apk can not be installed (INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT && manifest malformed)

[LuckyTurtleDev]

I have try to run the example from the build instructions on android, but the generated apk file can not be installed on my phone.

I have build the apk with

sudo docker run --rm -v $(pwd)":/root/src" -w /root/src notfl3/cargo-apk cargo quad-apk build --release

The installation fails on both of my devices with different error messages.

Sony Xperia 10 III (XQ-BT52) (Android 13)

❯ adb install -r target/android-artifacts/release/apk/android-diashow.apk
Performing Incremental Install
Serving...
All files should be loaded. Notifying the device.
Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED: Failed parse during installPackageLI: /data/app/vmdl568843217.tmp/base.apk (at Binary XML file line #20): rust.android_diashow.MainActivity: Targeting S+ (version 31 and above) requires that an explicit value for android:exported be defined when intent filters are present]
Performing Streamed Install
adb: failed to install target/android-artifacts/release/apk/android-diashow.apk: Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED: Failed parse during installPackageLI: /data/app/vmdl2104543790.tmp/base.apk (at Binary XML file line #20): rust.android_diashow.MainActivity: Targeting S+ (version 31 and above) requires that an explicit value for android:exported be defined when intent filters are present]

Dell Venue 8 7840 (Android 5.1)

❯ adb install -r target/android-artifacts/release/apk/android-diashow.apk
Performing Push Install
target/android-artifacts/release/apk/android-diashow.apk: 1 file pushed, 0 skipped. 1905.6 MB/s (1123011 bytes in 0.001s)
	pkg: /data/local/tmp/android-diashow.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT]

[not-fl3]

Thanks for report!

android:exported really does need to be exported for newer androids :(

It should be implemented on quad-apk level, but right now you can put this in your Cargo.toml instead:

[package.metadata.android.activity_attributes]
"android:exported" =  "true"

[LuckyTurtleDev]

This has fix, the issue for my Sony device. But I still need to find the old Dell device. What is the minimal supported android/sdk version?

[LuckyTurtleDev]

Sadly this have not fix the issue with the Dell device. Since the minimal supported sdk seems to be 18 it should be supported.

[not-fl3]

Sadly this have not fix the issue with the Dell device. Since the minimal supported sdk seems to be 18 it should be supported.

might be a bug! feel free to upload all the logs etc, maybe someone have a solution

[LuckyTurtleDev]

Apparently this is caused by the DEX D8 compiler.
I have try various "solutions" found on the internet

• increasing the min sdk version to 21 or above -> add min_sdk_version = 22 to cargo.toml
• decreasing sdk version to lower 21 -> not yet tested
• do not use adb install app -> installation fails: "app was not installed"
• disable DEX D8 compiler by adding android.enableD8=false and android.enableD8.desugaring= false to gradle.properties -> I have no gradle?, so I am not sure how to disable DEX D8
• delete build folder -> sudo rm -rf target
• make sure enough storage is available -> currently more than 7gb are free

feel free to upload all the logs etc, maybe someone have a solution

How do I git additional logs?

current Cargo.toml

[package]
name = "android-diashow"
version = "0.1.0"
edition = "2021"

[dependencies]
macroquad = "0.4.4"

[profile.release]
strip = true

[package.metadata.android]
fullscreen = true
target_sdk_version = 19
min_sdk_version = 19

[package.metadata.android.activity_attributes]
"android:exported" =  "true"

[LuckyTurtleDev]

I also can set min/target_sdk_version to 10.
This does compile, but rustc should only support 18 and newer?`.
So this values has probably no effect.

[package.metadata.android]
fullscreen = true
target_sdk_version = 10
min_sdk_version = 10

I can even set them to 40 and it does still compile.

[not-fl3]

disable DEX D8 compiler by adding android.enableD8=false and android.enableD8.desugaring= false to gradle.properties -> I have no gradle?, so I am not sure how to disable DEX D8

this is the place D8 is being called: https://github.com/not-fl3/cargo-quad-apk/blob/master/src/ops/build.rs#L274