Hi , I was facing the same problem, there is a way to uninstall from "settings" in the application menu settings->applications->mange applications-> select the application->select "unistall". This seems to delete everything and allows to install release version Thanks Srilaxmi
P.S. I will really appreciate it if there is someone out there who will test my app on therir G1 On Mar 8, 3:55 pm, Dornbi <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem seems to be that the default way of uninstalling an > application leaves the reference to the old key behind in the > packages.xml file. > > I had a problem with this step: "shell back in and chmod packages.xml > to be world-writeable". I got permission denied (maybe it could be > worked around but I know too little). > > However, I have found a simple solution: > 1. install the application signed with the debug key again (e.g. from > Eclipse) > 2. do an adb uninstall (with no flags this removes all traces from > packages.xml) > 3. and now install the one signed with a different key > > Peter > > On febr. 20, 07:57, vel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Is there a simple way to do it? > > I installed an apk using OIFile Manager > > Later i uninstalled, using setting/manage application > > Now i am not able to install the application. > > Even though i uninstalled the apllication i can still find the entry > > in package.xml > > > On Feb 1, 11:22 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > I just figured out how to fix this, but it requires root access. > > > > Pull /data/system/packages.xml > > > Find the entry for your package and comment it out. > > > shell back in and chmod packages.xml to be world-writeable > > > Push packages.xml back into the phone. > > > Restart the phone. > > > > You can then install the app with the different signature.- Hide quoted > > > text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
