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Install failed: the package is invalid

INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK

The archive is malformed, unsigned, or a split bundle is missing a part it needs.

Why it happens

Common causes are an APK that was modified after signing, an unsigned build, or a split set where the base APK is missing or the splits come from different builds of the app.

How to fix it

  1. 1. Get the file from the original source

    Re-packaged and re-hosted APKs are frequently broken in exactly this way.

  2. 2. Keep split sets together

    Every split must come from the same build as its base. Mixing a config split from one version with a base from another produces this error.

Also shown as

  • INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES
  • apk not signed
  • missing split

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