diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 779687b..f9e8823 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -164,5 +164,15 @@
 		<action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
 	    </intent-filter>
 	</receiver>
+	<!-- file provider for exported logs and similar things -->
+	<provider
+		android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
+		android:authorities="org.aprsdroid.fileprovider"
+		android:exported="false"
+		android:grantUriPermissions="true">
+	    <meta-data
+		android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
+		android:resource="@xml/file_paths" />
+        </provider>
     </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 61704df..7f7d6da 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
 	implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:17.0.0'
 	implementation 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.5'
+	implementation 'androidx.core:core:1.6.0'
+
 
 	implementation 'com.squareup.okio:okio:2.1.0'
 	androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
diff --git a/res/xml/file_paths.xml b/res/xml/file_paths.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1b19eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/xml/file_paths.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+   <external-path name="APRSdroid" path="Documents/APRSdroid" />
+</paths>