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Brand new rooted S2 - can't install apps. FRUSTRATING, Help!

Eperrine

Newbie
Jan 23, 2011
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Phone: Samsung Galaxy S2, Rooted, 16GB, No SD card.
Available space: 11GB
Issue: When i download apps from the app store, it'll finish downloading, and when it tries to install, it says THIS: "Application cannot be installed in the default installation location".
What i've tried: Clearing date, cache, updates of Market, rebooting phone.
Apps that do this: I CAN STILL DOWNLOAD SOME APPS, but frustratingly enough, the ones i need are the ones i can't have! These include: Tapatalk Forums, Taskos, Google+, XDA developers, Colorized Widgets, HD Iphone Go Launcher Theme. (Just a few examples).
Observations: This issue began occurring after the root, and also after i used 'Root explorer' to move some bloatware from my phone, to the Root Explorer file 'sd card' (even though i don't have one.. i know, weird right?), and also after playing with permissions.
Weirdly enough: After weeks of this issue happening to "Bakery Story" app, yesterday, it successfully installed. I don't think i did anything out of the blue to my phone? It was fixed! It's as if this issue is a randomoccurrence! But this continues to happen to apps i REALLY want. SOMEONE PLEASE, END THIS MISERY FOR ME!
 
This issue began occurring [...] after i used 'Root explorer' to move some bloatware from my phone, to the Root Explorer file 'sd card' (even though i don't have one.. i know, weird right?), and also after playing with permissions.

Neither of those will have helped. ;)

As you're rooted I assume you have ClockworkMod Recovery? Boot into recovery, select "Advanced" and then "Fix permissions". Wait for it to complete then reboot and try installing one of the problem apps again.
 
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I really should of got the fix permissions, I've had to do that a couple of times and the clue was in the post.

Hopefully it's as simple as a "fix permissions" but if not then your suggestion may well be required. I've had to reflash from a full wipe myself more than once.... I still occasionally get over-enthusiastic and forget to nandroid. :eek:
 
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I was having the same problem and then I came across this thread. I fixed it by trying to install the app with my pc on google play directly from my browser...and I got the error the last time. Then I removed the terminal app. Then I tried installing the app from my android device (Huawei Ascend Y, gingerbread, rooted) and the app installed just fine. Maybe I just got lucky? I think the terminal app screws with things.

The error first occurred after rooting and then installing the terminal app along with super user. I tried using super user before I ran terminal and the super user app disappeared but was still running. So I uninstalled super user before terminal.
 
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