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What does error code -112 mean in Android

I get the following error when I install an android app: InstallAppProgress: Installation error code: -112

Above I see an error from the PackageManager which will be the issue, but I would like to know what -112 stand for?

Solution

  • From the sources:

    Installation failed return code: this is passed to the IPackageInstallObserver if the system failed to install the package because it is attempting to define a permission that is already defined by some existing package. The package name of the app which has already defined the permission is passed to a PackageInstallObserver, if any, as the EXTRA_FAILURE_EXISTING_PACKAGE string extra; and the name of the permission being redefined is passed in the EXTRA_FAILURE_EXISTING_PERMISSION string extra.