diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3a63014..cd3be30 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     <application
         android:name="${applicationName}"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
-        android:label="photo_gallery_example">
+        android:label="photo_gallery_example"
+        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true">
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
             android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"