diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/app-mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e829713f78..36828c00dc 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC" />
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATION" />
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
 
 	<!-- Make these features optional to enable Chromebooks -->
 	<!-- https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/37 -->
diff --git a/packages/app-mobile/utils/shareHandler.ts b/packages/app-mobile/utils/shareHandler.ts
index b66acecb82..5947fc6e4f 100644
--- a/packages/app-mobile/utils/shareHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/app-mobile/utils/shareHandler.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ export default async (sharedData: SharedData, folderId: string, dispatch: Functi
 		if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
 			const response = await checkPermissions(PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
 
-			if (response !== PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.GRANTED) {
+			// Note that if the permission is NEVER_ASK_AGAIN, it might still
+			// work because of the way Android permissions work after Android
+			// 10. So it means in that case we give it a try anyway.
+			// https://stackoverflow.com/a/73630987/561309
+			if (response === PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.DENIED) {
 				ToastAndroid.show('Cannot receive shared data - permission denied', ToastAndroid.SHORT);
 				ShareExtension.close();
 				return;