# "Starting May 5th, you must let us know why your app requires broad storage access" **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [April 17, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/starting-may-5th-you-must-let-us-know-why-your-app-requires-broad-storage-access/1228789 "2021-04-17T01:28:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gobassky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/gobassky/32/77019_2.png) [@gobassky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/gobassky)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/starting-may-5th-you-must-let-us-know-why-your-app-requires-broad-storage-access/1228789/1 "2021-04-17T01:28:11Z")
Hi, I received the message below from my Google Play Console account. Can anyone advice any actions need to be done for apps deployed to google play? Thanks * * * We’ve detected that your app contains the `requestLegacyExternalStorage` flag in the manifest file of 1 or more of your app bundles or APKs. Developers with apps on devices running Android 11+ must use Scoped Storage to give users better access control over their device storage. To release your app on Android 11 or newer after May 5th, you must either: - Update your app to use more privacy friendly best practices, such as the Storage Access Framework or Media Store API - Update your app to declare the All files access (`MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`) permission in the manifest file, and complete the All files access permission declaration in Play Console from May 5th - Remove the All files access permission from your app entirely For apps targeting Android 11, the `requestLegacyExternalStorage` flag will be ignored. You must use the All files access permission to retain broad access. Apps requesting access to the All files access permission without a permitted use will be removed from Google Play, and you won’t be able to publish updates. ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/starting-may-5th-you-must-let-us-know-why-your-app-requires-broad-storage-access/1228789/2 "2021-04-17T05:50:29Z")
3 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Android storage message?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/android-storage-message/1224487) ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/starting-may-5th-you-must-let-us-know-why-your-app-requires-broad-storage-access/1228789/3 "2021-04-17T05:50:29Z")