diff --git a/.telegram.env.example b/.telegram.env.example
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+# Copy to .telegram.env (gitignored) and fill in real values.
+# Used by scripts/notify_telegram.sh to send build artifacts (e.g. the APK)
+# to a Telegram chat after a successful build.
+
+TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=123456:ABC-DEF...
+# Numeric chat id of the person/group the bot should message. A bot can't
+# message you first — send it any message (e.g. /start) once, then run
+# `curl "https://api.telegram.org/bot<token>/getUpdates"` to find your chat id.
+TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=123456789
diff --git a/scripts/notify_telegram.sh b/scripts/notify_telegram.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Sends a file (e.g. a freshly built APK) to a Telegram chat via a bot.
+# Usage: scripts/notify_telegram.sh <path-to-file> ["optional caption"]
+#
+# Reads TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN and TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID from .telegram.env
+# (gitignored) at the repo root, or from the environment if already set.
+
+set -eu
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)
+REPO_ROOT=$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)
+ENV_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.telegram.env"
+
+if [ -f "$ENV_FILE" ]; then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+    . "$ENV_FILE"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN:-}" ] || [ -z "${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID:-}" ]; then
+    echo "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN / TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID not set (checked $ENV_FILE and environment)." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+FILE_PATH="${1:?Usage: notify_telegram.sh <path-to-file> [caption]}"
+CAPTION="${2:-$(basename "$FILE_PATH")}"
+
+if [ ! -f "$FILE_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "File not found: $FILE_PATH" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+curl -sS -F "chat_id=${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID}" \
+    -F "document=@${FILE_PATH}" \
+    -F "caption=${CAPTION}" \
+    "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendDocument" \
+    | tee /dev/stderr \
+    | grep -q '"ok":true'