diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb090a6b23..1f7d7e5096 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Swallow error when reading ActivityManager#getProcessesInErrorState instead of crashing ([#2114](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/2114))
 - Use charset string directly as StandardCharsets is not available on earlier Android versions ([#2111](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/2111))
 
 ## 6.1.1
diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ANRWatchDog.java b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ANRWatchDog.java
index 16211c1252..13fbebfd48 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ANRWatchDog.java
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ANRWatchDog.java
@@ -106,8 +106,14 @@ public void run() {
             (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
 
         if (am != null) {
-          final List<ActivityManager.ProcessErrorStateInfo> processesInErrorState =
-              am.getProcessesInErrorState();
+          List<ActivityManager.ProcessErrorStateInfo> processesInErrorState = null;
+          try {
+            // It can throw RuntimeException or OutOfMemoryError
+            processesInErrorState = am.getProcessesInErrorState();
+          } catch (Throwable e) {
+            logger.log(
+                SentryLevel.ERROR, "Error getting ActivityManager#getProcessesInErrorState.", e);
+          }
           // if list is null, there's no process in ANR state.
           if (processesInErrorState == null) {
             continue;