diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index eb4d11c24..aaf65c92d 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 28
+    compileSdkVersion 29
 
     defaultConfig {
         //applicationId 'fr.free.nrw.commons'
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index a2c33778f..53b6ec381 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         android:supportsRtl="true"
         tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"
         android:appComponentFactory="commons"
+        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage = "true"
         tools:ignore="GoogleAppIndexingWarning">
 
         <activity android:name="org.acra.dialog.CrashReportDialog"