diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt
index 9976f44b6..dd06a2e0c 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/model/provider/ImageProvider.kt
@@ -597,8 +597,10 @@ abstract class ImageProvider {
                 mimeType = mimeType,
                 uri = uri,
                 path = path,
-                // do not truncate
-                mode = "w",
+                // do not truncate with "t"
+                // "w" is enough on API 29+, but it will yield an empty file on API <29
+                // so "r" is necessary for backward compatibility
+                mode = "rw",
             ) ?: throw Exception("failed to open file descriptor for uri=$uri path=$path")
             pfd.use {
                 FileOutputStream(it.fileDescriptor).use { outputStream ->
diff --git a/lib/model/entry.dart b/lib/model/entry.dart
index c42f47af2..0be186e26 100644
--- a/lib/model/entry.dart
+++ b/lib/model/entry.dart
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ class AvesEntry {
 
   bool get isBurst => burstEntries?.isNotEmpty == true;
 
-  // for backwards compatibility
+  // for backward compatibility
   bool get _isMotionPhotoLegacy => isMultiPage && !isBurst && mimeType == MimeTypes.jpeg;
 
   bool get isMotionPhoto => (_catalogMetadata?.isMotionPhoto ?? false) || _isMotionPhotoLegacy;
diff --git a/lib/widgets/settings/settings_page.dart b/lib/widgets/settings/settings_page.dart
index 52e17402f..2a877e7fc 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/settings/settings_page.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/settings/settings_page.dart
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class _SettingsPageState extends State<SettingsPage> with FeedbackMixin {
             final version = allJsonMap[exportVersionKey];
             final importable = <AppExportItem, dynamic>{};
             if (version == null) {
-              // backwards compatibility before versioning
+              // backward compatibility before versioning
               importable[AppExportItem.settings] = allJsonMap;
             } else {
               if (allJsonMap is! Map) {