Android Failed to install HelloWorld.apk on device (null) Error

Question

I am new to Android. When I am running my android application in eclipse I am getting these messages in the console:

[2011-03-08 12:57:35 - HelloWorld] ------------------------------ [2011-03-08 12:57:35 - HelloWorld] Android Launch! [2011-03-08 12:57:35 - HelloWorld] adb is running normally. [2011-03-08 12:57:35 - HelloWorld] Performing com.oreilly.helloworld.HelloWorldActivity activity launch [2011-03-08 12:57:35 - HelloWorld] Automatic Target Mode: Preferred AVD 'MY_AVD' is not available. Launching new emulator. [2011-03-08 12:57:35 - HelloWorld] Launching a new emulator with Virtual Device 'MY_AVD' [2011-03-08 12:57:39 - HelloWorld] New emulator found: emulator-5554 [2011-03-08 12:57:39 - HelloWorld] Waiting for HOME ('android.process.acore') to be launched... [2011-03-08 13:00:14 - HelloWorld] WARNING: Application does not specify an API level requirement! [2011-03-08 13:00:14 - HelloWorld] Device API version is 11 (Android 3.0) [2011-03-08 13:00:14 - HelloWorld] HOME is up on device 'emulator-5554' [2011-03-08 13:00:14 - HelloWorld] Uploading HelloWorld.apk onto device 'emulator-5554' [2011-03-08 13:00:14 - HelloWorld] Installing HelloWorld.apk... [2011-03-08 13:02:22 - HelloWorld] Failed to install HelloWorld.apk on device 'emulator-5554! [2011-03-08 13:02:22 - HelloWorld] (null) [2011-03-08 13:02:23 - HelloWorld] Launch canceled! 

How do I resolve the problems so that my application will launch?

Answer 1

Try changing the ADB connection timeout. I think it defaults that to 5000ms and I changed mine to 10000ms to get rid of that problem. If you are in Eclipse, you can do this by going through Window -> Preferences and then it is in DDMS under Android.

As described here: Android error: Failed to install *.apk on device *: timeout

Answer 2

Restarting the device works for me. Using adb install can get the apk installed, but it's annoying to use it everytime you launch the app when debugging within eclipse.