Cannot install package on rooted device : INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI

Question

This is what I see when I try to install my app on my device (I'm using Android Studio 0.8.2):

Waiting for device.
Target device: samsung-gt_s7500-cf994b04
Uploading file
local path: C:\Users\Administrator\AndroidStudioProjects\Testaqua\app\build\outputs\apk\app-debug.apk
remote path: /data/local/tmp/com.example.administrator.testaqua
Installing com.example.administrator.testaqua
DEVICE SHELL COMMAND: pm install -r "/data/local/tmp/com.example.administrator.testaqua"
pkg: /data/local/tmp/com.example.administrator.testaqua
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI]

What in the seven hells does this error mean?

[Edited] I installed my app on another rooted device, and it worked; it seems the problem is my device, android studio is running fine.

林果皞 · Answer 1 · 2019-03-11T12:20:56.873

I get similar error message, I fixed it by passing the absolute path instead of filename, e.g. inside adb shell, this command will shows:

shell@example:/sdcard $ pm install -r -d app-release.apk
        pkg: app-release.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI]

Change it to absolute path fixed that error message, e.g.:

pm install -r -d /sdcard/app-release.apk

[Second reason]

Another reason is the file not exist. It happen when I interrupt adb push <apk> /sdcard/ by Ctrl+C recently. Re-push apk twice required.

[Third reason]

This error occurred if the apk reside /mnt/runtime/default/<thumb_drive_mounted_directory>, I have to move the apk to /sdcard/ first to install.

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 23 '14 at 14:53

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From this blog try this :

Change permission of /data/local to rwxrwxrwx (normally it must be rwxrwxrw-)

i.e. grant execution privileges to all users.

answered Jul 23 '14 at 14:53

ben75

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Change permission of /data/local wasn't enough:I had to change /data/local/tmp too. Thanks a lot, mate! – elmazzun Jul 23 '14 at 15:06
adb shell; cd /data; chmod 777 local – icyerasor Jan 27 '15 at 20:30

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 21 '16 at 15:02

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symptoms: `

$ adb install xyz.apk
[100%] /data/local/tmp/xyz.apk
    pkg: cat
    ver: /data/local/tmp/xyz.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI]

solution:

check if u have allow installation from unknown sources enabled :)

answered Mar 21 '16 at 15:02

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Dec 04 '19 at 21:10

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Finally, I found the reason is dir and file permission.
Android seems to use another user to access the dir and file.

chmod 775 /data/local/tmp/somedir         ==> rwxrwx<b>r-x</b><br>
chmod 774 /data/local/tmp/somedir/a.apk   ==> rwxrwx<b>r</b>--<br>

The above setting will be OK!

edited Dec 04 '19 at 21:10

Mohammad Kholghi

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answered May 15 '15 at 09:36

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Elmar · Answer 5 · 2021-12-16T06:05:11.677

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It happened with my Flutter app once. Removing apk file from your-project-name\build\app\outputs\apk\debug and running the app again solved the issue. Before this issue happened, I closed running Flutter app manually from the phone while it was still attached to terminal and running.

edited Dec 16 '21 at 06:05

answered Dec 16 '21 at 05:09

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Cannot install package on rooted device : INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI

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