diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e6bc7c535..0cbed67dcf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     - If you're using code obfuscation, adjust your proguard-rules accordingly, so your custom view class name is not minified
 - Fix ensure Application Context is used even when SDK is initialized via Activity Context ([#3669](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/3669))
 - Fix potential ANRs due to `Calendar.getInstance` usage in Breadcrumbs constructor ([#3736](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/3736))
+- Lazily initialize heavy `SentryOptions` members to avoid ANRs on app start ([#3749](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/3749))
 
 *Breaking changes*:
 
diff --git a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-android/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-android/build.gradle.kts
index a8d8897519..2c94dbba9d 100644
--- a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -133,5 +133,5 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(Config.Libs.composeNavigation)
     implementation(Config.Libs.composeMaterial)
 
-    debugImplementation(Config.Libs.leakCanary)
+//    debugImplementation(Config.Libs.leakCanary)
 }
diff --git a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8876efd66d..fd12d5454b 100644
--- a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <meta-data android:name="io.sentry.dsn" android:value="https://1053864c67cc410aa1ffc9701bd6f93d@o447951.ingest.sentry.io/5428559" />
 
         <!--    how to enable Sentry's debug mode-->
-        <meta-data android:name="io.sentry.debug" android:value="${sentryDebug}" />
+        <meta-data android:name="io.sentry.debug" android:value="false" />
 
         <!--    how to set a custom debug level-->
         <!--    <meta-data android:name="io.sentry.debug.level" android:value="info" />-->
@@ -168,5 +168,6 @@
       <meta-data android:name="io.sentry.session-replay.session-sample-rate" android:value="1.0" />
       <meta-data android:name="io.sentry.session-replay.redact-all-text" android:value="false" />
 
+      <profileable android:shell="true" />
     </application>
 </manifest>