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In IntelliJ IDEA I exported signed application (created a new key, etc.), entered command adb install <my_app>.apk and got an error:

1990 KB/s (745096 bytes in 0.365s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/myapp.apk
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_UNEXPECTED_EXCEPTION]

Google doesn't seem to know about this error. I found the solution where application version in Manifest file was not an integer, but this is not the case with me.

Could I be making a mistake during the creation of new sign key???

EDIT: Here is my Manifest file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="org.example.app" android:versionCode="1" android:versionName="1.0" > <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name" > <activity android:name=".App" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/> </intent-filter> </activity> <activity android:label="@string/about" android:name="About" ></activity> <activity android:label="@string/preference" android:name="Preference" ></activity> <activity android:name="Empl" android:label="@string/empl" ></activity> </application> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8"/> </manifest>
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  • Can you post your manifest file? Commented Jan 25, 2011 at 18:37
  • What error messages are shown in the device log? Commented Jan 25, 2011 at 19:11
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    are you sure your install target is minsdkversion 8 or greater? Commented Jan 25, 2011 at 19:29
  • The same message!!! I've created a brand new project, added a simple text box and button and installation went fine from IntelliJ. Only this app is making parse error. Could it be the problem because I started this app in Eclipse and finished it in IntelliJ?? Commented Jan 25, 2011 at 19:51
  • @nick I've just seen your reply after I refreshed the page. You were right. Absolutely right! (although I did not see your suggestion, but figured it our myself.) Commented Jan 25, 2011 at 20:07

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After all it was a mistake in the manifest file. This line made it

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8"/>

I tried to deploy Android 2.2 app to a mobile phone with Android 2.1. The other project (the test one) was created in IntelliJ which does not force any version by default.

After I deleted the line or changed version to 7, app installed with no problems.

So rookie mistake :ashamed:.

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I like what you wrote! Thanks for taking the time to put an answer up to your question.
thanks, you helped me, too. weird that intelli j doesn't tell you this... eclipse does
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Just faced the same error but for other cause -

was trying to move android versionCode to string.xml for easy editing.

WRONG - android:versionCode="@string/version_code">

RIGHT - android:versionCode="101">

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Try doing Clean Project from the Build menu and try again.

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