Debugging Android apps via IntelliJ/Android SDK on my Samsung Galaxy S10+ results in "Error while Installing APKs"

Question

I decided to generate even more money and develop my first app for Android. When I want to deploy my app (just the skeleton code from IntelliJ/Android SDK) with one MainActivity I am getting the following error.

The log of the run looks like this.

5/07 21:32:35: Launching app

$ adb install-multiple -r -t

C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\slices\slice_7.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\slices\slice_6.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\slices\slice_8.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\slices\slice_9.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\slices\slice_4.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\slices\slice_5.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\slices\slice_3.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\resources\instant-run\debug\resources-debug.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\slices\slice_0.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\slices\slice_1.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\dep\dependencies.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\split-apk\debug\slices\slice_2.apk C:\Users\Tony\Code\Java\PureWallpaper\app\build\intermediates\instant-run-apk\debug\app-debug.apk

$ adb shell pm uninstall com.stark.purewallpaper

Unknown failure: Exception occurred while executing: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unknown package: com.stark.purewallpaper at com.android.server.pm.Settings.getInstallerPackageNameLPr(Settings.java:4671) at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.getInstallerPackageName(PackageManagerService.java:25342) at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.isOrphaned(PackageManagerService.java:25348) at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.deletePackageVersioned(PackageManagerService.java:21062) at com.android.server.pm.PackageInstallerService.uninstall(PackageInstallerService.java:924) at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.runUninstall(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:1486) at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.onCommand(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:193) at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:103) at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onShellCommand(PackageManagerService.java:25884) at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:642) at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:540) at android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub.onTransact(IPackageManager.java:3329) at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onTransact(PackageManagerService.java:4763) at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:739) Error while Installing APKs

The event log looks like this.

21:32 Executing tasks: [:app:assembleDebug] 21:32 Gradle build finished in 493 ms 21:32 Failed to finalize session : -118

Things I tried on the phone:

• re-enabled dev mode
• re-enabled USB debugging
• tried different default usb configurations like "picture" or "file" transfer
• tried activating "wait for debugger" option

Things I tried in IntelliJ:

• deactivated "Instant Run"
• installed all SDK tools, including the "Google USB Driver"
• cleaned and rebuild the project

IntelliJ can clearly see my device, it even detects the type correctly.

I am on:

• Windows 10
• IntelliJ 2019.1.1
• Newest Android SDK that comes with IntelliJ

I decided to try this on Android Studio 3.4 and I'm getting same error.

I am able to run the app inside the emulator/virtual device but not on my Samsung Galaxy S10+. Any ideas?

Answer 1

If none of the solution mentioned above works, you can turn off the instant run option as shown in the from setting