Android Emulator: Installation error: INSTALL_FAILED_VERSION_DOWNGRADE

Question

I am currently trying to compile and test a small Android Application.

I am using Eclipse, and have SDK 4.2 (Api Level 17) installed. I\'ve set

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Answer 1

It means you're trying to install an app with the same packageName as an app that's already installed on the emulator, but the one you're trying to install has a lower versionCode (integer value for your version number).

You might have installed from a separate copy of the code where the version number was higher than the copy you're working with right now. In either case, either:

• uninstall the currently installed copy

• or open up your phone's Settings > Application Manager to determine the version number for the installed app, and increment your <manifest android:versionCode to be higher in the AndroidManifest.

• or https://stackoverflow.com/a/13772620/632951

Answer 2

In Marshmallow, I got this error,

Installation error: INSTALL_FAILED_PERMISSION_MODEL_DOWNGRADE
Please check logcat output for more details.
Launch canceled!

Looking for solution I searched and came here. I deleted the app but still have this problem in Nexus 6. Later found that in,

Settings > Apps > [My app name] have to removed for all user. 

Answer 3

First uninstall your application from the emulator:

adb -e uninstall your.application.package.name

Then try to install the application again.

Answer 4

you can try this: adb install -r -d -f your_Apk_path

Answer 5

This was happening in my project because I was using an XML resource to set the version code.

AndroidManifest.xml:
android:versionCode="@integer/app_version_code"

app.xml:
<integer name="app_version_code">64</integer>

This wasn't a problem in prior versions of adb, however, as of platform-tools r16 this is no longer being resolved to the proper integer. You can either force the re-install using adb -r or avoid the issue entirely by using a literal in the manifest:

android:versionCode="64"

Answer 6

INSTALL_FAILED_VERSION_DOWNGRADE

All Android apps have a package name. The package name uniquely identifies the app on the device. If same packageName as app that's already installed on the device then this error Showing .

1. You can uninstall the application from your device first and then install the fresh one .
2. You could simply increase the number by one each time a new version is released.