My native settings app crushing when I start it, how to install the different settings application or from another shell/environment?
You mean same package name but not same app currently installed device?
I think you should install using adb with some option.
Please try,
adb install -r -d [your app].apk
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I've built a silly app to share among a few friends. No need to put it up on the app-store.
I built the first apk (signed), uploaded it to a web-server and all worked well.
A small issue arose, I fixed it, re-built, signed with the same keystore and uploaded it again. It now seems that I am unable to install from the new apk. The debugger tells me:
signatures do not match the previously installed version
So I uninstalled the old version by opening the app drawer and dragging it onto the "uninstall" button. When opening "Settings -> Apps", I don't see it anywhere anymore. I don't see any traces of the app on my device.
Yet I still get the above error message.
Is it possible some information still lingers on the device somewhere? Is there any way I can verify that?
Yes It is possible if somehow your old application is not removed 100% or its data is not removed.
Try:
adb uninstall "com.yourapp.yourapp"
If you don't know exactly what to put as replacement for "com.yourapp.yourapp", then you just open Android studio, Run your app while it is connected to a device and then look at Debug window.
It says:
Waiting for device.
Target device: samsung-sm_t531-xxxxxxxxx
Uploading file
local path: C:\Users\myapp\app\build\outputs\apk\myapp.apk
remote path: /data/local/tmp/com.myapp.myapp
Installing com.myapp.myapp
DEVICE SHELL COMMAND: pm install -r "/data/local/tmp/com.myapp.myapp"
pkg: /data/local/tmp/com.myapp.myapp
Success
com.myapp.myapp in this case is the name of the package you must use to uninstall.
I had the same issue and the adb uninstall solution did not work for me.
What worked was
On your device go to to Settings->Apps
Select your app, and in the menu select "Uninstall for all users"
Even if I had previously uninstalled the app it was still in the list there.
To me, if the app is meant to be distributed, the adb solution is a no-go: you can't ask one's friend to have the android sdk installed on their machine !
The way to go here is to edit the AndroidManifest.xml and to increment the android:versionCodeattribute in the <manifest>tag (which is the root element).
This would update your installed application
If you are seeing this while conducting connected tests, make sure to include .test when uninstalling via adb because uninstalling via app -> settings does not get rid of the test package
adb uninstall your.broken.package.test
if you just uninstall via
adb uninstall your.broken.package
your test package will still be there. This was only something i noticed while using the gradle command line, haven't come across this problem within android studio
Uninstall the old app from your phone or emulator and try to run again.
I got that error while trying to install release while signing it's certificate.
fixed with the :app Gradle task uninstallRelease and then installRelease again
If you are going in install the same app with a different signature, you may want to uninstall but keep the app's data.
adb -d shell pm uninstall -k <packageName>
adb -d install -r -t -d app.apk
For Unity users who come to this question, the best answer is indeed the one above by #Ehsan
adb uninstall "com.yourapp.yourapp"
I had already installed a previous version on my Android device then selected Development Build in Unity > Build Settings which caused the APK to use a different signature. If you install through the Android GUI it doesn't actually remove everything so you have to use ADB.
I had face same problem With POCO Mobile and Moto G30 Mobile while developing application in flutter
My Solution is:
I have open android project which automatically create in your project, in android studio and run project in connected device. It will automatically ask to uninstall old app with same package name and different signature. After click ok button it will install app.
I need to uninstall some package on my Android phone. This app is not listed by the Application Manager
Using Terminal Emulator, I can see the package using pm list packages | grep com.mycompany.mypackage
However pm uninstall com.mycompany.mypackage gives me
Failed to connect to dumpstate server
Killed
Since pm sees the package I would think I am not that far.
I also tried abd uninstall com.mycompany.mypackage which just stalls at
- waiting for device -
It may be noteworthy that this package is an Android Wear App. Hence it contains a mobile app which wraps a wearable APK (which gets deployed on the wearable). For clarity I am only caring about the phone for now.
Note: Rooting the device is not an option.
Can I get rid of this package from Terminal Emulator?
I had to go adb shell on Computer --USB--> Phone, which I was trying to avoid.
Terminal Emulator clearly doesn't have the same reach as adb shell
Follow the step to enable the debug mode on your device until you get something when you run
adb devices
http://www.companionlink.com/support/kb/Enable_Android_USB_Debugging_Mode
And try again with
adb uninstall your.package.name
I am doing testing of app on Android emulator. I am able to install my app via this:
adb install camera_test_debug.apk
After installing, the app name appear in the list is "camera_test". However, I can't do the uninstall with adb uninstall camera_test. It will return failure message.
Why can't I uninstall? What should be the name I put in to be able to uninstall?
Thank you.
adb uninstall package.yourapk.name
not
adb uninstall filename.apk
Check the AndroidManifest.xml, get the package name of your camera_test_debug.apk, eg. com.example.cameratest.
Then use "adb uninstall com.example.cameratest" to remove that apk.
you should uninstall your app by your package name so check your package name in manifest , then be sure that your app is debuggable.
I am trying to install an apk (downloaded from one site) in ICS emulator through adb shell but its giving following error:
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_UID_CHANGED]
What could be the issue?
Simply rm -r the data directory in question. If you were installing and got this error, you'd simply run "rm -r /data/data/com.app.class" from an ADB shell. If you want to try preserving the data, you could find the proper UID and then "chown -R UID:UID /data/data/com.app.class".
In Android, the part of the source code that handles installing apps is PackageManagerService. Since the Android source is public, it's easy to see where Android will throw a INSTALL_FAILED_UID_CHANGED error. If the following is true: the package you are installing already has a data directory AND the permissions on that data directory are different than the UID assigned to this package, you'll get that error.
Uninstall the previous version of the app from the emulator first, then try again. You can do this by visiting System Settings > Applications > Manage Applications and selecting the app.
If the app still fails to install, then start the emulator with the Wipe user data option selected.
Open command prompt and write below code in it:
adb devices
This will list down the number of devices attached or are active.Copy your apk in your System folder
adb -s DEVICE_NAME install YOUR_APK_NAME
through this you will be able to install your particular apk on the device by giving device name in above line.
I'm using Eclipse to develop a bunch of Android apps and I need to batch install them, either on the emulator or on an attached device. I'd like to be able to push them all to the device without running them individually in Eclipse.
How can I do that?
try using adb.
adb install -r your/path/to/file.apk
-r is forced install.
You can also create a batch file with number of adb install commands.
You could just push them to the emulator using "adb install fileN.apk" from the command line.