INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES 在发布版本上

Question

I have the weird issue that my debug version works fine, but after signing and generating an app bundle, which I uploaded to the Play Store, the app immediately crashes (I ran the LogCat on a phone that had the Store-version of my app and I saw it had something to do with AndroidX ConstraintLayout, but no way of reproduce that). I reckon there is some difference between the release and debug version, so I set out to debug my release version.

When I do though, Android Studio cannot install the APK with the following error:

Installation failed with message INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES: Package /data/app/vmdl1900556551.tmp/base.apk has no certificates at entry AndroidManifest.xml. It is possible that this issue is resolved by uninstalling an existing version of the apk if it is present, and then re-installing.

WARNING: Uninstalling will remove the application data!

Do you want to uninstall the existing application?

I have the signing config in my app.gradle , which uses the same data as my signed and published app:

android {
    signingConfigs {
        defaultConfig {
            keyAlias 'solaredge-notifier'
            keyPassword '******'
            storeFile file('/path/to/KeyStore.jks')
            storePassword '*****'
        }
    }
    compileSdkVersion 28
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "nl.friesoft.solaredgenotifier"
        minSdkVersion 23
        targetSdkVersion 27
        versionCode 2
        versionName "1.1"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
            debuggable true
            signingConfig signingConfigs.defaultConfig
        }
    }
}

I am a little lost here now (and, quite frankly, a little pissed because I have published a crashing app on the Play Store).

If you would like to check the live app, it is here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.friesoft.solaredgenotifier&hl=en

Answer 1

Before (re)generating your certificate, please try this:

Does your device's Android SDK version fall within the range specified by the minSdkVersion and compileSdkVersion?

At the very least your device's SDK version must comply with the minSdkVersion.

Try it. Speaking from my experience, when i deployed to a device with an SDK version outside the minSdkVersion and compileSdkVersion range, i got this error: 'The application could not be installed: INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES'.

I modified the range to include my device's SDK version, and voilà!

Answer 2

Steps to generate signed apk:

1 – Build release unsigned apk.

2 – Zip align unsigned APK using the command prompt.

zipalign -v -p 4 my-app-unsigned.apk my-app-unsigned-aligned.apk

3 – Sign the APK with Sonim private key using the app signer via command prompt.

apksigner sign --ks my-release-key.jks --out my-app-release.apk my-app-unsigned-aligned.apk

4 – Install the signed apk in device.