[Q] "App not installed" when trying to insall .apk files - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

I am using the Bell SGH-i337M rooted and whenever I try to install a .apk from My Files, it just says app not installed.
Help please.

re: apks
no girls said:
I am using the Bell SGH-i337M rooted and whenever I try to install a .apk from My Files, it just says app not installed.
Help please.
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Go into Settings> MORE TAB >security and make sure that the "unknown sources" is checked.
good luck!

Its checked...

no girls said:
Its checked...
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what apps are you trying to install?

rcklss1 said:
what apps are you trying to install?
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Just some games, for example, the old version of candy crush saga

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I have the same problem, I can't install smart ir remote app.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337

Capt said:
I have the same problem, I can't install smart ir remote app.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
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OMG that was also one of the apps i was trying to install!

Manually put the files in data/app and fix permissions in recovery

PurebreadCracker said:
Manually put the files in data/app and fix permissions in recovery
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i'm a noob to this, could you explain that a bit please?
so i just drag the .apk file into data/app and then what would i do?

no girls said:
i'm a noob to this, could you explain that a bit please?
so i just drag the .apk file into data/app and then what would i do?
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Use a root browser like Root Explorer or ES File Explorer, and copy the .apk files into data/app
Reboot into recovery, and fix permissions

How do I fix permissions or is there an option to do that in clockwork mod?
Also, would it be possible to use mobileodin to do that instead

no girls said:
How do I fix permissions or is there an option to do that in clockwork mod?
Also, would it be possible to use mobileodin to do that instead
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CWM: Advanced => Fix Permissions

PurebreadCracker said:
CWM: Advanced => Fix Permissions
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fix permissions and then it will automatically be installed? or would i have to do something else?
also, do u know why its like this with the s4? i didnt have these problems with the s3
and thank you so much for your continued help! really appreciate it

no girls said:
fix permissions and then it will automatically be installed? or would i have to do something else?
also, do u know why its like this with the s4? i didnt have these problems with the s3
and thank you so much for your continued help! really appreciate it
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Putting it into data/app installs is, fixing permissions is just so it will show in the app drawer
Make sure you have Security => Unknown Apps checked and Verify Apps unchecked
Apps install fine for me by clicking an .apk
Use Root Explorer or ES File Manager, it's probably the MY Files preventing it.

PurebreadCracker said:
Putting it into data/app installs is, fixing permissions is just so it will show in the app drawer
Make sure you have Security => Unknown Apps checked and Verify Apps unchecked
Apps install fine for me by clicking an .apk
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it worked for one out of the 5 that i wanted to install, the rest gave me the app not installed message.

no girls said:
it worked for one out of the 5 that i wanted to install, the rest gave me the app not installed message.
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Use Root Explorer or ES File Manager, to try and install with your original method, it's probably the MY Files preventing it.

PurebreadCracker said:
Use Root Explorer or ES File Manager, to try and install with your original method, it's probably the MY Files preventing it.
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just tried this but still didnt work:
moved the apk into data/app, rebooted into cwm, fixed permissions, rebooted, nothing happened, then went into root explorer and tried installing it from there but still the same app not installed messsage

no girls said:
just tried this but still didnt work:
moved the apk into data/app, rebooted into cwm, fixed permissions, rebooted, nothing happened, then went into root explorer and tried installing it from there but still the same app not installed messsage
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I'm not running TW so I'll do my best to help you... Could you name the apps please?

PurebreadCracker said:
I'm not running TW so I'll do my best to help you... Could you name the apps please?
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smart remote for galaxy s4 and candy crush saga v1.0.7

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[Q] Problem With Package Installer

I am having a problem with the package installer on my Nexus 7. (Wi-Fi, 32 GB) I think I may have done something to it accidentally while browsing through the system files. I did click to install the installer itself out of curiosity, though, but I don't know if that could have any adverse effects on anything. I cannot install any apps, whether they're from the Play Store or an APK through a file explorer. I get error 406 when I try to download anything from the Play Store. (Except when I tried to update ES File Explorer. That worked fine... Every other app that I've tried will not update/ download.) When I try to install an APK, I get a message like, "There is no program to open this file." I had just rooted my Nexus after having it for nearly a year with the Motochopper root exploit, so the bootloader is still locked. I could still install apps, though, until after my first reboot. Could anybody identify the problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
you might have removed packageinstaller.apk thats in the system. you can fix it by getting the correct packageinstaller.apk from the interent and move it to the correct /system/app path and apply CORRECT permissions for it
Billchen0014 said:
you might have removed packageinstaller.apk thats in the system. you can fix it by getting the correct packageinstaller.apk from the interent and move it to the correct /system/app path and apply CORRECT permissions for it
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It's still there. I think installing it with itself out of curiosity is what messed it up. It now shows up in the installed apps menu in Settings.
TheZeldaLova said:
It's still there. I think installing it with itself out of curiosity is what messed it up. It now shows up in the installed apps menu in Settings.
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Change its permissions to the same as the other apps in the same folder should fix it
Billchen0014 said:
Change its permissions to the same as the other apps in the same folder should fix it
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It doesn't seem that I am able to change permissions. I'm just going to back everything up and either flash a stock rom or another good rom. Thank you very much for your help anyways.
Same problem..
What do you mean about "changing permissions"? If you mean to change the file properties to -rw-r-r- then that didn't worked for me .. pls help!

Gallery APK

hello forum
can any1 provide me with the official android gallery apk version 4.2.2 it suddenly stopped working and i deleted it by mistake now when i try to open it it says this application is not installed
my s4 GT-I9505 is rooted...
thanks
can some1 plz help?...its not hard u can use titanium backup.....i think
xweel said:
can some1 plz help?...its not hard u can use titanium backup.....i think
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Hi,
Look HERE
malybru said:
Hi,
Look HERE
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this doesnt work....it requires the app to be installed
first it asks me if i want to update the existing built in app, no other option but to choose install then i get the message " app not installed "
thanks
xweel said:
this doesnt work....it requires the app to be installed
first it asks me if i want to update the existing built in app, no other option but to choose install then i get the message " app not installed "
thanks
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with root explorer move this app to system/app, then fix permission to 744, reboot
xweel said:
this doesnt work....it requires the app to be installed
first it asks me if i want to update the existing built in app, no other option but to choose install then i get the message " app not installed "
thanks
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Hi,
Go to the market and get "FX File Explorer" + root
Navigate to system/app
Unlock the padlock at the top of the page.
Paste the Gallery app into the folder.
Save.
Reboot
malybru said:
Hi,
Go to the market and get "FX File Explorer" + root
Navigate to system/app
Unlock the padlock at the top of the page.
Paste the Gallery app into the folder.
Save.
Reboot
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samersh72 said:
with root explorer move this app to system/app, then fix permission to 744, reboot
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weird, the app was already in that folder.....i still moved the downloaded one though its the same, and i changed permission to 744, nothing changed....btw reboot as in restart?...
edit: now i cant see the gallery icon in the app drawer...
xweel said:
weird, the app was already in that folder.....i still moved the downloaded one though its the same, and i changed permission to 744, nothing changed....btw reboot as in restart?...
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you ment that it is not deleted!
reboot=restart
samersh72 said:
you ment that it is not deleted!
reboot=restart
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i thought it was deleted...the icon was in the app drawer...when i tried opening i get the message application is not installed, this happened after i cleared date from the application manager which i forgot to mention or thought it wasnt important..was it important ^^?
thanks
edit: maybe i should delete the .odex file? ..
i think a titanium back file will work...no1 can provide ??....or it wont work.....?
xweel said:
i thought it was deleted...the icon was in the app drawer...when i tried opening i get the message application is not installed, this happened after i cleared date from the application manager which i forgot to mention or thought it wasnt important..was it important ^^?
thanks
edit: maybe i should delete the .odex file? ..
i think a titanium back file will work...no1 can provide ??....or it wont work.....?
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hey just root your phone with cf root download rootbrowser and replace the downloaded version with the one in system/app
then reboot
Hi guys!
I'm bumping an ancient thread here, hope that's okay with you.
I have this old S4+ lying around. I love it's Gallery app due to the built-in possibility to losslessly trim MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) videos by cutting to nearest keyframe, and also lossless rotation by changing the rotation metadata flag of the MP4 file in question. This simple feature is not implemented in "modern" Gallery apps, or well at least not in the OnePlus 5T I'm using today. So, I was thinking I could extract the .APK from my S4+ (running Android 5.x) and put it in my OP5T (running Android 8.x) without too much headache. Guess if I was wrong.
I get the error about that app was not installed. After browsing around on e.g. ApkMirror, I ultimately found a Samsung Galaxy derived Gallery .APK that I could install, it was a very early version (v1.x.something) which has the cutting feature, but not the rotation (flag changing) feature. So, this ancient Gallery3D .apk installed well, but not the one on my own Galaxy S4+.
So, what could be my issue? Is the .APK flagged to be installed as a system app, and due to my OP5T not being rooted I don't have access too /system/app/, therefor the error? Could it be that simple? If so, is it possible the modify the .APK to install as in /data/app/ instead? Of course I'd resign the APK with some dummy/androiddebug signature afterwards to make installation possible.
Could it be some silly (not really needed) demand listed in the AndroidManifest.xml of the APK in question? If so, is it possible to replace the AndroidManifest.xml with a very "basic" one listing more or less no demands, and re-wrap everything with new signature?
I'm really investigating all my options __except__ for having to root my OnePlus!
I figured that I could get a more specific error message from ADB than by just trying to install the .APK through the phone interface.
So, here goes..
Code:
C:\>adb.exe install F:\Galleri_com.sec.android.gallery3d.apk
adb: failed to install F:\Galleri_com.sec.android.gallery3d.apk: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK: Package couldn't be installed in /data/app/com.sec.android.gallery3d-RAEW5FZ4VBWqTWXx48LPmQ==: Package /data/app/com.sec.android.gallery3d-RAEW5FZ4VBWqTWXx48LPmQ==/base.apk code is missing]
What does this tell me?
gewone said:
What does this tell me?
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The Galaxy S4 and most Samsung devices has a second framework app, twframework-res.apk, that only works with their apps. Here's the fun part: the existing Android framework-res.apk is modified by Samsung so both framework apps are required by a given Samsung app to function. Even better is that you cannot simply port the app and twframework-res.apk to a totally different device and expect it to function. You'd have to port the framework-res.apk as well, and with that apk being a system file, you'd soft brick your device after copying it and rebooting.
The tl;dr here? What you're attempting won't work due to Samsung modifications to Android.

Accidently uninstalled stock messaging - impossible to get system/app to r/w?

Is there no way to get system/app to r/w? Been trying every app and terminal command to let me remount so I can reinstall my backup of the messaging apk and it just doesn't work.
I use Root Explorer and have had no problem using"Mount R/W" in system/app.
Sent from my Galaxy Note 3.
GirLuvsDroid said:
I use Root Explorer and have had no problem using"Mount R/W" in system/app.
Sent from my Galaxy Note 3.
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Ok that worked but it crashes attempting to install the backup, anyone got a stock messanging.apk they can toss my way?
crimsonsin said:
Ok that worked but it crashes attempting to install the backup, anyone got a stock messanging.apk they can toss my way?
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Hopefully, this is the right one.
the heyetryo
Bleh. Copied to system/app, still get application not installed. Reboot with it in there and it doesn't show up either. At a loss here.
GirLuvsDroid said:
Hopefully, this is the right one.
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Any chance you can toss me the matching .odex file to that apk?
crimsonsin said:
Any chance you can toss me the matching .odex file to that apk?
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Another thought, did u make sure permissions were right ?
Sent from my HTC Rezound using Tapatalk 2
crimsonsin said:
Any chance you can toss me the matching .odex file to that apk?
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Here you go. You'll need to rename the file to delete the .zip extension.
mjh68 said:
Another thought, did u make sure permissions were right ?
Sent from my HTC Rezound using Tapatalk 2
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Yep, they're set correctly
Now it's giving me the option to update or new install this system app. Problem is I don't see an already installed version obviously.
try downloading a custom rom for your cellphone, just for extracting the messaging app
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have you tried to use adb to install it?

Can't activate bluetooth, need help!

Blutooth will not activate. Just stays blacked out when I try.
Using GS4 with Mint Jelly ROM. Just trying to get it to work so any suggestions welcome!
Try to replace Bluetooth app from system/ app
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Damani311 said:
Blutooth will not activate. Just stays blacked out when I try.
Using GS4 with Mint Jelly ROM. Just trying to get it to work so any suggestions welcome!
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try to replace the app like my friend said or try to wipe data/factory reset & wipe cache partion
or try to flash the Stock again
RubbaBand said:
try to replace the app like my friend said or try to wipe data/factory reset & wipe cache partion
or try to flash the Stock again
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I'm not sure that bluetooth is an app. I don't have an app installed for it at least, and there is no bluetooth app in the app store...
really trying to avoid factory wipe since it would take at least two hours to reinstall everything
NO ma man you can find the Bluetooth app in this location /system/app
then replace it
Yes yes yes
Replacing app in /system worked for me..Thanks guys as it was quite frustating....
ash13isonxda said:
Replacing app in /system worked for me..Thanks guys as it was quite frustating....
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thanks for the reply
there is apparently no app in the system/app folder for bluetooth, which i'm guessing is the problem
now where the heck do i find the 'replacement'? There is no bluetooth app in the market. sorry for not knowing exactly what to do
The system/app contains the bluetooth app, take a look
And if you are running 4.4.2 I can upload the apps for you
RubbaBand said:
The system/app contains the bluetooth app, take a look
And if you are running 4.4.2 I can upload the apps for you
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yeah I meant that the bluetooth app is not in there at all. don't know why i accidentally said folder
not sure if i'm running 4.2.2 or what, how do i tell? gs4 that i've been using a custom rom called mint jelly ever since it came out back in June of last year, and have not made any further updates due to them not being necessary
You can tell by going to Settings > More > About Device > then you will find android version
RubbaBand said:
You can tell by going to Settings > More > About Device > then you will find android version
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yeah it's 4.2.2
thanks for your help
so what's the next step?
Any time bro
And sorry im late
Download & extract the apps to System/app
Make sure you have root
http://pc.cd/JYQ
RubbaBand said:
Any time bro
And sorry im late
Download & extract the apps to System/app
Make sure you have root
http://pc.cd/JYQ
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thanks, ive never sideloaded an app before so if you wouldnt mind....
do i download on computer? and then after I extract I take the APK and push it through? I can lookup this process but just wondering if this is the route i'm supposed to be going next
Download "ES File Explorer" then click on option button
Then scroll down and turn on Root Explorer
Then click on root explorer and choose Mount Option and change the /system to rw
Then download the apps & extract them
You can extract them on pc, then copy the apps to SD Card
From SD Card copy them to System/app
RubbaBand said:
Download "ES File Explorer" then click on option button
Then scroll down and turn on Root Explorer
Then click on root explorer and choose Mount Option and change the /system to rw
Then download the apps & extract them
You can extract them on pc, then copy the apps to SD Card
From SD Card copy them to System/app
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really thankful for your help
i did get those exact files into my sys/app folder
restarted the device and bluetooth still wont work...really frustrating. hard to believe the only way to fix this might be to get a completely different custom ROM and resetup my entire device, which will take hours and i'm sure it's just a matter of time before I have some other problem.
Any suggestions welcome
Sorry I forgot the most important thing
Keep pressing on any app in the /System/app
And click properties
And look to the permission of the app
then keep pressing on the Bluetooth app and click properties and click change the permission of the bluetooth app to Permissions like the previous app
Reboot

Is there a way to fix permissions without going into recovery?

Just as the title states. Thanks to anyone that can help.
Joe0113 said:
Just as the title states. Thanks to anyone that can help.
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Yep, ROM Manager can do it from within the app. Also search for 'fix permissions' in Play store.
If you are rooted than install rom toolbox lite from playstore, in app manager select all application and than select fix permission. u r done,
singh_21 said:
If you are rooted than install rom toolbox lite from playstore, in app manager select all application and than select fix permission. u r done,
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I just want to fix permissions for all apps in the system/app folder though. Not one by one lol.. :/
Fixing system permissions doesn't do anything useful, that's why it was removed from CWM.
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