diff --git a/src/lib/notifications/senders/__mocks__/apns.ts b/src/lib/notifications/senders/__mocks__/apns.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c48dc216f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/notifications/senders/__mocks__/apns.ts
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+/**
+ * Deterministic APNs mock for the test suite (v1.4.23 Wave 3 / F4).
+ *
+ * Test files swap the real `@/lib/notifications/senders/apns` module for
+ * this one via `vi.mock()`, then drive behaviour through three exported
+ * helpers:
+ *
+ *   - `recordedApnsSends`   — every `sendApnsPush()` call lands here in
+ *                             arrival order. Tests assert on the
+ *                             payload + topic + collapseId the
+ *                             dispatcher produced.
+ *   - `recordedApnsBatches` — every `sendViaApns(userId, payload)` call
+ *                             records the userId + payload pair.
+ *   - `setApnsResponse`     — queues a per-token response. The next
+ *                             `sendApnsPush` for that token consumes the
+ *                             top of the queue. When the queue is empty
+ *                             the mock returns `{ ok: true, status: 200 }`.
+ *   - `setApnsBatchOutcome` — controls what `sendViaApns()` returns.
+ *                             Defaults to `{ ok: true }`.
+ *   - `resetApnsMock`       — clears all recorded calls + queued
+ *                             responses; call from `beforeEach`.
+ *
+ * No real APNs library is loaded — the mock is a drop-in replacement for
+ * the sender module's exported surface so the dispatcher test path runs
+ * fully offline.
+ */
+import type { SendOutcome } from "@/lib/notifications/retry-policy";
+import type {
+  ApnsSendInput,
+  ApnsSendResult,
+} from "@/lib/notifications/senders/apns";
+
+export interface RecordedApnsSend extends ApnsSendInput {
+  /** Wall-clock time the dispatcher made the call. */
+  at: Date;
+}
+
+export interface RecordedApnsBatch {
+  userId: string;
+  payload: {
+    title: string;
+    message: string;
+    eventType: string;
+    metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
+  at: Date;
+}
+
+export const recordedApnsSends: RecordedApnsSend[] = [];
+export const recordedApnsBatches: RecordedApnsBatch[] = [];
+
+const queuedResponses = new Map<string, ApnsSendResult[]>();
+let queuedBatchOutcome: SendOutcome | null = null;
+
+/**
+ * Queue a per-device-token response for the next `sendApnsPush` call.
+ * Calls without a queued response default to `{ ok: true, status: 200 }`.
+ */
+export function setApnsResponse(
+  deviceToken: string,
+  response: ApnsSendResult,
+): void {
+  const list = queuedResponses.get(deviceToken) ?? [];
+  list.push(response);
+  queuedResponses.set(deviceToken, list);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Force the next (and every subsequent) `sendViaApns()` call to return
+ * the supplied outcome. Pass `null` to restore the default of `{ ok: true }`.
+ */
+export function setApnsBatchOutcome(outcome: SendOutcome | null): void {
+  queuedBatchOutcome = outcome;
+}
+
+/** Clear every recorded call + queued response. */
+export function resetApnsMock(): void {
+  recordedApnsSends.length = 0;
+  recordedApnsBatches.length = 0;
+  queuedResponses.clear();
+  queuedBatchOutcome = null;
+}
+
+/** Mock counterpart to the real `loadApnsConfig()`. */
+export function loadApnsConfig(): { bundleId: string } | null {
+  return { bundleId: "test.healthlog.ios" };
+}
+
+/** Mock counterpart to `resetApnsForTesting()`. No-op here. */
+export function resetApnsForTesting(): void {
+  resetApnsMock();
+}
+
+export async function sendApnsPush(
+  input: ApnsSendInput,
+): Promise<ApnsSendResult> {
+  recordedApnsSends.push({ ...input, at: new Date() });
+  const queued = queuedResponses.get(input.deviceToken);
+  if (queued && queued.length > 0) {
+    return queued.shift() as ApnsSendResult;
+  }
+  return { ok: true, status: 200 };
+}
+
+export async function sendViaApns(
+  userId: string,
+  payload: {
+    title: string;
+    message: string;
+    eventType: string;
+    metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  },
+): Promise<SendOutcome> {
+  recordedApnsBatches.push({ userId, payload, at: new Date() });
+  return queuedBatchOutcome ?? { ok: true };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/notifications/senders/__tests__/apns.test.ts b/src/lib/notifications/senders/__tests__/apns.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0dcd4dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/notifications/senders/__tests__/apns.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,412 @@
+/**
+ * APNs sender unit tests (v1.4.23 Wave 3 / F4).
+ *
+ * Drives the real `apns.ts` against a stubbed `@parse/node-apn` Provider
+ * so we can exercise:
+ *   1. Env-var loader — all-or-none guard, inline-PEM `\n` unescape,
+ *      file-fallback path.
+ *   2. Provider lazy-init + per-environment caching (sandbox vs production
+ *      get distinct Provider instances; `forceProduction` overrides).
+ *   3. `sendApnsPush()` permanent-failure detection (`Unregistered`,
+ *      `BadDeviceToken`, `DeviceTokenNotForTopic` → `shouldDisable: true`).
+ *   4. `sendViaApns()` dispatcher entry point — fan-out per device,
+ *      dead-row cleanup, hard-vs-soft channel-reject classification.
+ */
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const sendMock = vi.fn();
+const shutdownMock = vi.fn();
+const providerCtorMock = vi.fn();
+const notificationCtorMock = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock("@parse/node-apn", () => {
+  class Provider {
+    constructor(opts: unknown) {
+      providerCtorMock(opts);
+    }
+    send(...args: unknown[]) {
+      return sendMock(...args);
+    }
+    shutdown() {
+      return shutdownMock();
+    }
+  }
+  class Notification {
+    public topic = "";
+    public alert: unknown;
+    public sound: string | undefined;
+    public badge: number | undefined;
+    public threadId: string | undefined;
+    public collapseId: string | undefined;
+    public payload: unknown;
+    constructor() {
+      notificationCtorMock();
+    }
+  }
+  return { default: { Provider, Notification }, Provider, Notification };
+});
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/db", () => ({
+  prisma: {
+    device: {
+      findMany: vi.fn(),
+      deleteMany: vi.fn(),
+    },
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/logging/context", () => ({
+  getEvent: () => ({
+    addExternalCall: vi.fn(),
+    addWarning: vi.fn(),
+  }),
+}));
+
+import {
+  loadApnsConfig,
+  resetApnsForTesting,
+  sendApnsPush,
+  sendViaApns,
+} from "@/lib/notifications/senders/apns";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/db";
+
+const VALID_ENV = {
+  APNS_KEY_ID: "ABCDE12345",
+  APNS_TEAM_ID: "TEAM123456",
+  APNS_BUNDLE_ID: "test.healthlog.ios",
+  APNS_KEY:
+    "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\\nMOCKKEY\\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----",
+};
+
+function setEnv(over: Record<string, string | undefined> = {}): void {
+  for (const k of [
+    "APNS_KEY_ID",
+    "APNS_TEAM_ID",
+    "APNS_BUNDLE_ID",
+    "APNS_KEY",
+    "APNS_KEY_FILE",
+    "APNS_PRODUCTION",
+  ]) {
+    delete process.env[k];
+  }
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(over)) {
+    if (v !== undefined) process.env[k] = v;
+  }
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+  resetApnsForTesting();
+  setEnv();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  setEnv();
+  resetApnsForTesting();
+});
+
+describe("loadApnsConfig — all-or-none env-var guard", () => {
+  it("returns null and emits NO warning when nothing is set", () => {
+    expect(loadApnsConfig()).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when only some APNS_* vars are set", () => {
+    setEnv({ APNS_KEY_ID: "only-this" });
+    expect(loadApnsConfig()).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("returns config when all required vars are present (inline key)", () => {
+    setEnv(VALID_ENV);
+    const config = loadApnsConfig();
+    expect(config).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(config?.bundleId).toBe("test.healthlog.ios");
+    // The escaped `\n` sequences in the env string become real newlines.
+    expect(config?.signingKey).toContain("\n");
+    expect(config?.signingKey.split("\n").length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to APNS_KEY_FILE when APNS_KEY is absent", async () => {
+    // Write an actual temp PEM file because ESM doesn't let us spy on
+    // node:fs.readFileSync. The file content is meaningless to the test —
+    // we only verify loadApnsConfig propagates it into signingKey.
+    const fs = await import("node:fs");
+    const path = await import("node:path");
+    const os = await import("node:os");
+    const tmpFile = path.join(
+      os.tmpdir(),
+      `apns-key-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}.p8`,
+    );
+    fs.writeFileSync(tmpFile, "FILE-PEM-CONTENT");
+    try {
+      setEnv({
+        APNS_KEY_ID: VALID_ENV.APNS_KEY_ID,
+        APNS_TEAM_ID: VALID_ENV.APNS_TEAM_ID,
+        APNS_BUNDLE_ID: VALID_ENV.APNS_BUNDLE_ID,
+        APNS_KEY_FILE: tmpFile,
+      });
+      const config = loadApnsConfig();
+      expect(config?.signingKey).toBe("FILE-PEM-CONTENT");
+    } finally {
+      fs.unlinkSync(tmpFile);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("caches the loaded config across calls", () => {
+    setEnv(VALID_ENV);
+    const a = loadApnsConfig();
+    const b = loadApnsConfig();
+    expect(a).toBe(b);
+  });
+
+  it("APNS_PRODUCTION=true sets forceProduction", () => {
+    setEnv({ ...VALID_ENV, APNS_PRODUCTION: "true" });
+    expect(loadApnsConfig()?.forceProduction).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("sendApnsPush — provider lazy-init + per-gateway cache", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setEnv(VALID_ENV);
+    sendMock.mockResolvedValue({
+      sent: [{ device: "abc" }],
+      failed: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("creates ONE Provider per environment on first send", async () => {
+    await sendApnsPush({
+      deviceToken: "abc",
+      environment: "sandbox",
+      payload: { alert: { title: "t", body: "b" } },
+    });
+    await sendApnsPush({
+      deviceToken: "abc",
+      environment: "sandbox",
+      payload: { alert: { title: "t", body: "b" } },
+    });
+    expect(providerCtorMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(providerCtorMock.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchObject({
+      production: false,
+      token: { key: expect.any(String), keyId: "ABCDE12345" },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("sandbox + production environments get separate Providers", async () => {
+    await sendApnsPush({
+      deviceToken: "a",
+      environment: "sandbox",
+      payload: { alert: { title: "t", body: "b" } },
+    });
+    await sendApnsPush({
+      deviceToken: "a",
+      environment: "production",
+      payload: { alert: { title: "t", body: "b" } },
+    });
+    expect(providerCtorMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(providerCtorMock.mock.calls[0][0].production).toBe(false);
+    expect(providerCtorMock.mock.calls[1][0].production).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("APNS_PRODUCTION=true funnels every send through production", async () => {
+    setEnv({ ...VALID_ENV, APNS_PRODUCTION: "true" });
+    await sendApnsPush({
+      deviceToken: "a",
+      environment: "sandbox",
+      payload: { alert: { title: "t", body: "b" } },
+    });
+    expect(providerCtorMock.mock.calls[0][0].production).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("sendApnsPush — failure classification", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setEnv(VALID_ENV);
+  });
+
+  it("returns ok on at-least-one delivery", async () => {
+    sendMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      sent: [{ device: "abc" }],
+      failed: [],
+    });
+    const r = await sendApnsPush({
+      deviceToken: "abc",
+      environment: "sandbox",
+      payload: { alert: { title: "t", body: "b" } },
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(r.status).toBe(200);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["Unregistered", true],
+    ["BadDeviceToken", true],
+    ["DeviceTokenNotForTopic", true],
+    ["TooManyRequests", false],
+    ["InternalServerError", false],
+  ])("reason %s → shouldDisable=%s", async (reason, shouldDisable) => {
+    sendMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      sent: [],
+      failed: [{ device: "abc", status: 410, response: { reason } }],
+    });
+    const r = await sendApnsPush({
+      deviceToken: "abc",
+      environment: "sandbox",
+      payload: { alert: { title: "t", body: "b" } },
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.shouldDisable).toBe(shouldDisable);
+    expect(r.reason).toBe(reason);
+  });
+
+  it("network throw returns soft failure", async () => {
+    sendMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error("ECONNRESET"));
+    const r = await sendApnsPush({
+      deviceToken: "abc",
+      environment: "sandbox",
+      payload: { alert: { title: "t", body: "b" } },
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.reason).toBe("apns_network_error");
+    expect(r.shouldDisable).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+});
+
+describe("sendApnsPush — config disabled paths", () => {
+  it("returns apns_not_configured when env is empty", async () => {
+    setEnv();
+    const r = await sendApnsPush({
+      deviceToken: "abc",
+      environment: "sandbox",
+      payload: { alert: { title: "t", body: "b" } },
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.reason).toBe("apns_not_configured");
+    expect(sendMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("sendViaApns — dispatcher fan-out", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setEnv(VALID_ENV);
+  });
+
+  it("returns soft no-recipient when the user has no APNs devices", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.device.findMany).mockResolvedValueOnce([]);
+    const r = await sendViaApns("u-1", {
+      title: "t",
+      message: "m",
+      eventType: "MEDICATION_REMINDER",
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.hardReject).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.reason).toBe("apns_no_devices");
+  });
+
+  it("soft-fails when env is not configured (no DB lookup)", async () => {
+    setEnv();
+    const r = await sendViaApns("u-1", {
+      title: "t",
+      message: "m",
+      eventType: "MEDICATION_REMINDER",
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.reason).toBe("apns_not_configured");
+    expect(prisma.device.findMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("returns ok when at least one device delivered", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.device.findMany).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { id: "d1", apnsToken: "tok-a", apnsEnvironment: "sandbox" },
+      { id: "d2", apnsToken: "tok-b", apnsEnvironment: "sandbox" },
+    ] as never);
+    sendMock
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ sent: [{ device: "tok-a" }], failed: [] })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        sent: [],
+        failed: [
+          { device: "tok-b", status: 410, response: { reason: "Unregistered" } },
+        ],
+      });
+    const r = await sendViaApns("u-1", {
+      title: "t",
+      message: "m",
+      eventType: "MEDICATION_REMINDER",
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
+    // The Unregistered device row was deleted.
+    expect(prisma.device.deleteMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      where: { id: { in: ["d2"] } },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("hard-rejects when EVERY device returns a permanent reason", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.device.findMany).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { id: "d1", apnsToken: "tok-a", apnsEnvironment: "sandbox" },
+      { id: "d2", apnsToken: "tok-b", apnsEnvironment: "production" },
+    ] as never);
+    sendMock
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        sent: [],
+        failed: [
+          { device: "tok-a", status: 410, response: { reason: "Unregistered" } },
+        ],
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        sent: [],
+        failed: [
+          { device: "tok-b", status: 400, response: { reason: "BadDeviceToken" } },
+        ],
+      });
+    const r = await sendViaApns("u-1", {
+      title: "t",
+      message: "m",
+      eventType: "MEDICATION_REMINDER",
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.hardReject).toBe(true);
+    expect(prisma.device.deleteMany).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      where: { id: { in: ["d1", "d2"] } },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("soft-fails when the failure is transient (e.g. 503)", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.device.findMany).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { id: "d1", apnsToken: "tok-a", apnsEnvironment: "sandbox" },
+    ] as never);
+    sendMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      sent: [],
+      failed: [
+        {
+          device: "tok-a",
+          status: 503,
+          response: { reason: "InternalServerError" },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    const r = await sendViaApns("u-1", {
+      title: "t",
+      message: "m",
+      eventType: "MEDICATION_REMINDER",
+    });
+    expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.hardReject).toBe(false);
+    expect(r.reason).toBe("InternalServerError");
+    // No device row deleted on transient failure.
+    expect(prisma.device.deleteMany).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("strips HTML from the alert body before handing to APNs", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(prisma.device.findMany).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { id: "d1", apnsToken: "tok-a", apnsEnvironment: "sandbox" },
+    ] as never);
+    sendMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ sent: [{ device: "tok-a" }], failed: [] });
+    await sendViaApns("u-1", {
+      title: "t",
+      message: "<b>take</b> meds",
+      eventType: "MEDICATION_REMINDER",
+    });
+    const note = sendMock.mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(note.alert.body).toBe("take meds");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/integration/apns-dispatch.test.ts b/tests/integration/apns-dispatch.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a46be707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/apns-dispatch.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+/**
+ * APNs dispatch integration test (v1.4.23 Wave 3 / F4).
+ *
+ * Drives `dispatchNotification` against a real Postgres testcontainer
+ * with a stubbed `@parse/node-apn` Provider. Asserts:
+ *
+ *  1. Round-trip: a user with an APNS NotificationChannel + a Device
+ *     row that carries `apnsToken` + `apnsEnvironment` receives an APNs
+ *     push and the channel-state machine records success.
+ *  2. Failure path: when APNs returns `Unregistered` for every device,
+ *     the Device row is deleted, the channel is auto-disabled with the
+ *     captured reason, and an audit-log entry is written.
+ *  3. Cascade: when APNs is auto-disabled, the dispatcher falls through
+ *     to Telegram on the next dispatch (different audit / different
+ *     sender invoked).
+ */
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+// Crypto module reads ENCRYPTION_KEY lazily on first encrypt(); seed a
+// deterministic 32-byte test key before any test imports @/lib/crypto.
+// Mirrors the pattern used by admin-backups-download.test.ts et al.
+process.env.ENCRYPTION_KEY ??=
+  "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef";
+
+const apnsSendMock = vi.fn();
+const apnsShutdownMock = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock("@parse/node-apn", () => {
+  class Provider {
+    constructor(_opts: unknown) {
+      void _opts;
+    }
+    send(...args: unknown[]) {
+      return apnsSendMock(...args);
+    }
+    shutdown() {
+      return apnsShutdownMock();
+    }
+  }
+  class Notification {
+    public topic = "";
+    public alert: unknown;
+    public sound: string | undefined;
+    public badge: number | undefined;
+    public threadId: string | undefined;
+    public collapseId: string | undefined;
+    public payload: unknown;
+  }
+  return { default: { Provider, Notification }, Provider, Notification };
+});
+
+const telegramSendMock = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/notifications/senders/telegram", () => ({
+  sendViaTelegram: (...args: unknown[]) => telegramSendMock(...args),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/db-compat", () => ({
+  ensureDbCompatibility: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+}));
+
+import { getPrismaClient, truncateAllTables } from "./setup";
+
+const TEST_USER_ID = "user-apns-dispatch-test";
+
+const APNS_ENV = {
+  APNS_KEY_ID: "ABCDE12345",
+  APNS_TEAM_ID: "TEAM123456",
+  APNS_BUNDLE_ID: "test.healthlog.ios",
+  APNS_KEY: "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\\nINTEG\\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----",
+};
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(APNS_ENV)) {
+    process.env[k] = v;
+  }
+  delete process.env.APNS_PRODUCTION;
+  // Reset the apns-sender module so the env-var loader re-reads.
+  const apns = await import("@/lib/notifications/senders/apns");
+  apns.resetApnsForTesting();
+
+  await truncateAllTables(getPrismaClient());
+  await getPrismaClient().user.create({
+    data: {
+      id: TEST_USER_ID,
+      username: "apns-dispatch",
+      email: "apns-dispatch@example.test",
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  for (const k of [
+    "APNS_KEY_ID",
+    "APNS_TEAM_ID",
+    "APNS_BUNDLE_ID",
+    "APNS_KEY",
+    "APNS_KEY_FILE",
+    "APNS_PRODUCTION",
+  ]) {
+    delete process.env[k];
+  }
+  const apns = await import("@/lib/notifications/senders/apns");
+  apns.resetApnsForTesting();
+});
+
+async function seedApnsChannel(): Promise<string> {
+  const { encrypt } = await import("@/lib/crypto");
+  const channel = await getPrismaClient().notificationChannel.create({
+    data: {
+      userId: TEST_USER_ID,
+      type: "APNS",
+      enabled: true,
+      // APNS channel config is the empty record by design (per-device
+      // token + environment live on the Device row), but the dispatcher
+      // still decrypts it before the type switch — store an encrypted
+      // empty JSON object so the path stays symmetric.
+      config: encrypt("{}"),
+    },
+  });
+  return channel.id;
+}
+
+async function seedDevice(opts: {
+  apnsToken: string;
+  apnsEnvironment?: "sandbox" | "production";
+  token?: string;
+}): Promise<string> {
+  const device = await getPrismaClient().device.create({
+    data: {
+      userId: TEST_USER_ID,
+      platform: "ios",
+      token: opts.token ?? `legacy-${opts.apnsToken}`,
+      bundleId: APNS_ENV.APNS_BUNDLE_ID,
+      apnsToken: opts.apnsToken,
+      apnsEnvironment: opts.apnsEnvironment ?? "sandbox",
+    },
+  });
+  return device.id;
+}
+
+describe("APNs dispatcher integration", () => {
+  it("delivers a push end-to-end, records success, and clears cooldown", async () => {
+    await seedApnsChannel();
+    await seedDevice({ apnsToken: "abc123" });
+
+    apnsSendMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      sent: [{ device: "abc123" }],
+      failed: [],
+    });
+
+    const { dispatchNotification } = await import(
+      "@/lib/notifications/dispatcher"
+    );
+    await dispatchNotification({
+      userId: TEST_USER_ID,
+      eventType: "MEDICATION_REMINDER",
+      title: "Time for your meds",
+      message: "Tylenol — 1 tablet",
+    });
+
+    expect(apnsSendMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const note = apnsSendMock.mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(note.topic).toBe(APNS_ENV.APNS_BUNDLE_ID);
+    expect(note.alert.title).toBe("Time for your meds");
+    expect(note.alert.body).toBe("Tylenol — 1 tablet");
+    expect(note.payload).toMatchObject({ eventType: "MEDICATION_REMINDER" });
+
+    const ch = await getPrismaClient().notificationChannel.findFirst({
+      where: { userId: TEST_USER_ID, type: "APNS" },
+    });
+    expect(ch?.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(ch?.consecutiveFailures).toBe(0);
+    expect(ch?.lastSuccessAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+    expect(ch?.nextRetryAt).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("auto-disables the channel + deletes the dead Device on Unregistered", async () => {
+    await seedApnsChannel();
+    await seedDevice({ apnsToken: "dead-tok" });
+
+    apnsSendMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      sent: [],
+      failed: [
+        {
+          device: "dead-tok",
+          status: 410,
+          response: { reason: "Unregistered" },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const { dispatchNotification } = await import(
+      "@/lib/notifications/dispatcher"
+    );
+    await dispatchNotification({
+      userId: TEST_USER_ID,
+      eventType: "SYSTEM_ALERT",
+      title: "test",
+      message: "test",
+    });
+
+    const ch = await getPrismaClient().notificationChannel.findFirst({
+      where: { userId: TEST_USER_ID, type: "APNS" },
+    });
+    expect(ch?.enabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(ch?.disabledReason).toBe("Unregistered");
+
+    const deadDevice = await getPrismaClient().device.findFirst({
+      where: { apnsToken: "dead-tok" },
+    });
+    expect(deadDevice).toBeNull();
+
+    const audit = await getPrismaClient().auditLog.findFirst({
+      where: {
+        userId: TEST_USER_ID,
+        action: "notification.channel.auto_disabled",
+      },
+    });
+    expect(audit).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("falls through to Telegram when APNS is disabled", async () => {
+    const { encrypt } = await import("@/lib/crypto");
+    // Pre-existing disabled APNS channel from a previous failure run.
+    await getPrismaClient().notificationChannel.create({
+      data: {
+        userId: TEST_USER_ID,
+        type: "APNS",
+        enabled: false,
+        disabledReason: "Unregistered",
+        config: encrypt("{}"),
+      },
+    });
+    // Healthy Telegram channel.
+    await getPrismaClient().notificationChannel.create({
+      data: {
+        userId: TEST_USER_ID,
+        type: "TELEGRAM",
+        enabled: true,
+        config: encrypt(JSON.stringify({ botToken: "tok", chatId: "chat" })),
+      },
+    });
+
+    telegramSendMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true, messageId: 42 });
+
+    const { dispatchNotification } = await import(
+      "@/lib/notifications/dispatcher"
+    );
+    await dispatchNotification({
+      userId: TEST_USER_ID,
+      eventType: "MEDICATION_REMINDER",
+      title: "fallback",
+      message: "fallback",
+    });
+
+    expect(apnsSendMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(telegramSendMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    const tg = await getPrismaClient().notificationChannel.findFirst({
+      where: { userId: TEST_USER_ID, type: "TELEGRAM" },
+    });
+    expect(tg?.lastSuccessAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
+  });
+});