diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 673f80151..f170f2327 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
      -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
 
-    <!-- Only for debug log writing, disable for production FIXME -->
+    <!-- Only for debug log writing, disable for production -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
 
     <!-- We run our mesh code as a foreground service - FIXME, find a way to stop doing this -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
index 1876f3b14..8589848d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
@@ -169,8 +169,10 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), Logging,
             Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION,
             Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH,
             Manifest.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN,
-            Manifest.permission.WAKE_LOCK,
-            Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
+            Manifest.permission.WAKE_LOCK
+
+            // We only need this for logging to capture files for the simulator - turn off for most users
+            // Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
         )
 
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 29) // only added later