diff --git a/buildozer/buildozer.spec b/buildozer/buildozer.spec
index 19e488c1..c4dd8194 100644
--- a/buildozer/buildozer.spec
+++ b/buildozer/buildozer.spec
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ fullscreen = 1
 
 # (list) Permissions
 #android.permissions = INTERNET
-android.permissions = INTERNET, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
+android.permissions = WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
 
 # (list) features (adds uses-feature -tags to manifest)
 #android.features = android.hardware.usb.host
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ android.enable_androidx = True
 # (list) The Android archs to build for, choices: armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86, x86_64
 # In past, was `android.arch` as we weren't supporting builds for multiple archs at the same time.
 #android.archs = arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a
+#android.archs = x86
+#android.archs = x86_64
 android.archs = armeabi-v7a
 
 # (int) overrides automatic versionCode computation (used in build.gradle)
@@ -317,6 +319,7 @@ p4a.commit = v2023.02.10
 
 # (str) python-for-android git clone directory (if empty, it will be automatically cloned from github)
 #p4a.source_dir =
+#p4a.source_dir = /home/lb/SourcePackages/python-for-android/python-for-android
 
 # (str) The directory in which python-for-android should look for your own build recipes (if any)
 #p4a.local_recipes =
diff --git a/buildozer/helpers/avdmanager b/buildozer/helpers/avdmanager
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ef512efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildozer/helpers/avdmanager
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Fake avdmanager. Runs in the context of a python-for-android build.
+# (maybe useful in f-droid builds, do not use otherwise)
+platforms=$(ls -1 $ANDROIDSDK/platforms
+echo $platforms | sed -e "s/android-/\nAPI level: /g"
diff --git a/buildozer/helpers/setapiforp4a b/buildozer/helpers/setapiforp4a
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..24ff2151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildozer/helpers/setapiforp4a
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# produces a fake avdmanager from buildozer settings
+# may be useful with fdroid build scripts (outputs a fake avdmanager script)
+echo "#!/bin/bash"
+cat buildozer.spec | \
+    grep -e "^android[.]api" | \
+    sed -e "s/android.api\(.*\)/echo 'API level:\1'/"
diff --git a/pysollib/kivy/androidperms.py b/pysollib/kivy/androidperms.py
index 5c621627..57330215 100644
--- a/pysollib/kivy/androidperms.py
+++ b/pysollib/kivy/androidperms.py
@@ -57,14 +57,9 @@ class AndroidPerms(object):
 
 def getStoragePerm():
     ap = AndroidPerms()
-    # print('Android API version: ', ap.version.SDK_INT)
-    logging.info("androidperms: API version %d" % (ap.version.SDK_INT))
-    if ap.version.SDK_INT > 29:
-        return False
     return ap.getPerms(
         ["android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"])
 
-
 def requestStoragePerm():
     ap = AndroidPerms()
     logging.info("androidperms: API version %d" % (ap.version.SDK_INT))