diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7a77a5d96..f8f4f6cb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Automated tests
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        api-level: [ 24, 30, 33 ]
+        api-level: [ 33 ]
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: macos-11
     steps:
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/ObjectBoxToLibkiwixMigratorTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/ObjectBoxToLibkiwixMigratorTest.kt
index 1351af24a..9dbcc96e4 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/ObjectBoxToLibkiwixMigratorTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/ObjectBoxToLibkiwixMigratorTest.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile
 
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
@@ -125,10 +124,7 @@ class ObjectBoxToLibkiwixMigratorTest : BaseActivityTest() {
     // add a file in fileSystem because we need to actual file path for making object of Archive.
     val loadFileStream =
       ObjectBoxToLibkiwixMigratorTest::class.java.classLoader.getResourceAsStream("testzim.zim")
-    zimFile = File(
-      ContextCompat.getExternalFilesDirs(context, null)[0],
-      "testzim.zim"
-    )
+    zimFile = File(context.cacheDir, "testzim.zim")
     if (zimFile.exists()) zimFile.delete()
     zimFile.createNewFile()
     loadFileStream.use { inputStream ->
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/mimetype/MimeTypeTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/mimetype/MimeTypeTest.kt
index e2bace50c..942447404 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/mimetype/MimeTypeTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/mimetype/MimeTypeTest.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.mimetype
 
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
@@ -64,10 +63,7 @@ class MimeTypeTest : BaseActivityTest() {
   @Test
   fun testMimeType() {
     val loadFileStream = MimeTypeTest::class.java.classLoader.getResourceAsStream("testzim.zim")
-    val zimFile = File(
-      ContextCompat.getExternalFilesDirs(context, null)[0],
-      "testzim.zim"
-    )
+    val zimFile = File(context.cacheDir, "testzim.zim")
     if (zimFile.exists()) zimFile.delete()
     zimFile.createNewFile()
     loadFileStream.use { inputStream ->
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/nav/destination/library/LocalLibraryTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/nav/destination/library/LocalLibraryTest.kt
index 8bab4bc16..0c385af5a 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/nav/destination/library/LocalLibraryTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/nav/destination/library/LocalLibraryTest.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.nav.destination.library
 
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
@@ -88,11 +87,7 @@ class LocalLibraryTest : BaseActivityTest() {
     // load a zim file to test, After downloading zim file library list is visible or not
     val loadFileStream =
       LocalLibraryTest::class.java.classLoader.getResourceAsStream("testzim.zim")
-    val zimFile =
-      File(
-        ContextCompat.getExternalFilesDirs(context, null)[0],
-        "testzim.zim"
-      )
+    val zimFile = File(context.cacheDir, "testzim.zim")
     if (zimFile.exists()) zimFile.delete()
     zimFile.createNewFile()
     loadFileStream.use { inputStream ->
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/note/NoteFragmentTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/note/NoteFragmentTest.kt
index 1c22c5f8b..876713a9e 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/note/NoteFragmentTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/note/NoteFragmentTest.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.note
 
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
@@ -94,10 +93,7 @@ class NoteFragmentTest : BaseActivityTest() {
 
     val loadFileStream =
       NoteFragmentTest::class.java.classLoader.getResourceAsStream("testzim.zim")
-    val zimFile = File(
-      ContextCompat.getExternalFilesDirs(context, null)[0],
-      "testzim.zim"
-    )
+    val zimFile = File(context.cacheDir, "testzim.zim")
     if (zimFile.exists()) zimFile.delete()
     zimFile.createNewFile()
     loadFileStream.use { inputStream ->
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/page/bookmarks/LibkiwixBookmarkTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/page/bookmarks/LibkiwixBookmarkTest.kt
index 3c83d64c9..b02d6c4e2 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/page/bookmarks/LibkiwixBookmarkTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/page/bookmarks/LibkiwixBookmarkTest.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.page.bookmarks
 
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
@@ -77,10 +76,7 @@ class LibkiwixBookmarkTest : BaseActivityTest() {
     }
     val loadFileStream =
       LibkiwixBookmarkTest::class.java.classLoader.getResourceAsStream("testzim.zim")
-    val zimFile = File(
-      ContextCompat.getExternalFilesDirs(context, null)[0],
-      "testzim.zim"
-    )
+    val zimFile = File(context.cacheDir, "testzim.zim")
     if (zimFile.exists()) zimFile.delete()
     zimFile.createNewFile()
     loadFileStream.use { inputStream ->
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/page/history/NavigationHistoryTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/page/history/NavigationHistoryTest.kt
index db6ee50e5..ab2d1c89d 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/page/history/NavigationHistoryTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/page/history/NavigationHistoryTest.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.page.history
 
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
@@ -79,10 +78,7 @@ class NavigationHistoryTest : BaseActivityTest() {
     }
     val loadFileStream =
       NavigationHistoryTest::class.java.classLoader.getResourceAsStream("testzim.zim")
-    val zimFile = File(
-      ContextCompat.getExternalFilesDirs(context, null)[0],
-      "testzim.zim"
-    )
+    val zimFile = File(context.cacheDir, "testzim.zim")
     if (zimFile.exists()) zimFile.delete()
     zimFile.createNewFile()
     loadFileStream.use { inputStream ->
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/reader/KiwixReaderFragmentTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/reader/KiwixReaderFragmentTest.kt
index 3dcdbf3b6..3590d25b0 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/reader/KiwixReaderFragmentTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/reader/KiwixReaderFragmentTest.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.reader
 
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
@@ -78,10 +77,7 @@ class KiwixReaderFragmentTest : BaseActivityTest() {
     }
     val loadFileStream =
       KiwixReaderFragmentTest::class.java.classLoader.getResourceAsStream("testzim.zim")
-    val zimFile = File(
-      ContextCompat.getExternalFilesDirs(context, null)[0],
-      "testzim.zim"
-    )
+    val zimFile = File(context.cacheDir, "testzim.zim")
     if (zimFile.exists()) zimFile.delete()
     zimFile.createNewFile()
     loadFileStream.use { inputStream ->
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/search/SearchFragmentTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/search/SearchFragmentTest.kt
index fa409e31c..a71e5eb09 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/search/SearchFragmentTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/search/SearchFragmentTest.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.search
 
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.content.edit
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
@@ -217,10 +216,7 @@ class SearchFragmentTest : BaseActivityTest() {
   private fun getTestZimFile(): File {
     val loadFileStream =
       SearchFragmentTest::class.java.classLoader.getResourceAsStream("testzim.zim")
-    val zimFile = File(
-      ContextCompat.getExternalFilesDirs(context, null)[0],
-      "testzim.zim"
-    )
+    val zimFile = File(context.cacheDir, "testzim.zim")
     if (zimFile.exists()) zimFile.delete()
     zimFile.createNewFile()
     loadFileStream.use { inputStream ->