diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 47e372ff..70974bcc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         android:required="true" />
 
     <application
+        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
         android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"