diff --git a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
index c800c80..4e6f647 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
   import { variantNameKey, usesStarBlank, BLANK_STAR } from '../lib/variants';
   import { alphabetLetters, hasAlphabet } from '../lib/alphabet';
   import { hintsLeft } from '../lib/hints';
-  import { shareOrDownloadGcg } from '../lib/share';
+  import { gcgDeliveryProbe, shareText } from '../lib/share';
+  import { clientChannel } from '../lib/channel';
+  import { insideVK } 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';
@@ -835,14 +837,31 @@
     return view.game.seats.some((s) => s.isWinner) ? t('game.lost') : t('game.tied');
   }
 
+  // TEMPORARY: on-screen GCG-export diagnostic for the Android in-app WebView bug. Telegram and VK on
+  // Android expose no developer console, so tapping Export probes the delivery path, performs the real
+  // attempt, and renders the outcome on screen (the overlay below) to be read or shared. Revert to the
+  // plain shareOrDownloadGcg call once the Android delivery is fixed.
+  let gcgDiag = $state<string | null>(null);
+
   async function exportGcg() {
     try {
-      await shareOrDownloadGcg(await gateway.exportGcg(id));
+      const gcg = await gateway.exportGcg(id);
+      const header = [
+        `channel: ${clientChannel()}   insideVK: ${insideVK()}`,
+        `ua: ${navigator.userAgent}`,
+        '',
+      ];
+      gcgDiag = [...header, ...(await gcgDeliveryProbe(gcg))].join('\n');
     } catch (e) {
       handleError(e);
     }
   }
 
+  async function shareGcgDiag(e: MouseEvent): Promise<void> {
+    e.stopPropagation(); // a tap on Share shares; it must not also dismiss the overlay
+    if (gcgDiag) await shareText(gcgDiag, 'GCG export diagnostic');
+  }
+
   // --- 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
@@ -1339,7 +1358,50 @@
   </Modal>
 {/if}
 
+{#if gcgDiag}
+  <!-- TEMPORARY on-screen GCG-export diagnostic for the Android in-app WebView bug (Telegram/VK
+       expose no devtools). Tap anywhere to dismiss; Share sends the report. Revert with the fix. -->
+  <!-- svelte-ignore a11y_click_events_have_key_events -->
+  <!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
+  <div class="gcgdiag" onclick={() => (gcgDiag = null)}>
+    <button class="gcgdiag-share" onclick={shareGcgDiag}>Share</button>
+    <pre class="gcgdiag-body">{gcgDiag}</pre>
+  </div>
+{/if}
+
 <style>
+  /* TEMPORARY GCG-export diagnostic overlay — mirrors DebugPanel; remove with the diagnostic. */
+  .gcgdiag {
+    position: fixed;
+    inset: 0;
+    z-index: 10000;
+    padding: calc(var(--tg-safe-top, 0px) + 56px) 12px 16px;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.82);
+    overflow: auto;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 10px;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+  }
+  .gcgdiag-share {
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    padding: 7px 16px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
+    background: var(--accent);
+    color: var(--accent-text);
+    border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+    font-size: 0.95rem;
+  }
+  .gcgdiag-body {
+    margin: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+    font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+    font-size: 11px;
+    line-height: 1.45;
+    color: #d6e6ff;
+  }
   .scoreboard {
     position: relative;
     display: flex;
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/share.ts b/ui/src/lib/share.ts
index 4b4528d..b825ca2 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/share.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/share.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,57 @@ function downloadFile(content: string, filename: string): void {
   URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
 }
 
+/** diagErr renders an unknown thrown value as 'Name: message', else its string form. */
+function diagErr(e: unknown): string {
+  return e instanceof Error ? `${e.name}: ${e.message}` : String(e);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gcgDeliveryProbe is a TEMPORARY on-screen diagnostic for the GCG export on Android in-app WebViews
+ * (Telegram / VK), where the export silently does nothing and those clients expose no developer
+ * console. It reports the Web-Share / blob-download decision and the ACTUAL delivery outcome as
+ * human-readable lines — it performs the same attempt shareOrDownloadGcg would — so the caller can
+ * show the result on screen. Remove together with this diagnostic once the Android delivery is fixed.
+ */
+export async function gcgDeliveryProbe(gcg: GcgExport): Promise<string[]> {
+  const file = new File([gcg.content], gcg.filename, { type: 'application/x-gcg' });
+  const nav = typeof navigator !== 'undefined' ? navigator : undefined;
+  const hasShare = !!nav && typeof nav.share === 'function';
+  const hasCanShare = !!nav && typeof nav.canShare === 'function';
+  let canShareFiles = 'n/a (no canShare)';
+  if (hasCanShare) {
+    try {
+      canShareFiles = String(nav!.canShare!({ files: [file] }));
+    } catch (e) {
+      canShareFiles = `threw — ${diagErr(e)}`;
+    }
+  }
+  const decision = pickGcgDelivery(nav, file);
+  const lines = [
+    `file: ${gcg.filename} (${gcg.content.length} bytes)`,
+    `navigator.share: ${hasShare}`,
+    `navigator.canShare: ${hasCanShare}`,
+    `canShare({files}): ${canShareFiles}`,
+    `decision: ${decision}`,
+  ];
+  if (decision === 'share' && nav) {
+    try {
+      await nav.share({ files: [file], title: gcg.filename });
+      lines.push('share(): resolved');
+    } catch (e) {
+      lines.push(`share(): rejected — ${diagErr(e)}`);
+    }
+  } else {
+    try {
+      downloadFile(gcg.content, gcg.filename);
+      lines.push('download(): anchor click issued, no throw');
+    } catch (e) {
+      lines.push(`download(): threw — ${diagErr(e)}`);
+    }
+  }
+  return lines;
+}
+
 type TextShareNav = Pick<Navigator, 'share'> & { canShare?: Navigator['canShare'] };
 
 /**