diff --git a/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml b/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
index 776ee3ab57..9158f7a3dd 100644
--- a/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/pkg/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:label="RetroArch"
         android:hasCode="true"
-        android:banner="@drawable/banner"
-    	android:debuggable="false">
+        android:banner="@drawable/banner">
         <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
         <activity android:name="com.retroarch.browser.mainmenu.MainMenuActivity" android:exported="true" android:launchMode="singleInstance">
             <intent-filter>
diff --git a/pkg/android/phoenix/jni/Android.mk b/pkg/android/phoenix/jni/Android.mk
index a220ce9545..37bc37a51d 100644
--- a/pkg/android/phoenix/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/pkg/android/phoenix/jni/Android.mk
@@ -54,11 +54,8 @@ LOCAL_CFLAGS += -Wall -pthread -Wno-unused-function -fno-stack-protector -funrol
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_7ZIP
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_CHEEVOS
 
-ifeq ($(NDK_DEBUG),1)
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -O0 -g
-else
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -O2 -DNDEBUG
-endif
+# Let ndk-build set the optimization flags but remove -O3 like in cf3c3
+LOCAL_CFLAGS := $(subst -O3,-O2,$(LOCAL_CFLAGS))
 
 LOCAL_LDLIBS	:= -L$(SYSROOT)/usr/lib -landroid -lEGL $(GLES_LIB) $(LOGGER_LDLIBS) -ldl
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(RARCH_DIR)/libretro-common/include/
@@ -66,5 +63,11 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(RARCH_DIR)/libretro-common/include/
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SL
 LOCAL_LDLIBS += -lOpenSLES -lz
 
+ifneq ($(SANITIZER),)
+   LOCAL_CFLAGS   += -g -fsanitize=$(SANITIZER) -fno-omit-frame-pointer
+   LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += -g -fsanitize=$(SANITIZER) -fno-omit-frame-pointer
+   LOCAL_LDFLAGS  += -fsanitize=$(SANITIZER)
+endif
+
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
diff --git a/pkg/android/phoenix/jni/Application.mk b/pkg/android/phoenix/jni/Application.mk
index f16169ec36..97dd6dcb5b 100644
--- a/pkg/android/phoenix/jni/Application.mk
+++ b/pkg/android/phoenix/jni/Application.mk
@@ -17,3 +17,24 @@ ifndef TARGET_ABIS
 else
    APP_ABI := $(TARGET_ABIS)
 endif
+
+# Run $NDK/toolchains/llvm-3.6/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/asan_device_setup once
+# for each AVD you use, replacing llvm-3.6 with the latest you have and
+# linux-x86_64 with your host ABI.
+ifneq ($(SANITIZER),)
+   # AddressSanitizer doesn't run on mips
+   ifndef TARGET_ABIS
+      APP_ABI   := armeabi-v7a x86
+   else
+      ifneq ($(findstring mips,$(TARGET_ABIS)),)
+         $(error "AddressSanitizer does not support mips.")
+      endif
+   endif
+   USE_CLANG := 1
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(USE_CLANG),1)
+   NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION := clang
+   APP_CFLAGS   := -Wno-invalid-source-encoding
+   APP_CPPFLAGS := -Wno-invalid-source-encoding
+endif