Failed to install app at first time in the device I got java.io.IOException: Failed to load asset path [closed]

Question

Everytime I install the app at first time (I mean not installed in device before or when uninstall it and re-install it again) I got this error

E  Failed to open APK '/data/app/~~DMnzdQrGgYoMVn5mnSazHA==/com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin-7QhJglvK4ZbYX3k1LhSksg==/base.apk' I/O error
2022-09-26 16:12:40.817  8427-8606  android.vendin   pid-8427  E  Failed to open APK '/data/app/~~DMnzdQrGgYoMVn5mnSazHA==/com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin-7QhJglvK4ZbYX3k1LhSksg==/base.apk' I/O error
2022-09-26 16:12:40.821  8427-8606  ResourcesManager pid-8427  E  failed to add asset path '/data/app/~~DMnzdQrGgYoMVn5mnSazHA==/com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin-7QhJglvK4ZbYX3k1LhSksg==/base.apk'
java.io.IOException: Failed to load asset path /data/app/~~DMnzdQrGgYoMVn5mnSazHA==/com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin-7QhJglvK4ZbYX3k1LhSksg==/base.apk
 at android.content.res.ApkAssets.nativeLoad(Native Method)
 at android.content.res.ApkAssets.<init>(ApkAssets.java:291)
 at android.content.res.ApkAssets.loadFromPath(ApkAssets.java:140)
 at android.app.ResourcesManager.loadApkAssets(ResourcesManager.java:374)
 at android.app.ResourcesManager.access$000(ResourcesManager.java:67)
 at android.app.ResourcesManager$ApkAssetsSupplier.load(ResourcesManager.java:146)
 at android.app.ResourcesManager.createAssetManager(ResourcesManager.java:451)
 at android.app.ResourcesManager.createResourcesImpl(ResourcesManager.java:538)
 at android.app.ResourcesManager.findOrCreateResourcesImplForKeyLocked(ResourcesManager.java:587)
 at android.app.ResourcesManager.createResources(ResourcesManager.java:866)
 at android.app.ResourcesManager.getResources(ResourcesManager.java:938)
 at android.app.ActivityThread.getTopLevelResources(ActivityThread.java:2225)
 at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.getResourcesForApplication(ApplicationPackageManager.java:1672)
 at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.getDrawable(ApplicationPackageManager.java:1437)
 at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.loadUnbadgedItemIcon(ApplicationPackageManager.java:2950)
 at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.loadItemIcon(ApplicationPackageManager.java:2929)
 at android.content.pm.PackageItemInfo.loadIcon(PackageItemInfo.java:271)
 at android.app.ApplicationPackageManager.getApplicationIcon(ApplicationPackageManager.java:1501)
 at fva.a(PG:5)
 at fvg.l(PG:1)
 at qt.aci(PG:46)
 at fuj.k(PG:3)
 at fua.f(PG:3)
 at fua.i(PG:3)
 at fve.i(Unknown Source:0)
 at fvh.d(Unknown Source:10)
 at fvh.e(PG:3)
 at ftr.apply(PG:168)
 at ahmn.e(PG:2)
 at ahmo.run(PG:9)
 at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1167)
 at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:641)
 at jjd.run(PG:17)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:923)
2022-09-26 16:14:08.111 13577-13577 studio.deploy  pid-13577   E  InstallClient: Could not copy '/data/local/tmp/.studio/tmp/31c79e06/install_server' to '/data/data/com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin/code_cache/install_server-31c79e06: out='', err='run-as: unknown package: com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin
run-as: unknown package: com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin                     '
2022-09-26 16:14:08.129 13577-13577 studio.deploy  pid-13577     E  run-as: unknown package: com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin
2022-09-26 16:14:08.158 13577-13577 studio.deploy  pid-13577     E  Could not get package user id: run-as: unknown package: com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin
2022-09-26 16:14:08.181 13577-13577 studio.deploy  pid-13577     E  Could not find apks for this package: com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin

manifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

    <application
        android:name=".BaseApplication"
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
        android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:largeHeap="true"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="false"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.DummyAppKotlin"
        android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
        tools:targetApi="33">
        <activity android:name=".ui.DetailsActivity" />
        <activity
            android:name=".ui.MainActivity"
            android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize"
            android:exported="true">

            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <service
            android:name="com.mml.dummyapp_kotlin.util.MyFirebaseMessagingService"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>
        <!--
 Set custom default icon. This is used when no icon is set for incoming notification messages.

        -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.default_notification_icon"
            android:resource="@drawable/activity_feed" />

        <!-- Sample AdMob app ID: ca-app-pub-3940256099942544~3347511713 -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
            android:value="ca-app-pub-6982469603053718~7540735179" />

    </application>

</manifest>

then when I open the app menu it works normally

Answer 1

Okay I didn't find the reason for this error but the following steps helped me to fix it

1. I followed the steps in this answer to completely uninstall AS

2. I also found that I used two versions of ADB that's maybe causing conflicts when installing apps, so I decided to uninstall both (then install the newest one that is included with android studio)

Note: the older ADB path was in %SystemDrive%\adb

3. After restarting the windows I installed a fresh version of AS

Answer 2

The root cause appears to stem from one or both of the follow occurrences:

1. Switching between emulators (like, for instance, Pixel 4 to Pixel 6) without letting the first one FULLY spool down. There appears to be some cached version of the base apk it's attempting to load, but that has been destroyed by the re-launch. I think the reason that's not manifestly obvious is the cache is located ON THE "DEVICE", not the system hard disk.

"BS!" I can hear some saying. "I never switched emulators and it still happens to me!"

2. Okay, well first off, you really SHOULD be testing on more than one device. But shelving that, changing BRANCHES appears to have the same net effect. If you're using some kind of version control, then that's behaving identically to switching emulators (if you're NOT using any form of version control, then I'm sorry: you're beyond helping). Still doubt? Do a full Wipe Data on the emulator, shut it down ENTIRELY, cold boot it, and reinstall.

Best as I can ascertain, the error isn't HURTING anything (other than, you know, showcasing a wall of red text during product demos), but if one FULLY shuts down their emulator, follows the excellent advice of Dr Mido's, above, AND one ensures all subsequent executions of the emulator have time to fully spool up and down, it should cease appearing (or at least, per my own testing, that's how it's worked out).