diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/ImageLoader.cs b/MapControl/Shared/ImageLoader.cs
index 5b0f401e..fc2320dc 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/ImageLoader.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/ImageLoader.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace MapControl
                 {
                     imageSource = await LoadLocalImageAsync(uri);
                 }
-                else if (uri.Scheme == "http" || uri.Scheme == "https")
+                else if (uri.Scheme == "http")
                 {
                     imageSource = await LoadHttpImageAsync(uri);
                 }
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MapTileLayer.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MapTileLayer.cs
index 676cb21b..d9ca85a2 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MapTileLayer.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MapTileLayer.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace MapControl
                 {
                     SourceName = "OpenStreetMap",
                     Description = "© [OpenStreetMap Contributors](http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)",
-                    TileSource = new TileSource { UriFormat = "https://{c}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png" },
+                    TileSource = new TileSource { UriFormat = "http://{c}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png" },
                     MaxZoomLevel = 19
                 };
             }
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ namespace MapControl
 
                                 if (equivalentTile != null)
                                 {
-                                    tile.SetImage(equivalentTile.Image.Source, false); // no fade-in animation
+                                    tile.SetImage(equivalentTile.Image.Source, false); // do not animate to avoid flicker when crossing 180° longitude
                                 }
                             }
 
diff --git a/MapControl/UWP/Tile.UWP.cs b/MapControl/UWP/Tile.UWP.cs
index a8366a53..e0b2aeb4 100644
--- a/MapControl/UWP/Tile.UWP.cs
+++ b/MapControl/UWP/Tile.UWP.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ namespace MapControl
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    Image.BeginAnimation(UIElement.OpacityProperty, new DoubleAnimation { From = 0d, To = 1d, Duration = FadeDuration, FillBehavior = FillBehavior.Stop });
-                    Image.Opacity = 1d;
+                    Image.BeginAnimation(UIElement.OpacityProperty, new DoubleAnimation { To = 1d, Duration = FadeDuration });
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@ namespace MapControl
             bitmapImage.ImageOpened -= BitmapImageOpened;
             bitmapImage.ImageFailed -= BitmapImageFailed;
 
-            Image.BeginAnimation(UIElement.OpacityProperty, new DoubleAnimation { From = 0d, To = 1d, Duration = FadeDuration, FillBehavior = FillBehavior.Stop });
-            Image.Opacity = 1d;
+            Image.BeginAnimation(UIElement.OpacityProperty, new DoubleAnimation { To = 1d, Duration = FadeDuration });
         }
 
         private void BitmapImageFailed(object sender, ExceptionRoutedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/MapControl/WPF/Tile.WPF.cs b/MapControl/WPF/Tile.WPF.cs
index 09ddd05c..27b1663b 100644
--- a/MapControl/WPF/Tile.WPF.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WPF/Tile.WPF.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ namespace MapControl
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    Image.BeginAnimation(UIElement.OpacityProperty, new DoubleAnimation(0d, 1d, FadeDuration, FillBehavior.Stop));
-                    Image.Opacity = 1d;
+                    Image.BeginAnimation(UIElement.OpacityProperty, new DoubleAnimation(1d, FadeDuration));
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@ namespace MapControl
             bitmapSource.DownloadCompleted -= BitmapDownloadCompleted;
             bitmapSource.DownloadFailed -= BitmapDownloadFailed;
 
-            Image.BeginAnimation(UIElement.OpacityProperty, new DoubleAnimation(0d, 1d, FadeDuration, FillBehavior.Stop));
-            Image.Opacity = 1d;
+            Image.BeginAnimation(UIElement.OpacityProperty, new DoubleAnimation(1d, FadeDuration));
         }
 
         private void BitmapDownloadFailed(object sender, ExceptionEventArgs e)