diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b3b3ad321b..47554631e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ jobs:
         id: msbuild
         run: msbuild Sentry-CI-Build-Windows.slnf -t:Restore,Build,Pack -p:Configuration=Release --nologo -v:minimal -flp:logfile=msbuild.log -p:CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies=true -bl:msbuild.binlog
 
+      # The app samples build in their own job, with the .NET CLI, so the MAUI sample's Android and Windows targets
+      # get an MSBuild build here
+      - name: Build the MAUI sample
+        run: msbuild samples/Sentry.Samples.Maui/Sentry.Samples.Maui.csproj -t:Restore,Build -p:Configuration=Release --nologo -v:minimal -p:CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies=true -bl:msbuild-maui.binlog
+
       - name: Test MSBuild
         uses: getsentry/github-workflows/sentry-cli/integration-test@959162c159b866489d3fabe93327f48f9b8cb7ee # 3.4.1
         with:
@@ -381,6 +386,7 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             msbuild.log
             msbuild.binlog
+            msbuild-maui.binlog
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
   # Unsupported Native AOT runtimes should have SentryNative auto-disabled
@@ -475,6 +481,84 @@ jobs:
 #      - name: Publish Test app (iOS)
 #        run: dotnet publish test/Sentry.MauiTrimTest/Sentry.MauiTrimTest.csproj -c Release -f net9.0-ios18.0 -r ios-arm64
 
+  # Nothing consumes the app samples, but their Release builds trim and AOT-compile each app, which made them the
+  # last minutes of the Build step in the .NET legs. Here they build next to the legs instead of inside them.
+  build-samples:
+    needs: build-sentry-native
+    name: Samples (${{ matrix.rid }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: xcode-27
+            rid: macos
+            samples: Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-macOS.slnf
+          # The only build of the MAUI sample's Windows target
+          - os: windows-latest
+            rid: win-x64
+            samples: samples/Sentry.Samples.Maui/Sentry.Samples.Maui.csproj
+          # The Android and MAUI samples' Android targets on a Linux host, as the linux-x64 leg built them
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04
+            rid: linux-x64
+            samples: Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-Linux.slnf
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Setup Environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/environment
+
+      - name: Download sentry-native (${{ matrix.rid }})
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          path: src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/sentry-native
+          key: sentry-native-${{ matrix.rid }}-${{ hashFiles('scripts/build-sentry-native.ps1') }}-${{ hashFiles('.git/modules/modules/sentry-native/HEAD') }}
+          fail-on-cache-miss: true
+          enableCrossOsArchive: true
+
+      # See build-sentry
+      - name: Get Cocoa SDK cache key
+        id: cocoa-key
+        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+        uses: ./.github/actions/cocoa-cache-key
+
+      - name: Restore Cocoa SDK
+        id: cache-cocoa
+        if: runner.os == 'macOS' && !startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/')
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          path: modules/sentry-cocoa/Carthage
+          key: ${{ steps.cocoa-key.outputs.key }}
+
+      - name: Build Native Dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/actions/buildnative
+
+      - name: Restore .NET Dependencies
+        run: dotnet restore ${{ matrix.samples }} --nologo
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: dotnet build ${{ matrix.samples }} -c Release --no-restore --nologo -v:minimal -bl:build.binlog
+
+      - name: Save Cocoa SDK
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.cache-cocoa.outputs.cache-primary-key != '' && steps.cache-cocoa.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && hashFiles('modules/sentry-cocoa/Carthage/.built-from-sha') != '' }}
+        uses: actions/cache/save@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          path: modules/sentry-cocoa/Carthage
+          key: ${{ steps.cache-cocoa.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
+
+      - name: Upload build logs
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@cf430e030ddbb5b0abf93d22962f4752f3646cd9 # v7.0.2
+        with:
+          name: samples-${{ matrix.rid }}-build-logs
+          path: build.binlog
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
+
   test-solution-filters:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/') }}
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index c2a8f45d76..6b185d518e 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ Use solution filters instead of the full `Sentry.slnx`:
 | Filter | Use when |
 |--------|----------|
 | `SentryNoMobile.slnf` | General development (no Android/iOS build toolchain needed for quicker builds) |
-| `Sentry-CI-Build-macOS.slnf` | All macOS projects |
-| `Sentry-CI-Build-Windows.slnf` | All Windows projects |
-| `Sentry-CI-Build-Linux.slnf` | All Linux projects |
+| `Sentry-CI-Build-macOS.slnf` | All macOS projects except the app samples |
+| `Sentry-CI-Build-Windows.slnf` | All Windows projects except the app samples |
+| `Sentry-CI-Build-Linux.slnf` | All Linux projects except the app samples |
+| `Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-macOS.slnf` | The MAUI, Android, iOS, Mac Catalyst and macOS sample apps |
+| `Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-Linux.slnf` | The MAUI and Android sample apps, built on Linux |
 
 > Do **not** edit `*.slnf` files directly. They are generated by `scripts/generate-solution-filters.ps1` from `scripts/generate-solution-filters-config.yaml`.
 
diff --git a/Sentry-CI-Build-Linux.slnf b/Sentry-CI-Build-Linux.slnf
index b7a4975621..e502cf89f1 100644
--- a/Sentry-CI-Build-Linux.slnf
+++ b/Sentry-CI-Build-Linux.slnf
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     "projects": [
       "benchmarks\\Sentry.Benchmarks\\Sentry.Benchmarks.csproj",
       "benchmarks\\Sentry.Extensions.Logging.Benchmarks\\Sentry.Extensions.Logging.Benchmarks.csproj",
-      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Android\\Sentry.Samples.Android.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Basic\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Basic.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Blazor.Server\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Blazor.Server.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Blazor.Wasm\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Blazor.Wasm.csproj",
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.GraphQL.Server\\Sentry.Samples.GraphQL.Server.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Hangfire\\Sentry.Samples.Hangfire.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Log4Net\\Sentry.Samples.Log4Net.csproj",
-      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Maui\\Sentry.Samples.Maui.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.AspNetCore\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.AspNetCore.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.Console\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.Console.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.Logging\\Sentry.Samples.ME.Logging.csproj",
diff --git a/Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-Linux.slnf b/Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-Linux.slnf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ad22dc7c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-Linux.slnf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "solution": {
+    "path": "Sentry.slnx",
+    "projects": [
+      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Android\\Sentry.Samples.Android.csproj",
+      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Maui\\Sentry.Samples.Maui.csproj"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-macOS.slnf b/Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-macOS.slnf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed4fbddcef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-macOS.slnf
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "solution": {
+    "path": "Sentry.slnx",
+    "projects": [
+      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Android\\Sentry.Samples.Android.csproj",
+      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Ios\\Sentry.Samples.Ios.csproj",
+      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.MacCatalyst\\Sentry.Samples.MacCatalyst.csproj",
+      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.MacOS\\Sentry.Samples.MacOS.csproj",
+      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Maui\\Sentry.Samples.Maui.csproj"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sentry-CI-Build-Windows-arm64.slnf b/Sentry-CI-Build-Windows-arm64.slnf
index f9b1f924e6..63b09f4ada 100644
--- a/Sentry-CI-Build-Windows-arm64.slnf
+++ b/Sentry-CI-Build-Windows-arm64.slnf
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.GraphQL.Server\\Sentry.Samples.GraphQL.Server.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Hangfire\\Sentry.Samples.Hangfire.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Log4Net\\Sentry.Samples.Log4Net.csproj",
-      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Maui\\Sentry.Samples.Maui.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.AspNetCore\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.AspNetCore.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.Console\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.Console.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.Logging\\Sentry.Samples.ME.Logging.csproj",
diff --git a/Sentry-CI-Build-Windows.slnf b/Sentry-CI-Build-Windows.slnf
index fccd8ebf8e..33b56f3d83 100644
--- a/Sentry-CI-Build-Windows.slnf
+++ b/Sentry-CI-Build-Windows.slnf
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.GraphQL.Server\\Sentry.Samples.GraphQL.Server.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Hangfire\\Sentry.Samples.Hangfire.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Log4Net\\Sentry.Samples.Log4Net.csproj",
-      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Maui\\Sentry.Samples.Maui.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.AspNetCore\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.AspNetCore.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.Console\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.Console.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.Logging\\Sentry.Samples.ME.Logging.csproj",
diff --git a/Sentry-CI-Build-macOS.slnf b/Sentry-CI-Build-macOS.slnf
index ce671ebede..4b1980cdaa 100644
--- a/Sentry-CI-Build-macOS.slnf
+++ b/Sentry-CI-Build-macOS.slnf
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
       "benchmarks\\Sentry.Extensions.Logging.Benchmarks\\Sentry.Extensions.Logging.Benchmarks.csproj",
       "modules\\perfview\\src\\FastSerialization\\FastSerialization.csproj",
       "modules\\perfview\\src\\TraceEvent\\TraceEvent.csproj",
-      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Android\\Sentry.Samples.Android.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Basic\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Basic.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Blazor.Server\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Blazor.Server.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Blazor.Wasm\\Sentry.Samples.AspNetCore.Blazor.Wasm.csproj",
@@ -26,11 +25,7 @@
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.GraphQL.Client.Http\\Sentry.Samples.GraphQL.Client.Http.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.GraphQL.Server\\Sentry.Samples.GraphQL.Server.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Hangfire\\Sentry.Samples.Hangfire.csproj",
-      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Ios\\Sentry.Samples.Ios.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Log4Net\\Sentry.Samples.Log4Net.csproj",
-      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.MacCatalyst\\Sentry.Samples.MacCatalyst.csproj",
-      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.MacOS\\Sentry.Samples.MacOS.csproj",
-      "samples\\Sentry.Samples.Maui\\Sentry.Samples.Maui.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.AspNetCore\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.AspNetCore.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.Console\\Sentry.Samples.ME.AI.Console.csproj",
       "samples\\Sentry.Samples.ME.Logging\\Sentry.Samples.ME.Logging.csproj",
diff --git a/scripts/generate-solution-filters-config.yaml b/scripts/generate-solution-filters-config.yaml
index ea4233d3dc..55a7ef19c9 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-solution-filters-config.yaml
+++ b/scripts/generate-solution-filters-config.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ groupConfigs:
     - "**/*Ios*.csproj"
     - "**/*MacCatalyst*.csproj"
     - "**/*Maui*.csproj"
+  # The build workflow builds these in its own job, off the critical path
+  appSamples:
+    - "**/Sentry.Samples.Android.csproj"
+    - "**/Sentry.Samples.Ios.csproj"
+    - "**/Sentry.Samples.MacCatalyst.csproj"
+    - "**/Sentry.Samples.MacOS.csproj"
+    - "**/Sentry.Samples.Maui.csproj"
 
 filterConfigs:
 
@@ -48,6 +55,7 @@ filterConfigs:
         - "allProjects"
     exclude:
       groups:
+        - "appSamples"
         - "macOnly"
         - "windowsOnly"
         - "artefacts"
@@ -85,6 +93,7 @@ filterConfigs:
         - "modules/perfview/**/FastSerialization.csproj"
     exclude:
       groups:
+        - "appSamples"
         - "artefacts"
         - "trimTests"
         - "playwrightTests"
@@ -103,6 +112,7 @@ filterConfigs:
         - "modules/perfview/**/FastSerialization.csproj"
     exclude:
       groups:
+        - "appSamples"
         - "macOnly"
         - "artefacts"
         - "trimTests"
@@ -125,6 +135,7 @@ filterConfigs:
         - "modules/perfview/**/FastSerialization.csproj"
     exclude:
       groups:
+        - "appSamples"
         - "macOnly"
         - "artefacts"
         - "trimTests"
@@ -142,6 +153,18 @@ filterConfigs:
         - "**/*Sentry.DiagnosticSource.Tests.csproj"
         - "**/*Sentry.EntityFramework.Tests.csproj"
 
+  - outputPath: Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-macOS.slnf
+    include:
+      groups:
+        - "appSamples"
+
+  # The app samples the Linux build leg built before they moved to their own job
+  - outputPath: Sentry-CI-Build-Samples-Linux.slnf
+    include:
+      patterns:
+        - "**/Sentry.Samples.Android.csproj"
+        - "**/Sentry.Samples.Maui.csproj"
+
   - outputPath: Sentry-CI-CodeQL.slnf
     include:
       groups: