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[Q] App not installed.

This is the error I'm getting when trying to install some apks. A lot of others worked but some just won't. It's a new phone and a fresh ROM. Why is this happening? What do I do about it?

Oliie23 said:
This is the error I'm getting when trying to install some apks. A lot of others worked but some just won't. It's a new phone and a fresh ROM. Why is this happening? What do I do about it?
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The error isn't stated...
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soccerfan6789 said:
The error isn't stated...
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It is. In the title. "Application not installed".

Oliie23 said:
It is. In the title. "Application not installed".
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What is the name of the app? Did you downloaded it from Play or was it an apk file? Info please

gee2012 said:
What is the name of the app? Did you downloaded it from Play or was it an apk file? Info please
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One of the apps which did it was Battery Widget Reborn. I initially tried installing it via .apk and got the error. Then the same app normally installed via Play store.

Oliie23 said:
This is the error I'm getting when trying to install some apks. A lot of others worked but some just won't. It's a new phone and a fresh ROM. Why is this happening? What do I do about it?
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Did you enable allow apps from unknown sources? Sideloading is disallowed by default.

BirchBarlow said:
Did you enable allow apps from unknown sources? Sideloading is disallowed by default.
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Yes of course. Some other apks worked flawlessly.

Oliie23 said:
Yes of course. Some other apks worked flawlessly.
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Maybe the apk file was somehow corrupted/damaged.

gee2012 said:
Maybe the apk file was somehow corrupted/damaged.
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Can't be. It installs and works fine on my Galaxy Nexus.

Oliie23 said:
Can't be. It installs and works fine on my Galaxy Nexus.
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Oke, besides that why install an apk for an app that is allready available on Play.

Oliie23 said:
Can't be. It installs and works fine on my Galaxy Nexus.
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Maybe it won't work on the n5. Also, do you have is permissions set correctly

gee2012 said:
Oke, besides that why install an apk for an app that is allready available on Play.
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Got a few apps from a friend, since I had no internet access (no data plan and no wifi) at the moment.

Oliie23 said:
Can't be. It installs and works fine on my Galaxy Nexus.
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it can easily be incompatible with the nexus 5
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simms22 said:
it can easily be incompatible with the nexus 5
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nevermind, it is compatible with the nexus 5.

jd1639 said:
Maybe it won't work on the n5. Also, do you have is permissions set correctly
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The same app installed from Play Store, works. What do you mean by setting the permissions?

Oliie23 said:
Got a few apps from a friend, since I had no internet access (no data plan and no wifi) at the moment.
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Not trying to be snarky, but what good is a smartphone without internet access? Sounds like a $400 paperweight. Are you running a virus scanner that could possibly be blocking sideloading?

BirchBarlow said:
Not trying to be snarky, but what good is a smartphone without internet access? Sounds like a $400 paperweight. Are you running a virus scanner that could possibly be blocking sideloading?
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I do have wifi access now and a (very limited) data plan. And I have no virus scanners.

Oliie23 said:
The same app installed from Play Store, works. What do you mean by setting the permissions?
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Many apps need to be set to rw-r-r

Download file manager. Enable root in settings. Try pushing it to system/app. Restart and see if it works then
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I'm having a similar issue. I've been using a slingplayer app that I downloaded over two years ago. I had it working on my Nexus 5 until I switched to ART. After the switch it wouldn't install. I switched back to Dalvik and now it won't reinstall. I can and have installed every other apk on my phone with no problem since switching back except for this one. Any suggestions?

soccerfan6789 said:
Download file manager. Enable root in settings. Try pushing it to system/app. Restart and see if it works then
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Tried that and it didn't work, but...
PROBLEM SOLVED! What I did was to do a thorough search inside my root to find anything related to the app I was trying to install. I found out that the app has somewhat partially installed in few places. I then deleted all of those and tried installing again. Worked.
danotoriusodo said:
I'm having a similar issue. I've been using a slingplayer app that I downloaded over two years ago. I had it working on my Nexus 5 until I switched to ART. After the switch it wouldn't install. I switched back to Dalvik and now it won't reinstall. I can and have installed every other apk on my phone with no problem since switching back except for this one. Any suggestions?
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I also tried switching between Dalvik and ART but it didn't seem to change anything. I suggest you search your root for any remnants of the app you want to install. Look in data/app, data/app-lib, data/data and system/app.

Error message on Lollipop

Hi guys. I just updated my Nexus 5 to Lollipop 2 days ago, and this message keeps showing every once in a while, without any reason, it just appears for few seconds and disappears again, and then it shows up later again. It's not affecting my phone in any way, but it's bothering me. Can anyone explain what it means? I would appreciate it.
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Silvers91 said:
Hi guys. I just updated my Nexus 5 to Lollipop 2 days ago, and this message keeps showing every once in a while, without any reason, it just appears for few seconds and disappears again, and then it shows up later again. It's not affecting my phone in any way, but it's bothering me. Can anyone explain what it means? I would appreciate it.
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It's basically developer speak for "Lollipop sucks and was rushed to market. Please revert to 4.4.4."

It is from some app u have installed.
Check for recently installed/ updated apps to find the root cause
Or try booting in safe mode and see..

Does battery doctor work?

lpganesh said:
It is from some app u have installed.
Check for recently installed/ updated apps to find the root cause
Or try booting in safe mode and see..
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I installed a lot of apps at the same time, so I don't know.
How can I boot in safe mode?

dicecuber said:
Does battery doctor work?
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Yes it does.

Silvers91 said:
I installed a lot of apps at the same time, so I don't know.
How can I boot in safe mode?
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https://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http...sQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNGuMxBQD-86Pns1kzML0B_rg9WXEQ
See this link

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ink.android.wiredheadphoneroutingfix&hl=en_GB
do you have this app installed? i think you do.
uninstall it.

Silvers91 said:
Yes it does.
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Rly? No effing way!

clip tray

I have apps that clip tray work fine and others that it doesn't at all. My other phone has marshmallow and works fine in all apps. Is this a problem with this device, it is FDR-L19.. All permissions are turned on in apps

popeye331 said:
I have apps that clip tray work fine and others that it doesn't at all. My other phone has marshmallow and works fine in all apps. Is this a problem with this device, it is FDR-L19.. All permissions are turned on in apps
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What exactly is your problem?
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adriansticoid said:
What exactly is your problem?
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in some apps the copy/paste just plain dont work, and noticed today in some apps my number hyper link dont work...had someone send me a phone number and never went to dialer, checked all settings i know of and all looked good and set proper.

popeye331 said:
in some apps the copy/paste just plain dont work, and noticed today in some apps my number hyper link dont work...had someone send me a phone number and never went to dialer, checked all settings i know of and all looked good and set proper.
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Must be another firmware bug.
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Have you tried to factory reset after backing up your data?
Is there any update you're missing?

adriansticoid said:
Must be another firmware bug.
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I've had the same problem in Enpass trying to copy and paste a generated password.

topjolly said:
I've had the same problem in Enpass trying to copy and paste a generated password.
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What version have you?

topjolly said:
I've had the same problem in Enpass trying to copy and paste a generated password.
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Maybe both of you can submit bug reports.
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zinko_pt said:
What version have you?
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It's 5.4.3

topjolly said:
It's 5.4.3
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No, sorry i meant the version of phone and the version of firmware.

zinko_pt said:
No, sorry i meant the version of phone and the version of firmware.
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Ooops sorry FRD-L09C432B120

topjolly said:
Ooops sorry FRD-L09C432B120
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Well you're updated.
I don't see anything else you might do.
The common solutions are try another card (formated to extFAT), try the card in another phone and factory reset.

Netflix app not compatible with my device (FRD-L04)

Hello
Recently, I tried to install the Netflix app in my device, FRD-L04, and notice it didn't appear in the search in the Play Store. Then, I proceed to search for it using my PC, found it and when trying to install to my device, there was the message that the app was not compatible with my phone.
I'm currently running update B385 but I believe I had the app when I was using B360. Does anyone else have experienced the same issue? I had to go to Netflix webpage and from there, download the APK for old Android versions (4.4 and later).

That's because you have your phone rooted.
Simply search and download the early version of Netflix (Netflix-4.16.1 build 15145) and you got it running.

Crake said:
That's because you have your phone rooted.
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As far as I know, my phone is not rooted. Just an unlocked bootloader, unless that counts as being rooted. Which would be weird, because I can still install Netflix in my old Nexus 7, which is not only booloader unlocked, but also flashed with a custom rom.
Just checked with a couple root checker apps and both of them tell me that my device is not rooted.

"... Just an unlocked bootloader..." That's Why!

fernandoarafat said:
As far as I know, my phone is not rooted. Just an unlocked bootloader, unless that counts as being rooted. Which would be weird, because I can still install Netflix in my old Nexus 7, which is not only booloader unlocked, but also flashed with a custom rom.
Just checked with a couple root checker apps and both of them tell me that my device is not rooted.
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Like Crake said, Netflix blocks downloading from devices with unlocked bootloaders, rooted or not. You can grab the latest APK from APKMirror, it should work fine.

Crake said:
"... Just an unlocked bootloader..." That's Why!
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And what about my Nexus 7 (2012) which is also unlocked and with a custom aosp rom?
Not trying to make a mess out of this. Just pointing out that it is weird that some devices do get blocked and other don't. I'll just download the apk and keep going. Thanks for your answers.

apkmirror
im on rooted frd-l04 , i downloaded from http://www.apkmirror.com/ and installed works fine

fernandoarafat said:
And what about my Nexus 7 (2012) which is also unlocked and with a custom aosp rom?
Not trying to make a mess out of this. Just pointing out that it is weird that some devices do get blocked and other don't. I'll just download the apk and keep going. Thanks for your answers.
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Check the SafetyNet status of your Nexus 7. Open Play Store settings, you should see at the downmost part that your device is certified.

adriansticoid said:
Check the SafetyNet status of your Nexus 7. Open Play Store settings, you should see at the downmost part that your device is certified.
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Why people are soo desperate about safety net ? Are u worried about attackers?

gopinaidu77 said:
Why people are soo desperate about safety net ? Are u worried about attackers?
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Because of many things bro. Snapchat, some apps in Play Store and others.
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adriansticoid said:
Because of many things bro. Snapchat, some apps in Play Store and others.
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What does those apps do with safetynet?

gopinaidu77 said:
What does those apps do with safetynet?
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They don't show when SafetyNet is failed.
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adriansticoid said:
They don't show when SafetyNet is failed.
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Dont show?

gopinaidu77 said:
Dont show?
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Don't show in the Play Store.

adriansticoid said:
Don't show in the Play Store.
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Heard this for the first time

gopinaidu77 said:
Heard this for the first time
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In case of Snapchat u can download app but u can't login in. If ur saftynet is tripped then u can't download apps like Netflix and u also can't use payment solutions like Android Pay.
People aren't concerned abt safety net to protect themselves from attackers it is more for the proper functioning of apps and services on ur phone.
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ayush rao said:
In case of Snapchat u can download app but u can't login in. If ur saftynet is tripped then u can't download apps like Netflix and u also can't use payment solutions like Android Pay.
People aren't concerned abt safety net to protect themselves from attackers it is more for the proper functioning of apps and services on ur phone.
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But as for me , i dont use atleast one app from the one's u mentioned above.
As for net , i use gsm cards so am sure no one is snooping my data.

Had the same issue. The answers given in here were very helpful. All working for me now. Thank you!

Disable Apps Permanently

Hey, I was wondering if there is a way to disable/uninstall system apps without root. In this specific case, I would like to remove YouTube and Google Duo, however, I tried to disable + force stop the apps but they reappear after a while. Next I tried to disable them via ADB but even then they reappeared like nothing happened.
I'm currently using a OnePlus 7 Pro on the latest OOS, I rather not root the phone just yet. As I don't want to void my UK warranty.
Any suggestions would be welcome

Check my thread..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/debloat-root-via-adb-t3946625
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zmafreak said:
Check my thread..
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/debloat-root-via-adb-t3946625
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Dude, thanks a lot! Worked fantastically. Just have to wait and see if with the update they will get enabled again

Ramzh said:
Dude, thanks a lot! Worked fantastically. Just have to wait and see if with the update they will get enabled again
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It won't re enable post update I tihink. I'll update the thread tomorrow with new commands. --k retains package contains though the app is uninstalled. I'll remove that too [emoji23]
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Ramzh said:
Dude, thanks a lot! Worked fantastically. Just have to wait and see if with the update they will get enabled again
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Just added more commands in my thread.