playstore is giving the error "package file is invalid" for almost all the apps i download.
i've cleared cache, restored it to default, used a different apk and finally restored it back to factory settings. still the same error.
also tried this method
1). Log into Google Play Store
(using a browser)
2). Scroll to the bottom of the page
& locate "My Orders & Settings"
3). Click on the Settings Tab
4). Assign a "Nickname" to your
phone
5). Check "Shown in Menus"
6). Save settings
7). Return to the Play Store and
download Apps as normal!
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The phone is not rooted. using stock everything.
Try formatting your sd card or try using another sd card.......the main problem is of storage......either your sd card cannot store it properly.....or your net connection is problematic.....because Google's server cannot be down ever...
aayush1 said:
playstore is giving the error "package file is invalid" for almost all the apps i download.
i've cleared cache, restored it to default, used a different apk and finally restored it back to factory settings. still the same error.
also tried this method
The phone is not rooted. using stock everything.
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are u on ics or jb...?
though the error you get...is unusuall :/ at least for stock
yeah maybe yyou have problem with internet connection :S
Have u tried connecting to Wifi and then try downloading apps I had the same issue but when I tried again it was all normal
I dont think the problem is with my Internet connection. My sister has a galaxy r and if i download the same app on her phone, it installs perfectly.
I only use wifi to download apps.
Will try formatting the sdcard and tell you if that helps
try rooting it
i also have that problem before rooting on my xperia neo l. after rooting my phone, the error never appeared. thanks god
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Whenever I try to download just about any app from the market...the download never starts and after some time it just pauses itself. I've been having this issue since yesterday when I tried partitioning my sdcard for apps2sd but failed so reformatted it all back to fat32...tried using different roms and even restored factory image using rsdlite but the problem wont go away...any suggestions?
Connecting with Wifi or 3G or both? What rom are you using?
Jinsuke32 said:
Whenever I try to download just about any app from the market...the download never starts and after some time it just pauses itself. I've been having this issue since yesterday when I tried partitioning my sdcard for apps2sd but failed so reformatted it all back to fat32...tried using different roms and even restored factory image using rsdlite but the problem wont go away...any suggestions?
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i got the same problem with you, i am using Eclair-strike-back rom.
Still, I dun have a solution for this problem... just trying to use some Chinese market apps
Delete market cache and restart phone, then try again.
Give these fixes a whirl.
First, if you have Titanium Backup, go into it and hit the settings and then try Market Fix, might be called Market Doctor. See if that works.
If not then try this. Go into phone settings, manage apps, Market, clear cache, clear updates. Then go into Market Updater and clear updates. Close out and open Talk and sign in (Gmail/market UID password), Talk settings, unchecked Automatically Sign In.
Open market and try to download app. Should work. Talk is related to market so if that gets screwed with, it trickles down to other apps.
Rooted my phone just for this app. Great thinking!
I flashed the 2.3.4 fruitcake found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163009 and now whenever I try to update an app it says download unsuccessful. I can't download any apps either. I've tried clearing the cache and data for the market. I've also reflashed the fruitcake multiple times and tried it but it still gives the same error. How do I fix this?
EDIT: Read my next post for the insufficient space error.
Why using that system ?
Flash a good ROM ..
Try to uninstall your current market and install this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272152
If not working, you can find more solutions by using Search option on XDA or Google.
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Why using that system ?
Flash a good ROM ..
Try to uninstall your current market and install this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272152
If not working, you can find more solutions by using Search option on XDA or Google.
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System? It's stock...
I've tried it with CM7 too, same problem
That market apk doesn't work either. However, the new error says "There is insufficient space on the device". The device has 2 gigs of free space...
I've searched google and the forums. The standard fixes don't seem to be working (clearing market data/cache).
Can anyone help me out? I've googled the insufficient space error but I can't find anything that works.
What happend if you install app from pc ?
Go ahead and install this for example : https://market.android.com/details?id=com.quoord.tapatalkxda.activity
Click install, after that connect to your google account, next it will send the installation to your device.
ofek said:
What happend if you install app from pc ?
Go ahead and install this for example : https://market.android.com/details?id=com.quoord.tapatalkxda.activity
Click install, after that connect to your google account, next it will send the installation to your device.
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So online it says "This app will be downloaded to your device shortly" and then on my Atrix it says the same error: "Error downloading 'XDA-Developers'. There is insufficient space on the device."
Google solutions:
If you receive a "Download unsuccessful" message when attempting to download an app, try the following troubleshooting steps to resolve the issue:
For paid applications, confirm your credit card information is up to date by signing in to your Google Checkout account.
Clear your Market cache (visit Settings > Applications > Clear cache).
Restart your phone, then try downloading the app again.
Wait 10 minutes, and try your download again.
Confirm there is connectivity to either a wireless or cellular network on your device, and contact your mobile service provider if you aren't connected.
Ensure there’s enough space on your phone or tablet for the app to install.
If none of the above steps work, try remounting your SD card.
Visit Menu > Settings > Storage > Unmount SD card; then remount the SD card from the same menu by selecting Remount SD card, or restart the device if the remount option isn’t available.
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https://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1067233
ofek said:
Google solutions:
https://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1067233
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Already tried that.
Start using http://www.appbrain.com/ ? haha
Try older market versions , search them over the internet .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868767
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877330
I had the same problem with Dorian's RedPillv4 on my Atrix and found the solution on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1479132
Hopefully this will help people who find this thread in future searches.
Hi, I'm on Foxhound's Revolver Ocelot ROM and I keep getting these two messages whenever I try to download anything from the Play market;
Package file is invalid & Insufficient storage available
I cannot download a single app from the Play market.
Please someone help me to resolve this, preferably without a factory reset.
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Update
I've wiped cache and dalvick in recovery, but still the issue remains.
I've also wiped cache and data in Google Play Market and Download Manager, but error is still there.
Help, someone.
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Try to download apps using another network connection. Sometime it many be a temporary network issue. Also try these methods http://www.thespicygadgematics.com/2011/12/fix-android-package-file-is-invalid.html
try what MyLifeRocks10 said: "go into either the /system/app/ or /data/app/ directory and delete the odex file that has the same name as the respective .apk"
I'm trying to download Sports Car Challenge and am getting the same problems.
First it was insufficient storage space, so I rebooted, same problem. Then I unmounted sdcard, app cannot be installed in default location, so I remounted sdcard now I get package file invalid.
AAARRGGHHHH !
I've tried clearing cache of google play store but no difference.
I am running standard XWLPG firmware with CF-root.
Solved. Sort of.
I've spent two days prowling the web searching for solutions for the "package file invalid" error. My problem was that maps would not restore from a backup or install from the market. I did one of everything in an attempt to solve it, I'm pretty sure. Since it looks like the cache is simply jammed up, preventing the install of large Google apps, I used a Titanium Backup filter to list all my apps that reside on the phone rather than on the SD card. I uninstalled a few of the bigger ones (actually just three of the biggest) and then went to the market to install maps. Came through without a problem. Strangely, using Titanium again I was able to restore all those apps I'd uninstalled to make room for maps. I have no idea why that worked – it seems spatially impossible – but for now, at least, problem solved. What a total hair-puller the invalid package error is.
Hi.I have a problem..
I flashed v2.5 yesterday, and when I want download app from PlayStore, It always give me a message: "Package file is Invalid" and I cant install app from SDcard. I try to reflash the ROM. BUT its still
I need help ~ THX
gigeaky said:
try what MyLifeRocks10 said: "go into either the /system/app/ or /data/app/ directory and delete the odex file that has the same name as the respective .apk"
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+1 to this..
Recently did a factory reset, then rooted and unlocked.
Since then I'm getting errors downloading apps. This seems to occur only over the wireless connection, not over Wifi. I have verified that I can access the SD-card and external SD-card. have plenty of available storage space (per Settings/Storage): 2.58 GB app, 8.43 GB internal, 29.06GB SD card. Also have a good data connection per browser/weather app use!
These are the two errors I am seeing when trying to download apps from Google Play:
"App xyz" could not be downloaded due to an error. (923)
Error downloading "App xyz". There is insufficient space on the device.
Searched to find a fix, but couldn't find a good answer. Can anyone help me?
I would flash Th3bill's full wipe @ http://www.jokersax.com/developer-pages/th3bill/809-2/ then flash your rom.
if that doesn't work, you'll have to go back to stock sbf and see if that fixed it. if OK, root... if OK, unlock. an incremental way to isolate the issue.
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Dont do a full wipe just yet... Just go to settings, manage apps, click on play store, click clear data, then reboot. This will probably fix it.
Sent from my CM9ed MoPho!
@jrebo and @Acvice
It wasn't enough to clear settings, I had to do the full wipe and installing MIUI 2.6.22 fixed it.
I appreciate your the help!!
I had error 923 on my sgs3 and clearing app data resolved it.
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1. under settings/apps go to google store.
2. cache and data reset.
3. update deinstall, and akzept reset to google store basic version !
4. delete googlemail account under accounts&syncronisation.
5. go to google store app, insert googlemail account new.
google store meanwhile has updated to newest version and will keep runing fine again now ! :good:
This can sometimes happen after a fresh install and gapps tries to throw every update it has logged for you at the phone. just retry after installing what sticks. usually sorts it. many phones have this issue
Methods to solve error 923
HackGerm said:
Recently did a factory reset, then rooted and unlocked.
Since then I'm getting errors downloading apps. This seems to occur only over the wireless connection, not over Wifi. I have verified that I can access the SD-card and external SD-card. have plenty of available storage space (per Settings/Storage): 2.58 GB app, 8.43 GB internal, 29.06GB SD card. Also have a good data connection per browser/weather app use!
These are the two errors I am seeing when trying to download apps from Google Play:
"App xyz" could not be downloaded due to an error. (923)
Error downloading "App xyz". There is insufficient space on the device.
Searched to find a fix, but couldn't find a good answer. Can anyone help me?
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Hi here are some methods for Error 923 at appslova.com. One of the method must work for you to solve this problem.
Fr4nky78 said:
1. under settings/apps go to google store.
2. cache and data reset.
3. update deinstall, and akzept reset to google store basic version !
4. delete googlemail account under accounts&syncronisation.
5. go to google store app, insert googlemail account new.
google store meanwhile has updated to newest version and will keep runing fine again now ! :good:
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This helped me after using CF- Autoroot by Chainfire, on my nexus 5. Thanks man!
Possible solution
I've ran into error 923 in Google Play.
None of the above worked, and I finally managed to fix it by deleting /data/core/zcore*.zip files (2.5GB in total).
By the looks of permissions on those files, some files could be deleted without root, but not all of them.
this video fixed the problem for me.. while it's "kind of a long video" for the 2 easy steps.. it's just the 2 steps.. 'clear cache' (not sure that helped, really?)
but the 2nd step did help.. I rolled back google play to a 'older'-orginal version.. and that fixed it
i installed an application from google play (clean sweeper) and through it, i was able to delete some of the pre-installed apps. i may have uninstalled a wrong one though...i keep getting a error message- process.android.media has stopped unexpectedly whenever i try to go to google play. and when i try to download anything that message will pop up followed by another that says, unable to download due to error (491) i have done resets, restores, mounted and unmounted my sd, cleared cache and data for all applications (individualy and system as a whole) reset app preferences, EVERYTHING!! but nothing has worked. it is un-rooted, not by choice---and only 2 months old...anybody out there with a solution/suggestion for me, id appreciate it greatly.
error 491
dott1er said:
i installed an application from google play (clean sweeper) and through it, i was able to delete some of the pre-installed apps. i may have uninstalled a wrong one though...i keep getting a error message- process.android.media has stopped unexpectedly whenever i try to go to google play. and when i try to download anything that message will pop up followed by another that says, unable to download due to error (491) i have done resets, restores, mounted and unmounted my sd, cleared cache and data for all applications (individualy and system as a whole) reset app preferences, EVERYTHING!! but nothing has worked. it is un-rooted, not by choice---and only 2 months old...anybody out there with a solution/suggestion for me, id appreciate it greatly.
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I had this same error the other day.it happens because play store thinks your account sharing. instead of using phone to download something go to play store and send it to your phone after you do that once you will be able to install apps with your phone again.The some big long ways to fox this but you will have to search google for them if the simplest way doesnt work,
Error 491
I tried the short way to fix the error by trying to download from Google play store on my computer. No luck. gives me the same error. message. My phone is rooted but still can't do much with it. This is really frustrating. can someone please help.
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Hey to all of you still having problems with this error. After playing around with it I discovered I had to go into Google settings and turn on location access, and I also turned on "allow remote lock and factory reset" in the device manager tab. That seemed to do the trick. Hope this helps.