Why "App Not Installed" Appears on Android and How to Fix It

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Android can be quite tedious in terms of many errors, the good part is that they have a solution. If it ever happened to you that you installed an application and when trying to open it a message appears on your screen that expressly says 'application not installed' you are in the indicated article to solve it. You do not have to worry because there is a solution to the failure. Also, it will not be expensive, nor will you need anything other than your Android mobile phone or your tablet near you. This and keep reading the article of course. Since we are going to offer you different solutions to the problem to get rid of it.

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This is so, the Android operating system is in many devices And it may not always be exact, precise and work perfectly on each and every mobile phone. In fact, the appearance of the system varies a lot depending on the make and model of the terminal.

Still, it doesn't matter which Android phone you have, since the system's programming base is the same and bugs are the same on many devices. And in fact the error and warning of application not installed on Android is quite common, but as we tell you, has a solution and you will find it in the following paragraphs. 

How to fix 'App not installed' bug on Android phone?

To begin with, you may be wondering why this error appears but it is that on Android sometimes we cannot find an explanation so easily. Mistakes just happen. Worst of all, Google is vague when it comes to specifying these errors and their causes and that's why we have little feedback. We can only use the experience of users who are reporting bugs and solutions.

In any case, about the application not installed error, we know that it is due to or is related to a bad uninstallation of the application you are trying to use. But do not worry because as we have told you there is a solution to this failure and we will explain it to you in the following paragraphs. Unfortunately we have to tell you that there are several solutions so if one does not work for you, you will have to try the other. But to finish the article we are going to mention why it occurs more in depth, so that you try to avoid all this in future apps.

How to fix the error

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As we tell you, there will be different solutions and that is why we are going to explore them all a little. Let's go with the guide:

Check if you can install different APK apps

We already intuited that the error may come from an application that has been installed outside of the Google Play Store, now you will have to check if you can install APK applications on your mobile phone. Go to the final part of the article and take a look at point three, app permissions. Basically you will have to go to the settings menu and give permission to third-party apps that come from outside the Google Play Store. Specifically this option is called reset app permissions. 

Limit the operation of Play Protect

We can try here to make the error disappear from the Android mobile. Play Protect It is basically an antivirus from the Google Play Store. It may be that it is blocking third-party apps downloaded from outside and then there is the problem. To limit Play Protect you will have to follow the following steps:

Enter settings and once you are inside go to the security section. There you will find the Google Play Protect menu. Now you must click on the typical settings wheel that is located at the top right of your screen. After this deactivate all the options that put exactly analyze apps with Play Protect and also improve the detection of harmful apps. Now that you have done this, restart the mobile phone.

Try to delete the junk files of the app that is giving the error

File Manager File Explorer
File Manager File Explorer

It may sound silly but this can work. Don't be nervous yet. We have to tTry to delete all the junk files that this app has generated to give the error. To do this you will need to download the File Manager app. We leave the link here above so you can go directly to it. Once you have downloaded the app, we are going to follow a few steps:

Uninstall the app that is causing the error on the mobile phone. Open the new one now File Manager app and click on the allow button. Now use the jump option that you will find at the bottom left of your screen. Now click on the button that says open. Now click on allow access to downloads and click on OK again. Again you will have to locate the typical horizontal stripes that lead to the settings menu.

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Within this menu you will have to enter internal storage and the Android folder. Now go into the Data folder. From here, look for all the files of the app that causes the problem and once you locate them, click on the three vertical dots and give the option to delete or delete. You don't have to delete the entire Data folder. If you do, you will cause the general data deletion of all the apps installed on the mobile phone.

Why does the error occur?

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  1. Bad file: when you install an app and then try to install a variant of the same but with a different certificate this technical failure will occur and it will show you the error.
  2. Damaged storage: May the card SD is damaged and that you report the failure of the application not installed. Be careful because the internal storage can also give you these failures even if you think not. You can repair that SD card if it is damaged.
  3. App permissions: It may happen that the app's permissions are giving you bugs in the operating system. You can go to settings and then to the apps menu and then hit reset application permissions. In this way you can allow applications that you download from third parties or from outside the Google Play Store to be installed without any problem.

I hope this article on the Android application not installed error has been helpful to you. If the error persists, you can tell us everything about the error in the comments box. See you in the next post Android Guías.


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