diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 8778cad..19f16dd 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ android {
 
     buildTypes {
         release {
-            isMinifyEnabled = false
+            // R8 on + signed with the debug key: the release variant is the TV
+            // deliverable — on the TV hardware the debug build's UI thread sits
+            // at ~2fps (dumpsys gfxinfo: 87% janky, UI-thread stalls up to 4s),
+            // while the GPU is fine. Same signature keeps install -r seamless.
+            isMinifyEnabled = true
+            signingConfig = signingConfigs.getByName("debug")
             proguardFiles(
                 getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"),
                 "proguard-rules.pro"