Package conflicts with an existing package by the same name

[Xiupan]

So it downloads the APK and attempts to install it by prompting a pop-up window on the device asking the User to Install or Cancel. When I tap Install, it says App not installed. The package conflicts with an existing package by the same name.. Any way around this? Or do I have to like change the package name every single update? Any other solutions?

[kolbasa]

My guess is that the signature of the installed app is different from the update apk, e.g. when you try to update a debug app with a release app.
The package name should of course remain the same, you should not change it between updates.

[kolbasa]

You can get a complete error message if you install the update apk via adb like so:
adb install update.apk

[javico-dev11]

Yes, If I can completely download the file from any browser, I attach the URL
Url: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ubfk2r35w21rtiu/update.apk

Maybe it's because the apk is hosted on dropbox?

[kolbasa]

Yes, that is also exactly the problem. This is not a direct link to the apk. The plugin downloads the HTML page. That's why it's only 0.5MB.

The direct link is then generated by the Dropbox api and looks like this, for example:

https://uc18be908fdb1ee36795d7eab714.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/cd/0/get/BecQxkiJ6GsEL7P2l7Z0Rd7Bza-C0-_MpprgNbcYnUHBhp-kylj6ups3vy4FywL1xlx6be7fmQqUKZlHiFUAy3LyN--5AV7FO2XaBIeclpRW0jIbgEhcNKAC8ItS3yO8oLtfQ_zaSAXwHpzRVbVEzCKh/file?_download_id=76941087362009933673608895363145386129337091249755129769225596695

The link probably won't work for you. Dropbox generated this for my request.
You would need another file hoster that offers a static public link.

On Github, for example, it is possible:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kolbasa/cordova-plugin-apkupdater-demo/master/update/update.zip

[javico-dev11]

Ahh I understand, that makes a lot of sense, thank you very much, I'm going to try another link and I tell you. Thank you very much for your help.

[javico-dev11]

Hi @kolbasa I have changed my repository and now everything works correctly, again thank you very much for your time.

[kolbasa]

No problem. Glad to help. :)