diff --git a/Sources/Configuration/SDK.xcconfig b/Sources/Configuration/SDK.xcconfig
index 8b4b99721d1..f40c8a55dcf 100644
--- a/Sources/Configuration/SDK.xcconfig
+++ b/Sources/Configuration/SDK.xcconfig
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ ENABLE_NS_ASSERTIONS = $(ENABLE_NS_ASSERTIONS_$(CONFIGURATION))
 
 ENABLE_STRICT_OBJC_MSGSEND = YES
 
-GCC_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS = YES
-
 CLANG_WARN_BLOCK_CAPTURE_AUTORELEASING = YES
 CLANG_WARN_COMMA = YES
 CLANG_WARN_DOCUMENTATION_COMMENTS = YES
@@ -163,7 +161,8 @@ SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL_Test = -Onone
 SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL_TestCI = -Onone
 SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = $(SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL_$(CONFIGURATION))
 
-SWIFT_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS = YES
+GCC_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS = NO
+SWIFT_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS = NO
 
 MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO_Debug = YES
 MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO_DebugWithoutUIKit = YES
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryOptions.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryOptions.h
index d904f4bf471..23654ef53b7 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryOptions.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentryOptions.h
@@ -524,8 +524,13 @@ NS_SWIFT_NAME(Options)
  * launch; if you desire sampling profiled launches, you must compute your own sample rate to decide
  * whether to set this property to @c YES or @c NO .
  * @note Profiling is automatically disabled if a thread sanitizer is attached.
+ * @deprecated See @c SentryProfilingOptions.startOnAppStart and
+ * @c SentryProfilingOptions.lifecycle .
  */
-@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL enableAppLaunchProfiling;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL enableAppLaunchProfiling DEPRECATED_MSG_ATTRIBUTE(
+    "This property will be removed in a future version of the SDK. See "
+    "SentryProfilingOptions.startOnAppStart and "
+    "SentryProfilingOptions.lifecycle.");
 
 /**
  * @note Profiling is not supported on watchOS or tvOS.
@@ -549,8 +554,11 @@ NS_SWIFT_NAME(Options)
  * @note The default is @c nil (which implies continuous profiling mode).
  * @warning The new continuous profiling mode is experimental and may still contain bugs.
  * @note Profiling is automatically disabled if a thread sanitizer is attached.
+ * @deprecated See @c SentryProfilingOptions.sessionSampleRate .
  */
-@property (nullable, nonatomic, strong) NSNumber *profilesSampleRate;
+@property (nullable, nonatomic, strong) NSNumber *profilesSampleRate DEPRECATED_MSG_ATTRIBUTE(
+    "This property will be removed in a future version of the SDK. See "
+    "SentryProfilingOptions.sessionSampleRate.");
 
 /**
  * @note Profiling is not supported on watchOS or tvOS.
@@ -561,8 +569,12 @@ NS_SWIFT_NAME(Options)
  * with @c SentrySamplingContext.forNextAppLaunch set to @c YES, and the result will be persisted to
  * disk for use on the next app launch.
  * @note Profiling is automatically disabled if a thread sanitizer is attached.
+ * @deprecated See @c SentryProfilingOptions.sessionSampleRate .
  */
-@property (nullable, nonatomic) SentryTracesSamplerCallback profilesSampler NS_SWIFT_SENDABLE;
+@property (nullable, nonatomic)
+    SentryTracesSamplerCallback profilesSampler NS_SWIFT_SENDABLE DEPRECATED_MSG_ATTRIBUTE(
+        "This property will be removed in a future version of the SDK. See "
+        "SentryProfilingOptions.sessionSampleRate.");
 
 /**
  * If profiling should be enabled or not.
@@ -573,8 +585,10 @@ NS_SWIFT_NAME(Options)
  * @returns @c YES if either @c profilesSampleRate > @c 0 and \<= @c 1 , or @c profilesSampler is
  * set, otherwise @c NO.
  * @note Profiling is automatically disabled if a thread sanitizer is attached.
+ * @deprecated This property will be removed in a future release.
  */
-@property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) BOOL isProfilingEnabled;
+@property (nonatomic, assign, readonly) BOOL isProfilingEnabled DEPRECATED_MSG_ATTRIBUTE(
+    "This property will be removed in a future version of the SDK.");
 
 /**
  * @brief Whether to enable the sampling profiler.
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySDK.h b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySDK.h
index b93a8243349..1916c320457 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySDK.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/Public/SentrySDK.h
@@ -363,14 +363,16 @@ SENTRY_NO_INIT
  * @warning Continuous profiling mode is experimental and may still contain bugs.
  * @seealso https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/apple/guides/ios/profiling/#continuous-profiling
  */
-+ (void)startProfiler;
++ (void)startProfiler DEPRECATED_MSG_ATTRIBUTE(
+    "This property will be removed in a future version of the SDK. See startProfileSession.");
 
 /**
  * Stop a continuous profiling session if there is one ongoing.
  * @warning Continuous profiling mode is experimental and may still contain bugs.
  * @seealso https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/apple/guides/ios/profiling/#continuous-profiling
  */
-+ (void)stopProfiler;
++ (void)stopProfiler DEPRECATED_MSG_ATTRIBUTE(
+    "This property will be removed in a future version of the SDK. See stopProfileSession.");
 #endif // SENTRY_TARGET_PROFILING_SUPPORTED
 
 @end
diff --git a/Tests/Configuration/SentryTests.xcconfig b/Tests/Configuration/SentryTests.xcconfig
index 436c687a4b2..f8e8bbd211f 100644
--- a/Tests/Configuration/SentryTests.xcconfig
+++ b/Tests/Configuration/SentryTests.xcconfig
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC = YES
 CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES
 OTHER_CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra
 APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY = NO
+
+GCC_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS = NO
+SWIFT_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS = NO