diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da6c152..4f50635 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ The installer prints the final dashboard address, normally `http://<pi-hostname>
 
 It also installs the BlueZ GATT bridge used by the optional [Android companion](./android/README.md). Pair phones from **Settings → Mobile** after the Pi has Bluetooth enabled.
 
+A ready-to-install development build is available at [`apks/pi-car-companion-debug.apk`](./apks/pi-car-companion-debug.apk). Android 8 or newer is required.
+
 `install.sh` is idempotent. After pulling changes in the original clone, run it again to deploy that checkout:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/android/README.md b/android/README.md
index 3a018b6..ca7963b 100644
--- a/android/README.md
+++ b/android/README.md
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@ The one-use code expires after ten minutes. The resulting credential is encrypte
 
 ## Build
 
-Open this `android/` directory in Android Studio (JDK 17, Android SDK 35) and run the `app` configuration, or use the included Gradle wrapper:
+Open this `android/` directory in Android Studio (JDK 17, Android SDK 35) and run the `app` configuration, or build the downloadable APK from the repository root:
 
 ```bash
-cd android
-./gradlew :app:assembleDebug
+./build-apk.sh
 ```
 
-The debug APK is produced at `app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk`. Hardware validation requires an Android 8+ phone with BLE and a Raspberry Pi with a BlueZ-compatible BLE adapter.
+The debug APK is copied to [`apks/pi-car-companion-debug.apk`](../apks/pi-car-companion-debug.apk). Hardware validation requires an Android 8+ phone with BLE and a Raspberry Pi with a BlueZ-compatible BLE adapter.
 
 ## BLE protocol
 
diff --git a/apks/README.md b/apks/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08e2505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apks/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Android APKs
+
+Download [`pi-car-companion-debug.apk`](./pi-car-companion-debug.apk) and open it on an Android 8 or newer device to install the companion app.
+
+This is a development build signed with Android's standard debug key. Android may require permission to install apps from the browser or file manager used to open it.
+
+To rebuild the APK from the repository root (JDK 17+ and Android SDK 35 required), run:
+
+```bash
+./build-apk.sh
+```
diff --git a/apks/pi-car-companion-debug.apk b/apks/pi-car-companion-debug.apk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f04b993
Binary files /dev/null and b/apks/pi-car-companion-debug.apk differ
diff --git a/build-apk.sh b/build-apk.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cb08e58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-apk.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+repository_dir="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+android_dir="${repository_dir}/android"
+output_dir="${repository_dir}/apks"
+source_apk="${android_dir}/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk"
+output_apk="${output_dir}/pi-car-companion-debug.apk"
+
+mkdir -p "${output_dir}"
+
+(
+  cd "${android_dir}"
+  ./gradlew --no-daemon :app:assembleDebug
+)
+
+install -m 0644 "${source_apk}" "${output_apk}"
+
+echo "APK written to ${output_apk}"
+if command -v sha256sum >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  sha256sum "${output_apk}"
+fi
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7599381..c775fc8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     "typecheck": "npm run typecheck --workspaces --if-present",
     "test": "npm run test --workspaces --if-present",
     "build": "npm run build --workspaces --if-present",
-    "check:scripts": "bash -n install.sh scripts/pi-car-companion-update scripts/pi-car-companion-network-setup scripts/pi-car-companion-power scripts/pi-car-companion-bluetooth-control && python3 -c \"compile(open('scripts/pi-car-companion-bluetooth', encoding='utf-8').read(), 'scripts/pi-car-companion-bluetooth', 'exec')\"",
+    "build:apk": "./build-apk.sh",
+    "check:scripts": "bash -n install.sh build-apk.sh scripts/pi-car-companion-update scripts/pi-car-companion-network-setup scripts/pi-car-companion-power scripts/pi-car-companion-bluetooth-control && python3 -c \"compile(open('scripts/pi-car-companion-bluetooth', encoding='utf-8').read(), 'scripts/pi-car-companion-bluetooth', 'exec')\"",
     "check": "npm run check:scripts && npm run lint && npm run typecheck && npm test && npm run build"
   },
   "devDependencies": {