Fix for Market apps not downloading or installing (image warning)

[Hardcase]

The "more permanent" fix presumes you actually have enough room on your phone to move them back to the phone.

Those phones with enough room wouldn't need to be moving to SD in the first place. So its a catch 22.

Amen. Another fix is to cancel the download in Market and then restart it. It seems that one app will hang up the whole process. I have found that selecting the app then canceling can cause Market to crash. By long clicking on the app in the downloads list, it gives an option to cancel the download. This seems to be a more stable way to cancel, then restart the download.

 

[milominderbinde]

Amen. Another fix is to cancel the download in Market and then restart it. It seems that one app will hang up the whole process. I have found that selecting the app then canceling can cause Market to crash. By long clicking on the app in the downloads list, it gives an option to cancel the download. This seems to be a more stable way to cancel, then restart the download.

That is a great tip! Thanks!

 

[Saphroxx]

I really hope someone can help me. I have an Incredible running hboot 0.92 and radio 2.15.00.09.01. I have tried this with 10+ different CM6 nightlies as well as CM6.0.2. I have formatted my SD Card 2 times and even tried 2 different cards. No matter what method I try to do, my apps always hang on installing. I have deleted .android_secure 15 times, many different ways. When I go into all applications and click Market, it says calculating forever. So it will not let me clear cache. I can only clear data and force stop, which I've tried. I am desperate to get this fixed as my phone is nearly useless without it.

P.S. Also tried with ShadowRom 0.2.1... same issues.

Thanks to all who offer help!

I have exactly the same issue. I can't install anything through market, Titaniumbackup or even a file manager. The only possible way is to manually type "adb push" commands in commandline. When I check Settings/Applications all apps listed there show "Calculating". All this is happening even after a full wipe of /data, cache, dalvik, battery and rotate settings,...

Even when I nandroid restore to a previous working stable ROM, I have all my apps back, but still can't install anything new, and again Settings/Applications shows "Calculating" for all apps.

I tried fix_permissions scripts for different recoveries (Amon_RA, ClockworkMOD) I reflashed to the latest version of Amon_RA to be sure to have a working busybox version etc but still no luck...

I'm getting really desperate here.

I'm on Nexus One, CyanogenMOD6 nightly 219, radio 4.06

 

[imex99]

Getting same error and only fix for me is to delete the market data and cache.... Works for a few days and breaks again, hopefully we find out what's causing this and get it fixed!

 

[Hardcase]

Getting same error and only fix for me is to delete the market data and cache.... Works for a few days and breaks again, hopefully we find out what's causing this and get it fixed!

I had that happen to me this weekend. A program downloaded and froze during the install. There is no way to cancel the installation after the download is complete. I did the same as you: cleared the Market data and cache using the applications manager. It cleared that program out and it went forward.

This is becoming a serious flaw. In some way the Market download/install freezes every time. Canceling the download is easy enough, but having to clear the data/cache is a huge pain.

Google needs to fix this!!!!

 

[Wicket]

I was having market and download issues often, then after a seemingly non-related issue occurred (all my apps on my SD card disappeared.. ??) I had to do a factory reset and I haven't had any of those issues since.. not sure if it's because when you're ROM starts to get full you run out of space to even update or if it's a eclair to froyo thing. Again, not having any issues now but I also don't have all my apps reinstalled so I can't say for sure. just an idea.. not that anyone really wants to start all over again from square one. :/

 

[tony bag o donuts]

I can't fix my issue.
DL find a starbucks starts the download and then if you hit cancel FC's the market app or appbrain. Cleared cache, unmounted the card, etc. and this is the only app that hangs.
Driving me nuts.

 

[freyes#AC]

Market downloads stall

I dont know what is happening where apps do not install, but what I've found is that the apks are downloaded, but not installed by the app installer. Just allow the app to say still downloading. Then using a file explorer like astro, go onto your sd card, and look for a folder called download. Inside this folder you will find several files called download, download-1, download-2, etc. these are the files you downloaded from appbrain or the market. Quickly press on a file with the download name and a pop-up will appear. Select application manager. The file will open up with an option to either install update. After you are done, delete these download files. When you go back to the market, sometimes the file will show as still downloading. Cancel the download. Then find your new our updated app and run it. This works for me everytime. Rooted Evo on Myns rom.

 

[ekyle]

Seemed to worked for me. Thanks!

 

[jmklei0]

This temporary unmounting of the SD Card worked well for me. However, I tried deleting the Android.Secure folder and I either received an error and/or the file manager forced stopped. Any suggestions of getting this right? I tried two file manager programs and even tried to use the USB connection to the computer to delete the folder.

 

[tropper]

Can we get this Stickyied?
This is a real common question, I have answered this alot, often shooting links to A/C front page when Jerry did this article a when Froyo came out.

 

[tropper]

The "more permanent" fix presumes you actually have enough room on your phone to move them back to the phone.

Those phones with enough room wouldn't need to be moving to SD in the first place. So its a catch 22.

You can just as well uninstall these apps in the SD folder, as most apps store settings and working data somewhere else, and you can often re-install them after deleting the .android-secure folder and with virutally no re-configuring. They pick up where they left off.

Idk for sure if it will work but, why not back them up to your pc then delete the file reboot your phone and move them back?

 

[Jmeiii]

This temporary unmounting of the SD Card worked well for me. However, I tried deleting the Android.Secure folder and I either received an error and/or the file manager forced stopped. Any suggestions of getting this right? I tried two file manager programs and even tried to use the USB connection to the computer to delete the folder.

Same issue here. I can unmount and download those apps that are giving me a problem. I just feel that I shouldn't have to.

 

[tropper]

Bump so people notice it.

 

[chrisdl]

I have exactly the same issue. I can't install anything through market, Titaniumbackup or even a file manager. The only possible way is to manually type "adb push" commands in commandline. When I check Settings/Applications all apps listed there show "Calculating". All this is happening even after a full wipe of /data, cache, dalvik, battery and rotate settings,...

Even when I nandroid restore to a previous working stable ROM, I have all my apps back, but still can't install anything new, and again Settings/Applications shows "Calculating" for all apps.

I tried fix_permissions scripts for different recoveries (Amon_RA, ClockworkMOD) I reflashed to the latest version of Amon_RA to be sure to have a working busybox version etc but still no luck...

I'm getting really desperate here.

I'm on Nexus One, CyanogenMOD6 nightly 219, radio 4.06

This is a problem I keep having with my Atrix. I have to reboot my device at least 3 times and sometimes up to 10 times before it goes away. I will then be able to install or update a couple of apps before I can't do any more installing. Then I have to reboot again and again. This is my 3rd Atrix and I'm inclined now to believe it is a problem with Android OS.

I've read where I need to either delete the .android_secure directory. I was under the impression there would be files in there, but mine is blank. I also can't find the /mnt/secure/asec/smdl2tmp1.asec file. It was suggested that I should be able to delete it to clear things up. But I don't have that one either. And Motorola or AT&T are no help on this.

Is there a limit to the storage space I can use for programs? Or the number of programs? I do have a lot and the problem only occurs when I install a lot. If there is a limit they really need to publish it so I can stay under it.

EDIT: I forgot to mention that the installation seems to stop working when I try to update an app that I've moved to the SD Card.

 

[srkmagnus]

I've had this issue quiet frequently and didn't realize there was a fix until I came across this thread. Thanks to the last couple of people who kept it alive and Jerry for the write-up.

 

[achok16]

I have the exact same problems on my Atrix.

Would appreciate some help here....

Thanks.

Sent from my Atrix using Tapatalk.

 

[gone_jon]

Irony is I didn't have this issue on my Optimus S until I had read about it in here. Tried deleting market data, and the unmount/mount trick, but it doesnt last and gets old quick. Gonna try deleting android_secure...

 

[Bluegrassman]

I have tried clearing cache, uninstalling market update, backing up card contents, then wiping card and restoring from backup, reboot after reboot, unmount card, reboot, etc, Jerry's method above, etc, etc, etc... I am having absolutely no luck with this issue. At this point, Android Market is a useless feature of my week old phone

HTC Inspire (Completely stock other than apps that have been downloaded)

 

[HisSon]

Re: Fix for Market apps not downloading or installing (image warn

I have just been looking at all of the great answers to this frustrating problem. I thought at first is was just while using WiFi. Then I thought it was just Amazon Android store causing the problem. Then I tried GetJar.

Sometimes they will start to download and then quit. The phone then locks up so I have to remove the battery and SD Card, replace the battery, turn on the phone until it boots up, turn off the phone, replace the card, turn on phone, and it then restores the functioning except for downloading. It does take a minute or two to repopulate the screen which shows all of the downloaded apps and programs and is used to open them.

I have also lost the use of the "+" key which appears when the menu key is pressed although I was playing around with the phone this morning and it came back. I should have left well enough alone because I lost it again when I tried to download again. All the other functions work.

I still have 23.12MB of phone memory and 7.1G of memory left on my 8G SD CARD. Since I'm not getting a memory error message, there shouldn't be a problem with not having enough memory.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

So seeing as there are several solution, each one definitely helpful, which one should I choose for my phone? Obviously the easier the better.

Is there any way to save contacts to my computer so that even if I can't restore them after resetting the phone to factory specs, I could at least see them to make it easier to input the information to the contact list? I have not yet had a positive answer so I'm not expecting anything different but it doesn't hurt to ask.