diff --git a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
index 9c0fbdd..153de12 100644
--- a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -776,7 +776,9 @@ pragmas, `8G`/`H8` coordinates, lower-case blanks, `.` pass-throughs, `-TILES`
 exchanges), plus `#note` lines for resignations and timeouts, which the standard
 does not cover. **GCG export is offered only on a finished game** (`game.ErrGameActive`
 otherwise), so an in-progress journal is never leaked mid-play; the client
-shares the `.gcg` file via the Web Share API where available, else downloads it.
+shares the `.gcg` file via the Web Share API where available; an Android in-app WebView
+(Telegram / VK) has no Web Share and silently ignores an `<a download>`, so there it copies the GCG
+text to the clipboard instead (the payload is tiny), and a plain desktop browser downloads the file.
 
 The alphabet-on-the-wire transport does **not** touch this invariant: the live edge
 exchanges alphabet indices, but the persisted journal (and everything derived from it —
diff --git a/docs/FUNCTIONAL.md b/docs/FUNCTIONAL.md
index 6d3d363..39c24b0 100644
--- a/docs/FUNCTIONAL.md
+++ b/docs/FUNCTIONAL.md
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ Finished games are archived in a dictionary-independent form and exportable to
 GCG; the export is offered **only once a game is finished**, and never for an
 honest-AI practice game (a live game's export would leak the move journal; an AI
 game is throwaway). The client shares the `.gcg` file where the platform supports
-it, otherwise downloads it. Statistics (durable accounts only):
+it; on an Android in-app client (Telegram / VK), which has neither Web Share nor a working file
+download, it copies the GCG to the clipboard (with a confirming toast); otherwise it downloads the file. Statistics (durable accounts only):
 wins, losses, draws, max points in a game, and max points for a single move (the
 best play, which already includes every word it formed plus the all-tiles bonus). It
 also shows the player's **move count** (their plays — passes and exchanges do not
diff --git a/docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md b/docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md
index 36ed240..f94746d 100644
--- a/docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md
+++ b/docs/FUNCTIONAL_ru.md
@@ -321,8 +321,9 @@ Telegram.
 Завершённые партии архивируются в независимом от словаря виде и экспортируются
 в GCG; экспорт доступен **только после завершения партии** и никогда — для
 тренировочной партии с ИИ (экспорт идущей партии раскрыл бы журнал ходов, а партия
-с ИИ одноразовая). Клиент делится файлом `.gcg` там, где платформа это поддерживает,
-иначе скачивает его. Статистика (только у постоянных аккаунтов):
+с ИИ одноразовая). Клиент делится файлом `.gcg` там, где платформа это поддерживает;
+в Android-приложении (Telegram / VK), где нет ни Web Share, ни рабочей загрузки файла, копирует GCG
+в буфер обмена (с подтверждающим тостом); иначе скачивает файл. Статистика (только у постоянных аккаунтов):
 победы, поражения, ничьи, макс. очков за партию и макс. очков за один ход (лучший
 ход, уже включающий все образованные им слова и бонус за все фишки). Также
 показываются **число ходов** игрока (его выкладки — пасы и обмены не считаются) и
diff --git a/docs/TESTING.md b/docs/TESTING.md
index 71e1b78..8d08b35 100644
--- a/docs/TESTING.md
+++ b/docs/TESTING.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ tests or touching CI.
 - **UI** — Vitest (unit) + Playwright
   (e2e), mirroring the chosen plain-Svelte + Vite toolchain. Vitest covers
   the FlatBuffers codecs (friend list, invitation, stats), the win-rate
-  derivation and the GCG share/download choice, plus Playwright specs against the
+  derivation and the GCG share/copy/download choice, plus Playwright specs against the
   mock for the friends screen (code issue/redeem, accept a request), the lobby
   invitations section, the stats screen, profile editing, and the GCG export's
   finished-only visibility.
diff --git a/docs/UI_DESIGN.md b/docs/UI_DESIGN.md
index 2aabb33..d2afb30 100644
--- a/docs/UI_DESIGN.md
+++ b/docs/UI_DESIGN.md
@@ -402,7 +402,9 @@ enabled on the first, uncached load) and flip in place when an event refreshes t
   Safari.
 - **History / GCG**: the in-game slide-down history lays each move out in a per-seat grid
   (the word(s) and the move score, no running total); *Export GCG* (the 📤 in the history
-  header) shares or downloads the `.gcg` file and appears only once the game is finished — and
+  header) delivers the `.gcg` file — Web Share where available, a clipboard copy in an Android in-app
+  WebView (Telegram / VK, which has neither Web Share nor a working download), else a Blob download —
+  and appears only once the game is finished — and
   never in an honest-AI game (throwaway practice). Confirming a resign reveals the full board:
   it closes the history drawer (portrait) and zooms the board out.
 - **Finished game**: the board keeps no last-word highlight and no zoom; the history header
diff --git a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
index f413664..4b03091 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   import { alphabetLetters, hasAlphabet } from '../lib/alphabet';
   import { hintsLeft } from '../lib/hints';
   import { shareOrDownloadGcg } from '../lib/share';
+  import { insideVK, vkCopyText } from '../lib/vk';
   import { getCachedGame, setCachedGame, setCachedDraft, type CachedGame } from '../lib/gamecache';
   import { patchLobbyGame } from '../lib/lobbycache';
   import { applyGameOver, applyMoveDelta, applyOpponentJoined, type DeltaResult } from '../lib/gamedelta';
@@ -838,12 +839,28 @@
 
   async function exportGcg() {
     try {
-      await shareOrDownloadGcg(await gateway.exportGcg(id));
+      const gcg = await gateway.exportGcg(id);
+      const outcome = await shareOrDownloadGcg(gcg, insideTelegram() || insideVK(), copyGcgText);
+      if (outcome === 'copied') showToast(t('game.gcgCopied'), 'info');
+      else if (outcome === 'failed') showToast(t('error.generic'), 'error');
     } catch (e) {
       handleError(e);
     }
   }
 
+  // The GCG export copies to the clipboard in an Android in-app WebView (no Web Share, a dead
+  // <a download>): VKWebAppCopyText inside VK — which also works in the desktop VK iframe, where
+  // navigator.clipboard is blocked — and navigator.clipboard elsewhere.
+  async function copyGcgText(text: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (insideVK()) return vkCopyText(text);
+    try {
+      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
+      return true;
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   // --- move history: open by tapping the score bar, close by tapping or swiping up the board ---
   // The boardwrap surface drives two gestures, selected by `historyOpen`:
   //  - open: the slid board is inert (CSS pointer-events), so the whole board reads as a
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 9e36144..5c8ff2e 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ export const en = {
 
   'game.exportGcg': 'Export GCG',
   'game.gcgActiveOnly': 'Available once the game is finished.',
+  'game.gcgCopied': 'GCG copied to the clipboard.',
   'game.addFriendShort': 'Add friend?',
   'game.blockShort': 'Block?',
 
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index 0ce61b4..b2aceca 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ export const ru: Record<MessageKey, string> = {
 
   'game.exportGcg': 'Экспорт GCG',
   'game.gcgActiveOnly': 'Доступно после завершения игры.',
+  'game.gcgCopied': 'GCG скопирован в буфер обмена.',
   'game.addFriendShort': 'В друзья?',
   'game.blockShort': 'В бан?',
 
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/share.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/share.test.ts
index 34fae16..3657257 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/share.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/share.test.ts
@@ -7,26 +7,31 @@ const file = {} as File;
 const gcg: GcgExport = { gameId: 'g1', filename: 'game.gcg', content: '#title game' };
 
 describe('pickGcgDelivery', () => {
-  it('shares when the platform can share files', () => {
-    expect(pickGcgDelivery({ canShare: () => true, share: async () => {} }, file)).toBe('share');
+  const canShareNav = { canShare: () => true, share: async () => {} };
+  const noShareNav = { canShare: () => false, share: async () => {} };
+
+  it('shares when the platform can share files, even in an in-app webview (iOS)', () => {
+    expect(pickGcgDelivery(canShareNav, file, false)).toBe('share');
+    expect(pickGcgDelivery(canShareNav, file, true)).toBe('share');
   });
 
-  it('downloads when the platform cannot share files', () => {
-    expect(pickGcgDelivery({ canShare: () => false, share: async () => {} }, file)).toBe('download');
+  it('copies in an in-app webview that cannot share files (Android Telegram/VK: no share, dead download)', () => {
+    expect(pickGcgDelivery(noShareNav, file, true)).toBe('copy');
+    expect(pickGcgDelivery(undefined, file, true)).toBe('copy');
+    expect(pickGcgDelivery({ canShare: () => true } as never, file, true)).toBe('copy');
   });
 
-  it('downloads when there is no navigator', () => {
-    expect(pickGcgDelivery(undefined, file)).toBe('download');
-  });
-
-  it('downloads when the Web Share API is incomplete', () => {
-    expect(pickGcgDelivery({ canShare: () => true } as never, file)).toBe('download');
+  it('downloads on a plain browser without Web Share (desktop)', () => {
+    expect(pickGcgDelivery(noShareNav, file, false)).toBe('download');
+    expect(pickGcgDelivery(undefined, file, false)).toBe('download');
   });
 });
 
 describe('shareOrDownloadGcg', () => {
   afterEach(() => vi.unstubAllGlobals());
 
+  const noCopy = async () => false;
+
   function stubDownloadEnv(canShare: boolean, share: () => Promise<void>) {
     const anchor = { href: '', download: '', click: vi.fn(), remove: vi.fn() };
     const createElement = vi.fn(() => anchor);
@@ -45,20 +50,37 @@ describe('shareOrDownloadGcg', () => {
     const share = vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new DOMException('cancelled', 'AbortError'));
     const { createElement } = stubDownloadEnv(true, share);
 
-    await shareOrDownloadGcg(gcg);
+    expect(await shareOrDownloadGcg(gcg, false, noCopy)).toBe('shared');
 
     expect(share).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(createElement).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); // no download anchor → no webview navigation
   });
 
-  it('downloads via an anchor when the platform cannot share files', async () => {
+  it('downloads via an anchor on a desktop browser that cannot share files', async () => {
     const { anchor, createElement } = stubDownloadEnv(false, vi.fn());
 
-    await shareOrDownloadGcg(gcg);
+    expect(await shareOrDownloadGcg(gcg, false, noCopy)).toBe('downloaded');
 
     expect(createElement).toHaveBeenCalledWith('a');
     expect(anchor.click).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
   });
+
+  it('copies to the clipboard in an in-app webview that cannot share files (no dead Blob download)', async () => {
+    // Android Telegram/VK expose no Web Share AND ignore <a download>, so the export must copy the
+    // GCG text instead of silently issuing an anchor click that does nothing.
+    const copy = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true);
+    const { createElement } = stubDownloadEnv(false, vi.fn());
+
+    expect(await shareOrDownloadGcg(gcg, true, copy)).toBe('copied');
+
+    expect(copy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(gcg.content);
+    expect(createElement).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('reports failure when the in-app clipboard copy fails', async () => {
+    stubDownloadEnv(false, vi.fn());
+    expect(await shareOrDownloadGcg(gcg, true, async () => false)).toBe('failed');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('pickTextShare', () => {
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/share.ts b/ui/src/lib/share.ts
index 4b4528d..6399444 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/share.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/share.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
-// GCG export delivery: share on mobile (Web Share API with a file) where supported,
-// otherwise download via a Blob + <a download> on desktop. The Capacitor-native file
-// save lands with the native wrapper; the Web Share path already covers mobile
-// browsers. pickGcgDelivery is the pure decision, unit-tested with a mock navigator.
+// GCG export delivery: Web Share (with the file) on mobile where supported — including the iOS
+// Telegram Mini App. An Android in-app WebView (Telegram / VK) has NO Web Share and silently ignores
+// an <a download>, so there the tiny GCG text is copied to the clipboard instead; a plain desktop
+// browser, where the anchor download works, still downloads a Blob. The Capacitor-native file save
+// lands with the native wrapper. pickGcgDelivery is the pure decision, unit-tested with a mock
+// navigator; the caller supplies the platform-aware clipboard copy.
 
 import type { GcgExport } from './model';
 
 type ShareNav = Pick<Navigator, 'canShare' | 'share'>;
 
-/** pickGcgDelivery decides between the Web Share API and a Blob download for a file. */
-export function pickGcgDelivery(nav: ShareNav | undefined, file: File): 'share' | 'download' {
+/**
+ * pickGcgDelivery decides how to deliver the GCG file. Web Share (with the file) wins wherever it is
+ * available — the iOS Telegram Mini App and mobile browsers. Failing that, an in-app WebView (Android
+ * Telegram / VK) has no Web Share and silently ignores an <a download>, so the tiny GCG text is copied
+ * to the clipboard ('copy'); only a plain desktop browser, where the anchor download works, falls
+ * through to 'download'. Pure, so it is unit-tested with a mock navigator.
+ */
+export function pickGcgDelivery(
+  nav: ShareNav | undefined,
+  file: File,
+  inAppWebView: boolean,
+): 'share' | 'copy' | 'download' {
   if (
     nav &&
     typeof nav.canShare === 'function' &&
@@ -17,27 +29,42 @@ export function pickGcgDelivery(nav: ShareNav | undefined, file: File): 'share'
   ) {
     return 'share';
   }
-  return 'download';
+  return inAppWebView ? 'copy' : 'download';
 }
 
-/** shareOrDownloadGcg shares the GCG file where supported, else triggers a download. */
-export async function shareOrDownloadGcg(gcg: GcgExport): Promise<void> {
+/**
+ * shareOrDownloadGcg delivers the GCG export by the best available route and reports which it took —
+ * 'shared', 'copied', 'downloaded' or 'failed' — so the caller can confirm a silent copy to the user.
+ * inAppWebView marks an Android Telegram/VK WebView (no Web Share, a dead <a download>); copyText is
+ * the platform-aware clipboard write (VKWebAppCopyText inside VK, navigator.clipboard otherwise).
+ */
+export async function shareOrDownloadGcg(
+  gcg: GcgExport,
+  inAppWebView: boolean,
+  copyText: (text: string) => Promise<boolean>,
+): Promise<'shared' | 'copied' | 'downloaded' | 'failed'> {
   const file = new File([gcg.content], gcg.filename, { type: 'application/x-gcg' });
   const nav = typeof navigator !== 'undefined' ? navigator : undefined;
-  if (pickGcgDelivery(nav, file) === 'share' && nav) {
+  const decision = pickGcgDelivery(nav, file, inAppWebView);
+  if (decision === 'share' && nav) {
     // Web Share is available (mobile, including the iOS Telegram Mini App): use it and stop here
-    // whatever the outcome. Do NOT fall back to the Blob download — on iOS WKWebView an
-    // <a download> navigates the webview to the blob: URL, replacing the SPA with the raw file
-    // and stranding the app, so a cancelled or failed share must simply do nothing (the user can
-    // retry). The download path is only for desktop browsers without Web Share.
+    // whatever the outcome. Do NOT fall back to the Blob download — on iOS WKWebView an <a download>
+    // navigates the webview to the blob: URL, replacing the SPA with the raw file and stranding the
+    // app, so a cancelled or failed share must simply do nothing (the user can retry).
     try {
       await nav.share({ files: [file], title: gcg.filename });
     } catch {
       /* cancelled or failed — intentionally a no-op (see above) */
     }
-    return;
+    return 'shared';
+  }
+  if (decision === 'copy') {
+    // Android Telegram/VK: no Web Share and a dead <a download>, so copy the GCG text instead of
+    // silently issuing an anchor click that saves nothing.
+    return (await copyText(gcg.content)) ? 'copied' : 'failed';
   }
   downloadFile(gcg.content, gcg.filename);
+  return 'downloaded';
 }
 
 function downloadFile(content: string, filename: string): void {