diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 54feea61ef..50fe793a1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "prepare": "is-ci || husky",
     "postinstall": "pnpm intl:compile-if-needed",
     "prebuild": "EXPO_NO_GIT_STATUS=1 expo prebuild --clean",
-    "android": "expo run:android",
+    "android": "expo run:android --variant debugOptimized",
     "android:prod": "expo run:android --variant release",
     "android:profile": "BSKY_PROFILE=1 expo run:android --variant release",
     "ios": "expo run:ios",