diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 900dbf5b..432917db 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />   
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />   
     
     <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name"
     	android:debuggable="true">
@@ -28,6 +30,6 @@
         		<action android:name="android.intent.action.PICK" />        		
         </activity>
     </application>
-	<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" />
+	<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" />
 
 </manifest> 
diff --git a/assets/www/index.html b/assets/www/index.html
index cf787db1..b77930ab 100644
--- a/assets/www/index.html
+++ b/assets/www/index.html
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
    		navigator.file.read('/sdcard/phonegap.txt', fail , fail);
   	}
 
+  	function writeFile()
+  	{
+  	  	navigator.file.write('foo.txt', "This is a test of writing to a file", fail, fail);
+  	}
+
 	function init(){
 		document.addEventListener("touchmove", preventBehavior, false);
 		setTimeout(deviceInfo, 1);
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@
     <a href="#" class="btn" onclick="vibrate();">Vibrate</a>
     <a href="#" class="btn" onclick="show_pic();">Get a Picture</a>
     <a href="#" class="btn" onclick="readFile();">Read from file</a>
+    <a href="#" class="btn" onclick="writeFile();">Write to File</a>
     <div id="viewport" class="viewport">       
       <img style="width:60px;height:60px" id="test_img" src="" />
     </div> 
diff --git a/src/com/phonegap/demo/DroidGap.java b/src/com/phonegap/demo/DroidGap.java
index f2cfbdf1..09ab728b 100644
--- a/src/com/phonegap/demo/DroidGap.java
+++ b/src/com/phonegap/demo/DroidGap.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class DroidGap extends Activity {
     	accel = new AccelListener(this, appView);
     	launcher = new CameraLauncher(appView, this);
     	mContacts = new ContactManager(this, appView);
-    	fs = new FileUtils();
+    	fs = new FileUtils(appView);
     	
     	// This creates the new javascript interfaces for PhoneGap
     	appView.addJavascriptInterface(gap, "DroidGap");
diff --git a/src/com/phonegap/demo/FileUtils.java b/src/com/phonegap/demo/FileUtils.java
index b78c76a2..90a01a5d 100644
--- a/src/com/phonegap/demo/FileUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/phonegap/demo/FileUtils.java
@@ -2,12 +2,21 @@ package com.phonegap.demo;
 
 import java.io.*;
 
+import android.webkit.WebView;
+
 public class FileUtils {
 
+
+	WebView mView;
 	DirectoryManager fileManager;
 	FileReader f_in;
 	FileWriter f_out;
 	
+	FileUtils(WebView view)
+	{
+		mView = view;
+	}
+	
     public int testSaveLocationExists(){
         if (fileManager.testSaveLocationExists())
             return 0;
@@ -87,20 +96,20 @@ public class FileUtils {
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			data = "FAIL: IO ERROR";		
 		}
-
+		
+		mView.loadUrl("javascript:navigator.file.hasRead('" + data + "')");
     	return data;
     }
     
     public int write(String filename, String data)
     {
-    	{  
     		int i=0;
     		String FilePath="/sdcard/" + filename;
     		try {
     			ByteArrayInputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(data.getBytes());    			
     			byte buff[] = new byte[1024];    
     			FileOutputStream out=
-    				new FileOutputStream(FilePath);
+    				new FileOutputStream(FilePath, true);
     			do {
     				int numread = in.read(buff);
     				if (numread <= 0)
@@ -110,9 +119,11 @@ public class FileUtils {
     				i++;
     			} while (true);
     			out.flush();
-    			out.close();	
-    		} catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
-    	}
+    			out.close();
+    			mView.loadUrl("javascript:navigator.file.winCallback('File written')");
+    		} catch (Exception e) { 
+    			mView.loadUrl("javascript:navigator.file.failCallback('Fail')"); 
+    		}
 		return 0;
     }
 }