Questions tagged [installation]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Is there a way to know the actual permissions of an app now before installing?
I'm not a fan of the current so-called "simplified" permissions in the Play store, and would like a way to check the exact permissions of an app before installing. This need not be a tool that does ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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Is there any way to install android app without having internet?
I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Mini S, but I don't have 3g or wi-fi internet - I have internet only on my computer. Is there any way to install android apps without internet, via bluetooth or using ...
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How to install app from command line (terminal)?
How to install app from command line (terminal)?
I would like to start a terminal window and do the apk installation from command line (shell script)
EDIT1: within the phone.
Also is it possible ...
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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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How can I download Android apps by scanning the barcode?
I see all these apps that can be downloaded by scanning a barcode. The question is, how do I actually do this? What app do I use to scan the barcode and install an app?
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Installing Android on iPhone 3G [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I install Android on my non-Android device?
I read somewhere that someone managed to get Android running on an iPhone 3G. Is there an easy tutorial on how to do that?
It'...
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“Insufficient storage available”. Ok, but where?
When I upgrade an Android application from Google Play, it gets downloaded, then the upgrade stops with the message “Error: Insufficient storage available.”
Yet none of the partitions seem to be ...
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Installing an app from Play Store using the command line
Is it possible to install an app from Play Store using the command line and if yes, how?
What I am trying to accomplish is something similar to using adb install file.apk but instead of an apk file ...
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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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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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Are there any side effects of uninstalling Apps
Are there any side effects of Installing and uninstalling lots of apps on an Android smart phone?
Specifically are there any things that do not get cleaned up that I need to be aware off?
John
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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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"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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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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How to install SDK packages offline after download is complete?
I'm trying to setup my Android development environment and for some reason I would rather do that offline instead of using SDK to download the packages. So far I managed to grab a list of packages ...
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Why would I enable "Install Unknown Apps?"
I have a LG G7 Thin Q running Oreo. While poking around the settings, I came across "Install unknown apps."
Settings -> Apps & Notifications -> Special Access -> Install unknown apps
It is a list ...
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Applications are not installed with adb restore
I have non-rooted Android 7.0 device (NVIDIA Shield Tablet) which was previously backed up with
adb backup -apk -shared -all -nosystem -f mybackup.ab
But restoring it with
adb restore mybackup.ab
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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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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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How to install new Recovery image from .img file
I recently found that I could upgrade to the new CWM touch recovery version for my EVO 4g! However, to do this through the ROM manager app or get it directly onto the phone at all, it required a ...
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How to install kernel module for android?
I currently have a custom kernel and ROM installed on my android device. The kernel I'm using comes with a separate download with kernel modules that you are to install yourself if you want. However ...
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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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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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Why does Google Play say app is "incompatible" [duplicate]
I have an app that I want to install in my android phone. Unfortunately, it is marked 'incompatible'. I might try to upgrade the system to install the app, but first I'd like to know the exact reasons ...
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How can you determine what programs you installed last?
Following my question about logs I wonder if there is a way to determine the last updates and applications which have been installed.
Does Android keep a chronological list of installed programs and ...
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Minimal .apks for play store
Introduction
I just installed CyanogenMod 10.2 on HTC One X+ and I want to install ONLY the Google Play Store. I know there is Gapps, but I want to have even less apps on my phone than what is in ...
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Can't install previously installed apps from Google Play
My Samsung Galaxy S2(I-9100) was upgraded to 2.3.6 by the technician at a Samsung Service Station. This resulted in a wiped-off of all the apps that I had installed along with some other data(like ...
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How do I force reinstallation of an apk with different signature on rooted Android?
Normally I can reinstall (preserving application data) APK only when it's signature matches the previous one.
How do I force upgrading of the application signed with a different key (for example, from ...
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Are APK files saved on my device when I install from the Play Store?
I used a Nexus 7 for a couple of years and got a Nexus 10 earlier this year. I installed a number of kids books/games on the 7 and wanted to transfer them to the 10. Now I can't find some of them at ...
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What's the cause of "Application not installed" error?
So I just downloaded the nightly version of Firefox (ARMv6) apk and when I install, I get the following error message:-
This, isn't a very friendly message.. what could be the cause? How do I find ...
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What is a "partial application install" via adb?
Android's adb has a "partial application install":
$ adb install
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32
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adb install [-lrtsd] <file>
adb install-multiple [-lrtsdp] <file...>
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How do I force Google Play Store to download new apps on a roaming mobile connection?
I am often on a roaming mobile connection, and I have found that Google Play Store does not allow you to install apps while roaming. Clicking the "Install" button puts the app in a "Downloading..." ...
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Will installing a file manager app void the device/Android warranty?
One of the frustrating things about HTC is that I cannot manage my files which have been downloaded. On the marketplace, there are some apps which allow you to do this such as:
Astro File manager
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