diff --git a/integration-test/android.Tests.ps1 b/integration-test/android.Tests.ps1
index 30e7009378..018a7843fc 100644
--- a/integration-test/android.Tests.ps1
+++ b/integration-test/android.Tests.ps1
@@ -12,39 +12,37 @@ BeforeDiscovery {
     $script:emulator = Get-AndroidEmulatorId
 }
 
-Describe 'MAUI app' -ForEach @(
-    @{ tfm = "net9.0-android35.0" }
+Describe 'MAUI app (<tfm>, <configuration>)' -ForEach @(
+    @{ tfm = "net9.0-android35.0"; configuration = "Release" }
+    @{ tfm = "net9.0-android35.0"; configuration = "Debug" }
 ) -Skip:(-not $script:emulator) {
     BeforeAll {
         Remove-Item -Path "$PSScriptRoot/mobile-app" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
         Copy-Item -Path "$PSScriptRoot/net9-maui" -Destination "$PSScriptRoot/mobile-app" -Recurse -Force
         Push-Location $PSScriptRoot/mobile-app
 
-        function InstallAndroidApp
-        {
-            param([string] $Dsn)
-            $dsn = $Dsn.Replace('http://', 'http://key@') + '/0'
+        # replace {{SENTRY_DSN}} in MauiProgram.cs
+        (Get-Content MauiProgram.cs) `
+            -replace '\{\{SENTRY_DSN\}\}', 'http://key@127.0.0.1:8000/0' `
+        | Set-Content MauiProgram.cs
 
-            # replace {{SENTRY_DSN}} in MauiProgram.cs
-            (Get-Content MauiProgram.cs) `
-                -replace '\{\{SENTRY_DSN\}\}', $dsn `
-            | Set-Content MauiProgram.cs
+        $arch = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::OSArchitecture.ToString().ToLower()
+        $rid = "android-$arch"
 
-            $arch = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::OSArchitecture.ToString().ToLower()
-            $rid = "android-$arch"
+        Write-Host "::group::Build Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.csproj"
+        dotnet build Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.csproj `
+            --configuration $configuration `
+            --framework $tfm `
+            --runtime $rid
+        | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
+        Write-Host '::endgroup::'
+        $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
 
-            Write-Host "::group::Build Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.csproj"
-            dotnet build Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.csproj `
-                --configuration Release `
-                --framework $tfm `
-                --runtime $rid
-            | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
-            Write-Host '::endgroup::'
-            $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
-
-            Write-Host "::group::Install bin/Release/$tfm/$rid/io.sentry.dotnet.maui.device.integrationtestapp-Signed.apk"
+        function InstallAndroidApp
+        {
+            Write-Host "::group::Install bin/$configuration/$tfm/$rid/io.sentry.dotnet.maui.device.integrationtestapp-Signed.apk"
             xharness android install -v `
-                --app bin/Release/$tfm/$rid/io.sentry.dotnet.maui.device.integrationtestapp-Signed.apk `
+                --app bin/$configuration/$tfm/$rid/io.sentry.dotnet.maui.device.integrationtestapp-Signed.apk `
                 --package-name io.sentry.dotnet.maui.device.integrationtestapp `
                 --output-directory=test_output
             | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
@@ -58,35 +56,25 @@ Describe 'MAUI app' -ForEach @(
                 [string] $Dsn,
                 [string] $TestArg = 'None'
             )
+            Write-Host "::group::Run Android app (TestArg=$TestArg)"
+            $dsn = $Dsn.Replace('http://', 'http://key@') + '/0'
+            xharness android adb -v `
+                -- shell am start -S -n io.sentry.dotnet.maui.device.integrationtestapp/.MainActivity `
+                -e SENTRY_DSN $dsn `
+                -e SENTRY_TEST_ARG $TestArg
+            | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
+            Write-Host '::endgroup::'
+            $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
 
-            try
+            do
             {
-                # Setup port forwarding for accessing sentry-server at 127.0.0.1:8000 from the emulator
-                $port = $Dsn.Split(':')[2].Split('/')[0]
-                xharness android adb -v -- reverse tcp:$port tcp:$port
-
-                Write-Host "::group::Run Android app (TestArg=$TestArg)"
-                xharness android adb -v `
-                    -- shell am start -S -n io.sentry.dotnet.maui.device.integrationtestapp/.MainActivity `
-                    -e SENTRY_TEST_ARG $TestArg
-                | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
-                Write-Host '::endgroup::'
-                $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
+                Write-Host "Waiting for app..."
+                Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
 
-                do
-                {
-                    Write-Host "Waiting for app..."
-                    Start-Sleep -Seconds 1
+                $procid = (& xharness android adb -- shell pidof "io.sentry.dotnet.maui.device.integrationtestapp") -replace '\s', ''
+                $activity = (& xharness android adb -- shell dumpsys activity activities) -match "io\.sentry\.dotnet\.maui\.device\.integrationtestapp"
 
-                    $procid = (& xharness android adb -- shell pidof "io.sentry.dotnet.maui.device.integrationtestapp") -replace '\s', ''
-                    $activity = (& xharness android adb -- shell dumpsys activity activities) -match "io\.sentry\.dotnet\.maui\.device\.integrationtestapp"
-
-                } while ($procid -and $activity)
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                xharness android adb -v -- reverse --remove-all
-            }
+            } while ($procid -and $activity)
         }
 
         function UninstallAndroidApp
@@ -111,20 +99,27 @@ Describe 'MAUI app' -ForEach @(
                 Write-Host '::endgroup::'
             }
         }
+
+        # Setup port forwarding for accessing sentry-server at 127.0.0.1:8000 from the emulator
+        xharness android adb -v -- reverse tcp:8000 tcp:8000
     }
 
     AfterAll {
         Pop-Location
+        xharness android adb -v -- reverse --remove tcp:8000
+    }
+
+    BeforeEach {
+        InstallAndroidApp
     }
 
     AfterEach {
         UninstallAndroidApp
     }
 
-    It 'Managed crash' {
+    It 'Managed crash (<configuration>)' {
         $result = Invoke-SentryServer {
             param([string]$url)
-            InstallAndroidApp -Dsn $url
             RunAndroidApp -Dsn $url -TestArg "Managed"
             RunAndroidApp -Dsn $url
         }
@@ -133,12 +128,12 @@ Describe 'MAUI app' -ForEach @(
         $result.HasErrors() | Should -BeFalse
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"System.ApplicationException`""
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"SIGABRT`""
+        $result.Envelopes() | Should -HaveCount 1
     }
 
-    It 'Java crash' {
+    It 'Java crash (<configuration>)' {
         $result = Invoke-SentryServer {
             param([string]$url)
-            InstallAndroidApp -Dsn $url
             RunAndroidApp -Dsn $url -TestArg "Java"
             RunAndroidApp -Dsn $url
         }
@@ -147,12 +142,12 @@ Describe 'MAUI app' -ForEach @(
         $result.HasErrors() | Should -BeFalse
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"RuntimeException`""
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"System.\w+Exception`""
+        $result.Envelopes() | Should -HaveCount 1
     }
 
-    It 'Native crash' {
+    It 'Native crash (<configuration>)' {
         $result = Invoke-SentryServer {
             param([string]$url)
-            InstallAndroidApp -Dsn $url
             RunAndroidApp -Dsn $url -TestArg "Native"
             RunAndroidApp -Dsn $url
         }
@@ -161,12 +156,12 @@ Describe 'MAUI app' -ForEach @(
         $result.HasErrors() | Should -BeFalse
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"SIG[A-Z]+`"" # SIGILL (x86_64), SIGTRAP (arm64-v8a)
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"System.\w+Exception`""
+        $result.Envelopes() | Should -HaveCount 1
     }
 
-    It 'Null reference exception' {
+    It 'Null reference exception (<configuration>)' {
         $result = Invoke-SentryServer {
             param([string]$url)
-            InstallAndroidApp -Dsn $url
             RunAndroidApp -Dsn $url -TestArg "NullReferenceException"
             RunAndroidApp -Dsn $url
         }
@@ -174,7 +169,12 @@ Describe 'MAUI app' -ForEach @(
         Dump-ServerErrors -Result $result
         $result.HasErrors() | Should -BeFalse
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"System.NullReferenceException`""
-        # TODO: fix redundant RuntimeException (#3954)
-        { $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"SIGSEGV`"" } | Should -Throw
+        # TODO: fix redundant SIGSEGV in Release (#3954)
+        if ($configuration -eq "Release") {
+            { $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"SIGSEGV`"" } | Should -Throw
+        } else {
+            $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"SIGSEGV`""
+            $result.Envelopes() | Should -HaveCount 1
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/integration-test/ios.Tests.ps1 b/integration-test/ios.Tests.ps1
index b7dae6ba27..ae694f4a41 100644
--- a/integration-test/ios.Tests.ps1
+++ b/integration-test/ios.Tests.ps1
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ BeforeDiscovery {
     $script:simulator = Get-IosSimulatorUdid -PreferredStates @('Booted')
 }
 
-Describe 'iOS app (<tfm>)' -ForEach @(
-    @{ tfm = "net9.0-ios18.0" }
+Describe 'iOS app (<tfm>, <configuration>)' -ForEach @(
+    @{ tfm = "net9.0-ios18.0"; configuration = "Release" }
+    @{ tfm = "net9.0-ios18.0"; configuration = "Debug" }
 ) -Skip:(-not $script:simulator) {
     BeforeAll {
         . $PSScriptRoot/../scripts/device-test-utils.ps1
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ Describe 'iOS app (<tfm>)' -ForEach @(
 
         Write-Host "::group::Build Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.csproj"
         dotnet build Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.csproj `
-            --configuration Release `
+            --configuration $configuration `
             --framework $tfm `
             --runtime $rid
         | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
@@ -35,9 +36,9 @@ Describe 'iOS app (<tfm>)' -ForEach @(
 
         function InstallIosApp
         {
-            Write-Host "::group::Install bin/Release/$tfm/$rid/Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.app"
+            Write-Host "::group::Install bin/$configuration/$tfm/$rid/Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.app"
             xcrun simctl install $simulator `
-                bin/Release/$tfm/$rid/Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.app
+                bin/$configuration/$tfm/$rid/Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.app
             | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
             Write-Host '::endgroup::'
             $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ Describe 'iOS app (<tfm>)' -ForEach @(
         UninstallIosApp
     }
 
-    It 'captures managed crash' {
+    It 'captures managed crash (<configuration>)' {
         $result = Invoke-SentryServer {
             param([string]$url)
             RunIosApp -Dsn $url -TestArg "Managed"
@@ -97,9 +98,10 @@ Describe 'iOS app (<tfm>)' -ForEach @(
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"System.ApplicationException`""
         # TODO: fix redundant SIGABRT (#3954)
         { $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"SIGABRT`"" } | Should -Throw
+        { $result.Envelopes() | Should -HaveCount 1 } | Should -Throw
     }
 
-    It 'captures native crash' {
+    It 'captures native crash (<configuration>)' {
         $result = Invoke-SentryServer {
             param([string]$url)
             RunIosApp -Dsn $url -TestArg "Native"
@@ -109,9 +111,10 @@ Describe 'iOS app (<tfm>)' -ForEach @(
         $result.HasErrors() | Should -BeFalse
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"EXC_[A-Z_]+`""
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"System.\w+Exception`""
+        $result.Envelopes() | Should -HaveCount 1
     }
 
-    It 'captures null reference exception' {
+    It 'captures null reference exception (<configuration>)' {
         $result = Invoke-SentryServer {
             param([string]$url)
             RunIosApp -Dsn $url -TestArg "NullReferenceException"
@@ -120,7 +123,12 @@ Describe 'iOS app (<tfm>)' -ForEach @(
 
         $result.HasErrors() | Should -BeFalse
         $result.Envelopes() | Should -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"System.NullReferenceException`""
-        # TODO: fix redundant EXC_BAD_ACCESS (#3954)
-        { $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"EXC_BAD_ACCESS`"" } | Should -Throw
+        # TODO: fix redundant EXC_BAD_ACCESS in Release (#3954)
+        if ($configuration -eq 'Release') {
+            { $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"EXC_BAD_ACCESS`"" } | Should -Throw
+        } else {
+            $result.Envelopes() | Should -Not -AnyElementMatch "`"type`":`"EXC_BAD_ACCESS`""
+            $result.Envelopes() | Should -HaveCount 1
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/integration-test/net9-maui/MainPage.xaml.cs b/integration-test/net9-maui/MainPage.xaml.cs
index 857d370195..fd47bd30d8 100644
--- a/integration-test/net9-maui/MainPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/integration-test/net9-maui/MainPage.xaml.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ protected override void OnAppearing()
 
         SentrySdk.Close();
 #if ANDROID
+        // prevent auto-restart
+        Platform.CurrentActivity?.FinishAffinity();
         Process.KillProcess(Process.MyPid());
 #elif IOS
         System.Environment.Exit(0);
diff --git a/integration-test/net9-maui/MauiProgram.cs b/integration-test/net9-maui/MauiProgram.cs
index 3d34a90ce8..766f64f6a1 100644
--- a/integration-test/net9-maui/MauiProgram.cs
+++ b/integration-test/net9-maui/MauiProgram.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
 #endif
                 options.Debug = false;
                 options.DiagnosticLevel = SentryLevel.Error;
+                // predictable crash envelopes only
+                options.SendClientReports = false;
+                options.AutoSessionTracking = false;
             })
             .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
             {
diff --git a/integration-test/net9-maui/Platforms/Android/MainActivity.cs b/integration-test/net9-maui/Platforms/Android/MainActivity.cs
index c848964a0f..b59e6b60ec 100644
--- a/integration-test/net9-maui/Platforms/Android/MainActivity.cs
+++ b/integration-test/net9-maui/Platforms/Android/MainActivity.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ protected override void OnCreate(Bundle? savedInstanceState)
     {
         base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
+        System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("SENTRY_DSN", Intent?.GetStringExtra("SENTRY_DSN"));
         System.Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("SENTRY_TEST_ARG", Intent?.GetStringExtra("SENTRY_TEST_ARG"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/integration-test/net9-maui/Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.csproj b/integration-test/net9-maui/Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.csproj
index 757aef448e..ed6ab044f6 100644
--- a/integration-test/net9-maui/Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.csproj
+++ b/integration-test/net9-maui/Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp.csproj
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
     <MtouchUseLlvm>false</MtouchUseLlvm>
     <EnableAssemblyILStripping>false</EnableAssemblyILStripping>
 
+    <!-- https://github.com/dotnet/android/wiki/Diagnose-Fast-Deployment-Issues -->
+    <EmbedAssembliesIntoApk>true</EmbedAssembliesIntoApk>
+
     <!-- Display name -->
     <ApplicationTitle>Sentry.Maui.Device.IntegrationTestApp</ApplicationTitle>