diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 82900570a..9a1142941 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
   <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.audio.output"/>
   <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.microphone"/>
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATION"/>
-  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="28" />
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"  android:maxSdkVersion="28" />
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" tools:ignore="ScopedStorage" />
+
   <queries>
     <intent>
       <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW"/>
       <data android:scheme="wc"/>
     </intent>
   </queries>
-  <application android:name=".MainApplication" android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round" android:allowBackup="false" android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
+  <application android:name=".MainApplication" android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round" android:allowBackup="false" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true">
     <service android:name="io.wazo.callkeep.VoiceConnectionService" android:label="Wazo" android:permission="android.permission.BIND_TELECOM_CONNECTION_SERVICE" android:foregroundServiceType="camera|microphone" android:exported="true">
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="android.telecom.ConnectionService"/>
diff --git a/src/navigation/screens/chats/helpers/useFileDownload.ts b/src/navigation/screens/chats/helpers/useFileDownload.ts
index 82277df9b..5cc6fc7f2 100644
--- a/src/navigation/screens/chats/helpers/useFileDownload.ts
+++ b/src/navigation/screens/chats/helpers/useFileDownload.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ const useFileDownload = (
           ? `${androidDownloadDir}/${fileName}` // Public Downloads on Android
           : `${RNBlobUtil.fs.dirs.CacheDir}/${fileName}`; // Documents directory on iOS
 
+      // Check if the file exists
+      const fileExists = await RNBlobUtil.fs.exists(filePath);
+
+      if (fileExists) {
+        // Delete the file if it exists
+        await RNBlobUtil.fs.unlink(filePath);
+      }
+
       // Write the file
       await RNBlobUtil.fs.writeFile(filePath, base64Data, 'base64');
       if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {