diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/build.gradle.kts b/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/build.gradle.kts
index e5dd16d478..ab06609168 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ android {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":apps:flipcash:shared:shareable"))
+
+    testImplementation(kotlin("test"))
+    testImplementation(libs.bundles.unit.testing)
+    testImplementation(libs.robolectric)
+    testImplementation(testFixtures(project(":libs:coroutines")))
 }
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/inject/InviteModule.kt b/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/inject/InviteModule.kt
index 4ddb603da0..05ab31a355 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/inject/InviteModule.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/inject/InviteModule.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import com.flipcash.app.invite.InviteController
 import com.flipcash.app.invite.internal.InternalInviteController
 import com.flipcash.app.shareable.ShareSheetController
+import com.flipcash.libs.coroutines.DispatcherProvider
 import com.getcode.util.resources.ResourceHelper
 import dagger.Module
 import dagger.Provides
@@ -22,9 +23,11 @@ object InviteModule {
         @ApplicationContext context: Context,
         resources: ResourceHelper,
         shareController: ShareSheetController,
+        dispatchers: DispatcherProvider,
     ): InviteController = InternalInviteController(
         context = context,
         resources = resources,
         shareController = shareController,
+        dispatchers = dispatchers,
     )
 }
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/internal/InternalInviteController.kt b/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/internal/InternalInviteController.kt
index 620f4b9a4b..b1438996a4 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/internal/InternalInviteController.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/internal/InternalInviteController.kt
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ import com.flipcash.app.invite.InviteController
 import com.flipcash.app.shareable.ShareSheetController
 import com.flipcash.app.shareable.Shareable
 import com.flipcash.shared.invite.R
+import com.flipcash.libs.coroutines.DispatcherProvider
 import com.getcode.util.resources.ResourceHelper
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 
 internal class InternalInviteController(
@@ -24,13 +28,22 @@ internal class InternalInviteController(
     private val context: Context,
     private val resources: ResourceHelper,
     private val shareController: ShareSheetController,
+    dispatchers: DispatcherProvider,
 ) : InviteController {
 
-    private val _channels = MutableStateFlow(resolveChannels())
+    // Hilt constructs this on the main thread when MainActivity is injected, and loading
+    // other apps' labels and icons reads their APKs, which ANRs on slow devices.
+    private val scope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + dispatchers.IO)
+
+    private val _channels = MutableStateFlow<List<InviteChannel>>(emptyList())
     override val channels: StateFlow<List<InviteChannel>> = _channels
 
+    init {
+        refresh()
+    }
+
     override fun refresh() {
-        _channels.value = resolveChannels()
+        scope.launch { _channels.value = resolveChannels() }
     }
 
     private fun resolveChannels(): List<InviteChannel> = buildList {
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/internal/InternalInviteControllerTest.kt b/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/internal/InternalInviteControllerTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15ad820bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/invite/src/test/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/invite/internal/InternalInviteControllerTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package com.flipcash.app.invite.internal
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import com.flipcash.app.invite.InviteChannelType
+import com.flipcash.libs.coroutines.TestDispatcherProvider
+import io.mockk.every
+import io.mockk.mockk
+import io.mockk.verify
+import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.StandardTestDispatcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.TestDispatcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.advanceUntilIdle
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertTrue
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+class InternalInviteControllerTest {
+
+    private val packageManager: PackageManager = mockk {
+        every { queryIntentActivities(any(), any<Int>()) } returns emptyList()
+        every { getApplicationInfo(any<String>(), any<Int>()) } throws PackageManager.NameNotFoundException()
+    }
+    private val context: Context = mockk {
+        every { packageManager } returns this@InternalInviteControllerTest.packageManager
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `construction does not query the package manager`() = runTest {
+        val dispatcher = StandardTestDispatcher(testScheduler)
+
+        val controller = controller(dispatcher)
+
+        assertTrue(controller.channels.value.isEmpty())
+        verify(exactly = 0) { context.packageManager }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `channels resolve on the io dispatcher`() = runTest {
+        val controller = controller(StandardTestDispatcher(testScheduler))
+
+        advanceUntilIdle()
+
+        assertEquals(
+            listOf(InviteChannelType.Sms, InviteChannelType.More),
+            controller.channels.value.map { it.type },
+        )
+    }
+
+    private fun controller(dispatcher: TestDispatcher) = InternalInviteController(
+        context = context,
+        resources = mockk(relaxed = true),
+        shareController = mockk(relaxed = true),
+        dispatchers = TestDispatcherProvider(dispatcher),
+    )
+}