diff --git a/android/java/res_template/xml/file_paths.xml b/android/java/res_template/xml/file_paths.xml
index 7c2f1b0b45d62..880ba62eea325 100644
--- a/android/java/res_template/xml/file_paths.xml
+++ b/android/java/res_template/xml/file_paths.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 <!-- for the ContentProvider. -->
 
 <paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <root-path name="root" path="." />
     <files-path name="images" path="images/"/>
     <cache-path name="cache" path="net-export/"/>
     <cache-path name="passwords" path="passwords/"/>
diff --git a/patches/chrome-android-java-AndroidManifest.xml.patch b/patches/chrome-android-java-AndroidManifest.xml.patch
index bfd7f5c2e090a..9b73edcc198fc 100644
--- a/patches/chrome-android-java-AndroidManifest.xml.patch
+++ b/patches/chrome-android-java-AndroidManifest.xml.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 diff --git a/chrome/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml b/chrome/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml
-index 4a4ef4f6a6245b36b39f1f901bf13c6d8a8c42f8..4011af4a1c7232075ec94fe28716cf5e76b0d9d0 100644
+index 4a4ef4f6a6245b36b39f1f901bf13c6d8a8c42f8..9008cf1c138ab35a7f1cd9e3f5ffccf0a62a00b0 100644
 --- a/chrome/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml
 +++ b/chrome/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml
-@@ -1307,6 +1307,7 @@ android:value="true" />
+@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ by a child template that "extends" this file.
+     <!-- Set android:largeHeap to "true" to allow more than the default
+          Java heap limit (32Mb on Nexus S, 48Mb on Xoom). -->
+     <application android:name="{% block application_name %}org.chromium.chrome.browser.ChromeApplication{% endblock %}"
++        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
+         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
+         android:roundIcon="@drawable/ic_launcher_round"
+         android:label="{% block application_label %}@string/app_name{% endblock %}"
+@@ -1307,6 +1308,7 @@ android:value="true" />
          </activity>
          {% endif %}