diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 698f1d0b..9af5f6fb 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 	</application>
 
 	<!-- Some devices with Android 2.2 should support native activity, it was in unstable hidden API -->
-	<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
+	<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" android:targetSdkVersion="28" />
 
 	<!-- OpenGL ES 1.1 -->
 	<uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00010000" /> 
diff --git a/android/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/android/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index 5933ad91..fe8ea494 100644
--- a/android/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/android/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	<string name="finish">Конец</string>
 	<string name="exit">Выход</string>
 	<string name="text_res_path">Путь к игровым ресурсам</string>
+	<string name="no_permissions">Нет разрешений, закрываюсь...</string>
 	<!-- Generic -->
 
 	<!-- Launcher(tabs) -->
diff --git a/android/res/values/strings.xml b/android/res/values/strings.xml
index e8c954e4..725d1cc3 100644
--- a/android/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	<string name="finish">Finish</string>
 	<string name="exit">Exit</string>
 	<string name="text_res_path">Path to game resources</string>
+	<string name="no_permissions">No permissions, closing...</string>
 	<!-- Generic -->
 
 	<!-- Launcher(tabs) -->
diff --git a/android/src/su/xash/engine/LauncherActivity.java b/android/src/su/xash/engine/LauncherActivity.java
index 64b3cf35..5aa253c6 100644
--- a/android/src/su/xash/engine/LauncherActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/su/xash/engine/LauncherActivity.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package su.xash.engine;
 
 import android.app.*;
 import android.content.*;
+import android.content.pm.*;
 import android.graphics.*;
 import android.graphics.drawable.*;
 import android.net.*;
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ import java.net.*;
 import org.json.*;
 import android.preference.*;
 import su.xash.fwgslib.*;
+import android.Manifest;
+
 
 public class LauncherActivity extends Activity 
 {
@@ -37,10 +40,11 @@ public class LauncherActivity extends Activity
 	static LinearLayout rodirSettings; // to easy show/hide
 	
 	static int mEngineWidth, mEngineHeight;
+	final static int REQUEST_PERMISSIONS = 42;
 
-    @Override
-    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
-    {
+	@Override
+	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
+	{
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 		this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
 		//super.setTheme( 0x01030005 );
@@ -263,10 +267,28 @@ public class LauncherActivity extends Activity
 		hideRodirSettings( !useRoDir.isChecked() );
 		updateResolutionResult();
 		toggleResolutionFields();
+		FWGSLib.applyPermissions( this, new String[] { Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE }, REQUEST_PERMISSIONS );
 		if( !mPref.getBoolean("successfulRun",false) )
 			showFirstRun();
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
+	public void onRequestPermissionsResult( int requestCode,  String[] permissions,  int[] grantResults )
+	{
+		if( requestCode == REQUEST_PERMISSIONS ) 
+		{
+			if( grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED ) 
+			{
+				Toast.makeText( this, R.string.no_permissions, Toast.LENGTH_LONG ).show();
+				finish();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// open again?
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void onResume()
 	{
diff --git a/android/src/su/xash/engine/XashActivity.java b/android/src/su/xash/engine/XashActivity.java
index a85eb586..9297cbb6 100644
--- a/android/src/su/xash/engine/XashActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/su/xash/engine/XashActivity.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import su.xash.engine.R;
 import su.xash.engine.XashConfig;
 import su.xash.engine.JoystickHandler;
 import android.provider.Settings.Secure;
+import android.Manifest;
 
 import su.xash.fwgslib.*;
 import android.sax.*;
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ public class XashActivity extends Activity {
 	public final static byte JOY_AXIS_YAW   = 3;
 	public final static byte JOY_AXIS_RT    = 4;
 	public final static byte JOY_AXIS_LT    = 5;
+	
+	final static int REQUEST_PERMISSIONS = 42;
 
 	// Preferences
 	public static SharedPreferences mPref = null;
@@ -128,12 +131,14 @@ public class XashActivity extends Activity {
 		// landscapeSensor is not supported until API9
 		if( sdk < 9 )
 			setRequestedOrientation( 0 );
-			
+		
 		mPref = this.getSharedPreferences( "engine", 0 );
 		
 		mUseRoDir = mPref.getBoolean("use_rodir", false);
 		mWriteDir = mPref.getString("writedir", FWGSLib.getExternalFilesDir( this ));
 		
+		FWGSLib.applyPermissions( this, new String[] { Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE }, REQUEST_PERMISSIONS );
+		
 		// just in case
 		if( mWriteDir.length() == 0 )
 		{
@@ -157,6 +162,23 @@ public class XashActivity extends Activity {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	@Override
+	public void onRequestPermissionsResult( int requestCode,  String[] permissions,  int[] grantResults )
+	{
+		if( requestCode == REQUEST_PERMISSIONS ) 
+		{
+			if( grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED ) 
+			{
+				Toast.makeText( this, R.string.no_permissions, Toast.LENGTH_LONG ).show();
+				finish();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// open again?
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
 	@Override
 	public void onActivityResult( int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent resultData ) 
 	{
diff --git a/android/src/su/xash/fwgslib/FWGSLib.java b/android/src/su/xash/fwgslib/FWGSLib.java
index c25ed2b9..944ac6df 100644
--- a/android/src/su/xash/fwgslib/FWGSLib.java
+++ b/android/src/su/xash/fwgslib/FWGSLib.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package su.xash.fwgslib;
 
+import android.Manifest;
 import android.app.*;
 import android.content.*;
+import android.content.pm.*;
 import android.graphics.*;
 import android.graphics.drawable.*;
 import android.net.*;
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ import android.view.*;
 import android.widget.*;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.net.*;
+import java.lang.*;
+import java.util.*;
 import org.json.*;
 import android.preference.*;
 
@@ -222,10 +226,35 @@ public class FWGSLib
 			catch( Exception e )
 			{
 			}
-        }
-    }
-
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public static void applyPermissions( final Activity act, final String permissions[], final int code )
+	{
+		if( sdk >= 23 )
+		{
+			List<String> requestPermissions = new ArrayList<String>();
+		
+			for( int i = 0; i < permissions.length; i++ )
+			{
+				if( act.checkSelfPermission(permissions[i]) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED )
+				{
+					requestPermissions.add(permissions[i]);
+				}
+			}
+			
 
+			if( !requestPermissions.isEmpty() )
+			{
+				String[] requestPermissionsArray = new String[requestPermissions.size()];
+				for( int i = 0; i < requestPermissions.size(); i++ )
+				{
+					requestPermissionsArray[i] = requestPermissions.get(i);
+				}
+				act.requestPermissions(requestPermissionsArray, code);
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	
 	public static final int sdk = Integer.valueOf(Build.VERSION.SDK);
 }
diff --git a/android/wscript b/android/wscript
index 7a5e889d..355aa1b3 100644
--- a/android/wscript
+++ b/android/wscript
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ def build(bld):
 		jni = 'lib',
 		keystore = bld.path.parent.find_node('debug.keystore'),
 		debug = bld.env.D8_DEBUG,
-		target_api = 19)
+		target_api = 28)
 	return