diff --git a/vtm-android-example/AndroidManifest.xml b/vtm-android-example/AndroidManifest.xml
index 62e58c0c..f47db25e 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/vtm-android-example/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
+        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">
         <activity
             android:name=".Samples"
diff --git a/vtm-app/AndroidManifest.xml b/vtm-app/AndroidManifest.xml
index 26186026..c0f36874 100644
--- a/vtm-app/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/vtm-app/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/application_name"
+        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">
 
         <!-- android:theme="@style/Theme.TileMap" -->