diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/android.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/android.yaml
index 9f242e2..728b128 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/android.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/android.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Gitea Android APK
+name: Gitea Android Compile Check
 
 on: [push]
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Build APK
+      - name: Compile Android APK
         env:
           CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TMUX_GITEA_TOKEN }}
         run: |
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ jobs:
 
           mkdir -p release
           APK_PATH="$(find app/build/outputs/apk -name '*.apk' | sort | tail -n 1)"
-          cp "${APK_PATH}" release/tmux-android-gitea.apk
-          ls -lh release/tmux-android-gitea.apk
-          sha256sum release/tmux-android-gitea.apk
+          cp "${APK_PATH}" release/tmux-android-gitea-compile-check.apk
+          ls -lh release/tmux-android-gitea-compile-check.apk
+          sha256sum release/tmux-android-gitea-compile-check.apk
+          echo "Gitea-built APK is a compile check only."
+          echo "Do not publish it as a release asset; release APKs are GitHub-built and mirrored byte-for-byte to Gitea."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae9f7c7..31f96f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ to reach GitHub reliably. GitHub remains an optional public source. This Gitea
 instance does not support the GitHub-style `/releases/latest/download/...` URL,
 so the app uses the Gitea Release API as the stable Gitea update entrypoint.
 
+Release APKs must be identical on GitHub and Gitea. The canonical APK is the
+GitHub Release asset built by `.github/workflows/android.yml`; publish to Gitea
+by mirroring that same `tmux-android.apk` byte-for-byte and uploading a
+Gitea-specific `latest.json` whose `apkUrl` points at the Gitea asset but whose
+`versionCode`, `versionName`, and `sha256` match the GitHub manifest. Do not use
+a separately built Gitea APK as a release asset unless it is proven to have the
+same SHA-256 as the GitHub APK. This keeps Android signatures and update
+compatibility identical no matter which platform the phone can reach.
+
 Plain branch builds only create Actions artifacts; they are useful for CI
 verification, but releases are the stable download/update channel.
 
diff --git a/docs/android-client-notes.md b/docs/android-client-notes.md
index 16c568a..6a38b9b 100644
--- a/docs/android-client-notes.md
+++ b/docs/android-client-notes.md
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ Implemented now:
   preview display
 - GitHub Actions APK build
 - release manifest `latest.json`
-- selected-source update checks; Gitea and GitHub are not probed in the same
-  update check
+- Auto/Gitea/GitHub/Selected update checks, with Auto falling back from Gitea
+  to GitHub
 - one-download-per-version APK cache, SHA-256 verification, and installer
   handoff
 - permission/about surfaces for unknown-app install status, notification status,
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ runs are for CI artifacts and should be used to validate grouped changes. Do not
 publish a new tag for every small UI copy or layout change; publish when there
 is a useful feature or test batch for phone-side validation.
 
+Release APKs must be identical across the public GitHub and Gitea download
+channels. Treat the GitHub Release APK as the canonical build artifact, then
+mirror that same APK byte-for-byte to the matching Gitea Release. The Gitea
+`latest.json` should point to the Gitea APK URL, but it must keep the same
+`versionCode`, `versionName`, and `sha256` as the GitHub manifest. A Gitea-built
+APK is only a compile check unless its SHA-256 exactly matches the GitHub
+release APK.
+
 ## Native Roadmap
 
 To converge with the upstream mobile design, the next implementation should add