Repro steps: - Enable `enableProguardInReleaseBuilds` in the app's `build.gradle` file of the vanilla example app - Make sure that new architecture is enabled (`newArchEnabled=true` in `gradle.properties`, enabled by default) - Build the release variant - Start the app Result: <img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1071174/177148292-702f4c6d-8f4a-4ed1-a7ad-07a11bd31a83.png" width="360" /> Probably related to Proguard, because it works fine without it.