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Android Packages Not Getting Installed #320

Description

@Nzzyme

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?

  1. Open the DashBeam app on your Windows PC.
  2. Select an Android package file (example.apk) and initiate the transfer.
  3. Choose a paired Android phone as the recipient.
  4. Accept the incoming transfer request on the phone and wait for the file transfer to complete.
  5. Once the transfer is finished, tap "Open" from within DashBeam.
  6. 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

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