Cannot uninstall an app that I downloaded from Playstore
I tried to uninstall the app
1. Using playstore
2. Third-party apps
3. Via adb
it'll show that the app is uninstalled but no.. I cannot install new version of the app / apk.
Please see the reference video. Thank you
http://gem7.in/vin/wts.mp4
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Scan app file with online Virus total if you can.
Bad uninstalls don't happen as much on Android as Windows but all it takes is one to screw up the system.
SD Maid might be able to clean it up.
This is a great app for unrooted phones.
If you can't sort it... it will be reload time.
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Recently there was an updated version of Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich, the free one from Market. But I was unable to install it as it always prompt me "Insufficient Memory". I've more than 100MB free internal memory (using App2sd) and over 5GB free on my SDcard. But it just refuse to let me install. So I tried downloading the apk too and install it using a root manager, but the installation also failed.
So I decided to give up on the app and remove the app. But yet Market still prompts me for an update (and my phone refuse to let me install it). I done a search on "jack" using my root manager to delete all files related with the app and even clear up all apps cache... but still Market prompts me!
What should I do to either:
1. Get this app to install successfully
or
2. Remove this app "cleanly"
or
3. Stop Market from showing me an "Update" for this app when it's already not in my phone?
Phone: Moto Milestone
Firmware: 2.1-update1
Thanks a lot for your help.
When we download an application from Google Play Store, it downloads and then magically installs on the Android device.
But supposing we do a Factory Reset, or that we upload a new firmware or simply suppose we have another Android device at home and we would like the same application to be installed there too.
Is it possible to somehow maintain the installation files and be able to copy these files off the Android device and then use them on another device?
Yes. An app comes as an 'apk' installer file that can be transferred to another device and installed or re-installed on the same device. But to get the apks of apps installed via Playstore, you will need an app like "App Backup and Restore".
P.S. Sharing apks of paid apps is illegal and not recommended. :good:
immortalneo said:
Yes. An app comes as an 'apk' installer file that can be transferred to another device and installed or re-installed on the same device. But to get the apks of apps installed via Playstore, you will need an app like "App Backup and Restore".
P.S. Sharing apks of paid apps is illegal and not recommended. :good:
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I have this "App Backup" but I am trying to understand the mechanism a bit more.
The apk file is not the end of the story. Try the game "Yesterday". It is a 1GB download, however the .apk is only a few MBs and the rest is the actual game. However this 1GB file comes straight from the app store, so there is a mechanism that App Backup does not cover.
I managed to restore this game by saving the data myself, but every application is different.
Hi
Don't know as much about the Android OS compared to windows (and I do not have google playstore (marketplace) on my tablet
Is deleting an apk = to uninstalling the application. (Yes I have access to /system/bin as my device is rooted) or is it more like the apk is the executable while the executed program is some place(s) else like it is in windows OS
What are the other ways of uninstalling an android app ( I know one is clicking the apk already in the download folder)
Thanks
Its best to just uninstall it, then you will get rid of its data etc.
I'm sure there are plenty of uninstall apps, I use ROM Toolbox.
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No it wont uninstall the app when u delete its apk,
when u completely uninstall a app it will delete its data but since u dont have a google play store the apk will stay,
so whenever u want to install it again execute the game .apk but ofcourse u wont able to get ur last game data or atleast u have a backup of it.
U can install a third party app that uninstall app and system app but i know there's other way to uninstall a app without installing uninstaller app but it can only uninstall a app that youve downloaded but not the system apps. just search on how to uninstall an app depends on ur phone or tablet.
I don't know why..even when I uninstall the app there are some files remaining in my phone..which is not letting me install other versions of the app
If I uninstall from okay store it wil be installed and when I try to install it back..it wil be installed in milliseconds....
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i had the same problem,i solved this problem by try uninstalling it in my secure folder cuz i also installed it in that and then problem solved!
Six-Sacker said:
i had the same problem,i solved this problem by try uninstalling it in my secure folder cuz i also installed it in that and then problem solved!
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Most dual/parallel space technologies available on Google Play (or shipped with the device) make use of android's work profile implementation. But, this only isolates the user-level data. If you have already installed the app on one profile, any attempt to install the app again from a different profile will simply enable the app for that particular profile. In case you wish to completely remove an app from your device or reinstall it, you may need to uninstall the app from every user profile or use ADB.
I installed an apk app mod on my Samsung galaxy. the apk is an older version of the app but when i went to uninstall the app as usual to install the latest release off google play instead of downloading and installing it just installed the previous apk installed from google which i havent seen before. i have tried clearing the data and using app cleaners such as sd maid but its still installing the unofficial version. i also tried to install a newer version of the app from an apk off google and it wont install at all. i believe that after uninstalling the app that some of the files have not been deleted and google recognises these as the correct app files. using sd maid i traced to this path:
/data/app/~~HQ5E7AhU5J2CuBMCGbfjTg==/com.snapchat.android-PWYp8D9k00ttRuj98fIkTA==
im pretty sure this is what needs deleting to get google to download the official version but due to samsungs security rules i cant delete it. i dont want to root or factory reset my phone
any help is much appreciated
Restart phone?