Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR]

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.

 

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

 

Zaddo - Thank you!

 

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

 

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.

 

Does adb logcat complain something?

 

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

 

Great thank, @Zaddo67

 

@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!

 

Nice! Thank you!

 

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

 

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.

 

Thanks a Lot....really..

 

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

 

You are a life saver!

 

Doesn't work for me

 

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

 

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

 

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

Thanks, you rock!

 

Thanks, It solved my problem!

 

Would you please explain more
where to change "play settings, android tab".

 

Click on File < Build Settings < Player Settings and select your device. You should come across a few tabs on the right.

 

And you can add another soul saved. Thanks!

 

Saved me too, thanks!!! So dumb...

 

Doesn't work for me. Still says x App Not Installed

 

Thanks a lot!!! I was getting the error "App not installed" on my device... Your solution helped me... Thanks

 

still 2017, u are my hero thx a lot

 

i did this ,but it doesn't to work for me .

 

I don't know if this will help anybody else but what I did to fix the problem was uninstall an earlier copy of the app I created from my phone. Then it let me install the updated version I was trying to install.

 

I figured this out on my own as well but yeah, removing the app from my phone and then installing would work when I would get "App not installed". I haven't figured out why yet, but I get this when I try to install Windows builds of my apk over the top of installed apk builds from my Mac and vice versa.

 

Thanks a ton, Zaddo. You helped me at critical time. Had few minutes to deliver on a new pixel2x.

 

Thanks so much, man, worked for me too.

 

Got the same thing, found online to increase storage space of the emulator and that worked for me.

 

Thanks!

 

Thank you loads!!!

 

it doesn't work for me any other solution? Please

 

The soluiton is:
1. Go to play settings, android tab
2. Under other settings/Configuation/Install Location, set this to "Automatic"

where can i find this "play setting"?

 

File->BuildSettings, on the lower left theres a player settings.

but this one deoesnt work on my unity 2017.4

 

I am using Unity 2019.2.17 version and I have already set install location to automatic. but still not able to install app in android device. Any one have solution please help me.

Thanks

 

I was also facing same issue. Make sure you have install Android build support with Android SDK & NDK tool and Open JDK. I was facing this issue due to this.

 

Wow thanks a lot!
I did it and built and run but it didnt get auto installed, I copied the apk and manually installed, and after a while (and maybe a bit of hang) it installed!!!

 

I set build location to auto, i did not work, but when i restarted my Tablet it wokred.

 

set your java_home enviroment variable

 

It is not solving my problem