INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES error in Eclipse

Question

Hi I have been looking at different post than we on the subject of error in error INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES Eclipse, but I have not yet found the cause and how to

Answer 1

your asserts , bin , res are not in valid format, delete those files and paste again in project, then clean && build project again.. may it will give positive result

Answer 2

if you got your old appication without the certificat on the device and try to install the new one with a certificat this will be a problem.

uninstall the old one and try it again.

For your next problem go to eclipse.ini and change the parameters from -XmsAm and -XmxBm. Yours will be -Xms40m and -Xmx384m set them to -Xms512m and -Xmx512m

Answer 3

Most of the time the solution for this error is really simple: As i replied in: What is INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES error?

1. Uninstall your apk.
2. Clean your android project.
3. Build your android project.
4. install / run your apk

Have fun

Answer 4

First sign your apk with jarsigner, then reinstall using adb install -r <apkfile> (or first uninstall the application that is signed with a proper certificate)

Answer 5

I had the same error and was able to fix it in this way:

1. uninstall the old application
2. clean the project
3. run and reinstall it again

Answer 6

For those with this problem...

Select V1 (jar signature) instead of V2 (full apk signature)

Selecting V2 could also cause this problem.