diff --git a/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index ed602ec..4f4985c 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
         android:required="false" />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
     <uses-permission
             android:name="android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS"
@@ -53,4 +55,4 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </receiver>
     </application>
-</manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
+</manifest>
diff --git a/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/RustInterface.kt b/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/RustInterface.kt
index ddc9ab4..67ca8ef 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/RustInterface.kt
+++ b/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/RustInterface.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ class RustInterface constructor(context: Context? = null) {
 
         initialize()
         if(context != null) {
-            setDataDir(context.filesDir.absolutePath)
+            // See https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/content/Context#getexternalfilesdir
+            setDataDir(context.externalFilesDir.absolutePath)
         }
     }
 
@@ -114,4 +115,4 @@ class RustInterface constructor(context: Context? = null) {
         Log.w(TAG, getBucketsJSON().toString(2))
         Log.w(TAG, getEventsJSON("test").toString(2))
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}