Play Store: Can't install app, (Error code: -103)

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Yesterday I published my app in Play Store. All went well till today. When I try to install my app from Play Store, it downloads it but when installing it it says:

"My_application" can't be installed. Try again, and if the problem continues, get troubleshooting. (Error code: -103)

I tried installing on multiple devices.

Edit: On some devices it goes through installation process as it should and all goes well.

On others it gives the above error message.

I've found the solution! So, the problem for me was basically compatibility issue with some of the handsets. Before publishing, when I was signing the app (.apk file), I did that with "jarsigner" in JDK1.8(overlooked that tiiiiiiiinnyyyyy mistake that gave me a whole day of headache). Then I went back, signed the app again(this time) with jarsigner in JDK1.6 and it worked! So this morning I tested the app on bunch of devices that gave me Error code: -103 yesterday while installing, and all went smooth. Best regards, Mladen — Mladen Gavrić, Oct 16 '15 at 07:25
well done on solving the issue. it would be useful for you to post this as an answer for others to benefit ( also possibility of upvotes ) — amdixon, Oct 18 '15 at 07:57
I am facing the same problem first I did with jarsinger 1.7 and second time I did with jarsinger 1.6 but facing still same issue... — Rahul Kumar, Dec 13 '15 at 15:09

score 17 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 19 '16 at 11:45

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Older Android devices are unable to recognize SHA256 hash funcitons. Adding:

-sigalg SHA1withRSA -digestalg SHA1

as parameters to jarsigner should solve the issue even when using JDK 1.8.

answered Jan 19 '16 at 11:45

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Do you know if this affects any newer devices to break? – BigPun86 Mar 01 '16 at 10:45
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how do I do this via android studio? – Mustafa Güven Jun 06 '16 at 08:50

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

As @mladen-gavrić comment his own question, downgrade to java JDK version 1.6. solves the issue.

SE with $ java -vwith version is currently running which will output something like the following:

java version "1.8.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_65-b17)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.65-b01, mixed mode)

See this excellent answer how to downgrade with the JDK 1.6. already installed previously: https://stackoverflow.com/a/24657630/2797243

Play Store: Can't install app, (Error code: -103)

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