diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj
index ec88852feb..e52430f50b 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/ControlCatalog.Android.csproj
@@ -9,42 +9,37 @@
     <ApplicationDisplayVersion>1.0</ApplicationDisplayVersion>
     <AndroidPackageFormat>apk</AndroidPackageFormat>
     <MSBuildEnableWorkloadResolver>true</MSBuildEnableWorkloadResolver>
+    <RuntimeIdentifiers>android-arm64;android-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <None Remove="Assets\AboutAssets.txt" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <AndroidResource Include="..\..\build\Assets\Icon.png">
       <Link>Resources\drawable\Icon.png</Link>
     </AndroidResource>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release' and '$(TF_BUILD)' == ''">
-    <DebugSymbols>False</DebugSymbols>
-    <UseInterpreter>False</UseInterpreter>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(RunAOTCompilation)'=='' and '$(Configuration)'=='Release' and '$(TF_BUILD)'==''">
     <RunAOTCompilation>True</RunAOTCompilation>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(RunAOTCompilation)'=='True'">
     <EnableLLVM>True</EnableLLVM>
     <AndroidAotAdditionalArguments>no-write-symbols,nodebug</AndroidAotAdditionalArguments>
     <AndroidAotMode>Hybrid</AndroidAotMode>
     <AndroidGenerateJniMarshalMethods>True</AndroidGenerateJniMarshalMethods>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
-    <EmbedAssembliesIntoApk>False</EmbedAssembliesIntoApk>
-    <RunAOTCompilation>False</RunAOTCompilation>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
-    <EmbedAssembliesIntoApk>True</EmbedAssembliesIntoApk>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(AndroidEnableProfiler)'=='True'">
+    <IsEmulator Condition="'$(IsEmulator)' == ''">True</IsEmulator>
+    <DebugSymbols>True</DebugSymbols>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.AndroidX.AppCompat" Version="1.3.1.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Xamarin.AndroidX.Lifecycle.ViewModel" Version="2.3.1.3" />
+    <AndroidEnvironment Condition="'$(IsEmulator)'=='True'" Include="environment.emulator.txt" />
+    <AndroidEnvironment Condition="'$(IsEmulator)'!='True'" Include="environment.device.txt" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Android\Avalonia.Android\Avalonia.Android.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ControlCatalog\ControlCatalog.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Properties/AndroidManifest.xml b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Properties/AndroidManifest.xml
index aa570ec504..6f551d2b01 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Properties/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/Properties/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:installLocation="auto">
-	<application android:label="ControlCatalog.Android" android:icon="@drawable/Icon"></application>
+  <application android:label="ControlCatalog.Android" android:icon="@drawable/Icon"></application>
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
 </manifest>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/environment.device.txt b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/environment.device.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..107d68ca1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/environment.device.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DOTNET_DiagnosticPorts=127.0.0.1:9000,suspend
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/environment.emulator.txt b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/environment.emulator.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..299a0ec30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.Android/environment.emulator.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DOTNET_DiagnosticPorts=10.0.2.2:9001,suspend