VR app with 2D view

Ok, so I'm trying to get around an Android 12 issue and from what I can tell, the VR implementation cannot display the permission dialog for android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, but sideloaded 2d file managers are able to.  I can already have the java load up another view, but the VR from unity is still kicking in.  How can I turn it off?