What seems to be going wrong?
APK files transferred via DashBeam fail to install automatically when tapping "Open" upon completion. While the file transfers successfully and manual installation via a file manager works as expected, the DashBeam app's post-transfer intent fails to properly pass the file URI to the Android system's built-in Package Installer.
How can we reproduce this?
- Open the DashBeam app on your Windows PC.
- Select an Android package file (example.apk) and initiate the transfer.
- Choose a paired Android phone as the recipient.
- Accept the incoming transfer request on the phone and wait for the file transfer to complete.
- Once the transfer is finished, tap "Open" from within DashBeam.
- When the system picker appears for package installers, select the built-in "Package Installer".
Your environment
- DashBeam version: Desktop: 0.7.1; Android: 0.7.1
- OS and version (Desktop: Windows 11; Android 14):
- How you installed it: GitHub
- Did it work in an earlier version? If so, which: Not Sure
If the problem involves Nearby / local discovery, please also tell us: No
- Are both devices on the same Wi-Fi/LAN (not guest network)? Yes, same Wi-Fi network
- Any VPN enabled on either side? AdGuard ad-blocker uses VPN to filter traffic on phone.
- Discoverability setting on each device (Settings → Network → Your discoverability):
If the problem involves sending or receiving files, please also tell us: No
- The other device's platform and version:
- Relay mode (Settings → Network → Relay servers), Automatic / Custom / Disabled:
- Does Test connection succeed on both devices?
If the problem is visual (a blank window, rendering glitches, missing UI) and
you're on Linux: No
- Desktop environment, and Wayland or X11 (
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE): N/A
- Graphics hardware (
fastfetch --pipe or inxi -GSx): N/A
What seems to be going wrong?
APK files transferred via DashBeam fail to install automatically when tapping "Open" upon completion. While the file transfers successfully and manual installation via a file manager works as expected, the DashBeam app's post-transfer intent fails to properly pass the file URI to the Android system's built-in Package Installer.
How can we reproduce this?
Your environment
If the problem involves Nearby / local discovery, please also tell us: No
If the problem involves sending or receiving files, please also tell us: No
If the problem is visual (a blank window, rendering glitches, missing UI) and
you're on Linux: No
echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE): N/Afastfetch --pipeorinxi -GSx): N/A