diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index e9d0e62c..e8fe15ce 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
         <header-file src="src/ios/GMImagePicker/FeHourGlass.h" />
         <source-file src="src/ios/GMImagePicker/FeHourGlass.m" />
-      
+
         <header-file src="src/ios/GMImagePicker/UIImage+fixOrientation.h" />
         <source-file src="src/ios/GMImagePicker/UIImage+fixOrientation.m" />
 
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 
         <config-file target="AndroidManifest.xml" parent="/manifest">
             <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+            <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES" />
         </config-file>
 
         <preference name="ANDROID_SUPPORT_V7_VERSION" default="27.+"/>
@@ -139,7 +140,10 @@
         <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/layout/actionbar_done_button.xml" target="res/layout/actionbar_done_button.xml"/>
         <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/layout/multiselectorgrid.xml" target="res/layout/multiselectorgrid.xml"/>
         <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/values/multiimagechooser_strings_en.xml" target="res/values/multiimagechooser_strings_en.xml"/>
-        <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/values/themes.xml" target="res/values/themes.xml"/>
+        <config-file target="res/values/themes.xml" parent="/resources">
+            <style name="MyTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light">
+            </style>
+        </config-file>
 
         <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/values-de/multiimagechooser_strings_de.xml" target="res/values-de/multiimagechooser_strings_de.xml"/>
         <resource-file src="src/android/Library/res/values-es/multiimagechooser_strings_es.xml" target="res/values-es/multiimagechooser_strings_es.xml"/>
diff --git a/src/android/com/synconset/ImagePicker/ImagePicker.java b/src/android/com/synconset/ImagePicker/ImagePicker.java
index b534736a..4e3e4e2a 100644
--- a/src/android/com/synconset/ImagePicker/ImagePicker.java
+++ b/src/android/com/synconset/ImagePicker/ImagePicker.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat;
-import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
+import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 
 public class ImagePicker extends CordovaPlugin {
 
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ public boolean execute(String action, final JSONArray args, final CallbackContex
             // some day, when everybody uses a cordova version supporting 'hasPermission', enable this:
             /*
             if (cordova != null) {
-                 if (cordova.hasPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)) {
+                 if (cordova.hasPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES)) {
                     cordova.startActivityForResult(this, imagePickerIntent, 0);
                  } else {
                      cordova.requestPermission(
                              this,
                              PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE,
-                             Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
+                             Manifest.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
                      );
                  }
              }
@@ -104,17 +104,27 @@ public boolean execute(String action, final JSONArray args, final CallbackContex
 
     @SuppressLint("InlinedApi")
     private boolean hasReadPermission() {
-        return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 23 ||
-            PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED == ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this.cordova.getActivity(), Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
+        return (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 23 || (
+            Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 33
+                ? PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED == ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this.cordova.getActivity(), Manifest.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES)
+                : PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED == ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this.cordova.getActivity(), Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
+        ));
     }
 
     @SuppressLint("InlinedApi")
     private void requestReadPermission() {
         if (!hasReadPermission()) {
-            ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(
-                this.cordova.getActivity(),
-                new String[] {Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE},
-                PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE);
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 33) {
+                ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(
+                    this.cordova.getActivity(),
+                    new String[] {Manifest.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES},
+                    PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE);
+            } else {
+                ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(
+                    this.cordova.getActivity(),
+                    new String[] {Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE},
+                    PERMISSION_REQUEST_CODE);
+            }
         }
         // This method executes async and we seem to have no known way to receive the result
         // (that's why these methods were later added to Cordova), so simply returning ok now.
@@ -125,9 +135,9 @@ public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
         if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK && data != null) {
             int sync = data.getIntExtra("bigdata:synccode", -1);
             final Bundle bigData = ResultIPC.get().getLargeData(sync);
-      
+
             ArrayList<String> fileNames = bigData.getStringArrayList("MULTIPLEFILENAMES");
-    
+
             JSONArray res = new JSONArray(fileNames);
             callbackContext.success(res);