diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 36da9ae96..af4d812be 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "me.hackerchick.catima"
-        minSdkVersion 19
+        minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 31
         versionCode 84
         versionName "2.6.1"
@@ -80,14 +80,18 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
 // AndroidX
+    implementation "androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.1"
     implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'
     implementation 'androidx.cardview:cardview:1.0.0'
-    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.0'
+    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.1'
     implementation 'androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface:1.3.3'
     implementation 'androidx.preference:preference:1.1.1'
     implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.4.0'
     coreLibraryDesugaring 'com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:1.1.5'
 
+// Splash Screen
+    implementation 'androidx.core:core-splashscreen:1.0.0-alpha02'
+
 // Third-party
     implementation 'com.journeyapps:zxing-android-embedded:4.1.0@aar'
     implementation 'com.google.zxing:core:3.4.1'
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f971357f5..3602f9e97 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus"
         android:required="false" />
 
-    <uses-sdk tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.zxing.client.android" />
+    <uses-sdk tools:overrideLibrary="com.google.zxing.client.android"/>
 
     <application
         android:name=".LoyaltyCardLockerApplication"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <activity
             android:name="protect.card_locker.MainActivity"
             android:label="@string/app_name"
-            android:theme="@style/SplashTheme"
+            android:theme="@style/Theme.App.Starting"
             android:exported="true">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+
         <activity
             android:name=".AboutActivity"
             android:label="@string/about"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/MainActivity.java
index a2085975f..1d144925f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/protect/card_locker/MainActivity.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.CheckBox;
-import android.widget.CompoundButton;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton;
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.view.ActionMode;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
 import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat;
+import androidx.core.splashscreen.SplashScreen;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import protect.card_locker.preferences.SettingsActivity;
 
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ public class MainActivity extends CatimaAppCompatActivity implements LoyaltyCard
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle inputSavedInstanceState)
     {
-        setTheme(R.style.AppTheme_NoActionBar);
         super.onCreate(inputSavedInstanceState);
+        SplashScreen.installSplashScreen(this);
         setTitle(R.string.app_name);
         setContentView(R.layout.main_activity);
         Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/background_splash.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/background_splash.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index ddc4ded7e..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/background_splash.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:drawable="@color/ic_launcher_background"/>
-    <item android:gravity="center"
-        android:width="256dp"
-        android:height="256dp"
-        android:drawable="@drawable/ic_launcher_foreground" />
-</layer-list>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 6f865763d..e713dd11d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -82,8 +82,14 @@
         <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
     </style>
 
-    <style name="SplashTheme" parent="@style/AppTheme">
-        <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/background_splash</item>
+    <!--    Splash Screen Theme-->
+    <style name="Theme.App.Starting" parent="Theme.SplashScreen">
+
+        <item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">@color/ic_launcher_background</item>
+
+        <item name="windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">@drawable/ic_launcher_foreground</item>
+
+        <item name="postSplashScreenTheme">@style/AppTheme</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Dark.ActionBar"/>