Unable to Install .apk files stored in external storage due to It becomes corrupted

[zputnyq]

Hello, I get a strange issue regarding installing .apk files stored in external storage (micro sd card) & it becomes no icon. The installing proccess is able to work but end up in corrupted. Sorry I can't provide any logs, since I don't which logs to take here, I tried logcat but it shows no error on material files. I compared using other file manager, it has no problem.

Device info : Sony Xperia M4 E2306 Stock android 6.0.1

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31039796/177002612-a99a62fb-c917-4d75-9fee-6a41b46b761d.mp4

[zputnyq]

Hello, I get a strange issue regarding installing .apk files stored in external storage (micro sd card) & it becomes no icon. The installing proccess is able to work but end up in corrupted. Sorry I can't provide any logs, since I don't which logs to take here, I tried logcat but it shows no error on material files. I compared using other file manager, it has no problem.

Device info : Sony Xperia M4 E2306 Stock android 6.0.1 ScreenRecord_2022-07-02-15-12-46.mp4

Here's the log. Hope It's correct & could help logcat.txt

[zhanghai]

The log is incomplete and the pontentially relevant part says:

07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m$n.p(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.z(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.b()
07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m$n.p(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.z(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.b()
07-11 17:47:49.346 W/System.err(14715): Caused by: me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.SyscallException: access: Permission denied
07-11 17:47:49.346 W/System.err(14715): Caused by: me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.SyscallException: access: Permission denied
07-11 17:47:49.346 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.Syscalls.access(Native Method)
07-11 17:47:49.346 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.Syscalls.access(Native Method)
07-11 17:47:49.657 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m$k.p(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.657 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.z(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.657 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.s()
07-11 17:47:49.658 W/System.err(14715): Caused by: me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.SyscallException: opendir: Permission denied
07-11 17:47:49.658 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.Syscalls.opendir(Native Method)

But this seems to be about opendir, which I don't think is part of the app installation flow :thinking:

[zputnyq]

The log is incomplete and the pontentially relevant part says:

07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m$n.p(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.z(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.b()
07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m$n.p(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.z(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.345 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.b()
07-11 17:47:49.346 W/System.err(14715): Caused by: me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.SyscallException: access: Permission denied
07-11 17:47:49.346 W/System.err(14715): Caused by: me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.SyscallException: access: Permission denied
07-11 17:47:49.346 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.Syscalls.access(Native Method)
07-11 17:47:49.346 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.Syscalls.access(Native Method)
07-11 17:47:49.657 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m$k.p(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.657 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.z(:1)
07-11 17:47:49.657 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.root.m.s()
07-11 17:47:49.658 W/System.err(14715): Caused by: me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.SyscallException: opendir: Permission denied
07-11 17:47:49.658 W/System.err(14715): 	at me.zhanghai.android.files.provider.linux.syscall.Syscalls.opendir(Native Method)

But this seems to be about opendir, which I don't think is part of the app installation flow thinking

probably something related to storage access. I re-take a log by installing other app from material files

Unsuccess installation on external storage (micro sd card) logcat.txt

Success installation on internal storage. logcat.txt

[zhanghai]

This time the unsuccessful log didn't contain any reason for the error, just that PackageInstaller found the file invalid/non-existent.

[zputnyq]

This time the unsuccessful log didn't contain any reason for the error, just that PackageInstaller found the file invalid/non-existent.

After trying a few times finally I found a workaround for it. It needs to wait for a few seconds when the dialog of device's package installer pop up, then I should tap install.