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Installed APK not working locally or on Play store

I built a hybrid Android app with HTML5 an monaca.io IDE. I uploaded the release built successfully on google play but when I install it from the store it does not work, and I cannot find the app icon on my widget, but the app is installed. That also happens when I install the application from my hard disk. I don't know what is is the problem

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:versionCode="" android:versionName="1.0.0" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" package="com.notechsoft.petsbook">
<supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:resizeable="true" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

<application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="Pets-Book">
<activity android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale" android:label="Pets-Book" android:name="MainActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar">
 <intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
    <data android:scheme="tel"/>
  </intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="10" android:targetSdkVersion="19"/>
</manifest>
Solution

  • You need to add another intent filter to your AndroidManifest.xml

    This is how your new AndroidManifest.xml should look like:

    <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:versionCode="" android:versionName="1.0.0" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" package="com.notechsoft.petsbook">
<supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:resizeable="true" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

<application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="Pets-Book">
<activity android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale" android:label="Pets-Book" android:name="MainActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar">
 <intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
    <data android:scheme="tel"/>
  </intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="10" android:targetSdkVersion="19"/>
</manifest>

    I basically added the <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> line in your intent-filter. Recompile with this manifest, and this should get the icon of your app in the app drawer.