diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+language: android
+jdk: oraclejdk8
+
+android:
+  components:
+    - platform-tools
+    - tools
+    - build-tools-25.0.2
+    - android-24
+    - extra-android-m2repository
+
+after_success:
+ - chmod +x ./android_app/upload_apk.sh
+ - ./android_app/upload_apk.sh
+
+script: ./android_app/gradlew build
diff --git a/android_app/upload_apk.sh b/android_app/upload_apk.sh
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+  #go to home and setup git  
+  cd $HOME
+  git config --global user.email "olie.xdev@googlemail.com"
+  git config --global user.name "oliexdev" 
+
+  #clone the repository
+  git clone --quiet --branch=master  https://oliexdev:$GITHUB_API_KEY@github.com/oliexdev/openScale  master > /dev/null
+
+  #copy generated apk from build folder to repository
+  cp app/build/outputs/apk/app-debug.apk $HOME/master/openScale-dev-build.apk
+
+  #go into repository 
+  cd master
+
+  #add, commit and push apk file
+  git add -f openScale-dev-build.apk
+  git commit -m "openScale dev build $TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER by Travis CI [skip ci]" openScale-dev-build.apk
+  git push -fq origin master > /dev/null
+  echo -e "Done\n"