diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0ea337484..fec6be99b 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     <application
         android:name="io.flutter.app.FlutterApplication"
         android:label="Aves"
-        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
+        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
+        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true">
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
             android:launchMode="singleTop"