diff --git a/apps/ios/fastlane/.env.example b/apps/ios/fastlane/.env.example
index 023a4e280..2b7c7668b 100644
--- a/apps/ios/fastlane/.env.example
+++ b/apps/ios/fastlane/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # App Store Connect API key (pick one approach)
 #
-# Recommended:
+# Recommended (use the downloaded .p8 directly):
+# ASC_KEY_ID=XXXXXXXXXX
+# ASC_ISSUER_ID=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
+# ASC_KEY_PATH=/absolute/path/to/AuthKey_XXXXXXXXXX.p8
+#
+# Or (JSON key file):
 # APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_PATH=/absolute/path/to/AuthKey_XXXXXX.json
 #
 # Or:
diff --git a/apps/ios/fastlane/Fastfile b/apps/ios/fastlane/Fastfile
index 4ab1f07d0..c09b4fcbc 100644
--- a/apps/ios/fastlane/Fastfile
+++ b/apps/ios/fastlane/Fastfile
@@ -7,11 +7,24 @@ platform :ios do
       return app_store_connect_api_key(path: key_path)
     end
 
+    p8_path = ENV["ASC_KEY_PATH"]
+    if p8_path && !p8_path.strip.empty?
+      key_id = ENV["ASC_KEY_ID"]
+      issuer_id = ENV["ASC_ISSUER_ID"]
+      UI.user_error!("Missing ASC_KEY_ID or ASC_ISSUER_ID for ASC_KEY_PATH auth.") if [key_id, issuer_id].any? { |v| v.nil? || v.strip.empty? }
+
+      return app_store_connect_api_key(
+        key_id: key_id,
+        issuer_id: issuer_id,
+        key_filepath: p8_path
+      )
+    end
+
     key_id = ENV["ASC_KEY_ID"]
     issuer_id = ENV["ASC_ISSUER_ID"]
     key_content = ENV["ASC_KEY_CONTENT"]
 
-    UI.user_error!("Missing App Store Connect API key. Set APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_PATH or ASC_KEY_ID/ASC_ISSUER_ID/ASC_KEY_CONTENT.") if [key_id, issuer_id, key_content].any? { |v| v.nil? || v.strip.empty? }
+    UI.user_error!("Missing App Store Connect API key. Set APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_PATH (json) or ASC_KEY_PATH (p8) or ASC_KEY_ID/ASC_ISSUER_ID/ASC_KEY_CONTENT.") if [key_id, issuer_id, key_content].any? { |v| v.nil? || v.strip.empty? }
 
     is_base64 = key_content.include?("BEGIN PRIVATE KEY") ? false : true
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/fastlane/README.md b/apps/ios/fastlane/README.md
index ed6f82d3b..47e0a35f1 100644
--- a/apps/ios/fastlane/README.md
+++ b/apps/ios/fastlane/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ brew install fastlane
 
 Configure App Store Connect auth:
 
-- Recommended: set `APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_PATH` to a JSON key file path.
+- Recommended: set `ASC_KEY_PATH` to the downloaded `.p8` path + set `ASC_KEY_ID` and `ASC_ISSUER_ID`.
+- Alternative: set `APP_STORE_CONNECT_API_KEY_PATH` to a JSON key file path.
 - Alternative: set `ASC_KEY_ID`, `ASC_ISSUER_ID`, `ASC_KEY_CONTENT` (base64 p8).
 
 Common lanes: