APK will not load on HTC via email

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malcolmfowler

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Newbie question....

I've written a small test App which works fine on the AVD and on my phone via the B4Bridge.

In order to test for future distribution, I emailed the App to my phone. (This is how our company roles out its Apps).

When I try to install the App from the email I get the following error

Parse errror
There is a problem parsing the package

Any idea what I'm doing wrong or advice on how to distribute an App without using the Market Place?

Thanks
Malcolm
 
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Which version of Sense do you have? The mail client has changed a bit from Sense version to Sense version.

I also have Astro File Manager installed.

Or use Dropbox. This is my preferred method.
 
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Yes, I have installed a previous App via email, I simply touched the attachment and it loaded.

I can work without email but would like to avoid the market place as my App will only be distributed to a small number of clients.

Is there a preferred, none market place, method for App downloads?

Thanks
 
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If you have a website or access to one you can put the .apk there and simply give your clients the url to go to with the browser. I do this routinely with several devices. You might be able to just include the url in an email to them.
 
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Log file

I have downloaded the log file from my HTC, does this help identify the error?

It appears to be a parse error on the manifest file

Thanks
Malcolm



[ 12-08 22:58:48.090 92:0xdf I/ActivityManager ]
Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=content://com.android.email.attachmentprovider/2/32/RAW flg=0x80001 cmp=com.android.packageinstaller/.PackageInstallerActivity } from pid 613

[ 12-08 22:58:48.130 92:0x60 I/dalvikvm ]
Jit: resizing JitTable from 4096 to 8192

[ 12-08 22:58:48.170 92:0xd6 I/ActivityManager ]
Start proc com.android.packageinstaller for activity com.android.packageinstaller/.PackageInstallerActivity: pid=639 uid=10012 gids={}

[ 12-08 22:58:48.180 92:0x200 W/InputManagerService ]
Window already focused, ignoring focus gain of: com.android.internal.view.IInputMethodClient$Stub$Proxy@40723318

[ 12-08 22:58:48.330 639:0x27f W/PackageParser ]
Skipping dir: /2/32/RAW

[ 12-08 22:58:48.330 639:0x27f W/PackageInstaller ]
Parse error when parsing manifest. Discontinuing installation

[ 12-08 22:58:48.500 92:0x7d I/ActivityManager ]
Displayed com.android.packageinstaller/.PackageInstallerActivity: +336ms
 
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malcolmfowler said:
Nexus One
Android Version 2.3.4

Not sure how I check the Sense version
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Settings, Phone, Software

You should have the latest version though. The mail client changes as Sense changes.

Just had a thought, are you using HTC mail or other mail client?

I tend to use HTC mail. Certainly from Sense 2.1 and up it works quite well.
 
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