react-native :app:installDebug FAILED

Question

Install APK debug to my device failed.

jianglinghuadeMacBook-Pro:hello jianglinghua$ react-native run-android
JS server already running.
Building and installing the app on the device (cd android && ./gradlew installDebug...
WARNING [Project: :app] Current NDK support is deprecated.  Alternative will be provided in the future.
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
......
:app:assembleDebug UP-TO-DATE
:app:installDebug
Installing APK 'app-debug.apk' on 'MI NOTE LTE - 6.0.1'
Unable to install /Users/jianglinghua/Desktop/hello/android/app/build/outputs/apk/app-debug.apk
com.android.ddmlib.InstallException: Failed to establish session
    at com.android.ddmlib.Device.installPackages(Device.java:894)
    ........
    at org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain.main(GradleWrapperMain.java:61)
:app:installDebug FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:installDebug'.
> com.android.builder.testing.api.DeviceException: com.android.ddmlib.InstallException: Failed to establish session

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 13.945 secs

Could not install the app on the device, read the error above for details. Make sure you have an Android emulator running or a device connected and have set up your Android development environment: https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/android-setup.html

I look at my devices

jianglinghuadeMacBook-Pro:hello jianglinghua$ adb devices
List of devices attached
98333978    device

Did you run Yarn before running the project. If yes, can you please let me know if there is any error on that. — Saeid, Sep 20 '18 at 14:17
I forgot to replug my phone after restarting my pc, maybe some of you also forgot this. — Myzel394, Jun 06 '20 at 16:10

anmolakhilesh · Answer 1 · 2020-09-23T05:33:02.137

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Since you are using Mi phone which has MIUI

try this

go to Developer options, scroll down to find 'Turn on MIUI optimization' & disable it. Your Phone will be rebooted

check now

If you are using any other android phone, which has a custom skin/UI on top of android OS, then try disabling the optimization provided by that UI and check.
(usually you can find that in 'Developer options')

edited Sep 23 '20 at 05:33

answered Jan 01 '17 at 17:59

anmolakhilesh

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make sure you have already logged in xiaomi community (mi commnuity) successufly `cd android ./gradlew clean cd ..` – مصطفى May 15 '23 at 08:57

score 67 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 11 '20 at 14:13

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In my case, I have set up a new app but I was getting errors, tried many possible ways and answers from github and stackoverflow. nothing worked

error The solution for me was .. check if you already have an app with the same name is installed in android..

Delete old apps and run react-native run-android

Worked for me.

edited Jun 11 '20 at 14:13

AmerllicA

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answered Apr 25 '20 at 20:36

Jahanzeb Nawaz

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This error was created for me too and I did not know the reason for it. I read your answer. I noticed that in the past, I had a release of the application installed on my mobile. I deleted it and ran the command to run the application again. The application ran properly on the device – fatemeh kazemi Dec 30 '21 at 07:43
deleting old apps and running the command works for me but why this is happening . i used macbook air before so there were no issues like this – Shail Patel Jan 05 '22 at 05:14
@shailPatel I see, that means this is due to build package setting in react-native. might need to explore react-native repo with this issue. there could be more details if it is listed as an issue. – Jahanzeb Nawaz Jan 05 '22 at 20:02

score 65 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 08 '23 at 21:37

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On my android device, the problem was about the previous build versions of the application that I had installed on my phone before. the following steps solved my problem:

removing any previous build of the application, including debugging version and signed apk version
On windows: On the root directory of your project, run :


 cd android
 gradlew clean
 cd ..
 npm cache clean --force

On MacOS or Linux: On the root directory of your project, run :

 cd android
 ./gradlew clean
 cd ..

reboot your android device
run react-native run-android

edited Apr 08 '23 at 21:37

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answered Mar 02 '19 at 06:34

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`npm cache clean --force` was an extra step I needed to do in conjunction to `gradlew clean`, deleting the apk, and uninstalling the app on device. – John Oct 05 '20 at 02:04
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this works for me because I have created a signed apk of my app. thanks again – Alabi Temitope May 10 '21 at 11:20
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@John: npm cache clean --force this code save my day – SAM Mar 01 '22 at 10:53
It worked for me reverting from .\gradlew to ./gradlew – Edson Junior Feb 01 '23 at 13:20
`npm cache clean --force` seems to have fixed it for me on macbook – Dazzle Jun 25 '23 at 00:36

score 29 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 10 '20 at 03:56

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I had this issue. Mine worked on the emulator well but it didn't work on the device and the error was

app:installDebug FAILED.

If you have a different app with the same name (or package name) on the device: Rename the app or delete it from your device.

edited Apr 10 '20 at 03:56

Dale K

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answered Mar 24 '19 at 13:45

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this worked for me – Resfe Jul 05 '23 at 07:54

score 25 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 17 '20 at 14:04

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This works for me

Uninstall the app from your phone
cd android
gradlew clean
cd ..
react-native run-android

answered Feb 17 '20 at 14:04

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In my case the problem appears when I already have an app installed on the devices. So its important to unisntall the old app. – Tarun Gupta May 01 '22 at 09:56

score 17 · Answer 6 · edited May 14 '21 at 02:50

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Step 1: Close Android Emulator.

Step 2: Open Android Virtual Device Manager and wipe data by the following image:

Step 3: Open your terminal and type

cd android
.\gradlew clean
cd ..
npm cache clean --force

Step 4: In terminal, run:

yarn run android

Note: If you are using yarn, just run:

yarn cache clean

edited May 14 '21 at 02:50

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answered Mar 18 '21 at 03:28

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Thanks, It worked for me. After doing wipe data. – sachinsaini Jan 09 '22 at 07:23

score 12 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 07 '16 at 05:21

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I got the same problem and did some research. This problem happens a lot on Chinese android phones.

It was solved by change the gradle version to 1.2.3 in file android/build.gradle line 8

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.3'

answered Sep 07 '16 at 05:21

Dubbo

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its did not work for me, minimum 2.2 is required , I have 2.14.1 installed, i am using Micromax Q348 , its found under adb devices , running 5.1 . – Amit Bravo Apr 10 '17 at 11:41

score 10 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 15 '18 at 10:48

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If none of the above solutions works then try the following steps to cold boot the emulator

open AVD manager -> Edit device -> Show Advanced Settings -> Boot option -> select Cold Boot instead of Quick boot.

answered Jun 15 '18 at 10:48

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score 9 · Answer 9 · answered Jun 08 '22 at 02:16

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I solved this adding more memory to the device, I did that in this way:

Open Android studio
click More Actions and open Virtual Device Manager
Click the pencil icon
Click "Show advance settings"
Increase memory in "Internal Storage option"
Click "Finish"

answered Jun 08 '22 at 02:16

Oscar Velandia

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Make sure to restart zour device in case it's already running – Andru Sep 04 '22 at 12:36
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Really works! Although it was not obvious that this can be the reason. – Ann Nov 01 '22 at 15:24

score 8 · Answer 10 · edited Mar 05 '19 at 13:06

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Go to android/build.gradle, change

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.3' to

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.3'
Then, go to android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties, change distributionURL to https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.2-all.zip
Run again.

edited Mar 05 '19 at 13:06

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answered Jun 09 '17 at 01:21

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score 7 · Answer 11 · answered Aug 03 '19 at 18:14

In my case (with React Native), my Android phone was unrecognized by my PC where I was running the server, which can be seen by the message:

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:installDebug'.
> com.android.builder.testing.api.DeviceException: No online devices found.

If that is the case, as highlighted in ADB Android Device Unauthorized, make sure that in Developer Options on your phone USB Debugging is set to true, and enter the following commands in terminal or cmd to restart the Android server.

adb kill-server
adb start-server

And adb devices should list your phone as device instead of unauthorized

This works for me. don't need to close the emulators, and just type those two commands will fix the issue — Vidurajith Darshana, Jan 10 '22 at 06:53

score 6 · Answer 12 · answered Aug 30 '18 at 07:05

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I had this problem and I removed the apk file from my android device/emulator and then run react-native run-android and run successfuly .

answered Aug 30 '18 at 07:05

Hamed Damirchi

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This worked for me as well. Opened up list of apps (in my case swipe up from bottom), held on the app, clicked on app info and finally uninstalled. – Natetronn Feb 27 '21 at 05:36
Also worked for me but I can imagine it won't work for everyone. Simply uninstalled from the device then tried again. Incredibly simple and quick to do so worth trying first. – HumanZero HumanZero Mar 30 '21 at 14:30
It worked for me,I think you have to do that when you rename the package of the application – Jean-Charles LUC Mar 14 '22 at 23:42

Nerius Jok · Answer 13 · 2018-09-20T11:24:40.957

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I also got troubles with app using gradle 2.14, though with gradle 4 it's ok. By using --deviceID flag app instals without any issue.

react-native run-android --deviceId=mydeviceid

edited Sep 20 '18 at 11:24

answered Sep 20 '18 at 10:58

Nerius Jok

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how did you get your device id – Ikechukwu Jun 29 '19 at 05:20
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adb devices in terminal – Nerius Jok Jun 29 '19 at 07:28

score 5 · Answer 14 · edited Jun 10 '20 at 11:44

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In my case, I had the app downloaded from PlayStore and I was trying to debug the APK with the same name. I just uninstalled the app and debugged successfully.

edited Jun 10 '20 at 11:44

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answered Jun 27 '19 at 22:04

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I also had the release version of the app installed on my phone. Uninstalling it and running `react-native run-android` worked. – Se7eN Jul 02 '19 at 07:03

score 5 · Answer 15 · answered Sep 24 '20 at 08:41

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In my case, I manually delete the app-debug.apk file and run it again.

answered Sep 24 '20 at 08:41

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score 4 · Answer 16 · answered Apr 22 '20 at 23:46

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open avd manager click on the arrow next to the pencil icon and wipe data works for me...

answered Apr 22 '20 at 23:46

Umair Raees

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If still didn't work out, you can create new virtual device as it worked for me. – Roshan Bagde Jun 22 '21 at 08:32
yes creating a new virtual works, thanks @RoshanBagde – shankar upadhyay Oct 31 '21 at 18:36

score 4 · Answer 17 · answered Oct 09 '20 at 11:05

Delete the app from the device.
Edit the file (YourAppName -> android -> app -> build.gradle) enter the line below on the defaultConfig field

multiDexEnabled true

defaultConfig {
    multiDexEnabled true //this is the line you need to enter
    applicationId "xxxxxx"
    minSdkVersion xxxxx
    targetSdkVersion xxxxx
    versionCode xx
    versionName "xx"
}

rebuild the app

score 4 · Answer 18 · answered Nov 09 '20 at 21:05

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For me, restarting my phone did the trick.

answered Nov 09 '20 at 21:05

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score 4 · Answer 19 · answered May 25 '21 at 17:13

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Android device running out of memory, may be that is the reason.

answered May 25 '21 at 17:13

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Yeah, if none of the above methods work, try to free your memory a bit – Hashan Mahesh Aug 04 '21 at 16:57
this was the issue for me, thanks. – Sami Ullah Oct 12 '22 at 09:50

score 4 · Answer 20 · answered Oct 31 '21 at 18:37

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cd android and run ./gradlew clean

After that create a new virtual device that should work

answered Oct 31 '21 at 18:37

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score 3 · Answer 21 · answered Oct 03 '19 at 04:43

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On MIUI , inside developer option by default "Install via USB" is disabled.Enable it and than it allows installing app via usb.

answered Oct 03 '19 at 04:43

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score 3 · Answer 22 · answered Apr 01 '20 at 07:10

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In my case, I did not have enough space on my device to install the app, so I cleared up some space and tried again

answered Apr 01 '20 at 07:10

sumukha hegde

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Yeah, worked for me two times – Ravi Mishra Mar 19 '22 at 07:36

score 3 · Answer 23 · answered Jul 22 '20 at 04:40

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Just go to the Developer option in your phone and disable and again enable usb debugging. It will work.

answered Jul 22 '20 at 04:40

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score 3 · Answer 24 · answered Apr 28 '21 at 06:25

In my case, It is problem of permissions or we can say that setting problem present inside developer options. I am using MI Note 10.To avoid this issue,permit some setting such as common one developer option and USB debugging as well as Install via USB,USB debugging(Security settings), Verify apps over USB.

score 2 · Answer 25 · answered Aug 24 '16 at 16:25

I had the same issue with wrong AVD settings. Probably, "Target Android 6.0" was wrong choice.

Next settings were changed to fix ":app:installDebug FAILED" issue: System Image: Marshmallow , API 23, ABI x86, Target Google API.

see the detail information about this here: RN Android Setup

JxDarkAngel · Answer 26 · 2019-03-24T03:06:05.587

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Previously, I had installed npm and then installed yarn, and that is when I started to have problems compiling, even when creating new projects with react-native init . Uninstalling yarn, I was able to create and compile.

edited Mar 24 '19 at 03:06

answered Mar 23 '19 at 05:04

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score 2 · Answer 27 · edited Aug 12 '21 at 18:56

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I got the same error but the issue was I did on the USB Debugging after unable this is working for me.

edited Aug 12 '21 at 18:56

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answered Feb 20 '20 at 04:57

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score 2 · Answer 28 · answered Nov 06 '20 at 19:15

As you add more modules to Android, there is an incredible demand placed on the Android build system, and the default memory settings will not work. To avoid OutOfMemory errors during Android builds, you should uncomment the alternate Gradle memory setting present in /android/gradle.properties:

# Specifies the JVM arguments used for the daemon process.
# The setting is particularly useful for tweaking memory settings.
# Default value: -Xmx10248m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m
org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8

score 2 · Answer 29 · answered Oct 04 '21 at 13:36

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my solution is delete the android/app/build folder

answered Oct 04 '21 at 13:36

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score 2 · Answer 30 · answered Feb 28 '22 at 12:19

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I solved this issue by deleting the current device and just creating a new one.

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score 1 · Answer 31 · answered Oct 21 '19 at 12:40

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Just lock and unlock the android solved my issue then

adb reverse tcp:8081 tcp:8081

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score 1 · Answer 32 · answered Mar 18 '22 at 07:40

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For me I solved it by uninstalling the already existing app from my phone first (which I was working on the day before the day I got this issue) then building again, it happened to me a few times I think that's how I solved it always.

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score 1 · Answer 33 · answered Oct 04 '22 at 13:22

I also faced this issue today, tried many methods online but none of them worked. Here is how I solved this issue:

I used Android Studio to run the app in emulator, it worked. After using npx react-native run-android to run (which failed), running using Android Studio directly also failed, and I got the error INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE. This message was much more helpful than the error message from react-native. Then I assigned a bigger storage to my virtual Android phone by going to Device Manager > Device Name > Edit > Show Advanced Settings > Internal Storage. Wipe virtual device's data. Then using the react-native method can work.

1. Increase virtual device's internal storage in Android Studio
2. Wipe virtual device's data
3. Run

score 1 · Answer 34 · answered Feb 11 '23 at 23:50

After trying every answer on this thread and many others. Finally what solved it:

Go to file > invalidate caches > invalidate and restart.
Let the gradle and indexes rebuild fully
In device manager > menu > wipe data
npx react-native start --port 8084 --reset-cache
npx react-native run-android
Try to reapply hair that I have pulled out

score 0 · Answer 35 · answered Feb 10 '23 at 17:51

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Open android studio and check the Device Manager option if you are using a physical device then connect the device. and then run again npm run android .Your app will be running.

answered Feb 10 '23 at 17:51

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score 0 · Answer 36 · answered Jul 08 '23 at 03:50

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if everything was working fine and you got this error suddenly then no need to do anything just open your emulator and do wipe data. I had the same problem and fixed it by using this step.

answered Jul 08 '23 at 03:50

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score 0 · Answer 37 · answered Aug 08 '23 at 10:17

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In my case

I just add

org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4608m

answered Aug 08 '23 at 10:17

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