diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1dd134f..1f65dd0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
         <meta-data
             android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
             android:value="@string/google_maps_key"/>
+        <!-- Avoid crashes with Google maps in SDK 28 (Android 9 [Pie]) -->
+        <uses-library android:name="org.apache.http.legacy" android:required="false"/>
         <activity
             android:name=".activities.SplashActivity"
             android:theme="@style/SplashTheme">