diff --git a/src/app/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/app/AndroidManifest.xml
--- a/src/app/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/app/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@
         </activity>
     </application>
 
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="16"/>
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="28"/>
     <supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:anyDensity="true" android:smallScreens="true"/>
 
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALENDAR"/>
     <!-- %%INSERT_PERMISSIONS -->
 
diff --git a/src/app/applicationcontroller.cpp b/src/app/applicationcontroller.cpp
--- a/src/app/applicationcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/app/applicationcontroller.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 using namespace KItinerary;
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
+
+#define PERMISSION_CALENDAR QStringLiteral("android.permission.READ_CALENDAR")
+
 static void importReservation(JNIEnv *env, jobject that, jstring data)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(that);
@@ -452,9 +455,18 @@
 void ApplicationController::checkCalendar()
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
-    const auto activity = QtAndroid::androidActivity();
-    if (activity.isValid()) {
-        activity.callMethod<void>("checkCalendar");
+
+    if (QtAndroid::checkPermission(PERMISSION_CALENDAR) == QtAndroid::PermissionResult::Granted) {
+        const auto activity = QtAndroid::androidActivity();
+        if (activity.isValid()) {
+            activity.callMethod<void>("checkCalendar");
+        }
+    } else {
+        QtAndroid::requestPermissions({PERMISSION_CALENDAR}, [this] (const QtAndroid::PermissionResultMap &result){
+            if (result[PERMISSION_CALENDAR] == QtAndroid::PermissionResult::Granted) {
+                checkCalendar();
+            }
+        });
     }
 #endif
 }