diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dbcc12deba..4ea1b4fb83 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,34 @@
 
+## 3.0.1 (YYYY-MM-DD)
+
+### Breaking Changes
+* None.
+
+### Enhancements
+* None.
+
+### Fixed
+* Stopped using kotlin reflection, which caused ANR on some devices (Issue [#1544](https://github.com/realm/realm-kotlin/issues/1544)).
+
+### Compatibility
+* File format: Generates Realms with file format v24 (reads and upgrades file format v10 or later).
+* Realm Studio 15.0.0 or above is required to open Realms created by this version.
+* This release is compatible with the following Kotlin releases:
+  * Kotlin 2.0.20 and above. Support for experimental K2-compilation with `kotlin.experimental.tryK2=true`.
+  * Ktor 2.1.2 and above.
+  * Coroutines 1.7.0 and above.
+  * AtomicFu 0.18.3 and above.
+  * The new memory model only. See https://github.com/realm/realm-kotlin#kotlin-memory-model-and-coroutine-compatibility
+* Minimum Kbson 0.4.0.
+* Minimum Gradle version: 7.2.
+* Minimum Android Gradle Plugin version: 7.1.3.
+* Minimum Android SDK: 16.
+* Minimum R8: 8.0.34.
+
+### Internal
+* None.
+
+
 ## 3.0.0 (2024-10-03)
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/packages/library-base/src/jvm/kotlin/io/realm/kotlin/internal/platform/RealmObject.kt b/packages/library-base/src/jvm/kotlin/io/realm/kotlin/internal/platform/RealmObject.kt
index 97f948eafb..4fe2572197 100644
--- a/packages/library-base/src/jvm/kotlin/io/realm/kotlin/internal/platform/RealmObject.kt
+++ b/packages/library-base/src/jvm/kotlin/io/realm/kotlin/internal/platform/RealmObject.kt
@@ -19,15 +19,36 @@ package io.realm.kotlin.internal.platform
 import io.realm.kotlin.internal.RealmObjectCompanion
 import io.realm.kotlin.types.BaseRealmObject
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
-import kotlin.reflect.full.companionObjectInstance
+
 
 // TODO OPTIMIZE Can we eliminate the reflective approach? Maybe by embedding the information
 //  through the compiler plugin or something similar to the Native findAssociatedObject
 @PublishedApi
-internal actual fun <T : Any> realmObjectCompanionOrNull(clazz: KClass<T>): RealmObjectCompanion? =
-    if (clazz.companionObjectInstance is RealmObjectCompanion) {
-        clazz.companionObjectInstance as RealmObjectCompanion
-    } else null
+internal actual fun <T : Any> realmObjectCompanionOrNull(clazz: KClass<T>): RealmObjectCompanion? {
+    val cachedClass = reflectionCache[clazz]
+    if (cachedClass != null) {
+        return cachedClass
+    }
+
+    val companion = try {
+        Class.forName("${clazz.java.name}\$Companion").kotlin
+    } catch (thr: Throwable) {
+        try {
+            // For Parcelable classes
+            Class.forName("${clazz.java.name}\$CREATOR").kotlin
+        } catch (thr: Throwable) {
+            null
+        }
+    }?.objectInstance as? RealmObjectCompanion
+
+    if (companion != null) {
+        reflectionCache[clazz] = companion
+    }
+
+    return companion
+}
+
+private val reflectionCache = mutableMapOf<KClass<*>, RealmObjectCompanion>()
 
 @PublishedApi
 internal actual fun <T : BaseRealmObject> realmObjectCompanionOrThrow(clazz: KClass<T>): RealmObjectCompanion =