Can't install APK |No content provider found for permission revoke: - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I can't seem to install 'Bladeslinger' (from the humble mobile bundle)
on my Samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket.
I have 1gb of ram, and 450mb of free space on the device and 4gb of free space on the internal sd card.
and I re-download the game 3 times using the humble bundle app, and the web page, but every time I try to install it,
it says "could not be installed". or something like that.
here is the log cat info:
E/NativeDaemonConnector.ResponseQueue( 495): Timeout waiting for response
E/VoldConnector( 495): timed-out waiting for response to 473 asec create smdl2tmp2 344 fat 7e3849364ba675a4fcd859afb4e47bc2 10015 1
E/PackageHelper(13624): Failed to create secure container smdl2tmp2
E/DefContainer(13624): Failed to create container smdl2tmp2
W/ActivityManager( 495): No content provider found for permission revoke: file:///storage/sdcard0/Download/humblebundle/Bladeslinger_HIB_2013-03-22.apk
D/dalvikvm( 495): WAIT_FOR_CONCURRENT_GC blocked 0ms
D/STATUSBAR-NetworkController( 662): refreshSignalCluster: data=0 bt=false
D/STATUSBAR-SignalClusterView( 662): animating mobile roaming failed, reason [null]
D/STATUSBAR-SignalClusterView( 662): frameAnimation failed, reason [null]
D/STATUSBAR-SignalClusterView( 662): animating mobile roaming failed, reason [null]
D/STATUSBAR-SignalClusterView( 662): frameAnimation failed, reason [null]
D/STATUSBAR-SignalClusterView( 662): animating mobile roaming failed, reason [null]
D/STATUSBAR-SignalClusterView( 662): frameAnimation failed, reason [null]
D/dalvikvm( 495): GC_EXPLICIT freed 954K, 13% free 43304K/49287K, paused 18ms+19ms, total 265ms
D/InstallAppProgress(13553): Installation error code: -18
D/STATUSBAR-NetworkController( 662): refreshSignalCluster: data=0 bt=false
D/STATUSBAR-SignalClusterView( 662): animating mobile roaming failed, reason [null]
D/STATUSBAR-SignalClusterView( 662): frameAnimation failed, reason [null]
I emailed their support about two weeks ago, and got no reply,
I also tried to check the support page, And I had no luck there either.
other things i've tried:
+install from ADB
(It said: /sbin/sh: /system/bin/pm: Permission denied)
+install from ADB to SD card
(samething)
+Install APK from file manager
(Error says "...was not installed")
Any Ideas?

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Is that a system app from other device if yes then you can't as system app uses some of there own permissions which are not available in general android ones
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It's not a system app, it's just a game,
And it was a downloaded apk,
Not transferred from another device.
Dose that help?

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Why not download it from play store
If its not there then your device does not support it
If you say it's paid no help from me I oppose wares
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apk was not pirated -
you can take a look here
Code:
https://www.humblebundle.com/
It was dowloaded through app that humble bundle provides AFAIK
and i think its also support SGS2
looks like that folder where apk is stored doesnt have write premission

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Sorry for the confusion,
I did buy it,
But not from the play store,
I bought it from the humble indie bundle,
It's a charity sale thing, it's only like $3 on the store,
So I could buy it again, but I'd rather not spend the extra money.

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Here are some tips I think would help. From my experience with "not been able to install APK" first thing I do is to get some sort of file explorer. This enables you to locate and install files from your sd card with ease. Now, there are varieties of file explorers in the market, try and grab one.
Now there are three means of getting the file explorer installed on your device. First, is Bluetooth. Place the APK of the explorer in another device that can transfer. Now note, phones like Nokia will not do the trick, see if you can lay your hands on a sony ericsson. That's why I love Sony, they are not selfish.
Secondly, download directly from the market
Thridly, use your device pc suit, with that you can place the explorer apk in your pc then connect your device and install the APK using the suit.
Something else you might try is using Norton utilities. Its a multi level file manager. With it you can install apk files that are placed on your memory card. Good luck.
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Use es file explorer it comes with a apk installer which is different from stock give it a try
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I have also tried this, I downloaded the apk from the humble bundle, and copied it to my phone, I tried Samsungs file manager, and es file manager, both were unable to install it.
richluv2003 said:
Here are some tips I think would help. From my experience with "not been able to install APK" first thing I do is to get some sort of file explorer. This enables you to locate and install files from your sd card with ease. Now, there are varieties of file explorers in the market, try and grab one.
Now there are three means of getting the file explorer installed on your device. First, is Bluetooth. Place the APK of the explorer in another device that can transfer. Now note, phones like Nokia will not do the trick, see if you can lay your hands on a don't ericsson. That's why I love don't.
Secondly, download directly from the market
Thridly, use your device pc suit, with that you can place the explorer apk in your pc then connect your device and install the APK using the suit.
Something else you might try is using Norton utilities. Its a multi level file manager. With it you can install apk files that are placed on your memory card. Good luck.
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BOBdotEXE said:
I have also tried this, I downloaded the apk from the humble bundle, and copied it to my phone, I tried Samsungs file manager, and es file manager, both were unable to install it.
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What phone do you have? A lot of the HumbleBundle games require ARM7 CPU. If you have an ARM6 phone, you will not be able to install it.
This is why I was unable to install World of Goo I bought from HumbleBundle on my Samsung Galaxy Ace.

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Having the same issue on mine. I flashed paranoidandroid on my Sprint Note II last night and have been having this problem ever since. I've tried it with a few apps, like the humble bundle app and slidescreen launcher, and all of them have the same issue. When I go to install the install button is there, it just cannot be pressed, only the cancel button. I checked to ensure that Unknown Sources was checked, even toggled it a few times to make sure. Same with Verify Apps, no luck. I don't know if it's an issue with PA or it was happening before, because I haven't had to manually download an app in a long time.
For anyone interested, it's PA ver. 3.55 and Android ver 4.2.2 and I've tried installing through ES and stock browsers.

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dougcgrubbs said:
Having the same issue on mine. I flashed paranoidandroid on my Sprint Note II last night and have been having this problem ever since. I've tried it with a few apps, like the humble bundle app and slidescreen launcher, and all of them have the same issue. When I go to install the install button is there, it just cannot be pressed, only the cancel button. I checked to ensure that Unknown Sources was checked, even toggled it a few times to make sure. Same with Verify Apps, no luck. I don't know if it's an issue with PA or it was happening before, because I haven't had to manually download an app in a long time.
For anyone interested, it's PA ver. 3.55 and Android ver 4.2.2 and I've tried installing through ES and stock browsers.
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They're multi window apps right? I guess it's pandroid issue
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Hi there.. little late but just wanted to post for reference.
BOBdotEXE said:
E/NativeDaemonConnector.ResponseQueue( 495): Timeout waiting for response
E/VoldConnector( 495): timed-out waiting for response to 473 asec create smdl2tmp2 344 fat 7e3849364ba675a4fcd859afb4e47bc2 10015 1
E/PackageHelper(13624): Failed to create secure container smdl2tmp2
E/DefContainer(13624): Failed to create container smdl2tmp2
W/ActivityManager( 495): No content provider found for permission revoke: file:///storage/sdcard0/Download/humblebundle/Bladeslinger_HIB_2013-03-22.apk
D/InstallAppProgress(13553): Installation error code: -18
Any Ideas?
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The actual error is the timeout, the other message is just a warning. The given "Installation error code"s of InstallAppProgress can be found in android source f.e. @ frameworks/base/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
Error -18 lists as
Code:
// ------ Errors related to sdcard
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* a secure container mount point couldn't be accessed on external media.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR = -18;
And because we can, let's make this a real reference thread, behold, all INSTALL_* error codes :laugh: :
Code:
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} on success.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_SUCCEEDED = 1;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if the package is
* already installed.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS = -1;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if the package archive
* file is invalid.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK = -2;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if the URI passed in
* is invalid.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI = -3;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if the package manager
* service found that the device didn't have enough storage space to install the app.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE = -4;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if a
* package is already installed with the same name.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PACKAGE = -5;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the requested shared user does not exist.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_NO_SHARED_USER = -6;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* a previously installed package of the same name has a different signature
* than the new package (and the old package's data was not removed).
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE = -7;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package is requested a shared user which is already installed on the
* device and does not have matching signature.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_SHARED_USER_INCOMPATIBLE = -8;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package uses a shared library that is not available.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_SHARED_LIBRARY = -9;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package uses a shared library that is not available.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_REPLACE_COULDNT_DELETE = -10;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package failed while optimizing and validating its dex files,
* either because there was not enough storage or the validation failed.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT = -11;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package failed because the current SDK version is older than
* that required by the package.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK = -12;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package failed because it contains a content provider with the
* same authority as a provider already installed in the system.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_CONFLICTING_PROVIDER = -13;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package failed because the current SDK version is newer than
* that required by the package.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_NEWER_SDK = -14;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package failed because it has specified that it is a test-only
* package and the caller has not supplied the {@link #INSTALL_ALLOW_TEST}
* flag.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_TEST_ONLY = -15;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the package being installed contains native code, but none that is
* compatible with the device's CPU_ABI.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_CPU_ABI_INCOMPATIBLE = -16;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package uses a feature that is not available.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_MISSING_FEATURE = -17;
// ------ Errors related to sdcard
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* a secure container mount point couldn't be accessed on external media.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR = -18;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package couldn't be installed in the specified install
* location.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_INSTALL_LOCATION = -19;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package couldn't be installed in the specified install
* location because the media is not available.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_MEDIA_UNAVAILABLE = -20;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package couldn't be installed because the verification timed out.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_VERIFICATION_TIMEOUT = -21;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package couldn't be installed because the verification did not succeed.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_VERIFICATION_FAILURE = -22;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the package changed from what the calling program expected.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_PACKAGE_CHANGED = -23;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package is assigned a different UID than it previously held.
* @hide
*/
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_UID_CHANGED = -24;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the new package has an older version code than the currently installed package.
* @hide
*/
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_VERSION_DOWNGRADE = -25;
/**
* Installation return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)} if
* the package is from unknown sources but not trusted sources.
* @hide
*/
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_UNKNOWN_SOURCES = -26;
/**
* Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the parser was given a path that is not a file, or does not end with the expected
* '.apk' extension.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NOT_APK = -100;
/**
* Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the parser was unable to retrieve the AndroidManifest.xml file.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_BAD_MANIFEST = -101;
/**
* Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the parser encountered an unexpected exception.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION = -102;
/**
* Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the parser did not find any certificates in the .apk.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES = -103;
/**
* Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the parser found inconsistent certificates on the files in the .apk.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_INCONSISTENT_CERTIFICATES = -104;
/**
* Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the parser encountered a CertificateEncodingException in one of the
* files in the .apk.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_CERTIFICATE_ENCODING = -105;
/**
* Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the parser encountered a bad or missing package name in the manifest.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_BAD_PACKAGE_NAME = -106;
/**
* Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the parser encountered a bad shared user id name in the manifest.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_BAD_SHARED_USER_ID = -107;
/**
* Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the parser encountered some structural problem in the manifest.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED = -108;
/**
* Installation parse return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the parser did not find any actionable tags (instrumentation or application)
* in the manifest.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_EMPTY = -109;
/**
* Installation failed return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the system failed to install the package because of system issues.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR = -110;
/**
* Installation failed return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the system failed to install the package because the user is restricted from installing
* apps.
* @hide
*/
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_USER_RESTRICTED = -111;
/**
* Installation failed return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the system failed to install the package because it is attempting to define a
* permission that is already defined by some existing package.
*
* <p>The package name of the app which has already defined the permission is passed to
* a {@link PackageInstallObserver}, if any, as the {@link #EXTRA_EXISTING_PACKAGE}
* string extra; and the name of the permission being redefined is passed in the
* {@link #EXTRA_EXISTING_PERMISSION} string extra.
* @hide
*/
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_DUPLICATE_PERMISSION = -112;
/**
* Installation failed return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the system failed to install the package because its packaged native code did not
* match any of the ABIs supported by the system.
*
* @hide
*/
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS = -113;
/**
* Internal return code for NativeLibraryHelper methods to indicate that the package
* being processed did not contain any native code. This is placed here only so that
* it can belong to the same value space as the other install failure codes.
*
* @hide
*/
public static final int NO_NATIVE_LIBRARIES = -114;
/** {@hide} */
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_ABORTED = -115;
/**
* Used by themes
* Installation failed return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the system failed to install the theme because aapt could not compile the app
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_THEME_AAPT_ERROR = -400;
/**
* Used by themes
* Installation failed return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the system failed to install the theme because idmap failed
* apps.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_THEME_IDMAP_ERROR = -401;
/**
* Used by themes
* Installation failed return code: this is passed to the {@link IPackageInstallObserver} by
* {@link #installPackage(android.net.Uri, IPackageInstallObserver, int)}
* if the system failed to install the theme for an unknown reason
* apps.
* @hide
*/
@SystemApi
public static final int INSTALL_FAILED_THEME_UNKNOWN_ERROR = -402;