diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 76aa59f..4846b6f 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
@@ -57,9 +58,13 @@
 
     <!-- Permissions -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="29" />
+    <!-- Android 14+ partial photo access via system photo picker; no READ_MEDIA_IMAGES needed -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED" />
+    <!-- Explicitly block READ_MEDIA_IMAGES if any library injects it -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" tools:node="remove" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO" tools:node="remove" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />