diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1bbb4778..ba64ae00 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/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"
     package="gq.cyuubi.lightswitch">
+    
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_INTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/gq/cyuubi/lightswitch/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/gq/cyuubi/lightswitch/MainActivity.java
index ed231c22..7873a0bf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/gq/cyuubi/lightswitch/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/gq/cyuubi/lightswitch/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package gq.cyuubi.lightswitch;
 
+import android.Manifest;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 
 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
@@ -16,6 +20,13 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
 
+        if(ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(MainActivity.this, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED)
+        {
+            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(MainActivity.this,
+                    new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE},
+                    1);
+        }
+
         // Example of a call to a native method
         TextView tv = findViewById(R.id.sample_text);
         tv.setText(stringFromJNI());