Questions tagged [android-install-apk]

An APK file is the file format used for installing software (i.e. an application or a game) on the Android operating system.

An APK file is the file format used for installing software (i.e. an application or a game) on the Android operating system.

An APK file is basically an archive providing the required application information and resources.

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Generate a Hash from installed apk file in memory

I am using this code but it is showing the hash code of the same application. Please Help me out of it . File file = new File(getApplicationContext().getPackageCodePath()); String outputTxt= ""; String hashcode = null; try { …
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Apk File download Error using Java in Android

.I followed this tutorial and getting errors "PARSING ERROR THERE IS A PROBLEM PARSING THE PACKAGE". I have check the result in Android Device Samsung Galaxy S3. package com.mrfs.android.surveyapp.activities; import java.io.File; …
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How to install app on external sdcard programmatically?

I´m currently developing an app which works as an Update Manager. So far the app has work great whenever I installed or updated any other app. All these apps have been installed on the data/app folder and I have used the …
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Android tablet will not let me install more than one app at a time

I have 3 .apk files in the Android folder on my xoom tablet but every time i try to install one of them when one of the others is already installed it keeps telling me that it will overwrite the previous application and it does just that. How do i…
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how to install apk file programmatically on Galaxy Tab

I'm trying to install apk programmatically by this code: Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW); String mimetype = "application/vnd.android.package-archive"; intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file),…
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How to specify the target path for some files in an Android APK?

Is there a way to specify that a specific file in my application project should be installed on the shared area of an SD card, while the rest goes to the internal phone storage? Thanks Jamil
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Apk is disappearing after moving to system parition

I'm trying to install my apk on system partition. I've rooted device and here are the steps I'm following, adb install -d -r Now apk gets installed in /data/app// Move all contents present from /data/app/ to…
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After setup app flavouring i got this ERROR "install_failed_conflicting_provider" while run the app/

It works perfectly. I can view pdf BUT now i can't install others flavors in my phone because of this error: Installation did not succeed. The application could not be installed: INSTALL_FAILED_CONFLICTING_PROVIDER Installation failed due to:…
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Android claiming Unity Engine apk is unsafe even with signing key?

It's possible that I'm not understanding something but here's how I though this works: Without a signing key (Or when using Unity's debug signing key) Android would claim an app to be unsafe but would let you install the app. However once you got a…
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What makes an Android app re-installable?

Through Eclipse I can easily re-install (without having to uninstall the app first), a small app I am currently developing, any change any number of times. When I export that app ("release mode") and place it on a website, it downloads and installs…
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What is the Maximum Size of an Application(APK) to Download and Install Without WiFi in PlayStore?

I am currently part of an Application Development team. The size of our APK is around 96MB. I have heard that we can only download an application with a size less than 100MB without WiFi from the Google PlayStore. However, I couldn't find any…
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Android: All ways for app update silently

We try to find some method for update our app silently (without user prompt). The methods that we already saw and they didn't help me: Google Play Store - not relevant for our app (not match Google conditions) Root device - not relevant for…
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Installing apk that updates the same app fails on Android 10; java.lang.SecurityException: Files still open

Our app downloads an APK from our server, and runs this to upgrade itself. As mentioned in Android 10 - No Activity found to handle Intent and Xamarin Android 10 Install APK - No Activity found to handle Intent, this does not work as previously if…
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flutter can not generate x86, x86_64 apk file

I want to generate apk file that support : 'armeabi-v7a','arm64-v8a','x86','x86_64' I used the command : flutter build apk --flavor production and also flutter build appbundle --target-platform android-arm,android-arm64 The result will always be…
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Install new version of Android app programmatically

The Story Now I am working on a project where an Android application is running on a custom device and this app is not installed through the Play Store, but the APK file is manually uploaded, installed and launched on the device. The problem here is…
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