diff --git a/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3f3b5def9..d2698f76f 100644
--- a/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.front" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:required="false"/>
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.CALL_PHONE" android:required="false"/>
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.foss.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.foss.xml
index a5333a944..abb2bb6a6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.foss.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.foss.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.front" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:required="false"/>
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.CALL_PHONE" android:required="false"/>
 
     <application
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index a5333a944..abb2bb6a6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.front" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:required="false"/>
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.CALL_PHONE" android:required="false"/>
 
     <application
diff --git a/android/app/src/profile/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/profile/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3f3b5def9..d2698f76f 100644
--- a/android/app/src/profile/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/profile/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_PHONE"/>
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.front" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:required="false"/>
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" android:required="false"/>
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.CALL_PHONE" android:required="false"/>
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/lib/utils/files.dart b/lib/utils/files.dart
index 8ed69a243..3469a4a94 100644
--- a/lib/utils/files.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/files.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:io';
 import 'dart:io' as file;
 
 // Flutter imports:
+import 'package:device_info_plus/device_info_plus.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 
 // Package imports:
@@ -39,11 +40,18 @@ Future<List<MultipartFile>?> pickFiles({
       allowMultiple: allowMultiple,
     );
   } else {
-    final permission = await (fileType == FileType.image && Platform.isIOS
-        ? Permission.photos.request()
-        : Permission.storage.request());
+    final androidInfo = await DeviceInfoPlugin().androidInfo;
+    PermissionStatus status;
 
-    if (permission == PermissionStatus.granted) {
+    if (Platform.isIOS && fileType == FileType.image) {
+      status = await Permission.photos.request();
+    } else if (Platform.isAndroid && androidInfo.version.sdkInt >= 33) {
+      status = await Permission.photos.request();
+    } else {
+      status = await Permission.storage.request();
+    }
+
+    if (status == PermissionStatus.granted) {
       return _pickFiles(
         fileIndex: fileIndex,
         fileType: fileType,
diff --git a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
index 91ae4eeb9..99ae62b77 100644
--- a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
+++ b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import FlutterMacOS
 import Foundation
 
 import desktop_drop
+import device_info_plus
 import file_selector_macos
 import in_app_purchase_storekit
 import in_app_review
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import window_manager
 
 func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
   DesktopDropPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "DesktopDropPlugin"))
+  DeviceInfoPlusMacosPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "DeviceInfoPlusMacosPlugin"))
   FileSelectorPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "FileSelectorPlugin"))
   InAppPurchasePlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "InAppPurchasePlugin"))
   InAppReviewPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "InAppReviewPlugin"))
diff --git a/pubspec.foss.yaml b/pubspec.foss.yaml
index 9d7c93e06..e39c7650a 100644
--- a/pubspec.foss.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.foss.yaml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ dependencies:
   # idb_shim: ^1.11.1+1
   collection: ^1.15.0-nullsafety.4
   filesystem_picker: ^4.0.0
+  device_info_plus: ^9.1.0
 
 dependency_overrides:
   intl: any
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index df00e5920..4069848de 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -306,6 +306,22 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.4.4"
+  device_info_plus:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: device_info_plus
+      sha256: "7035152271ff67b072a211152846e9f1259cf1be41e34cd3e0b5463d2d6b8419"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "9.1.0"
+  device_info_plus_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: device_info_plus_platform_interface
+      sha256: d3b01d5868b50ae571cd1dc6e502fc94d956b665756180f7b16ead09e836fd64
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "7.0.0"
   diacritic:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -1862,6 +1878,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "5.0.9"
+  win32_registry:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: win32_registry
+      sha256: "41fd8a189940d8696b1b810efb9abcf60827b6cbfab90b0c43e8439e3a39d85a"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.1.2"
   window_manager:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 83853793a..c1b2b489c 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ dependencies:
   # idb_shim: ^1.11.1+1
   collection: ^1.15.0-nullsafety.4
   filesystem_picker: ^4.0.0
+  device_info_plus: ^9.1.0
 
 dependency_overrides:
   intl: any