diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f95bdb22..1709ddc6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
+
     <application
         android:name=".Application"
         android:label="FluffyChat"
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index f7db0cb0..be58d662 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.1'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
-        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.3'
+        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.8'
     }
 }