diff --git a/atox/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/atox/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4cb5e486e..1ee7d439e 100644
--- a/atox/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/atox/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
 
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" android:required="false"/>
 
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@
             android:allowBackup="false"
             android:icon="@mipmap/launcher_icon"
             android:label="@string/app_name"
-            android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
             android:roundIcon="@mipmap/launcher_icon_round"
             android:supportsRtl="true"
             android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
diff --git a/atox/src/main/kotlin/ui/chat/ChatFragment.kt b/atox/src/main/kotlin/ui/chat/ChatFragment.kt
index a612456ce..6d0655f45 100644
--- a/atox/src/main/kotlin/ui/chat/ChatFragment.kt
+++ b/atox/src/main/kotlin/ui/chat/ChatFragment.kt
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class ChatFragment : BaseFragment<FragmentChatBinding>(FragmentChatBinding::infl
             mRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC)
             mRecorder.setOutputFormat(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4)
             mRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.AMR_NB)
-            val rootPath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().absolutePath
+            val rootPath = requireContext().filesDir.absolutePath
             val file = File("$rootPath/ATox")
             if (!file.exists()) {
                 file.mkdirs()