diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9b932ba0b0242e06d9b0c20b94418313eb9f4057..e34326ef34e2a938aec41aec88244a59c4d5e2cd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         android:name="net.sourceforge.opencamera.OpenCameraApplication"
         android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
         android:largeHeap="true"
+        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         >
         <!-- should not change the android:name, including moving to a subpackage - see http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/things-that-cannot-change.html -->
         <activity