Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK]

[air4andriod]

I am using 20100909 build of AIR for Android. Following Developing_AIR_Apps_for_Android.pdf, i managed to go through all the steps and created a simple apk. The emulator is also up and running and I can install Runtime_Emulator_xxxxxx.apk on it.

However, when I try to install my apk using:

adb -e install -r myapp.apk

I get the following error:

bash-3.2$ adb -e install -r myapp.apk

400 KB/s (212272 bytes in 0.517s)

pkg: /data/local/tmp/myapp.apk

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK]

Googling shows result that are not AIR centric, and searching this forum doesn't show anything useful. Any suggestion on how I should go about resolving this problem, or at least dump out more useful error/warning message along the chain?

PS: I am on Mac OSX and using amxmlc from flex sdk 3.2.0 to generate the swf, in case this info is useful...

[Guest · Accepted solution]

Same here.

It seems lib/adt.jar does not create a proper apk.

Using older build (20100802) does not having this problem.

As a workaround (until Adobe fixes it) copy adt.jar from an older build to the latest.

[air4andriod]

Thanks for the help pal. This solved the problem

[Guest]

Actually there is a change when creating an apk for a device or an emulator.

So adt.exe/jar is ok, you just need to provide different -target value, i.e.:

For physical device:

adt.bat -package -target apk -storetype pkcs12...

For emulator:

adt.bat -package -target apk-emulator -storetype pkcs12...

Dimitar G.

[air4andriod]

Thanks for sharing. I just tried on 0916 build and this command works. Hope Adobe will update the document to reflect his...

[glamorous_Aura154A]

Thank you Dimitart G!

I change

<property name="apk.target" value="apk"/>

to

<property name="apk.target" value="apk-emulator"/>

in build.xml file, and I can install on the emulator device.

Nice suggestion.

[kaushal_bs]

I want to try this but not able to find build.xml, can anyone tell me where is it?

[Compynerd255]

Hey,

I'm having this exact same problem with my device. Do you know where on the Internet we can find an older build of adt.jar?

[Melissa_D]

Hi,

You can also refer this post: http://blog.teamgrowth.net/index.php/mobile-application-development/how-to-run-applications-created-...

Hope you find it uselful

[edwinchooi88]

Older version does not have this problem. Try this old version.

http://www.freewarelovers.com/android/download/temp/1291733918_Adobe_Flash_Player_10.1.61.68.apk