SOLVED : Android apk on smartphone will not install

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R.Werner
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SOLVED : Android apk on smartphone will not install

Post by R.Werner »

Hello!

I createt a .apk for Android with the FREE Testversion of Spiderbasic.
Tranfered it to my smartphone.
Find it there and try to install it.
I allowed installing from unkown scources!

After the smartphone tries to install the .apk (4-5 Seconds)
the smarttphone says:

App not installed !!!



Thanks for any help

Greetings R.Werner
Last edited by R.Werner on Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
RobertRioja
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Re: Android apk on smartphone will not install

Post by RobertRioja »

I also have the same problem. I used Google to find a solution and came up with this. I downloaded from the Play Store the app called APK Editor. Run it, pick "Select an Apk File", find and pick your APK, pick "Common Edit", then find "Install Location" and change it to any of the other choices. For me, "Internal Only" works best. Then save it and install it from the Editor.

This is the only way I can install apps from SpiderBasic.

Robert
R.Werner
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Re: Android apk on smartphone will not install

Post by R.Werner »

SOLUTION !!!

Thats it !!! :D :D :D

Big thanks for your help.

I can not edit the AndroidManifest.xml inside the .apk, but I can remove the permission "Install Location" from the Manifest complete.

I dit it on my PC.

This .apk will install! I saw my splashscreen and then a black screen.... I dont know what this problem ist, but I will find it out!

Greetings

Rüdiger
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Re: SOLVED : Android apk on smartphone will not install

Post by Fred »

Did you tried to enable the debugger when uploading your app ? If not, you need to sign it.
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