diff --git a/AndroidManifest-common.xml b/AndroidManifest-common.xml
index a47a500b8e..9e76ce35cb 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest-common.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest-common.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES" />
+    <!-- for rotating surface by arbitrary degree -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ROTATE_SURFACE_FLINGER" />
     
     <!--
     Permissions required for read/write access to the workspace data. These permission name