diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3df4d3af..e8307c84 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES" />
diff --git a/lib/ui/views/navigation/navigation_viewmodel.dart b/lib/ui/views/navigation/navigation_viewmodel.dart
index 4ca900c3..58ae74c1 100644
--- a/lib/ui/views/navigation/navigation_viewmodel.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/views/navigation/navigation_viewmodel.dart
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ import 'package:stacked/stacked.dart';
 class NavigationViewModel extends IndexTrackingViewModel {
   Future<void> initialize(BuildContext context) async {
     locator<Toast>().initialize(context);
-    final SharedPreferences prefs =
-        await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+    final SharedPreferences prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
     if (prefs.getBool('permissionsRequested') == null) {
+      await Permission.storage.request();
+      await Permission.manageExternalStorage.request();
       await prefs.setBool('permissionsRequested', true);
       RootAPI().hasRootPermissions().then(
             (value) => Permission.requestInstallPackages.request().then(
-                  (value) =>
-                      Permission.ignoreBatteryOptimizations.request(),
+                  (value) => Permission.ignoreBatteryOptimizations.request(),
                 ),
           );
     }
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ class NavigationViewModel extends IndexTrackingViewModel {
       SystemUiOverlayStyle(
         systemNavigationBarColor: Colors.transparent,
         systemNavigationBarIconBrightness:
-            DynamicTheme.of(context)!.theme.brightness ==
-                    Brightness.light
+            DynamicTheme.of(context)!.theme.brightness == Brightness.light
                 ? Brightness.dark
                 : Brightness.light,
       ),