Questions tagged [apk]

An .apk file extension denotes an Android Package (APK) file. This file format, a variant of the JAR format, is used for distributing and installing bundled components onto the Android operating system. For questions related to the Alpine Package Keeper, use the tag [alpine-package-keeper]

Android Application Package

An apk file extension denotes an Android Application Package (APK) file. This file format, a variant of the JAR format, is used for distributing and installing bundled components onto the Android operating system. For questions related to the Alpine Package Keeper, use .

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Android Studio build/apk not visible

I'm using the Crashlytics plugin for beta testing, but the only way to upload an apk is to drag it from within Android Studio. In the terminal, I can access /build/apk/, but in Android Studio, that folder is not showing up (I can see dex, lint…
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Can .apk file contain another third party .apk file in its assets directory while uploading to googleplay

I have created an app that contains another third party .apk in its assets directory. And I want to know that if i upload my app to Google play . Is there any problem something like ".apk file can not contain another .apk file" or etc. I have…
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Can an Android Application Access its Own APK Without Root

I know that accessing the /data/app folder in Android where APKs are stored requires root. However, I am curious to know whether an Android application requires root to access its own APK as well. Thanks in advance.
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Generating Signed APK error : Android Studio

Unable to generate the signed apk, its being halted in the middle and below are the two alerts being showed up. Any ideas how to solve this ??
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android studio build error debug-unaligned.apk path not found

Last night I updated my android studio to 0.5.3 and since than i am getting this error message whenever I am trying to generate a signed-apk. It does not occur when I am just running the project over android studio. I tried rebuilding, cleaning…
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Direct download and install of a android apk

I developed a android app which is not in the playstore because its just for internal use. So i made a download page where the user can download the apk. The problem is, after download, the user is not able to install the apk. Its just possible if…
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Android Studio: release apk signing process

I haven't fully understood how the release apk signing process in Android Studio/Gradle works. I can see, you can specify the release signing details (location/alias/passwords) in two different places: in the gradle.build configuration file in the…
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Specifying name of apk file in IntelliJ artifact

Is it possible to have different names for every artifact build from IntelliJ IDEA 13? I am building Android apps and I prefer to include the version code and the version name on the apk file name. Is that possible?
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Cannot read APK assets API Level 7 - Getting InputStream IOException

I am really stuck with this one. I am trying to copy a file from the Assets folder of the apk to a local file. This WORKS in API Level 11, but NOT in API level 7. The tests are run on the emulator. API level 11 and above have also been tested…
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Android APK Build Error. Showing an Interesting Error

Why? Need to know the reason. Console shows when building the project. Android Application. When i try to Build the app this error is shown in the console. Anybody know the fix please help. And one main thing is its showing only for one project all…
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.Apk size large on my system

I am facing a strange problem for which I am totally unable to find the correct reason. When I build an android project on my system(using eclipse and OS CentOS: Linux(Fedora)), the .apk size is 15Mb while when I compile the same code on my…
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Android app upgrade without market

I am going to have a alpha release of my app, which is not yet on the market. I want to have the app APK link sent out to friends via email so they can download it from my site CDN. One question here: if I want to give them updates, what will be a…
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java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org.apache.http.params.SyncBasicHttpParams

When i debug my app it is working fine but when i try to export my apk and install it i am getting this issue: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org.apache.http.params.SyncBasicHttpParams at aig.a(Unknown Source) at ahy.q(Unknown Source) at…
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Can't get android-maven-plugin to recognize SDK path

I've tried every advertised method to specify the path to my Android SDK when trying to build an Android app using the android-maven-plugin, and nothing works. No matter what I do, when I run mvn clean install I get ... Could not find tool 'aapt'.…
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virus detected while sending signed apk using gmail

I am very confused why the gmail apk attachment showing as virus detected. Actually i implemented admob in android application and signed it.But while sending it getting issue. If anyone have idea. Please reply.Thanks in advance!
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