diff --git a/android/android.make b/android/android.make
index 1a4c39c..ec7ba32 100644
--- a/android/android.make
+++ b/android/android.make
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY): $$(OBJ) $(VOICESPEEXLIB) $(FIRMLIB) $(SKINLIB) $(CPUFEAT_BUILD)/cpu-features.o
 	$(call PRINTS,LD $(BINARY))$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LDOPTS) $(GLOBAL_LDOPTS)
+	$(call PRINTS,OC $(@F))$(OC) -S -x $@
 
 $(BINLIB_DIR)/$(BINARY): $(BUILDDIR)/$(BINARY)
 	$(call PRINTS,CP $(BINARY))cp $^ $@
diff --git a/apps/codecs/codecs.make b/apps/codecs/codecs.make
index 2f8d3ac..d352579 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/codecs.make
+++ b/apps/codecs/codecs.make
@@ -206,8 +206,10 @@
 		$(filter %.o, $^) \
 		$(filter %.a, $+) \
 		-lgcc $(CODECLDFLAGS)
-ifdef APP_TYPE
-	$(SILENT)cp $(CODECDIR)/$*.elf $@
+ifndef APP_TYPE
+	$(SILENT)$(OC) -O binary $(CODECDIR)/$*.elf $@ # objcopy native
+else ifeq (,$(findstring sdl-sim,$(APP_TYPE)))
+	$(SILENT)$(OC) -S -x $(CODECDIR)/$*.elf $@	   # objcopy hosted
 else
-	$(SILENT)$(OC) -O binary $(CODECDIR)/$*.elf $@
+	$(SILENT)cp $(CODECDIR)/$*.elf $@			   # no objcopy, keep debug symbols
 endif
diff --git a/apps/plugins/plugins.make b/apps/plugins/plugins.make
index 41d2307..fca37aa 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/plugins.make
+++ b/apps/plugins/plugins.make
@@ -118,10 +118,12 @@
 		$(filter %.o, $^) \
 		$(filter %.a, $+) \
 		-lgcc $(PLUGINLDFLAGS)
-ifdef APP_TYPE
-	$(SILENT)cp $(BUILDDIR)/$*.elf $@
+ifndef APP_TYPE
+	$(SILENT)$(OC) -O binary $(BUILDDIR)/$*.elf $@ # objcopy native
+else ifeq (,$(findstring sdl-sim,$(APP_TYPE)))
+	$(SILENT)$(OC) -S -x $(BUILDDIR)/$*.elf $@	   # objcopy hosted
 else
-	$(SILENT)$(OC) -O binary $(BUILDDIR)/$*.elf $@
+	$(SILENT)cp $(BUILDDIR)/$*.elf $@			   # no objcopy, keep debug symbols
 endif
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/apps/plugins/%.lua: $(ROOTDIR)/apps/plugins/%.lua