diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5bd400aac..96af607bb 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
@@ -13,7 +14,9 @@
         android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
         android:supportsRtl="true"
-        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
+        android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
+        android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
+        android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config">
         <activity
             android:name=".GameDirectoriesActivity"
             android:label="@string/title_activity_game_directories"
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/xml/network_security_config.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f86a16beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<network-security-config>
+    <domain-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="true">
+        <domain includeSubdomains="true">i.retroachievements.org</domain>
+    </domain-config>
+</network-security-config>