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[guide]Package Installer will not install apk's - Cancel works but not Install button

I practically ran into the same problem as outlined above. Since googling for this issue was not straightforward, I thought it wise to make the answer to this issue into a micro-guide.
I can no longer install apps (apk's) from the Amazon App Store, or from downloaded apk files, but the market works fine.
I am not rooted, and I am still running 3.2 (US). This started in the last few days, but I can't think of anything that I have done.
I cold booted, but I still get the same results; The install dialog box comes up with the options at the bottom "Install" or "Cancel", however, install does nothing, the window is active because you can press "Show All", or "Cancel" and those do work, but not "Install". I can't think of anything that I have overlooked.
Any Ideas?
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http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...-package-installer-will-not-install-apks.html
The most a) likely solution comes in the form of b) security applications interfering with the installation, c) package incompatibility with the device or screen filter applications used to lower the device's brightness below the minimal limit of the Brightness settings.
In my case it was the application "Lux" which was to blame. Thus make sure to untick "stay alive in the "generals" option menu. And kill the Lux app. Now installation proceeds unhindered. Avast was not at fault. So don't freak,- often the solutions are trivial - finding the answers isn't.
Thanks to anyone who contributed in the original thread and to xda.

Oh man, thanks for this! For me, it was the app 'Screen Adjuster' that was blocking apps from being installed. I turned that off, and I finally have an ad blocker again!
Droid Razr xt910 for the record.

Re: Install apk problem - install button not working
billyhoyle13 said:
Oh man, thanks for this! For me, it was the app 'Screen Adjuster' that was blocking apps from being installed. I turned that off, and I finally have an ad blocker again!
Droid Razr xt910 for the record.
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Re: Install apk problem - install button not working
If not already done:
Settings -> Apps -> All -> Package Installer Clear Cache & Data, Force Stop, reboot. If this doesn't work repeat, but reboot into recovery and wipe the cache partition.
Still having issues try AppInstaller. Still having issues, there must be a bad system app (frameworks?) that needs clearing and force closed.
100% work

Thank you so much! I was about to tear my hair out in frustration! I had tried everything! But this never occured to me.

I had this inssue too. It's problem with apps which work in background and creating some overlay elements. Disable all this apps and than you can install normally. I had this problem on P.A.C. Rom, after addition of HALO
Sorry for my bad english

Was having trouble installing APKs. The 'install' button was not working. Turning off halo fixed problem.

Another app causing the issue
Velis Auto brightness.
Too bad, because I liked this app. If anyone knows of an app like that that does not cause the issue, I would appreciate the name.
Zarlof

Zarlof said:
Velis Auto brightness.
Too bad, because I liked this app. If anyone knows of an app like that that does not cause the issue, I would appreciate the name.
Zarlof
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Thanks deleted the velis brightness and it worked on my Xperia sp

thanks. this happened to me as well. stopped using one of the brightness apps and its back to normal.

I have the same problem, but I have no programs listed.
I tried to disable the automatic brightness control Sony, the Sony Bravia mode, the interactive lockscreen (DashWidget) LightFlow, ....
But it's the same
I can not find what apply blocks installation

softbuttons light did it
[email protected] said:
I have the same problem, but I have no programs listed.
I tried to disable the automatic brightness control Sony, the Sony Bravia mode, the interactive lockscreen (DashWidget) LightFlow, ....
But it's the same
I can not find what apply blocks installation
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Removing softbuttons light from domenico Messina resolved my problem.
It's Obvious that you have to look for a installed app that does something with youre screen.
succes

For me it was Zulu's Droidmote server
Sent from my SCH-I815 using xda app-developers app

My was the Easy Eye. It overlays screen element to minimize blue LED.

For me it was JuiceDefender Ultimate. I turned off its brightness control function and I could install apk's. That's odd. After installation I turned it on again, because this function is doing a good job and I love JuiceDefender.
However, thank you for your guide! :good:

unable click install button solved.
Thanks, it worked for me. I was using NIGHT MODE application. After i'm closing that app i'm able to install apk. Thanks a lot.

same here
same her but my problem is different I brought Micromax canvas HD in June 2013 and after November in this phone first the android launcher was removed automatically but it was showing in installed apps list I tried all thinks in manage applications I saw that it has been updated and I clicked on uninstall updates but nothing I even cleared data of launcher but nothing same with file manager ,camera,equaliser and now even settings and package installer has been removed I tried to root but it was taking too long for selecting an option and bcoz the system apps removed some apps are crashing like system UI ,instagram and whatsapp
what should I do??
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same her but my problem is different I brought Micromax canvas HD in June 2013 and after November in this phone first the android launcher was removed automatically but it was showing in installed apps list I tried all thinks in manage applications I saw that it has been updated and I clicked on uninstall updates but nothing I even cleared data of launcher but nothing same with file manager ,camera,equaliser and now even settings and package installer has been removed I tried to root but it was taking too long for selecting an option and bcoz the system apps removed some apps are crashing like system UI ,instagram and whatsapp and when I click on an apk file it say 'no suitable app found'
what should I do??

Many thanks for the solution had a similar problem

wow
xamtra said:
Thanks, it worked for me. I was using NIGHT MODE application. After i'm closing that app i'm able to install apk. Thanks a lot.
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Thanks for this insightful post OP! I never would have thought something this simple could cause this problem. Night Mode was causing the same issue for me as this guy.

Thank you so much!

I'm having the same problem since the KitKat update, but I don't know what could be causing it. Please help

What is Samsung Push Service and what does it do?

And can I disable/remove it without removing features?
(who is your daddy and what does he do?)

Joe0113 said:
And can I disable/remove it without removing features?
(who is your daddy and what does he do?)
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Love the clip. It's an update service for the factory Samsung apps that aren't available in the play store (S Voice, S Calender, S memo, messaging, any of the Samsung apps). Prior to this there wasn't a reliable way of updating those apps without having Samsung Apps installed (Even now its not reliable). Now with this "Push" service updated Samsung will be able to push OTA updates to those apps if needed. Disabling/uninstall is the way to go since no real purpose (unless you use samsung play store and want push notifications). Other than that, its a wakelock for our device.

RevelationOmega said:
Love the clip. It's an update service for the factory Samsung apps that aren't available in the play store (S Voice, S Calender, S memo, messaging, any of the Samsung apps). Prior to this there wasn't a reliable way of updating those apps without having Samsung Apps installed (Even now its not reliable). Now with this "Push" service updated Samsung will be able to push OTA updates to those apps if needed. Disabling/uninstall is the way to go since no real purpose (unless you use samsung play store and want push notifications). Other than that, its a wakelock for our device.
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Aaaaand it's gone. Thanks man!

Joe0113 said:
Aaaaand it's gone. Thanks man!
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Anytime haha.

How do you guys get that nonsense to go away completely? I have uninstalled it 3 times and after every reboot it comes back. I disabled automatic updating, but I can't figure out how to remove it altogether. It shows up in the store as an update, so it isn't really gone. I looked in root/system/apps but didn't see it.

BMP7777 said:
How do you guys get that nonsense to go away completely? I have uninstalled it 3 times and after every reboot it comes back. I disabled automatic updating, but I can't figure out how to remove it altogether. It shows up in the store as an update, so it isn't really gone. I looked in root/system/apps but didn't see it.
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Freeze it, I use Rom toolbox pro

BMP7777 said:
How do you guys get that nonsense to go away completely? I have uninstalled it 3 times and after every reboot it comes back. I disabled automatic updating, but I can't figure out how to remove it altogether. It shows up in the store as an update, so it isn't really gone. I looked in root/system/apps but didn't see it.
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Its in priv-app as SPPPushclient.

BMP7777 said:
How do you guys get that nonsense to go away completely? I have uninstalled it 3 times and after every reboot it comes back. I disabled automatic updating, but I can't figure out how to remove it altogether. It shows up in the store as an update, so it isn't really gone. I looked in root/system/apps but didn't see it.
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TiBu.... wipe data for SPS and then uninstall!

Talkback notification won't go away

For some reason, the talkback service has decided to tell me it is activated even though it is not. I have a persistent notification that won't go away. Since it's a system service, there is no way to just hide the notification. Any ideas?

Clearing the cache and rebooting didn't help either.

Did you ever figure this out I have the same problem on sprint. You can't even disable the Talkback app.

Nope. I did a factory/hard reset last night. Still the same issue.
I haven't installed any apps I didn't have on my GS5, so it can't be an app's fault. Going to do an exchange at the AT&T store in the next day or two. I'm not getting stuck with something like this.

natefish said:
Nope. I did a factory/hard reset last night. Still the same issue.
I haven't installed any apps I didn't have on my GS5, so it can't be an app's fault. Going to do an exchange at the AT&T store in the next day or two. I'm not getting stuck with something like this.
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This would be a workaround (if it does work), but try tapping and holding on the notification, and then click on the "i" icon to see which app is displaying the notification. If it's a stand-alone app (i.e. not the Android system), then you should be able to block notifications for that app.

MrKhozam said:
This would be a workaround (if it does work), but try tapping and holding on the notification, and then click on the "i" icon to see which app is displaying the notification. If it's a stand-alone app (i.e. not the Android system), then you should be able to block notifications for that app.
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Thank you, but it is the system app doing it. I'm just going to swap for a different S6 at the store tomorrow. Got my app data backed up to the cloud thanks to Helium.

The messed up part is it literally happened right when I got my phone. I'm gonna try a factory reset then if not try to get it swapped out

@dizzymatt Still have it? It mysteriously disappeared for me today. I was literally going to go to the store this afternoon to exchange this thing. Maybe I got lucky or sensed I was coming!
Afterward, though, the oddest thing happened. I was looking through the store for a different Google product and came across this one called Google talkback. I thought that was very weird to find right after I had had this issue. When I clicked on it, it allowed me to uninstall it. Never saw it in my apps list or the application manager, but there it was. Again, this is after the notification went away from me so I have no idea if this is related.
Here is the link. Maybe uninstalling it will help you.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

Seen what you said and I didn't have the app installed but it just disappeared for me too after I rebooted my phone I wonder what it was.

Diizzymatt said:
Seen what you said and I didn't have the app installed but it just disappeared for me too after I rebooted my phone I wonder what it was.
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Now I'm wondering if it was related to Google Now since the notification and the ability to say "Ok, Google from any screen went away about the same time.

Disabling Talk back
I got stuck on a 15 minute hell ride when I accidentally turned on my Talkback feature on my new S6. I couldn't turn it off even after toggling the stupid settings. I finally was able to turn it off by tapping the home screen button three times.. apparently that is the On/Off switch for the accessibility features. After it finally stopped talking back to me I went in to manually toggle the off button on that ridiculous feature.

Same problem / solved ?
I had same problem with notification
Decided I would try enable, so that I could then disable
Seems to have done the job

How to keep apps from Play Store from auto-updating when manual updating?

So there's a well-known app in the Google Play Store that has been updated - I don't like this new version.
Before I updated, I saved a copy of the version I had on my phone, locally. After updating, I didn't like it. So I removed it, enabled Install from Unknown Sources, and reinstalled the version I *did* like.
Now, when I update apps from Google Play, I do "update all", then go to the app I don't want to update, and click the "x" so that it doesn't update.
The problem is, sometimes it updates anyway, even though I've verified that the app has gone to the "Updates" list and not the apps currently being updated.
It *appears* that this app is somehow forcing its own update, even though I have deselected it.
I'm using a stock android kernel, so I can't keep it from updating across the board. But I'm surprised that when I deselect it before the update process has reached it, it sometimes still updates. Again, it SOMETIMES does this, not every time.
Does anyone know how this process works? How can an app force itself to update even though I've unselected it for update?

What you want to do is open play store, open the app in the market that you don't want to auto update, then, in the top right corner there should be 3 dots, click them and disable auto update, it will disable auto update only for that app and when you hit update all, it will update it.

RAZERZDAHACKER said:
What you want to do is open play store, open the app in the market that you don't want to auto update, then, in the top right corner there should be 3 dots, click them and disable auto update, it will disable auto update only for that app and when you hit update all, it will update it.
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It's already disabled for auto-update (as are all apps on my phone).
So, unfortunately, that's not it.

If you tap on the clear data button in settings>storage>apps>google play store , the settings" do not Auto update " will be cancelled, and app will return to default settings.
Whatever the settings maybe, google play store and google play services update automatically.

Ambrack said:
If you tap on the clear data button in settings>storage>apps>google play store , the settings" do not Auto update " will be cancelled, and app will return to default settings.
Whatever the settings maybe, google play store and google play services update automatically.
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Not sure what you mean; I can surely clear Google Play settings, tho' I've done that many times in the past. What do you think it would clear that would fix this issue, if auto-update is already off?

Location of System Update Download?

I'm coming from OnePlus devices where this was never an issue for me in 6 years.
Is anyone else still on A10 and rooted, getting hard pushes from Google to update to A11? I've disabled both Dynamic System Updates and Factory OTA Mode apps to try to block updates from occurring and also stop getting pestered about it. After having to factory reset my device once, and re-load all my backed up apps and data, I continue to get push notifications to install A11. The one I just received was a normal-looking notification in the notification shade with a button to push to start the update process. This is something I could have easily accepted by accident. This already happened to me once, apparently.
--------Does anyone know in what directory Google stores a downloaded OTA update?
I have a feeling it is on my device now and I want it off. I have root and can get to hidden system folders. I assume it's in one, I just don't know what to look for.
--------How do I block from every automatically updating, permanently?
I have the system update on reboot unchecked in developer options, but is there something else I can do just kill this process?
Edit - I found the notification to turn off in Google Play Services so that should stop, but I'm still nervous about the OTA lying in wait to install on my phone.

digger16309 said:
I'm coming from OnePlus devices where this was never an issue for me in 6 years.
Is anyone else still on A10 and rooted, getting hard pushes from Google to update to A11? I've disabled both Dynamic System Updates and Factory OTA Mode apps to try to block updates from occurring and also stop getting pestered about it. After having to factory reset my device once, and re-load all my backed up apps and data, I continue to get push notifications to install A11. The one I just received was a normal-looking notification in the notification shade with a button to push to start the update process. This is something I could have easily accepted by accident. This already happened to me once, apparently.
--------Does anyone know in what directory Google stores a downloaded OTA update?
I have a feeling it is on my device now and I want it off. I have root and can get to hidden system folders. I assume it's in one, I just don't know what to look for.
--------How do I block from every automatically updating, permanently?
I have the system update on reboot unchecked in developer options, but is there something else I can do just kill this process?
Edit - I found the notification to turn off in Google Play Services so that should stop, but I'm still nervous about the OTA lying in wait to install on my phone.
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Look here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83691963&postcount=17