diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline-deploy-to-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline-deploy-to-dev.yml
index 6ea3ea0fe0..085789a8ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline-deploy-to-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline-deploy-to-dev.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
             build-environment: dev
             upload-artifact: ${{ needs.build-dev-apk.outputs.build-artifact }}
+
+    trigger-lt-upload:
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-lambdatest-upload.yml
+        secrets: inherit
+        needs:
+            - deploy-to-firebase
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-check-recent-merges.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-check-recent-merges.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c425023bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-check-recent-merges.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Checks if there were merge commits in the last 'days-ago' days
+name: "[Reusable] Check if there are recent merges"
+
+on:
+    workflow_call:
+        inputs:
+            days-ago:
+                type: number
+                description: "Amount of days to look back for merges"
+                default: 7
+
+        outputs:
+            has-recent-merges:
+                description: "True if there were merges in the last 'days-ago' days"
+                value: ${{ jobs.check-merges.outputs.has-recent-merges }}
+
+jobs:
+    check-merges:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        outputs:
+            has-recent-merges: ${{ steps.check-merges.outputs.has-recent-merges }}
+
+        steps:
+            -   name: Checkout code (optional, only if you need repo files for other reasons)
+                uses: actions/checkout@v4
+                with:
+                    fetch-depth: 50 # Adjust as needed, 0 for full history
+
+            -   name: Check for recent merges
+                id: check-merges
+                env:
+                    TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+                    DAYS_AGO: ${{ inputs.days-ago }}
+                run: |
+                    echo "Checking for merges to $TARGET_BRANCH in the last $DAYS_AGO days."
+
+                    cutoff_date_seconds=$(date -v -${DAYS_AGO}d +%s)
+                    recent_merge_commit=$(git log $TARGET_BRANCH --merges --since="$DAYS_AGO days ago" --pretty=format:"%ct" -n 1)
+
+                    if [[ -n "$recent_merge_commit" ]]; then
+                        if (( $recent_merge_commit > cutoff_date_seconds )); then
+                            echo "Found recent merge commit on $TARGET_BRANCH: $commit_hash at $(date -d @$commit_timestamp)"
+                            echo "has-recent-merges=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                        else
+                            echo "No *recent* merge commits found on $TARGET_BRANCH in the last $DAYS_AGO days."
+                            echo "has-recent-merges=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                        fi
+                    else
+                        echo "No merge commits found on $TARGET_BRANCH in the last $DAYS_AGO days using 'git log --merges'."
+                        echo "has-recent-merges=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                    fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-lambdatest-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-lambdatest-upload.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de4224127e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-lambdatest-upload.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Calls upload workflow in the automated test repository
+name: "[Reusable] Trigger APK upload to LambdaTest"
+
+on:
+    workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+    trigger_other_workflow:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            -   name: Trigger upload workflow in automation repository
+                env:
+                    AUTOMATION_REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_PACKAGE_TOKEN }}
+                    OWNER_AND_REPO: "Simprints/SID-e2e-tests"
+                    WORKFLOW_FILE_NAME: "flow-apk-upload.yml"
+                run: |
+                    curl -L \
+                      -X POST \
+                      -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+                      -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTOMATION_REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
+                      -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
+                      "https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER_AND_REPO/actions/workflows/$WORKFLOW_FILE_NAME/dispatches" \
+                      -d '{"ref":"main"}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scheduled-deploy-dev-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/scheduled-deploy-dev-workflow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbc2d20af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/scheduled-deploy-dev-workflow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: "[Manual][Scheduled] Periodic Dev Deploy Workflow"
+
+
+on:
+    workflow_call: # For testing purposes
+    schedule:
+        -   cron: '0 18 * * 4' # End of day on Thursday
+
+concurrency:
+    group: deploy-main-workflow
+    cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+    check-recent-merges:
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-check-recent-merges.yml
+        secrets: inherit
+        with:
+            days-ago: ${{ vars.DEV_UPLOAD_DAYS_AGO }}
+
+    deploy-to-dev:
+        needs: check-recent-merges
+        if: needs.check-recent-merges.outputs.has-recent-merges == 'true'
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/pipeline-deploy-to-dev.yml
+        secrets: inherit