installation failed since the device possibly has stale dexed jars that don't match the current version (dexopt error)

Question

I am unable to run app from android studio to my samsumg phone running android 2.3.6. I am getting Application installation Failed popup refer below screenshot.

Answer 1

When i got this error, i was using a Nexus 4 in the AVD-Manager. By default this device was created with 500MB internal storage. I increased the storage to 2048MB and the "stale dexed" error was gone.

To increase the internal Storage:

1. Go to ADV-Manager
2. Select the Edit Button of the corresponding device under "Actions"
3. Click "Show Advanced Settings"
4. Increase your internal Storage