How to fix INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK error in And

Question

I have recently updated my Android Studio to 3.6.1, thereby also updating gradle plugin to 3.6.1 and the gradle wrapper to 5.6.4

When running the debug build, I keep getting this error

Install failed: The application could not be installed: 
INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK 
The APKs are invalid. 

• I have checked my package and applicationId and it is the same
• I tried using android:extractNativeLibs="true" on the manifest <application> tag and it is still does not work
• Kept on cleaning and rebuilding still doesn't work
• Invalidated caches, deleted .gradle, idea, and build files and it still does not work
• I have also used this on gradle.properties file org.gradle.caching=false but still does not work I checked the idea.log file and here is what it is saying:

2020-03-22 00:49:04,191 [4654427]   INFO - ild.invoker.GradleBuildInvoker - Gradle build finished in 1 m 37 s 411 ms 
2020-03-22 00:49:04,213 [4654449]   INFO - ools.idea.run.tasks.DeployTask - Installing application: PACKAGE_NAME 
2020-03-22 00:49:04,451 [4654687]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675813ms TRC_BEG [12861][12861] : installer 
2020-03-22 00:49:04,451 [4654687]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675814ms TRC_BEG [12861][12861] : Command Dump 
2020-03-22 00:49:04,451 [4654687]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675814ms TRC_BEG [12861][12861] : get process ids 
2020-03-22 00:49:04,451 [4654687]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675872ms LOG_ERR [12861][12861] : Could not get package user id: /system/bin/run-as: unknown package: PACKAGE_NAME 

2020-03-22 00:49:04,451 [4654687]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675874ms TRC_END [12861][12861] :  
2020-03-22 00:49:04,451 [4654687]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675874ms TRC_BEG [12861][12861] : retrieve_apk_path 
2020-03-22 00:49:04,452 [4654688]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675874ms TRC_BEG [12861][12861] : apk_path_via_cmd_package_dump 
2020-03-22 00:49:04,452 [4654688]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675923ms TRC_END [12861][12861] :  
2020-03-22 00:49:04,452 [4654688]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675923ms TRC_END [12861][12861] :  
2020-03-22 00:49:04,452 [4654688]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675923ms LOG_ERR [12861][12861] : Could not find apks for package: PACKAGE_NAME 
2020-03-22 00:49:04,452 [4654688]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675923ms TRC_END [12861][12861] :  
2020-03-22 00:49:04,452 [4654688]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - 20675923ms TRC_END [12861][12861] :  
2020-03-22 00:49:04,452 [4654688]   INFO - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - DUMP_UNKNOWN_PACKAGE 
2020-03-22 00:49:04,967 [4655203]   INFO -            #com.android.ddmlib - Created install session 969164047 with options -r -t -S 14667707 
2020-03-22 00:49:04,967 [4655203]   INFO -            #com.android.ddmlib - Uploading APK C:\Projects\PROJECT_FOLDER\source\PROJECT_NAME\app\build\outputs\apk\debug\app-debug.apk to session 969164047 
2020-03-22 00:49:08,055 [4658291]   INFO - WindowsPerformanceHintsChecker - Windows Defender status: NONE_EXCLUDED; projectDirExcluded? false 
2020-03-22 00:49:17,686 [4667922]   WARN -            #com.android.ddmlib - Failed to commit install session 969164047 with command cmd package install-commit 969164047. Error: INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK: Package couldn't be installed in /data/app/PACKAGE_NAME -d9UfJVvKMP9-OA81TwCVvQ==: Package /data/app/PACKAGE_NAME -d9UfJVvKMP9-OA81TwCVvQ==/base.apk code is missing 
2020-03-22 00:49:17,687 [4667923]   WARN - a.run.tasks.AbstractDeployTask - Install failed: The application could not be installed: INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK The APKs are invalid. 
2020-03-22 00:49:17,689 [4667925]   INFO - run.AndroidLogcatOutputCapture - stopAll() 
2020-03-22 00:49:21,408 [4671644]   INFO - rationStore.ComponentStoreImpl - Saving appEditorColorsManagerImpl took 12 ms 

*Take note I replaced my package name with PACKAGE_NAME and project names

I have run out of options. Worst case is I will downgrade gradle and gradle wraper and even Android Studio, which I deliberately hate as it is a step backwards

Answer 1

I remember having the same issue and solving it with build>clean project. but as you say that this doesnt work here is a link talking about subtle changes in your apps package name in the Manifest and its pretty recent. Just thought it might be woth a look as it does not appear in the list of things you have already checked. plus the logs you published talk about the package name being unknown so that seems suspicious.

I hope it helps

Answer 2

application>- android:extractNativeLibs="true" 

work for me

---

minSdkVersion 23

ndk {
   abiFilters "armeabi-v7a"
}

minSdkVersion is less than 23, work for me too

Answer 3

The problem started happening for me in Android Studio 4.0. I get "INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK" when trying to launch an app on Emulator right after opening Android Studio.

Found a workaround - if I launch the app on real device first, then launching on emulator is not a problem. Works 100%.

Android Studio is still buggy as hell, unfortunately...

Answer 4

I tried updating the Android Studio but it still get the INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK error. Then I updated the firebase dependencies and still to no avail

Interestingly though, it worked smoothly on another project that I have. Which led me to check which dependencies they differ in and realized that the only major dependency is the AppDynamics gradle plugin

I remove the AppDynamics instrumentation and it worked! I am assuming that even before, the AppDynamics instrumentation in gradle was the cause that prevented the app from running properly. I have confirmed it is an issue with the AppDynamics plugin. See link for reference: https://community.appdynamics.com/t5/End-User-Monitoring-EUM/AppDynamic-EUM-setup-for-Android-Cordova-project/td-p/38864

For the meantime, I will be downgrading until AppDynamics provides a fix

Answer 5

When you are set up the emulator (AVD) you are choosing the External & Internal storage sizes.

AND I think you exceeded that storage size.

Solutions (They are all under freeing some storage "category"):-

• Uninstall unnecessary apps.
• Wipe emulator data from AVD manager.
• Extend the storage size by editing the specific emulator.

Answer 6

I faced the same issue. Try to uninstall the app via terminal adb uninstall com.packagename command and then reinstall the app. Basically, sometimes the app is isntalled for other users in device and uninstalling from device just uninstalls it from current user, that's why it gives this error. Give it a try, I hope it will helps.