diff --git a/demos/transformer/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/demos/transformer/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 780b02ab6d..60a336de27 100644
--- a/demos/transformer/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/demos/transformer/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       android:label="@string/app_name"
       android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat"
       android:taskAffinity=""
+      android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
       tools:targetApi="29">
     <activity android:name=".ConfigurationActivity"
         android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"