diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2a5660898..70f7262cb 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
 
+	<!--Needed to resolve an error with gdx-controller 2.2.2-->
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" tools:node="remove"/>
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" tools:node="remove"/>
+	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" tools:node="remove"/>
+
 	<!-- We perform a runtime check to ensure controllers are disabled on API 14 & 15 -->
 	<uses-sdk tools:overrideLibrary="com.badlogicgames.gdx.controllers" />