INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS when installing a newer version of apk

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UPDATE: I believe this is not because of apk version conflicts, because I removed emulator and rebuilt new one and same error occurs.

I'm trying to install a newer version of an apk in Android Studio 3.1.3. And I see the error:

I tried to uninstall old apk in Emulator and then wipe device data in Emulator Manager, and then reboot Android Studio But not helping, I still could not install apk with the same error. Request help, thanks!

Try to clean and rebuild your project. – Ankita Jul 12 '18 at 10:55 — Ankita, Jul 12 '18 at 10:55
try to restart your emulator – Paraskevas Ntsounos Jul 12 '18 at 10:55 — Paraskevas Ntsounos, Jul 12 '18 at 10:55

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 13 '18 at 07:56

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The APK you are trying to install does not contain the native libraries that work on your device's or emulator's CPU architecture.

Look inside the APK for the available directories under "lib/", that will indicate which ABIs are supported. E.g. unzip -lv app.apk | grep "lib/"

Then compare this with the architectures supported by your device: adb shell getprop | grep abi

answered Jul 13 '18 at 07:56

Pierre

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This answer makes sense. ABIs supported in your app vs ABI of the emulator do not match. Check apps' ABI and create a new emulator with new ABI – Darpan Jul 13 '18 at 09:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 12 '18 at 10:58

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First, Disable Instant Run

To disable Instant Run -

Preferences > Build, Execution, Deployment > Instant Run

OR

Clean your project
Rebuild the project.
Run your project without Instant run.

answered Jul 12 '18 at 10:58

Ankita

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Thanks, I deleted apk project files and rebuilt one. but same error. – Deming Jul 12 '18 at 11:21
Did you follow the above steps? – Ankita Jul 12 '18 at 12:01
I did, I suspect the apk does not work on certain Android versions. – Deming Jul 12 '18 at 12:02
Go through with this link https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32718044/android-studio-application-installation-failed – Ankita Jul 12 '18 at 12:08

INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS when installing a newer version of apk

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