INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES Android Origin: On your device Last updated 14 Oct 2026

INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_NO_CERTIFICATES / App not installed as package appears to be invalid

The APK isn’t signed (or the signature is invalid for this Android version), so it can’t be installed.

Exact message you may see App not installed as package appears to be invalidNo signature found in package
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Seen on: Android

Meaning

Release APKs built without a signingConfig are unsigned. Modern Android needs APK Signature Scheme v2+; signing with only v1 or modifying the APK after signing breaks it. Phones show “App not installed as package appears to be invalid”.

Common causes

  • Release build without signingConfig
  • APK modified (zipaligned) after signing
  • Only v1 (JAR) signature on Android 11+ (targetSdk 30+)
  • Corrupted download

⚡ Quick fix

  1. Configure signingConfig for release or sign with apksigner
  2. zipalign before apksigner, never after
  3. Verify with apksigner verify

Detailed fix by platform

Shell

  1. kotlin
    zipalign -v -p 4 app-unsigned.apk app-aligned.apk
apksigner sign --ks release.jks --out app-signed.apk app-aligned.apk
apksigner verify --verbose app-signed.apk

How to diagnose

  1. Signature — apksigner verify output
  2. Build — signingConfig set?

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Where this error sits

Origin: On your device. Errors that are often confused with or caused by this one (click to open):

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