Most will say factory reset to clear internal storage.
If you are getting that error it is an easy fix without wiping storage.
From a root file browser go to root and the /data/data folder.
Look for the folder linked to the app or apps giving that error.
Delete that folder.
The app will then install.
What appears to be happening is the data gets left over and the device thinks it is installed and will not let you install.
Since the app isn't installed you can't uninstall it either.
By deleting that left over data it will allow you to install again.
This will work for any app getting that error.
This is happening with some 4.3 roms.
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Recently when I put APK's on my SD Card and try to install them I receive the 'Application not Installed' error. When this happens with market apps it's easy enough to unmount the SD and remount after the install. However if the APK is on the SD how can I do this?
Is there a fix for this? Also if it helps I'm running the Wildpuzzle ROM and the APK I'm trying to install at the moment is Angry Birds (getjar).
Have you try settings > application and check Unknown application.
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Have you try settings > application and check Unknown application.
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Yeah, the application installer shows up, I just receive the error message a few seconds of the scrolling grey progress-style/working bar.
Do you have a USB Cable? Try using "DroidExplorer", an awesome PC client that can directly install apps. Or, try using a File Browser like Root Explorer or Super Manager.
Do you, by chance, have an App2SD Patch? Because I have always found them buggy!
Try to "undo" everything you did up to before it stopped working. Also try formatting your cache partition and/or erasing dalvik cache. Did you do any flashing without making a NANDROID backup first?
Also try "SuperOneClick", there is an option to "Enable Non-Market Apps" for rooted phones.
Second-last resort? Factory reset. Last resort...? Backup all your apps/settings and reflash
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Do you have a USB Cable? Try using "DroidExplorer", an awesome PC client that can directly install apps. Or, try using a File Browser like Root Explorer or Super Manager.
Do you, by chance, have an App2SD Patch? Because I have always found them buggy!
Try to "undo" everything you did up to before it stopped working. Also try formatting your cache partition and/or erasing dalvik cache. Did you do any flashing without making a NANDROID backup first?
Also try "SuperOneClick", there is an option to "Enable Non-Market Apps" for rooted phones.
Second-last resort? Factory reset. Last resort...? Backup all your apps/settings and reflash
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Thanks for this. I'm trying Droidexplorer, explorers on the device wont install the apk as it returns the same error.
How long should the installation take. It's been running 15 mins so far, the internal storage has decreased a little but the installing window (on pc) is still up?
I am assuming you have a rooted phone with unrEVOked3 right? Would you happen to have some kind of App2SD patch installed....? Because I always found them unstable.... what firmware are you using? I am loyal to Sunaabh v1.1 (Froyo) Custom Firmware as it is well supported
Hmmm I've encountered that installing loop before. But only when trying to install an APK that wouldn't normally work, such as an older version of the Market or Flash 10.1. It just means it's waiting for ADB server to do something but ADB has obviously crashed. It should not take more than 30 seconds for an APK to install via DroidExplorer. Just unplug your phone and close DroidExplorer.
Does this happen with all APK's? How many have you tried?
Only thing I can think of is that you did something to damage your package.xml data and/or permissions are corrupted.
Did you try formatting your cache partition in Clockworkmod? Please try this, it will not destroy any data. But it will trigger a long reboot - it will appear frozen at the bootup splash screen but just let it go while it rebuilds the cache.
Also try "Clear Data" under Applications > Manage > Market.
Have you flashed anything in clockworkmod? If you can provide more details of exactly what you've done to your phone that might help, but I really doubt it.... I think the only option is to restore from a Nandroid Backup or Reflash Sorry... but these things do happen and we always learn the hard way lol....
You can use the official HTC Sync software to backup your phone numbers and SMS and stuff I believe, and if you want to backup your installed apps you can use Titanium Backup or many other Backup apps on the Market, Free or Paid.
Make into a zip file and flash via recovery
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Thanks for everyones help, I now have it sorted!
I started an installation through Droid explorer and then cancelled it when the apk was on the phone.
Then I unmounted my SD
Then I used root explorer to browse to the apk on the phones internal memory
It installed with no worries and I remounted the SD!
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Thanks for everyones help, I now have it sorted!
I started an installation through Droid explorer and then cancelled it when the apk was on the phone.
Then I unmounted my SD
Then I used root explorer to browse to the apk on the phones internal memory
It installed with no worries and I remounted the SD!
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Haha, how very odd! Regardless, good to hear you got it sorted
EDIT: If it happens again, maybe you could try to format the SD card. Might be possessed with some bad stuff in the .android_secure folder or something.
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How exactly are you transferring them to your sd card?
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Can you elaborate a little bit on exactly what happens? Do you mean the apps are uninstalled, or that they just don't appear in the launcher right away? Whenever you have apps on the SD, when you first boot it does take a few minutes for them to show up in the app drawer, since the system has to rescan the SD card and make sure everything is still there.
Same thing happened to me today. I'm rooted and was previously running one of the few 2.2 roms compatible with DL09.
In Adryn's new 2.8 thread, he stated that SC2.8 was compatible with DL09, so I decided to give it a try. I restored my apps via TB, making sure to restore "apps only" (no system data). All was well until I rebooted today in an effort to get Voodoo enabled (kept stating "enable on next reboot"). After rebooting, I now have 0 apps in my app drawer.
I re-DL'd Root Explorer to check my app drawer. Sure enough, they're all there... just not viewable or launchable in my app drawer.
I flashed via CWM (red) wiping: cache, dalvik cache, and system wipe before doing any of this, so I'm not sure where I went wrong?
Nevermind... got off easy. A simple reboot fixed my problems!
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Hmm ... what launcher are you using? What ROM are you using? Just so I understand ... the icon is just gone, not turned into something different (i.e. a green and white box with an android on it - or something like that)?
If you are using Launcher Pro Plus, I had the same issue. Asks for unlock code, I put it in, says accepted, then forgets that it was input. I asked LP support about this and got this response. "You can solve this issue by using a root explorer and erasing /dbdata/databases/com.fede.launcher
If you are not rooted, a factory reset should work. I would recomend performing a backup prior to the reset."
I erased the file and it worked.
I'm on Generic ROM from LG which is 2.3.3 Gingerbread and I'm rooted.
This issue has been occurred to me previously but I would like to mention it with a fresh start.
Today the application Google Maps v6.8.1 was updated, thus I too updated my app. Now I took a backup of that app and renamed it as Maps_6.8.1.apk. I did a Clear Data on that app and uninstalled the update, then again did a Clear Data for the old app. Now from ES File Explorer, I went to /system/app and replaced the old Google Maps application with the latest update. After successfully replacing the application, I restarted my handset. After the restart, I checked that the app was successfully replaced and functional.
Now the only problem arises is that surprisingly, I still have some data worth 4MB in /data partition (NOTE: app size is 6.1MB). I can surely say this because I faced this problem earlier and did a Factory Reset which successfully gave me those occupied space. But this time, I don't want to perform a factory reset again.
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Now the only problem arises is that surprisingly, I still have some data worth 4MB in /data partition (NOTE: app size is 6.1MB). I can surely say this because I faced this problem earlier and did a Factory Reset which successfully gave me those occupied space. But this time, I don't want to perform a factory reset again.
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Trying to remember: isn't there a "save cache to SD" option in Map's settings? I don't have it installed on my current ROM so I can't check. This is different from the offline caching in map Labs.
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Trying to remember: isn't there a "save cache to SD" option in Map's settings? I don't have it installed on my current ROM so I can't check. This is different from the offline caching in map Labs.
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Maps was just an example my friend, this happens with any app I move to /system/app partition
Try clearing dalvik-cache(from recovery) but at your own expense
Once i cleared it and got bootloop,then had to factory reset from recovery
So yesterday, I updated an app but then my phone says "storage space is running out". And then, everything that I tried to open just crashed with all these popups
"Unfortunately, Google Play services had stopped."
"Unfortunately, the process android.process.acore has stopped."
"Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped."
"Unfortunately, Nova Launcher has stopped."
etc.
So i can't even access the home screen or any settings to make more storage space...I was looking online and a few people suggested deleting the dumpstate files but I can't even connect my phone to the computer
Any advice??
Try to boot into recovery to wipe dalvik and cache. If that works and allows the phone to boot without crashing, delete the app that you updated, and do the wipes again......
Then download SD maid (or similar) and perform a system cleanup.......
If none of that works, it may be necessary to factory reset in recovery........
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Try to boot into recovery to wipe dalvik and cache. If that works and allows the phone to boot without crashing, delete the app that you updated, and do the wipes again......
Then download SD maid (or similar) and perform a system cleanup.......
If none of that works, it may be necessary to factory reset in recovery........
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I wiped dalvik and caches...still not working, is a factory reset the only option left?
in recovery, should i change the mount settings? i got an error "E:Can't mount /sdcard/"
what should be mounted and what should be unmounted?
Yes.
If you can get your phone to boot and remain usable for long enough, download SD Maid and use it to get rid of any temporary/old/unused files that may be lurking in the phones system.......
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Guys, i rooted my galaxy alpha (SM-G850FQ) normally with CF-Auto-Root (Build KTU84P.G850FQJVU2ANH8). After rooting, open device and then i can not access internal memory. I could only use contact and sms service. Also it says successfuly rooted. I try to open any app then error occurs 'memory unavailable'. I checked with stock file explorer and there is no internel memory.
I returned to factory setting with wipe data and wipe cache. Open device and everything is normal.
What can cause with root? Is attempting to root this device? (SM-G850FQ)
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Guys, i rooted my galaxy alpha (SM-G850FQ) normally with CF-Auto-Root (Build KTU84P.G850FQJVU2ANH8). After rooting, open device and then i can not access internal memory. I could only use contact and sms service. Also it says successfuly rooted. I try to open any app then error occurs 'memory unavailable'. I checked with stock file explorer and there is no internel memory.
I returned to factory setting with wipe data and wipe cache. Open device and everything is normal.
What can cause with root? Is attempting to root this device? (SM-G850FQ)
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? strange. mine went OK .. .
but install TWRP manager and in settings there is patch SD card..
Ok. I had the chance to try again. It was successful.
I don't know what was the problem in the previous rooting.
No problem by now.