Installing third-party apps.

[dntcallmebrendy]

I have checked the box that enables third party apps to be installed, yet every time I use the package installer to try and install said third party apps, i cannot. The install and cancel options are both there, but when I touch install nothing happens. The cancel button works fine. Sorry if this is in the wrong place, I just googled HTC One forums. Anyone have the same problem or know how to fix it? Thanks.

 

[Raymond Tan]

Some apps(Glovebox) apparently need to temporarily stop running when installing new apps. I notice that sometimes when installing an app, Glovebox causes the problem that you are describing, where I can hit cancel but in install button is unresponsive.
They have since fixed the problem, but it still sometimes it takes about 5 secs for Glovebox to pause and make it so the install button is active.

I don't think it has to do with the third party app setting because if you did not have it checked, I believe a pop-up or an error will occur in the installation, but it will attempt to install. It's not like the problem you are describing where it won't even allow you to press the install button.

I'm not sure what other apps have to pause when installing new apps, according to the developers of Glovebox it's some type of security measure, but it's the only app I have that does this.
I'm on an S3 running 4.1.2 so I'm pretty sure it's not a HTC One or Jellybean issue.

 

[PeteMike]

Hi, I had the exact same issue you described and somehow remembered reading some note for an app called Twilight that I installed which said that some apps might have difficulty installing while it is running. I paused it and the installation worked fine. If u have twilight installed try pausing it and then run the installation.

 

[davidtm]

More generally, apps that affect the screen brightness seen to cause this issue. For me, it was Soft Buttons Lite. I believe that just temporarily disabling the offending app will take care of it.

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