Questions tagged [installation]
For questions regarding installing apps, Android firmware or certificates
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Is there a minimal installation of ADB?
When it comes to troubleshooting, I often read recommendations like "Use adb logcat to find some more details". Looking for a good way to backup all my apps including their data, Full Backup of non-...
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Can I install Android on my non-Android device?
Many people want to try/use Android without buying a new Android phone. How can I install Android on my current phone or device running Nokia Symbian, Maemo, or MeeGo; Microsoft Windows Mobile or ...
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How can I install the Google Apps Package (Play Store, ...) on my Android device?
I have recently installed a custom ROM and cannot find the Play Store. It seems like all apps that belong to Google are missing.
How can I install the Google Apps Package (Play Store, ...) on my ...
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"Insufficient storage" when trying to install new app
Every time I go to install a new app, I get the message "Insufficient storage", and an unable to install anything!
I am using Samsung GT19060 my internal memory is 8GB. I have not downloaded anything ...
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How can I install an app given only its APK file?
I downloaded the APK file for an app to my PC. How can I install it on my phone?
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Is it possible to install an app and exclude some of its requested permissions?
Occasionally I want to install an application which requires certain permissions that I feel it really shouldn't need. Can I install the app without giving it these permissions? For example, GPS ...
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Why can't I press the Install button when installing applications from unknown sources?
I'm trying to sideload an application, as seen in the picture below.
I have allowed the installation of applications from unknown applied actions in settings, but I can't seem to press the install ...
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Why can't I install apps when I have enough storage?
In "Settings" > "SD card & phone storage settings" under "Internal Phone Storage" it lists "Available Space" as 13.78MB. I'm trying to install an app that is 2.38MB. Why do I get the "...
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Why is "insufficient storage" wrongly reported when installing an .apk via adb? [duplicate]
I have an HTC Desire running Froyo. It is not rooted, nor have I installed any custom ROM.
I get an "Insufficient Storage" error when I'm trying to install an app via adb/eclipse. The .apk is only ...
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Google play fails to install application with RPC:S-5:AEC-0
Someone has reported me that he cannot install or upgrade applications on Google Play. It fails with error RPC:S-5:AEC-0
What does that mean? How to fix this?
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Where can I find out when I installed an app?
Is there a Play Store log file?
Or should I be looking where apps are installed on the phone for time/date stamps?
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Can I install apps on phone without using the Android Market?
I have this Huawei Device that does not come with the Android Market installed.
Is there any work-around for this? As in how can I install Android Apps without the Android Market?
Is there a way to ...
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How to reinstall an uninstalled system app through ADB?
My phone is an unrooted Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge running Oreo 8.0. Yesterday when removing bloatware from my phone, I accidentally uninstalled a system app using the adb command:
pm uninstall -k --user ...
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How to recover apps from a factory reset?
I have some apps installed on my device and I want to perform a factory reset. Is there a simpler way to re-install my applications after the reset (with the least possible number of user ...
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Discrepancy between sizes of apps listed in Play Store vs. actual installed app size
The Play Store lists the size of all apps available in their store. When a user downloads and installs apps, the actual sizes reported by Android are often larger than the sizes listed by the Play ...
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Install Google Play Services without Google Play Store
Recently, I rooted my phone for the first time and wanted to get rid of most Google apps including the Play Store. However, after seeing multiple apps didn't work correctly because of a dependency on ...
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Can I install Skype on my xperia?
I want to install Skype on my xperia x10 but I cannot find it in the market
when I go to Skype.com/m and try to download it, I get the following message:
item not found
A friend of mine who has a ...
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Error 504 when downloading apps from Play Store?
My device is Motorola Xoom MZ604. The internet connectivity is 4G WiMax via my laptop as hotspot.
The problem is when I'm trying to download any app from Google Play Store, it gives me an Error 504 ...
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How to block any app from being installed?
My mom has an Android tablet and she doesn't even know what a site is, her e-mail, or even the password of her Facebook account. She's an average user. The internet is Facebook in her eyes. She has no ...
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Can the Termux environment be put on an external SD card?
I would like to install my termux environment (usr folder) to an SD card. is this possible?
I have seen this post Can I install packages to external SD card on Termux in Android?. From what I ...
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Where should I install Toybox?
I own a rooted Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G running stock Android 4.1.2.
If you have Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" or better, then you have Toybox. This is a package of command-line tools, handy for ...
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Error -504 on appliation installation
Yes. I've read all other questions regarding this problem.
Like this one:
Error 504 when downloading apps from Play Store?
It's the same problem as this one but with more background information and an ...
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Get new installed app name with Tasker
I'm trying to set up the following Tasker project: when a new app is installed on one of my devices, send a notification to all the other devices with the name of the app. Ideally, if I find a ...
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unknown error code -24 [duplicate]
I have Android 4.1.2 on Samsung galaxy S2
I install an app and get this error:
unknown error during appliaction install -24
googling this line should clearing Google play cache might help
but it ...
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Can not install apks from File Manager or browser?
In the answer to this question I specifically discovered that I could not install the VLC nightlies. It had nothing to do with that answer, which was on a question about which version of VLC was right ...
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Batch install apks from computer to Android without actually touching my Android
I want to batch install apks from my desktop directly. Such as I downloaded many apks on the desktop and want to install apks without actually touching my android.
How to do this?
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Difference between installing SuperSU using Play Store versus a custom recovery that installs it from a file?
I see that some rooting guides say that rooting involves:
Download a SuperSU as a zip file that would be accessible to the phone (e.g. the sdcard).
Unlock the phone's bootloader.
Booting into a "...
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Apps won't install (silently fail after 100% downloaded)
I have a problem with installing apps from Google Play onto my Samsung Galaxy S Plus phone.
It has Android 2.3.6. Yesterday I tried to download some apps. When I clicked 'Install', the app began to ...
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Possible to purchase (buy) an Android app from the Google Play store web site without installing it on any device?
Is it possible to purchase (buy) an Android app from the Google Play store web site without causing that app to be automatically installed on a device?
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Is it possible to install Android on a PC?
Is it possible to install Android on a PC? If so, how would this be accomplished?
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Install button greyed out on play.google.com
I tried installing an app on my phone from the Play Store website, but the install button is greyed out. What could be the problem?
The phone is a Samsung Epic 4G running 4.0
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Why is Play Store showing "Can't install app...Error Code: 910"?
I am using Android Lollipop mobile. I have uninstalled preinstalled Youtube app updates. Now I tried to update the app from Play Store. It is giving the error "Can't install app" with error code 910.
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Disable all software installation
Is there a way to block (by a password/PIN code or what else) all kinds of software installation on an Android tablet/smart phone?
I understand it is possible to block by a PIN code Market app ...
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Install WhatsApp on Android running under Virtualbox
I've just installed Android using Virtualbox on Ubuntu, and now I want to install WhatsApp on it.
When I visit Google Play and try to install WhatsApp, it tells me that I have to associate a device ...
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How do I create a ClockworkMod installation package?
I'm a seasoned Linux veteran and recently bought a Samsung Galaxy S2 from T-Mobile. I've been feeling the tinkering bug, so I opted to download the source code from Samsung's site and start fiddling.
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How can I make an Android app "forget" that it installed on my phone before?
Some apps, like Facebook, LinkedIn, Tinder, etc., seem to have a mechanism to remember which Android phone installed their app. So if a user is banned on these apps, the next time somebody creates an ...
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Creating universal APK form multiple APKs without having *.aab (Android App Bundle) file
My question is related to Android apps whose developers push their app to the Play Store in the Android App Bundle format (i.e, *.aab file)
Consider a scenario I installed an app from the Play Store ...
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Installing .apk as system app directly (with root)
I'm wondering is it possible to install .apk file as system app directly (with root)? Without converting user app to system app.
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What does error 923 when downloading apps from Google Play Store mean?
I've seen this error a few times just now, it seems to only occur when I install an app through the Google Play web interface. Haven't seen it when installing apps directly from my mobile device. ...
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How do I fix "Unknown reason -110"?
Whenever I try to install/upgrade an application, I get an "Installation Error: Unknown reason -110" message. What does this error mean, and how do I fix it?
HTC Incredible 2 [Verizon Wireless]
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How to run Android in Virtualbox on Linux?
For days I try to get Android 5 or higher running inside Virtualbox on Linux (here: Mint 18.1), without success. At best, I get past the boot menu (Grub), the system switches to graphics mode, and I ...
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Where are kernel modules 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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How to change country? [duplicate]
I want to install this application
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scoompa.callrecorder.open
but I can't, because I'm in a wrong country. I would like to change country. Do I need ...
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Where does Google Play Store put downloaded apps?
I want to know where Google Play stores downloaded .apk files. I've heard that Google Play doesn't send you an .apk file and installation is completely online. Is it true?
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Boot loop after flashing Android 6.0 Marshmallow on my Nexus 5
I had Android Lollipop installed on my Nexus 5 (Was Rooted, had TWRP and MultiROM installed) and wanted to simply start fresh with new clean install of Marshmallow.
So I followed the instructions (...
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How can I tell the Android Market that I'm running an updated version of Android? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why are some apps on the market incompatible with my device?
My phone (Orange San Francisco) came with Android 2.1 and has not been officially updated in the UK so I'm now ...
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How to install APK on Gabb Z2?
I would like to install Spotify on my Gabb Z2 phone. The Gabb phone runs a modified version of Android that is programmed to have only default apps and no store. They somehow managed to get their own ...
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Google Play insufficient space error
I am using RED MI Note.
All my applications are installed in internal storage.
I have 2GB of space available in internal device.
But when i try to install Any.do and Greenify I am getting error ...
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How can I bulk install apps with Play Store or App-Brain?
I'm trying to restore a new device with apps from my old device, but neither Android Market nor AppBrain seems to automatically bulk install them? When I use the Execute method in AppBrain it seems to ...
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What is MIUI optimization?
In MIUI (an Android ROM), there is an option in developer settings called MIUI optimization. When this option is enabled, an app can't be installed via USB (i.e. from Android Studio).
What is the ...
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