apps/AppListAdapter.java
index 4d1590cce..32fc0561d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/apps/AppListAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/apps/AppListAdapter.java
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class AppListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<StandardAppListItemController>
     @Override
     public void onBindViewHolder(StandardAppListItemController holder, int position) {
         cursor.moveToPosition(position);
-        holder.bindModel(new App(cursor));
+        final App app = new App(cursor);
+        holder.bindModel(app);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/whatsnew/WhatsNewAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/whatsnew/WhatsNewAdapter.java
index 7500f16d6..671ec8b27 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/whatsnew/WhatsNewAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/whatsnew/WhatsNewAdapter.java
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ public class WhatsNewAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AppCardController> {
     @Override
     public void onBindViewHolder(AppCardController holder, int position) {
         cursor.moveToPosition(position);
-        holder.bindApp(new App(cursor));
+        final App app = new App(cursor);
+        holder.bindApp(app);
     }
 
     @Override