Unable to install APKs on device?

[Guest PaulOBrien]

I seem to be unable to install APKs directly on device on the 2 devices I have here (16GB rooted, 8GB locked). Anyone else?

Installing via ADB works OK...

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[Guest gameeater]

Hardware reset . it works for my but i dont have root

[Guest Samlock]

Yep, same problem here. Installing from ADB works fine, can't install from any file manager on the device. Parsing failed when parsing the manifest or something along those lines.

[Guest PaulOBrien]

A hard reset did seem to fix it. Odd!

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[Guest Samlock]

A hard reset did seem to fix it. Odd!

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How would you define a "hard reset"? Done various things with mine but not getting very far...!

[Guest Benowit]

 

 

- When Motorola assistant asks for data safety (just before the Google accounts question comes up), don't click accept, but tap on "data safety guidelines" and tick both settings to off. Then accept.

 

 

try it after reset  :unsure:

[Guest trueno2k]

- When Motorola assistant asks for data safety (just before the Google accounts question comes up), don't click accept, but tap on "data safety guidelines" and tick both settings to off. Then accept.

 

Has anyone used this tip and fixed the app installing parse error yet?..

[Guest hyperfighting]

Has anyone used this tip and fixed the app installing parse error yet?..

I am able to install apk`s by doing this.

[Guest trueno2k]

I am able to install apk`s by doing this.

Awesome will factory reset my Moto G again and go through the whole startup/setup procedure for the fourth time!.. :P

[Guest Samlock]

Still doesn't work for me... Ah well, I don't mind adb install method :)

[Guest TeamKilo]

The apk error is very strange. Some people don't have any issues from out of the box. Some people can't install anything and for some a reset works.

[Guest Camarillo]

Hi all I have just rooted and have su root access in adb I can install apps from Google Play and via airdroid no problem in adb i only have read only and also es file explorer it wont let me enable root access.     

 

 

Huge thanks to Paul

[Guest trueno2k]

Did a factory reset last night, went through all the initial setup procedures and installed all the default Google stuff then added file explorer to try out an apk install and it seems the method of turning off the Motorola security features did the trick. Will look in to it a bit further and try out a few more installs just to double check it's still okay to install apks not through play store or Google drive...

Thanks to Benowit for the tip!.. ;-)

[Guest TeamKilo]

Did a factory reset last night, went through all the initial setup procedures and installed all the default Google stuff then added file explorer to try out an apk install and it seems the method of turning off the Motorola security features did the trick. Will look in to it a bit further and try out a few more installs just to double check it's still okay to install apks not through play store or Google drive...

Thanks to Benowit for the tip!.. ;-)

Where are you turning off Motorola security features?

[Guest Princas]

A hard reset did seem to fix it. Odd!

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done that 3 times and deselected those 2 options at a start as says and still get same thing.... can anyone help me out ???

[Guest TeamKilo]

done that 3 times and deselected those 2 options at a start as says and still get same thing.... can anyone help me out ???

where are you finding these two options?

[Guest WillDroid]

where are you finding these two options?

You get asked whether or not to enable them in the setup wizard when you power on for the first time/after factory reset.

[Guest kuji]

fwiw what worked for me without hard reset was to go into:

 

settings - > security

 

.untick verify apps

.tick/untick/retick unknown sources

 

reboot

[Guest TeamKilo]

You get asked whether or not to enable them in the setup wizard when you power on for the first time/after factory reset.

This is what I get/do once it turns on after reset:

Confirm language - English uk

Connect to wifi

"About your privacy" screen shows - tap "privacy settings" - turn off Privacy Controls "Help Improve Motorola Products" and "Moto Care" - back - accept and continue.

Got Google - no (also tried yes)

Make it Google - not now

Asks for Moto migration - not now.

Settings - security - tick unknown sources. Also tried with a combination of unticking Verify Apps

Open chrome - download Amazon AppStore (or any apk) - try and install and get parsing error.

Anything else I can try?

Edited December 1, 2013 by TeamKilo

[Guest kuji]

put it in developer mode: settings- about phone - click build number 7 times

-dev options - enable usb debugging

 

reboot

 

thats the only other thing i can suggest for now

[Guest TeamKilo]

fwiw what worked for me without hard reset was to go into:

 

settings - > security

 

.untick verify apps

.tick/untick/retick unknown sources

 

reboot

No joy :-(

[Guest Princas]

fwiw what worked for me without hard reset was to go into:

 

settings - > security

 

.untick verify apps

.tick/untick/retick unknown sources

 

reboot

 

put it in developer mode: settings- about phone - click build number 7 times

-dev options - enable usb debugging

 

reboot

 

thats the only other thing i can suggest for now

tried all that and guess what - no joy :(

[Guest shteve]

If you upload the apk to your google drive, it'll install from there. You don't even have to wait until it's finished uploading if you're doing it from the phone. Nutty, but that works on the mrs' phone.

[Guest TeamKilo]

If you upload the apk to your google drive, it'll install from there. You don't even have to wait until it's finished uploading if you're doing it from the phone. Nutty, but that works on the mrs' phone.

yeh the gDrive option works fine but that isnt the way it  should be working. ordered another one from tesco, lets see how that one behaves.

[Guest TeamKilo]

something extremely strange has just happened... after migrating my phone and just using it normally for the past few hours while wallowing at the fact i cant install apks, just now i thought id have another go at amazon appstore, installed fine! i thought id try aDownloader, that too installed fine :) im not sure what caused this, i did install a couple of apks via gDrive, i wonder if that had any effect or maybe Moto Migrate migrated some setting from my S2?