Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR]

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I was getting the following error when installing my apk to an AVM using “adb install myapp.apk”:

Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR]

It took 3 hours to find a solution. So I thought I would post the answer here and maybe save someone else the trouble.

The soluiton is:

  1. Go to play settings, android tab
  2. Under other settings/Configuation/Install Location, set this to “Automatic”

So simple when you know what to do.

Most of the answers I googled tell you to change the manifest install location to auto: android:installLocation=“auto”
Which I kept doing in the XML file. But I am guessing this gets overriden by player preferences.

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Thank you for this! It solved my problem in under 1 minute saving me the 3 hours you sadly had to waste.

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Zaddo - Thank you!

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Thanks so much Zaddo, just found this after several days trouble shooting and it immediately fixed my problem!

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thanks, I’ve made those steps and finally I could install the application on android, but the application closes after loading. however, it works fine in desktop version.

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Does adb logcat complain something?

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@Zaddo67 : Thank you so much for helping. It worked and my problem solved finally after a lots of search :slight_smile:

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Great thank, @Zaddo67

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@Zaddo67 hey its not working for me…I set the install location to automatic, but the app is still not getting installed on my phone…please help!

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Nice! Thank you!

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Another thanks, lucky only wasted about 30 minutes until I found this post.

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This is not working for me, whatever Android device I use. The install location is already set to Automatic, also in the manifest there is nothing telling a preferred install location. I just updated all the possible Android SDKs and JDKs.

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Thanks a Lot…really…

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Thank you - this saved me a lot of wasted time!

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You are a life saver!:slight_smile:

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Doesn’t work for me :frowning:

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This worked for me:
Check your bundle indentifier,
set bundle indentifier like this: com.your_company_name.your_product name

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Thanks, but my problem turned out to be related to my CPU architecture. I got a newer phone and now everything is fine.

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I searched for application not installed android unity and it did solved my problem.

Thanks, you rock!

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Thanks, It solved my problem! :smile: