Questions tagged [installation]
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Why can't I install anything? No error given, just endlessly “tries”
I have been unable to install anything on my Moto E5 Play (Android 8.0). It never gives an error, or any indication that something's wrong, it just eternally spins the loading circle around the app's ...
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Can't install apps after factory reset in Panasonic P55 [on hold]
Not able to install many apps which were previously installed.
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Local equivalent to adb install
With a PC connection and adb, I can install packages by running
adb install foobar.apk
There is also an option to downgrade a package to an earlier version and keep data (as long the app itself did ...
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Make an android app keep its spot on the home screen on uninstall/reinstall
When developing android apps, I will often end up reinstalling the app I'm working on (deliberately after uninstalling it, or when the build signatures are different).
It's bothersome to always put ...
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Why do I have to always clear the cache of the Download Manager in order to download 1 app?
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy J4 Core with Android 8.1.0 Go. When ever I want to download an app on Google Play, I first have to clear my data/cache for my Download Manager and restart my phone. It then ...
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Error after error in booting and in recovery mood
My tablet brand is ASUS and its android's version is 5.0.1. It shows many error likes Unfortunately com.android.setings has stopped, Unfortunately UI has stopped, Unfortunately Launcher has stopped ...
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adb install apk successful on device (or emulator), but not found
I am using command line to install apk on devices and emulators. There is only one device at one time, so I don't have to specify the device's name.
adb install file.apk
output:
Performing Streamed ...
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“There was a parsing error” installing AmazonFlex Apk. Android v5 installed
Tried following many threads online telling me to move APK to my systems root folder, other folders etc etc.
Ofc I have "Unknown Sources" checked.
Downloaded the apk from official Amazon website (...
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How to install android on a blank phone? [duplicate]
Say I have a phone that I have wiped completely (all storage on the device has no data on it). Is there any way to install android on a phone without using a bootloader? like can I take an android ISO ...
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Was unable to install any app - how to find out what was blocking the installs?
I was unable to update/install any apps earlier today, using either Play Store, F-Droid, or Play Store in my work partition, even though I had over 500MB free on my phone (Pixel XL running Android 9.0)...
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How to fix “signatures do not match previously installed version” error?
I'm using a Moto G6. With the latest update to android 9, they removed the capability of using the built-in Dolby Audio equalizer for some stupid reason.
I found this Reddit post that had a way to ...
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How can I install apk on device without google play
I have a problem with apk install. I have a device without google play. The device is not preinstalled with google play. This is running android 7. I downloaded apk and copied to device. I allowed ...
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Question on installation of android-x86-8.1-r2.x86_64.rpm on Ubuntu 18.04
I installed the android-x86-8.1-r2.x86_64.rpm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using the following commands as suggested by Release Note 8.1-r2 but it didn't add boot entries to the grub2 menu.
sudo apt ...
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“agrep” for Android Terminal?
How can I do this (agrep) in the Android Terminal?
This program allows elastic text searching, which means that searchqwery would match searchquery, and searching Android would also match Anfroid or ...
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Opening an .apk on Android shows a file list instead of installing
For a client I build a private app which their employees can download on their tablet and use. To get the app, the employee opens Chrome on his tablet and navigates to an URL to start the .apk ...
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Installing a homebrew/linuxbrew formula on an Android device
How would one go about installing a simple homebrew/linuxbrew formula on an Android device via adb? Specifically, I want to install this formula which contains a cli tool called aamath that translates ...
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Install APK from ADB and bypassing the prompt on Redmi
Device = Redmi 5 Plus.
I have 250 apps as a .bak created by PC app. But the cheater PC app is asking for premium to restore it now. So, I can extract the .bak and find my apps.
I wanted to batch ...
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Stop using an app during work hours
I need to avoid using a personal messaging application in my android phone during work time.
One way is to uninstall the app before work starts, and install again after the work time.
Or use some ...
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How to debug error on installation from APK?
I'm working in a project. We are in a testing cycle and we are experiencing something that I don't know how to debug.
I built the APK. I installed it in my phone (S9+) and in many others with no ...
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Can’t install or repurchase an app I own from Google Play
I bought an app and then uninstalled it and removed it from my account's app list. I decided to install it again, but it says I need to buy it again. When I try to buy it, it says I already own it.
I'...
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Does installing, deleting and reinstalling an app make your phone slower?
I recently bought my oneplus 7 pro and I was wondering if installing a certain app, deleting it, and reinstalling it again makes my phone slower. I was forced to do this to a certain application today....
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App not shown in Android app list
I am trying to install one app(updated version) but when I install it it says this app can not be installed because same kind of app is already installed but when I check apps on android phone I do ...
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Put GApps file on Android bsp for nxp development board
I have an embedded system development board nxp MCIMX7ULP-EVK with Android BSP (Android 8.1) installed on it (link).
The board by default does not have google play service on it.
I downloaded ...
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Cannot move app to SD card: “Not enough storage space”
Disclaimer: There are many similar questions, but: 1) No answer there helped me, 2) This one provides additional info and questions, 3) Others seem to be related to Android versions < 8, so the ...
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Cant install apk, remove apk and install apk again, it fails
I have an issue that Im a bit curious about. When I do the following with a self-signed APK it wont install. Use case:
Download APK
Open apk inbrowser and install it
Allow unknown sources in google ...
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clone app and do auto-update on the cloned app like Parallel Space
Is it possible to create something like Parallel Space by oneself?
There a well described to procedure how to clone an app
How to keep two versions of an app installed?
How to Install and Run ...
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Can't reinstall an app uninstalled through ADB
I recently got a Huawei P30 and used adb to remove some preinstalled apps I didn't want to use. I went a bit too far and removed the system gallery app (com.android.gallery3d) which turns out to be ...
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Install Split APK Manually
Recently I got to know a thing called split apks, and found the slices as invalid apk files, only the base is. Unfortunately, this means the usual default package installer is unable to handle this, ...
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I can't install showbox apk into Huawei P10
I installed showbox apk to my xiaomi phone it works well.
But, when i install it to my other android phone (huawei p10)
it just get stuck near at the end.
i have enabled install from unknown sources ...
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Can't install APK's that have been installed before
I've build an app in Unity which has been working fine for months.
I then decided to reinstall the app because of an issue that later turned out to be a problem with a CSV file the app needed to ...
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where kernel modules are installed?
I am trying to find Linux kernel modules on my nitrogen board.
I have unpacked kernel config from /proc/config.gz and I see kernel was compiled with a lot of modules.
I see only one in /vendor/lib/...
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Installing downloaded APK after accidentally denying [duplicate]
I was trying to install a downloaded APK onto my Pixel 3. During the initial install attempt I was presented with a screen that looked approximately like this one (without the added emphasis on the ...
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How to install two versions of the same app so Android wont install it as an update
I have a game called mindustry on my phone, and want to use the .apk for the current version separately from the beta version. What would I need to do to make my device not install the newer .apk as ...
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Troubleshooting why apps are taking longer time to be installed
When I try to install an app using Play Store or through sideloading in my Panasonic Eluga Pulse X, it takes so much time to install it. If the app is pretty big like Messenger, it would take about 5 ...
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ADB claims that app is not installed when uninstalling and that it is installed when installing
Gboard kept crashing when trying to open the settings, so I wanted to uninstall and reinstall it. Google Play Store kept giving me the error code 910, the advice for that was installing it with ADB.
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Reinstalling a package after uninstalling it using adb shell uninstall with the k option
I connected my Android device and used adb shell and while I intended to uninstall the stock music player app I instead uninstalled com.android.providers.media package using this command: pm uninstall ...
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Cannot install / update apps
Since a short time ago, I cannot update / install apps.
E.g., if I try updating a given app, it is downloaded and shown as installing.
But as soon as the installation finishes, it shows again as ...
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How to get around block of unknown apps when “unknown sources” is enabled?
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A and I want YouTube Vanced on the tablet. But it won't let me install it because it's an "unknown" app.
Yes, I have enabled "unknown sources" and it still won't ...
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How do I know Google Play store apps are authentic and untampered with?
I use Linux a lot and Android on my phone only for a few things. However I want to install a new app (Signal) for the first time in ages.
Now... when I download and install linux apps I can check and ...
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How can I find preinstalled apps via adb?
Is there a way to find for example a preinstalled WhatsApp?
So before I delete WhatsApp I can check if for example Samsung has a pre-version installed on the device (and so I can’t fully remove it)? ...
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Internal storage and installation issues
I have Huawei Y7 Pro which has internal storage of 64GB, whenever I want to download more applications it doesn't install it.
When I want to install an application, it refuses to install itself, what ...
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How can I make an app impossible to uninstall or least very hard too?
I want "DisableChromeIncognitoMode" to be uninstallable or at least very hard to uninstall. I would also like to be unable to change its settings to "off" (meaning i can use incognito mode). Or i ...
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How to fix “Undefined function” errors when installing GNSS Analysis App?
I was installing the Analysis app from this page, and after I followed through the instructions everything was fine. However, after I closed it and opened it again, the command prompt would show this ...
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Android Oreo Install Apps from Unknown Sources on Google-free LOS device
I installed LineageOS on my phone without any google related stuff like gapps. So my device is Google-free so to say. The problem I have is: I want to install apps, not from the Play Store, so these ...
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App not installed error on Huawei Mate 9
I downloaded apk files from Chrome. After the downloads completed, I pressed Install. But after 2~3 seconds, it just said App not installed. For example, I downloaded an app called "TutuApp". It won't ...
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Where it's marked that a “/data/app/i” have to appear in launcher?
I have some apps who have important data in it. And now they don't appear in the launcher, but they still in /data/app. Do you know what to do to make appear an app from /data/app in the launcher ? ...
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Cannot install any APK file due to “Out of Space” misleading error (plenty of space)
I know there are tons of questions about this, but I have tried many possible solutions to no avail. I believe the "Out of space" error is misleading...
I have a problem: I cannot install any .apk ...
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Can't install apps after factory reset
I have a Lenovo Tab 4 10-inch tablet (Lenovo TB-X304F). Recently I had an error on it and had to perform a factory reset, and I'm experiencing problems reinstalling some apps I had installed before.
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Installation of Operating System Comparison with that on a Laptop [duplicate]
If I buy a laptop of Dell, HP, Lenovo or Sony I could install any (meant for Laptop) variant of Linux or Windows on any of these devices, quite easily, without having to risk bricking (completely ...
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Install Bash on Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime+
How to install Bash on Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime+? How to get root permission and install Bash? Thank in advance !
