Failed to install due to Timeout in Emulator

Question

When attempting to install an .apk from Eclipse, whether to an android emulator or to a physical device (via USB), I get a \"Failed to install *.apk on device \'*\': timeout

Answer 1

If its timeout then may be ADB connection with the eclipse will need more timeout limit. So Try this:

Prefrences>android>DDMS and you will see ADB connection timeout extend it to 20000

Answer 2

When this happen's to us on physical devices we usually attempt to fix it by unplugging, toggling "android debug mode" on the device and reconnecting.