diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e681f2493..942131ccf 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
+      android:maxSdkVersion="29" />
     <application
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"