android market application when trying to dowload an application from the market [closed]

Question

02-23 00:06:39.120: E/DatabaseUtils(1911): Writing exception to parcel
02-23 00:06:39.120: E/DatabaseUtils(1911): java.lang.SecurityException: Invalid value for is_public_api: null
02-23 00:06:39.120: E/DatabaseUtils(1911):  at com.android.providers.downloads.DownloadProvider.enforceAllowedValues(DownloadProvider.java:795)
02-23 00:06:39.120: E/DatabaseUtils(1911):  at com.android.providers.downloads.DownloadProvider.checkInsertPermissions(DownloadProvider.java:714)
02-23 00:06:39.120: E/DatabaseUtils(1911):  at com.android.providers.downloads.DownloadProvider.insert(DownloadProvider.java:472)
02-23 00:06:39.120: E/DatabaseUtils(1911):  at android.content.ContentProvider$Transport.insert(ContentProvider.java:189)
02-23 00:06:39.120: E/DatabaseUtils(1911):  at android.content.ContentProviderNative.onTransact(ContentProviderNative.java:152)
02-23 00:06:39.120: E/DatabaseUtils(1911):  at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:338)
02-23 00:06:39.120: E/DatabaseUtils(1911):  at dalvik.system.NativeStart.run(Native Method)
02-23 00:06:39.121: W/dalvikvm(3040): threadid=23: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0xa000f180)
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040): FATAL EXCEPTION: download-manager-thread
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040): java.lang.SecurityException: Invalid value for is_public_api: null
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040):     at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:1327)
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040):     at android.database.DatabaseUtils.readExceptionFromParcel(DatabaseUtils.java:181)
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040):     at android.database.DatabaseUtils.readExceptionFromParcel(DatabaseUtils.java:135)
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040):     at android.content.ContentProviderProxy.insert(ContentProviderNative.java:415)
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040):     at android.content.ContentResolver.insert(ContentResolver.java:730)
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040):     at com.google.android.finsky.download.DownloadManagerImpl$1.run(DownloadManagerImpl.java:44)
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040):     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:605)
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
02-23 00:06:39.124: E/AndroidRuntime(3040):     at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:60)

Can anyone help me out in resolving the above crash issue?

Answer 1

Try to move the market app in /system/app/Vending.apk (you need to be root on the device).

1. Remove the installed apk (with cache and data)
2. Copy the apk to the sdcard (for example as gglply3.5.19.apk)
3. Using adb shell:

   $ su
   # ls -l /sdcard/gglply3.5.19.apk (check the size!)
   # mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
   # cat /sdcard/gglply3.5.19.apk > /system/app/Vending.apk
   # chmod 644 /system/app/Vending.apk
   # ls -l /system/app/Vending.apk (re-check the size!)
   # mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
   

4. Reboot the device

Answer 2

Had this same problem. Only way I could fix it was by reflashing the gapps package via recovery.