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• Updated: Dec 17, 2020

Factors That Could Make Your Phone Unable To Install Apps

As a regular phone user, you must have at one time or the other had the experience of your phone not being able to install mobile applications.

The evolution of technology has brought about the addition of many cool features being added day by day on the phones.

Also, the name from a cell phone changed to a smartphone, as phone produced now can contain data such as games, Apps and other files.

The modern Android, windows, and IOS devices have powerful features which are handy for different situations.

However, despite the advanced features in these smartphones, there are also many problems which may as well deter your phone from the ability to install apps.

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Insufficient storage
Sometimes having low phone storage will also be a cause of an "app not installed" error. An android package consists of different kind of files, but if it has a low storage space, the installer will not be able to install some of the files from the package, and the app may need every bit of these files to work. Due to which it fails to install and you see an error saying App Not Installed.

Insufficient system permissions
The insufficient system permissions could also more likely be the problem. When this occurs, a pop-up with the error will appear on the screen. They may also cause unknown code error during the installation of a file.

Unsigned app
An app will always need to get signed by a keystore. A keystore is a binary file that contains a set of private keys for apps. Due to these, the apps work on devices.

Files that are not downloaded from the official google play store will more likely to be missing the signature from keystore which causes the problem during the installation of that file.

Incompatible version
Installing apps in the wrong version could also be the cause. Having an incompatible file version on a particular phone shows nothing but an error screen. I came to know that an incompatible file version is causing this error. There is no way to install an incompatible version of the file unless you are applying some serious tweaks on your phone.

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