diff --git a/app/lib/app_init.dart b/app/lib/app_init.dart
index 29a4e6c7..60343963 100644
--- a/app/lib/app_init.dart
+++ b/app/lib/app_init.dart
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import 'package:nc_photos/session_storage.dart';
 import 'package:nc_photos/touch_manager.dart';
 import 'package:np_db/np_db.dart';
 import 'package:np_gps_map/np_gps_map.dart';
+import 'package:np_http/np_http.dart';
 import 'package:np_log/np_log.dart' as np_log;
 import 'package:np_platform_util/np_platform_util.dart';
 import 'package:visibility_detector/visibility_detector.dart';
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ Future<void> init(InitIsolateType isolateType) async {
   await _initPref();
   await _initAccountPrefs();
   _initEquatable();
+  await initHttp(k.versionStr);
   if (features.isSupportSelfSignedCert) {
     await _initSelfSignedCertManager();
   }
diff --git a/app/lib/cache_manager_util.dart b/app/lib/cache_manager_util.dart
index 902315b6..512cb5a4 100644
--- a/app/lib/cache_manager_util.dart
+++ b/app/lib/cache_manager_util.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter_cache_manager/flutter_cache_manager.dart';
 // ignore: implementation_imports
 import 'package:flutter_cache_manager/src/cache_store.dart';
+import 'package:np_http/np_http.dart';
 
 class CancelableGetFile {
   CancelableGetFile(this.store);
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ class ThumbnailCacheManager {
       key,
       stalePeriod: const Duration(days: 30),
       maxNrOfCacheObjects: 50000,
+      fileService: HttpFileService(httpClient: makeHttpClient()),
     ),
   );
 }
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ class LargeImageCacheManager {
       key,
       stalePeriod: const Duration(days: 30),
       maxNrOfCacheObjects: 1000,
+      fileService: HttpFileService(httpClient: makeHttpClient()),
     ),
   );
 }
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ class CoverCacheManager {
       key,
       stalePeriod: const Duration(days: 30),
       maxNrOfCacheObjects: 300,
+      fileService: HttpFileService(httpClient: makeHttpClient()),
     ),
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/lib/mobile/download.dart b/app/lib/mobile/download.dart
index 759813b7..515bbcfb 100644
--- a/app/lib/mobile/download.dart
+++ b/app/lib/mobile/download.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:nc_photos/exception.dart';
 import 'package:nc_photos/platform/download.dart' as itf;
 import 'package:nc_photos_plugin/nc_photos_plugin.dart';
 import 'package:np_codegen/np_codegen.dart';
+import 'package:np_http/np_http.dart';
 import 'package:np_platform_util/np_platform_util.dart';
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:uuid/uuid.dart';
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class _AndroidDownload extends itf.Download {
       try {
         final uri = Uri.parse(url);
         final req = http.Request("GET", uri)..headers.addAll(headers ?? {});
-        final response = await http.Client().send(req);
+        final response = await makeHttpClient().send(req);
         bool isEnd = false;
         Object? error;
         final size = response.contentLength;
diff --git a/app/lib/web/download.dart b/app/lib/web/download.dart
index ce00cd19..7d708589 100644
--- a/app/lib/web/download.dart
+++ b/app/lib/web/download.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:nc_photos/exception.dart';
 import 'package:nc_photos/platform/download.dart' as itf;
 import 'package:nc_photos/web/file_saver.dart';
+import 'package:np_http/np_http.dart';
 
 class DownloadBuilder extends itf.DownloadBuilder {
   @override
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class _WebDownload extends itf.Download {
     final uri = Uri.parse(url);
     final req = http.Request("GET", uri)..headers.addAll(headers ?? {});
     final response =
-        await http.Response.fromStream(await http.Client().send(req));
+        await http.Response.fromStream(await makeHttpClient().send(req));
     if (response.statusCode ~/ 100 != 2) {
       throw DownloadException(
           "Failed downloading $filename (HTTP ${response.statusCode})");
diff --git a/app/pubspec.lock b/app/pubspec.lock
index 821469f9..a92b38a3 100644
--- a/app/pubspec.lock
+++ b/app/pubspec.lock
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.6.3"
+  cronet_http:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: cronet_http
+      sha256: "9b9f00ae48971bc8a8cbdd4528bd35511adce00fb79d1ebf9f9907667056640f"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.2.0"
   crypto:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -805,6 +813,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.0.4"
+  jni:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: jni
+      sha256: "499558e919997adfc45809a66caf0b95b91393e23289dd2826b152f8f04e6611"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.7.3"
   js:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -1114,6 +1130,13 @@ packages:
       relative: true
     source: path
     version: "0.0.1"
+  np_http:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      path: "../np_http"
+      relative: true
+    source: path
+    version: "1.0.0"
   np_lints:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
diff --git a/app/pubspec.yaml b/app/pubspec.yaml
index 6e2cbc5e..a1d91443 100644
--- a/app/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/app/pubspec.yaml
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ dependencies:
     path: ../np_geocoder
   np_gps_map:
     path: ../np_gps_map
+  np_http:
+    path: ../np_http
   np_log:
     path: ../np_log
   np_math:
diff --git a/np_api/lib/src/api.dart b/np_api/lib/src/api.dart
index a5d4d111..160ff4a5 100644
--- a/np_api/lib/src/api.dart
+++ b/np_api/lib/src/api.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:np_api/src/type.dart';
 import 'package:np_api/src/util.dart';
 import 'package:np_codegen/np_codegen.dart';
+import 'package:np_http/np_http.dart';
 import 'package:xml/xml.dart';
 
 part 'api.g.dart';
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class Api {
     }
     _log.finer(req.url);
     final response =
-        await http.Response.fromStream(await http.Client().send(req));
+        await http.Response.fromStream(await makeHttpClient().send(req));
     if (!isHttpStatusGood(response.statusCode)) {
       if (response.statusCode == 404) {
         _log.severe(
diff --git a/np_api/pubspec.yaml b/np_api/pubspec.yaml
index 0da6b993..03efe42f 100644
--- a/np_api/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/np_api/pubspec.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ dependencies:
     path: ../codegen
   np_common:
     path: ../np_common
+  np_http:
+    path: ../np_http
   np_log:
     path: ../np_log
   np_string:
diff --git a/np_http/.gitignore b/np_http/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cceda55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/np_http/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# https://dart.dev/guides/libraries/private-files
+# Created by `dart pub`
+.dart_tool/
+
+# Avoid committing pubspec.lock for library packages; see
+# https://dart.dev/guides/libraries/private-files#pubspeclock.
+pubspec.lock
diff --git a/np_http/lib/np_http.dart b/np_http/lib/np_http.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8120fd01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/np_http/lib/np_http.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+library np_http;
+
+export 'src/http.dart';
diff --git a/np_http/lib/src/http.dart b/np_http/lib/src/http.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aaebed36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/np_http/lib/src/http.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import 'package:cronet_http/cronet_http.dart';
+import 'package:http/http.dart';
+import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
+import 'package:np_platform_util/np_platform_util.dart';
+
+import 'http_stub.dart'
+    if (dart.library.js_interop) 'http_browser.dart'
+    if (dart.library.io) 'http_io.dart';
+
+Future<void> initHttp(String appVersion) async {
+  _userAgent = "nc-photos $appVersion";
+  if (getRawPlatform() == NpPlatform.android) {
+    try {
+      _cronetEngine = CronetEngine.build(
+        enableHttp2: true,
+        userAgent: _userAgent,
+      );
+    } catch (e, stackTrace) {
+      _log.severe("Failed creating CronetEngine", e, stackTrace);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+Client makeHttpClient() {
+  if (getRawPlatform() == NpPlatform.android && _cronetEngine != null) {
+    return CronetClient.fromCronetEngine(_cronetEngine!);
+  } else {
+    return makeHttpClientImpl(userAgent: _userAgent);
+  }
+}
+
+late final String _userAgent;
+CronetEngine? _cronetEngine;
+
+final _log = Logger("np_http");
diff --git a/np_http/lib/src/http_browser.dart b/np_http/lib/src/http_browser.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd51f099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/np_http/lib/src/http_browser.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import 'package:http/browser_client.dart';
+import 'package:http/http.dart';
+
+Client makeHttpClientImpl({
+  required String userAgent,
+}) {
+  return BrowserClient();
+}
diff --git a/np_http/lib/src/http_io.dart b/np_http/lib/src/http_io.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..332e1de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/np_http/lib/src/http_io.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:http/http.dart';
+import 'package:http/io_client.dart';
+
+Client makeHttpClientImpl({
+  required String userAgent,
+}) {
+  return IOClient(HttpClient()..userAgent = userAgent);
+}
diff --git a/np_http/lib/src/http_stub.dart b/np_http/lib/src/http_stub.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7c70ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/np_http/lib/src/http_stub.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import 'package:http/http.dart';
+
+Client makeHttpClientImpl({
+  required String userAgent,
+}) {
+  throw UnsupportedError("Unsupported");
+}
diff --git a/np_http/pubspec.yaml b/np_http/pubspec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a20c5ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/np_http/pubspec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: np_http
+description: A starting point for Dart libraries or applications.
+version: 1.0.0
+# repository: https://github.com/my_org/my_repo
+publish_to: none
+
+environment:
+  sdk: ">=3.2.0 <4.0.0"
+
+dependencies:
+  cronet_http: ^1.2.0
+  http: ^1.1.2
+  logging: ^1.2.0
+  np_platform_util:
+    path: ../np_platform_util
+
+dev_dependencies:
+  np_lints:
+    path: ../np_lints