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The apk does not appear under menu or settings->apps->manage apps, but when I tried to install it using adb install I got this error [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]. By the way I have already installed same apk on my other emulator which I already deleted. How could I fix this?

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  • Still it doesn't solve my problem. The best way is to uninstall my app under settings->app->manage app but my problem is, the package is not showing here so how could I uninstall it? I also tried adb uninstall it just return 'failure' – fulgen Feb 10 '14 at 02:26
  • What device are you using? If it's a tablet running latest Android version, then the problem might be that the application is not installed for *that* particular user but is installed for other users on the device, so you have to uninstall it for all. Also, note that you might have another application with the exact same package name already installed. – Juan Andrés Diana Feb 10 '14 at 02:27
  • I have already deleted my other device without uninstalling the package there I think that causes my problem in installing that I could not install in my new device. – fulgen Feb 10 '14 at 02:33
  • I guess you are installing a system app with a different certificate. Under this circumstance, you need root your device first, then delete your app before you installs. – bladefury Feb 10 '14 at 04:04

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try :

adb install -r <your_apk>
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    It returns Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_INCONSISTENT_CERTIFICATES] – fulgen Feb 10 '14 at 02:27
  • I have already deleted my other device without uninstalling the package there I think that causes my problem in installing that I could not install in my new device. – fulgen Feb 10 '14 at 02:33
  • @fulgen If it is reporting that error, it sounds like the app is already installed. If you have more than one device connected, you may have already installed a different version of the app on the other device. – Brian Oct 20 '15 at 22:55
  • `adb uninstall -k $pkg` will preserve user's data for later `adb install $pkg`. But `adb install -r $pkg` is way to go. – gavenkoa Dec 18 '22 at 15:17
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Just to be sure, try uninstalling the app with this command:

adb uninstall <package_name>
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