diff --git a/src/page/channel/view.js b/src/page/channel/view.js
index 905a6a6..4432c72 100644
--- a/src/page/channel/view.js
+++ b/src/page/channel/view.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class ChannelPage extends React.PureComponent {
     autoStyle: null,
     showSortPicker: false,
     showTimePicker: false,
-    orderBy: ['release_time'], // sort by new by default
+    orderBy: Constants.DEFAULT_ORDER_BY,
     activeTab: Constants.CONTENT_TAB,
   };
 
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ class ChannelPage extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    const { fetchChannelListMine, setSortByItem } = this.props;
+    const { fetchChannelListMine } = this.props;
     NativeModules.Firebase.setCurrentScreen('Channel');
-    setSortByItem(Constants.CLAIM_SEARCH_SORT_BY_ITEMS[1]); // sort by newest first
     fetchChannelListMine();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/page/file/view.js b/src/page/file/view.js
index 883c5df..1601585 100644
--- a/src/page/file/view.js
+++ b/src/page/file/view.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
+      attemptAutoGet: false,
       autoPlayMedia: false,
       autoDownloadStarted: false,
       downloadButtonShown: false,
@@ -189,10 +190,12 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
     const {
       claim,
       contentType,
+      costInfo,
       fileInfo,
       isResolvingUri,
       resolveUri,
       navigation,
+      purchaseUri,
       searchRecommended,
       title,
     } = this.props;
@@ -214,6 +217,21 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
         uri: this.state.uri,
       };
     }
+
+    // attempt to retrieve images and html/text automatically once the claim is loaded, and it's free
+    const mediaType = Lbry.getMediaType(contentType);
+    const isViewable = mediaType === 'image' || mediaType === 'text';
+    if (claim && costInfo && costInfo.cost === 0 && !this.state.autoGetAttempted && isViewable) {
+      this.setState(
+        {
+          autoGetAttempted: true,
+          downloadPressed: true,
+          autoPlayMedia: true,
+          stopDownloadConfirmed: false,
+        },
+        () => purchaseUri(claim.permanent_url, costInfo, true)
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   fetchFileInfo(props) {