android - INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED

Question

I tried everything, renaming the package, changing the permissions etc, still i see the error INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED on my console.

I tried logging from logcat and this is what it says is "Failed parse during installPackageLI" and "android.content.pm.PackageParser$PackageParserException: /data/app/vmdl170122893.tmp/base.apk (at Binary XML file line #33): does not have valid android:name" and atlast says "Debugger is no longer active"

I am trying this to run on em21 ie Lollipop SDK.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="Ca.Rushabh.Mobileproject"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="8"
    android:targetSdkVersion="21" />

<uses-feature
    android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
    android:required="true" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />

<permission
    android:name="com.example.mymapsv2.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
    android:protectionLevel="signature" />

<uses-permission android:name="com.example.mymapsv2.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" />

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/blue_droid"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
    <activity
        android:name="Ca.Rushabh.Mobileproject.MainActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name="Ca.Rushabh.Mobileproject.About"
        android:label="@string/title_activity_about"
        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog" >
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name="Ca.Rushabh.Mobileproject.ToDoList"
        android:label="abcd" />
    <activity
        android:name="Ca.Rushabh.Mobileproject.ToDoDetailActivity"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="stateVisible|adjustResize" />

    <provider
        android:name="Ca.Rushabh.Mobileproject.MyToDoContentProvider"
        android:exported="false"
        android:authorities="com.example.mobileproject.todos.contentprovider" />

    <activity
        android:name="Ca.Rushabh.Mobileproject.ViewAnimationActivity"
        android:label="@string/title_animation" >
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name="Ca.Rushabh.Mobileproject.ViewAnimation2"
        android:label="@string/title_animation" >
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name="Ca.Rushabh.Mobileproject.ContactUs"
        android:label="@string/title_activity_contact_us"
        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog" >
    </activity>
    <activity
        android:name="Ca.Rushabh.Mobileproject.GoogleMapV2"
        android:label="@string/title_activity_google_map_v2" >
    </activity>
    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" />
    <meta-data
        android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
        android:value="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
</application>

</manifest>

Answer 1

There is more than one problem as RC. and I found out.

• Change all your package names to lowercase
• Update the <meta-data> attribute to have a valid value.

Correct code for the meta data:

<meta-data
    android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
    android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />

Sources:

• Google Play Services v13 error meta-data in AndroidManifest
• Why should java package name be lowercase?