diff --git a/before_plugin_install.js b/before_plugin_install.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d29efa58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/before_plugin_install.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+var fs = require("fs");
+var path = require("path");
+var rootdir = process.env.PWD;
+var valuesPath = "/platforms/android/app/src/main/res/values/";
+var themesFile = "themes.xml";
+var destFile = path.join(rootdir, valuesPath, themesFile);
+var destDir = path.dirname(destFile);
+
+module.exports = function (context) {
+    console.log("*************************************");
+    console.log(`before_plugin_install running`);
+    console.log("*************************************");
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(destDir)) {
+        if (!fs.existsSync(destFile)) {
+            console.log("*************************************");
+            console.log(`creating new  ${destFile}`);
+            console.log("*************************************");
+            fs.writeFile(
+                destFile,
+                '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>\n<resources>\n<style name="MyTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light">\n</style>\n</resources>',
+                function (err) {
+                    if (err) {
+                        console.error("writeFile error" + err);
+                    }
+                    console.log(`${themesFile} created!`);
+                }
+            );
+        } else {
+            console.log(`skipping, file ${themesFile}  exists`);
+        }
+    } else {
+        console.log("skipping, android platform not found");
+    }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index e6f5a2c7..29893121 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@
 
     <!-- android -->
     <platform name="android">
+        <hook type="before_plugin_install" src="scripts/before_plugin_install.js" />
+        <edit-config file="AndroidManifest.xml" target="/manifest/application" mode="merge">   
+            <application android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"/>
+        </edit-config>
+
         <config-file target="res/xml/config.xml" parent="/*">
             <feature name="ImagePicker">
                 <param name="android-package" value="com.synconset.ImagePicker"/>
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@
         <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/layout/actionbar_done_button.xml" target="res/layout/actionbar_done_button.xml"/>
         <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/layout/multiselectorgrid.xml" target="res/layout/multiselectorgrid.xml"/>
         <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/values/multiimagechooser_strings_en.xml" target="res/values/multiimagechooser_strings_en.xml"/>
-        <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/values/themes.xml" target="res/values/themes.xml"/>
+        <!-- <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/values/themes.xml" target="res/values/themes.xml"/> -->
 
         <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/values-de/multiimagechooser_strings_de.xml" target="res/values-de/multiimagechooser_strings_de.xml"/>
         <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/values-es/multiimagechooser_strings_es.xml" target="res/values-es/multiimagechooser_strings_es.xml"/>