Can't install or update non play store apps - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Every time I try to install an app the page pops up with the cancel and install buttons, when I hit cancel it works but when I hit install nothing happens as if it's not even a button. I install non market apps all the time and I've never had problems so I am lost as to what I'm supposed to do but it's really annoying and I need to fix it.
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It'd really be nice if someone could help me out here
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Simply push the APK to /data/app and restart your device.

Did you recently install a screen dimmer or any app that overlays a mask on the screen? If you did then disable it first and then try installing whatever apks your trying to install.

No I don't currently I heard about that though, about two months ago I had lux auto brightness installed and had no problem but it's gone now and I've had no problem until now
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trolololo14 said:
Every time I try to install an app the page pops up with the cancel and install buttons, when I hit cancel it works but when I hit install nothing happens as if it's not even a button. I install non market apps all the time and I've never had problems so I am lost as to what I'm supposed to do but it's really annoying and I need to fix it.
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I've got the effect same problem. Did you figure it out?

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Can't install 3rd party apps/whatever

I'm on my 2nd EVO 3d I love it but having the same problem. Both times I got Amazon app store downloaded then installed plus I installed a few of my free apps I got. It downloads fine but now once I try to install anything it won't let me select install just the cancel button. It's not grayed out or nothing. I have the non market box checked obviously cuz I installed other stuff. Both phones worked fine for about 2 days then stopped. My first once i had tunein radio installed and deleted it and try to reinstall it just to see and nope couldn't get it. Any help I would really appreciate it
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I also have this problem using the amazon appstore, i can download them but cant install them
I figured out a solution but it sucks. I googled it and someone with a Nexus S was having the same problem and he eventually found out that Screen Filter was the cause. I had it downloaded on both phones I deleted it last night and now I can install non market apps wallpaper anything. Kinda sucks and annoying now without the Screen Filter app tho that that the bottom 4 lights are always on now
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menu > settings > applications > allow installation of non market applications
Eric1985 said:
I figured out a solution but it sucks. I googled it and someone with a Nexus S was having the same problem and he eventually found out that Screen Filter was the cause. I had it downloaded on both phones I deleted it last night and now I can install non market apps wallpaper anything. Kinda sucks and annoying now without the Screen Filter app tho that that the bottom 4 lights are always on now
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Thanks for the find and update, yeah i loved using the screen filter app, hopefully once we have root, the buttons can be dimmed

Google Talk

Ive tried researching this but I have came up empty handed. It appears once my screen is off google talk is logged out. How do I keep google talk always logged in?
Thanks for any help!
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In the settings.
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I have everything unchecked
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I really hope this isnt a wide spread thing. I use Google talk heavily. I cant afford for it to disconnect upon my screen timing out. I havent used it since I activated my phone to test though.
Maybe check under the power saver option in settings. There is an option to turn off background data when the screen turns off. Maybe that's it?
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I will try that setting out and report back
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Just uncheck auto away status and it will stop logging out.
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Is anyone else having an issue where google talk won't load for them? I touch the icon and it looks like it loads for a second then flashes back to the app drawer. I tried clearing the application data, didn't help, and of course I can't uninstall/reinstall
TheSeanR said:
Is anyone else having an issue where google talk won't load for them? I touch the icon and it looks like it loads for a second then flashes back to the app drawer. I tried clearing the application data, didn't help, and of course I can't uninstall/reinstall
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Yup, I have to restart the phone to get it working. I also notice that Restart does NOT restart the phone for me. It powers it down.
TheSeanR said:
Is anyone else having an issue where google talk won't load for them? I touch the icon and it looks like it loads for a second then flashes back to the app drawer. I tried clearing the application data, didn't help, and of course I can't uninstall/reinstall
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My friend has the same issue
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tried that didnt work for me
cubanjinx said:
Just uncheck auto away status and it will stop logging out.
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I also tried this and it didnt work
Quis89 said:
Maybe check under the power saver option in settings. There is an option to turn off background data when the screen turns off. Maybe that's it?
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Puma81 said:
Yup, I have to restart the phone to get it working. I also notice that Restart does NOT restart the phone for me. It powers it down.
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I have both of those exact same problems. Hopefully, the next software update will fix these issues.

Samsung updates?

How do update them? Every time I get the notification n click on it it just opens n closes very fast? How to update it then if it won't even let me? Any idea on how this works or why I have it?
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gabrielpina4 said:
How do update them? Every time I get the notification n click on it it just opens n closes very fast? How to update it then if it won't even let me? Any idea on how this works or why I have it?
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This drove me nuts for awhile too. I believe I ended up going into the Samsung Hub app and then the settings for it.
You have to go to the internet and download the Samsung App Store. Then you can go to purchased apps and update from there. SHealth and one other one was wanting me to update the last few days.

What bugs do you have in 4.3?

Hey guys so in this thread just post what kind of problems do you have in 4.3 a lot of different people have said different things but the one major bug I have is when im looking at the battery itll be at say 80% for like a few minutes and then drop 2% immediately
Ive seen a few people with this problem on the Xperia Care forum
J
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No issues whatsoever.
Must be one of the lucky ones
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YouTube has been playing up on me since 4.3.
Plays half a video then spaz's out and restarts the video.
Only way ive found to fix is clear data and reinstall the updates!
Pain in the ass.
Apart from that....all good in the hood.
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Glad to hear you've only got a minor problem
Some people have it so bad
Lets hope when a fix or 4.4 comes out it becomes even better
J
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Do you have recovery installed? If yes, wipe cache and dalvik.
Well for me I had a massive problem where trying to play certain videos on the stock movies app would stuff up and the app would freeze.
I had to wait it out for it to crash but after that, YouTube wouldn't open, Facebook wouldn't and a few other apps wouldn't either. But to fix it, just restarted the phone but the stock movie app was still not working so I just had to download MX Player and use that instead
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bryanky5 said:
Well for me I had a massive problem where trying to play certain videos on the stock movies app would stuff up and the app would freeze.
I had to wait it out for it to crash but after that, YouTube wouldn't open, Facebook wouldn't and a few other apps wouldn't either. But to fix it, just restarted the phone but the stock movie app was still not working so I just had to download MX Player and use that instead
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Have you tried to clear the data? (Settings->Apps->Movies->Clear Data)
LordManhattan said:
Have you tried to clear the data? (Settings->Apps->Movies->Clear Data)
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Yeah, I think it's more the videos that stuffed up but now it made my whole movies app messed up, I haven't touched it ever since though so I guess it could have fixed itself?
The videos wouldn't play through MX Player either. But I can live without those videos lol
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Just noticed today the icons in the folders overlap the folder border.. Strange
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Just noticed my YouTube refuses to play and crashes my phone
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I don't have any of these. I upgraded from rooted .257 to .290 using @[NUT]'s method, and everything works perfectly. On top of that, using this method you don't even lose your data.
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Can anyone tell me if there are any additional Screen Mirroring options under Xperia Connectivity in settings in 4.3 as compared with 4.2*?
What's there Already? Let me know and I'll tell you
J
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JackHanAnLG said:
What's there Already? Let me know and I'll tell you
J
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Thanks.
Under the Xperia Connectivity option - there is an option called 'Screen mirroring'.
When you click on that, the only option after that is 'Turn on Screen mirroring' and when you press that it comes up with a prompt saying to make sure the output device is ready to connect and it starts searching.
In my case, it finds my Samsung Smart TV once I enable screen mirroring on the TV - but when it starts connecting, it says connected for a second and then a prompt comes up on both screens saying that the screen mirroring has ended - the connection never gets established.
Not that big of a deal, but anyone on 4.3 experiencing camera error once in a while, and then if you just re open camera, it'll work again?
hassanmahmood said:
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Under the Xperia Connectivity option - there is an option called 'Screen mirroring'.
When you click on that, the only option after that is 'Turn on Screen mirroring' and when you press that it comes up with a prompt saying to make sure the output device is ready to connect and it starts searching.
In my case, it finds my Samsung Smart TV once I enable screen mirroring on the TV - but when it starts connecting, it says connected for a second and then a prompt comes up on both screens saying that the screen mirroring has ended - the connection never gets established.
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That's all that there is
J
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I've lost the Quick Memo (or whatever it's called) app

Hey gang,
I'm on a rooted Tmobile variant and I just recently noticed I don't have the Quick Memo app. It seems like it's called something else now but basically the same thing. I've not done anything other than rooting. I froze some apps but I went back into Titanium Backup just to be sure anything that could even remotely have disabled the app was defrosted. I found (what appears to be) the app in the system. I installed it via the apk... Checked the permissions etc. It just doesn't seem to be workin. I know it was before I rooted it last week..... Weird... Any thoughts on this?
Anyone had the same issue?
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Been trying to post a screen shot...
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Try going to about phone option under settings and select update center. Select app updates and see if it's installed there.
Swizzle82 said:
Try going to about phone option under settings and select update center. Select app updates and see if it's installed there.
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Totally worked, thanks. I had frozen the app update center for LG... Also explained why the stock calculator was missing... Hahha
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I do not have the "update center" option, and I'm losing some apps too

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