diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidManifest.xml b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidManifest.xml
index 101b5bf27c772..1054c43458910 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
     <!-- Read and write traces from external storage -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <!-- Allow the test to write directly to /sdcard/ -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <!-- Write secure settings -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS" />
     <!-- Capture screen contents -->
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MEDIA_CONTENT_CONTROL"/>
     <!-- ATM.removeRootTasksWithActivityTypes() -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_ACTIVITY_TASKS" />
-    <application>
+    <!-- Allow the test to write directly to /sdcard/ -->
+    <application android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true">
         <uses-library android:name="android.test.runner"/>
 
         <service android:name=".NotificationListener"
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTestPhysicalDevices.xml b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTestPhysicalDevices.xml
index 9dd9f42bdf81b..23d7021baffbd 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTestPhysicalDevices.xml
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTestPhysicalDevices.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <option name="hidden-api-checks" value="false" />
     </test>
     <metrics_collector class="com.android.tradefed.device.metric.FilePullerLogCollector">
-        <option name="directory-keys" value="/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.android.wm.shell.flicker/files" />
+        <option name="directory-keys" value="/sdcard/flicker" />
         <option name="collect-on-run-ended-only" value="true" />
         <option name="clean-up" value="true" />
     </metrics_collector>
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTestVirtualDevices.xml b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTestVirtualDevices.xml
index afb1166415fcb..073860875004d 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTestVirtualDevices.xml
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/flicker/AndroidTestVirtualDevices.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <option name="hidden-api-checks" value="false" />
     </test>
     <metrics_collector class="com.android.tradefed.device.metric.FilePullerLogCollector">
-        <option name="directory-keys" value="/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.android.wm.shell.flicker/files" />
+        <option name="directory-keys" value="/sdcard/flicker" />
         <option name="collect-on-run-ended-only" value="true" />
         <option name="clean-up" value="true" />
     </metrics_collector>