Google Maps Flutter plugin crashes on Android due to missing org.apache.http.legacy library

### What package does this bug report belong to?

google_maps_flutter

### What target platforms are you seeing this bug on?

Android

### Have you already upgraded your packages?

Yes

### Dependency versions

For some reason, the details tag is breaking the ``` lock code. So I get it out

<details>
<summary>pubspec.lock</summary>

```yaml
# Generated by pub
# See https://dart.dev/tools/pub/glossary#lockfile
packages:
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: async
      sha256: "758e6d74e971c3e5aceb4110bfd6698efc7f501675bcfe0c775459a8140750eb"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.13.0"
  boolean_selector:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: boolean_selector
      sha256: "8aab1771e1243a5063b8b0ff68042d67334e3feab9e95b9490f9a6ebf73b42ea"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.1.2"
  characters:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: characters
      sha256: faf38497bda5ead2a8c7615f4f7939df04333478bf32e4173fcb06d428b5716b
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    description:
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: google_maps_flutter_android
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.19.1"
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: google_maps_flutter_ios
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: google_maps_flutter_platform_interface
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "2.14.2"
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: google_maps_flutter_web
      sha256: d416602944e1859f3cbbaa53e34785c223fa0a11eddb34a913c964c5cbb5d8cf
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "0.5.14+3"
  html:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: html
      sha256: "6d1264f2dffa1b1101c25a91dff0dc2daee4c18e87cd8538729773c073dbf602"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "0.15.6"
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
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      sha256: "33e2e26bdd85a0112ec15400c8cbffea70d0f9c3407491f672a2fad47915e2de"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "11.0.2"
  leak_tracker_flutter_testing:
    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: leak_tracker_flutter_testing
      sha256: "1dbc140bb5a23c75ea9c4811222756104fbcd1a27173f0c34ca01e16bea473c1"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: leak_tracker_testing
      sha256: "8d5a2d49f4a66b49744b23b018848400d23e54caf9463f4eb20df3eb8acb2eb1"
      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    description:
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
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    dependency: transitive
    description:
      name: web
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      url: "https://pub.dev"
    source: hosted
    version: "1.1.1"
sdks:
  dart: ">=3.11.0 <4.0.0"
  flutter: ">=3.38.0"
```

</details>

### Steps to reproduce

1. Add the Google Maps packages
2. Set up the Google map for Android and add google coulde api key for the map to show
3. Start the application on an Android device 

### Expected results

The Google map to show

### Actual results

The app will crash with the error

```text
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): FATAL EXCEPTION: Thread-8
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): Process: sy.com.google_maps_bug_demo, PID: 22437
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Lorg/apache/http/ProtocolVersion;
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): 	at m6.da.a(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@254931035@25.49.31 (260400-0):211)
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): 	at m6.ch.a(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@254931035@25.49.31 (260400-0):202)
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): 	at m6.ch.run(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@254931035@25.49.31 (260400-0):6)
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "org.apache.http.ProtocolVersion" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/~~unX3foB7aDRk9GEolxqO5A==/com.google.android.gms-VVCsqQtqsN-gSQBWmAXzEQ==/split_MapsDynamite_installtime.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/~~unX3foB7aDRk9GEolxqO5A==/com.google.android.gms-VVCsqQtqsN-gSQBWmAXzEQ==/split_MapsDynamite_installtime.apk!/lib/arm64-v8a, /system/lib64, /system_ext/lib64]]
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): 	at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:259)
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): 	at dalvik.system.DelegateLastClassLoader.loadClass(DelegateLastClassLoader.java:199)
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): 	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:573)
E/AndroidRuntime(22437): 	... 3 more
```

### Code sample

<details open>
<summary>Code sample</summary>

```dart
import 'dart:async';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(MaterialApp(home: Scaffold(body: MapSample())));
}

class MapSample extends StatefulWidget {
  const MapSample({super.key});

  @override
  State<MapSample> createState() => MapSampleState();
}

class MapSampleState extends State<MapSample> {
  final Completer<GoogleMapController> _controller =
      Completer<GoogleMapController>();

  static const CameraPosition _kGooglePlex = CameraPosition(
    target: LatLng(37.42796133580664, -122.085749655962),
    zoom: 14.4746,
  );

  static const CameraPosition _kLake = CameraPosition(
    bearing: 192.8334901395799,
    target: LatLng(37.43296265331129, -122.08832357078792),
    tilt: 59.440717697143555,
    zoom: 19.151926040649414,
  );

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: GoogleMap(
        mapType: MapType.hybrid,
        initialCameraPosition: _kGooglePlex,
        onMapCreated: (GoogleMapController controller) {
          _controller.complete(controller);
        },
      ),
      floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton.extended(
        onPressed: _goToTheLake,
        label: const Text('To the lake!'),
        icon: const Icon(Icons.directions_boat),
      ),
    );
  }

  Future<void> _goToTheLake() async {
    final GoogleMapController controller = await _controller.future;
    await controller.animateCamera(CameraUpdate.newCameraPosition(_kLake));
  }
}
```

</details>

### Screenshots or Videos

<details open>
<summary>Screenshots / Video demonstration</summary>

[https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/346c5f62-147c-4e48-8639-2bb6f1160055](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/346c5f62-147c-4e48-8639-2bb6f1160055)

</details>

### Logs

<details open>
<summary>Logs</summary>

[log.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25661685/log.txt)

</details>

### Flutter Doctor output

<details open>
<summary>Doctor output</summary>

```console
flutter doctor -v                      
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.41.2, on Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS 6.17.0-14-generic, locale en_US.UTF-8) [75ms]
    • Flutter version 3.41.2 on channel stable at /home/nidal/fvm/versions/3.41.2
    • Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    • Framework revision 90673a4eef (11 days ago), 2026-02-18 13:54:59 -0800
    • Engine revision 6c0baaebf7
    • Dart version 3.11.0
    • DevTools version 2.54.1
    • Feature flags: enable-web, enable-linux-desktop, enable-macos-desktop, enable-windows-desktop, enable-android, enable-ios, cli-animations, enable-native-assets,
      omit-legacy-version-file, enable-lldb-debugging, enable-uiscene-migration

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 36.1.0) [5.5s]
    • Android SDK at /home/nidal/Android/Sdk
    • Emulator version 36.3.10.0 (build_id 14472402) (CL:N/A)
    • Platform android-36, build-tools 36.1.0
    • Java binary at: /home/nidal/program_files/android-studio/jbr/bin/java
      This is the JDK bundled with the latest Android Studio installation on this machine.
      To manually set the JDK path, use: `flutter config --jdk-dir="path/to/jdk"`.
    • Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 21.0.8+-14196175-b1038.72)
    • All Android licenses accepted.

[✗] Chrome - develop for the web (Cannot find Chrome executable at google-chrome) [22ms]
    ! Cannot find Chrome. Try setting CHROME_EXECUTABLE to a Chrome executable.

[✓] Linux toolchain - develop for Linux desktop [559ms]
    • Ubuntu clang version 18.1.3 (1ubuntu1)
    • cmake version 3.28.3
    • ninja version 1.11.1
    • pkg-config version 1.8.1
    ! Unable to access driver information using 'eglinfo'.
      It is likely available from your distribution (e.g.: apt install mesa-utils)

[✓] Connected device (2 available) [377ms]
    • 24117RN76G (mobile) • 192.168.2.100:5555 • android-arm64 • Android 15 (API 35)
    • Linux (desktop)     • linux              • linux-x64     • Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS 6.17.0-14-generic

[✓] Network resources [960ms]
    • All expected network resources are available.

! Doctor found issues in 1 category.
```

</details>

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