diff --git a/android/sdk/build.gradle b/android/sdk/build.gradle
index 8606327486..5206029896 100644
--- a/android/sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/android/sdk/build.gradle
@@ -51,15 +51,10 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6'
     implementation "androidx.startup:startup-runtime:1.1.0"
 
-    if (rootProject.ext.libreBuild) {
-        implementation(project(':react-native-device-info')) {
-            exclude group: 'com.google.firebase'
-            exclude group: 'com.google.android.gms'
-            exclude group: 'com.android.installreferrer'
-        }
-    } else {
+    // Only add these packages if we are NOT doing a LIBRE_BUILD
+    if (!rootProject.ext.libreBuild) {
         implementation project(':react-native-amplitude')
-        implementation project(':react-native-device-info')
+        implementation project(':react-native-giphy')
         implementation(project(":react-native-google-signin")) {
             exclude group: 'com.google.android.gms'
             exclude group: 'androidx'
@@ -72,9 +67,13 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':react-native-community_clipboard')
     implementation project(':react-native-community_netinfo')
     implementation project(':react-native-default-preference')
+    implementation(project(':react-native-device-info')) {
+        exclude group: 'com.google.firebase'
+        exclude group: 'com.google.android.gms'
+        exclude group: 'com.android.installreferrer'
+    }
     implementation project(':react-native-gesture-handler')
     implementation project(':react-native-get-random-values')
-    implementation project(':react-native-giphy')
     implementation project(':react-native-immersive')
     implementation project(':react-native-keep-awake')
     implementation project(':react-native-masked-view_masked-view')
diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
index 6584895925..01bf269e76 100644
--- a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/ReactInstanceManagerHolder.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 class ReactInstanceManagerHolder {
+    private static final String TAG = ReactInstanceManagerHolder.class.getSimpleName();
+
     /**
      * FIXME (from linter): Do not place Android context classes in static
      * fields (static reference to ReactInstanceManager which has field
@@ -110,7 +112,6 @@ class ReactInstanceManagerHolder {
             new com.corbt.keepawake.KCKeepAwakePackage(),
             new com.facebook.react.shell.MainReactPackage(),
             new com.reactnativecommunity.clipboard.ClipboardPackage(),
-            new com.giphyreactnativesdk.GiphyReactNativeSdkPackage(),
             new com.reactnativecommunity.netinfo.NetInfoPackage(),
             new com.reactnativepagerview.PagerViewPackage(),
             new com.oblador.performance.PerformancePackage(),
@@ -146,6 +147,17 @@ class ReactInstanceManagerHolder {
             packages.add((ReactPackage)constructor.newInstance());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             // Ignore any error, the module is not compiled when LIBRE_BUILD is enabled.
+            Log.d(TAG, "Not loading AmplitudeReactNativePackage");
+        }
+
+        // GiphyReactNativeSdkPackage
+        try {
+            Class<?> giphyPackageClass = Class.forName("com.giphyreactnativesdk.GiphyReactNativeSdkPackage");
+            Constructor constructor = giphyPackageClass.getConstructor();
+            packages.add((ReactPackage)constructor.newInstance());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // Ignore any error, the module is not compiled when LIBRE_BUILD is enabled.
+            Log.d(TAG, "Not loading GiphyReactNativeSdkPackage");
         }
 
         // RNGoogleSignInPackage
@@ -155,6 +167,7 @@ class ReactInstanceManagerHolder {
             packages.add((ReactPackage)constructor.newInstance());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             // Ignore any error, the module is not compiled when LIBRE_BUILD is enabled.
+            Log.d(TAG, "Not loading RNGoogleSignInPackage");
         }
 
         return packages;
@@ -240,7 +253,7 @@ class ReactInstanceManagerHolder {
             return;
         }
 
-        Log.d(ReactInstanceManagerHolder.class.getCanonicalName(), "initializing RN with Application");
+        Log.d(TAG, "initializing RN with Application");
 
         reactInstanceManager
             = ReactInstanceManager.builder()
diff --git a/react/features/base/config/functions.native.js b/react/features/base/config/functions.native.js
index bd69b01bf2..c4d477c3b7 100644
--- a/react/features/base/config/functions.native.js
+++ b/react/features/base/config/functions.native.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function _cleanupConfig(config: Object) {
         delete config.analytics?.googleAnalyticsTrackingId;
         delete config.callStatsID;
         delete config.callStatsSecret;
+        config.giphy = { enabled: false };
     }
 }