MuntashirAkon/AppManager · warning · ApkFile.ApkFileException

App not installed. It only has data.

Error message

App not installed. It only has data.

What it means

When loading details, the ViewModel fetches PackageInfo with MATCH_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES so data-only remnants of uninstalled apps can still be seen. But if ApplicationInfoCompat.isInstalled() reports false, the entry is only leftover data (no APK) and detail views that require a real app cannot proceed, so ApkFileException('App not installed. It only has data.') is thrown. The outer catch resets mInstalledPackageInfo to null so the ViewModel falls back to external-APK mode.

Source

Thrown at app/src/main/java/io/github/muntashirakon/AppManager/details/AppDetailsViewModel.java:1118

    private void setPackageInfo(boolean reload) {
        // Package name cannot be null
        if (mPackageName == null) return;
        // Wait for component blocker to appear
        synchronized (mBlockerLocker) {
            waitForBlockerOrExit();
        }
        if (!reload && mPackageInfo != null) return;
        try {
            try {
                mInstalledPackageInfo = PackageManagerCompat.getPackageInfo(mPackageName, PackageManager.GET_META_DATA
                                | PackageManager.GET_PERMISSIONS | PackageManager.GET_ACTIVITIES | MATCH_DISABLED_COMPONENTS
                                | PackageManager.GET_RECEIVERS | PackageManager.GET_PROVIDERS | MATCH_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES
                                | PackageManager.GET_SERVICES | PackageManager.GET_CONFIGURATIONS | GET_SIGNING_CERTIFICATES
                                | PackageManager.GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES | PackageManager.GET_URI_PERMISSION_PATTERNS
                                | PackageManagerCompat.MATCH_STATIC_SHARED_AND_SDK_LIBRARIES,
                        mUserId);
                if (!ApplicationInfoCompat.isInstalled(mInstalledPackageInfo.applicationInfo)) {
                    throw new ApkFile.ApkFileException("App not installed. It only has data.");
                }
            } catch (Throwable e) {
                Log.e(TAG, e);
                mInstalledPackageInfo = null;
            }
            if (mExternalApk) {
                // Do not get signatures via Android framework as it will simply return NULL without any clarifications.
                // All signatures are fetched using PackageUtils where a fallback method is used in case the PackageInfo
                // didn't load any signature. So, we should be safe from any harm.
                mPackageInfo = mPackageManager.getPackageArchiveInfo(mApkPath, PackageManager.GET_PERMISSIONS
                        | PackageManager.GET_ACTIVITIES | PackageManager.GET_RECEIVERS | PackageManager.GET_PROVIDERS
                        | PackageManager.GET_SERVICES | MATCH_DISABLED_COMPONENTS | PackageManager.GET_CONFIGURATIONS
                        | PackageManager.GET_SHARED_LIBRARY_FILES | PackageManager.GET_URI_PERMISSION_PATTERNS
                        | PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
                if (mPackageInfo == null) {
                    throw new PackageManager.NameNotFoundException("Package cannot be parsed");
                }
                if (mInstalledPackageInfo == null) {

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Solutions

1. Reinstall the app; the data will be re-attached and details will load
2. If you only want data operations (backup/clear), use a code path that tolerates data-only packages instead of the APK-detail path
3. Filter data-only packages out of any list feed that launches AppDetailsViewModel
4. Check ApplicationInfoCompat.isInstalled() before constructing the ViewModel

Example fix

// before
viewModel.setPackage(dataOnlyPackageName); // ApkFileException
// after
PackageInfo pi = pm.getPackageInfo(pkg, MATCH_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES | ...);
if (pi != null && ApplicationInfoCompat.isInstalled(pi.applicationInfo)) {
    viewModel.setPackage(pkg);
} else {
    showDataOnlyAppNotice();
}

PackageInfo pi = pm.getPackageInfo(pkg, PackageManager.MATCH_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES);
boolean usableForDetails = pi != null && ApplicationInfoCompat.isInstalled(pi.applicationInfo);

boolean isDataOnly(PackageInfo pi) {
    return pi != null && !ApplicationInfoCompat.isInstalled(pi.applicationInfo);
}

try {
    viewModel.setPackage(pkg);
} catch (ApkFile.ApkFileException e) {
    showDataOnlyAppScreen(); // offer reinstall / data operations only
}

When it happens

Trigger: Opening App Details for a package that was uninstalled without deleting its data (or whose data remains) on the queried userId; the package resolves via MATCH_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES but ApplicationInfo flags indicate it is not installed (e.g. only instant/archived/data remnants).

Common situations: User browses 'data-only' apps in App Manager and taps one expecting app info; a backup restore left data behind after uninstall; hidden/suspended apps misdetected as uninstalled.

Understand the failure class

Background: "Not found" and "does not exist" errors: why "Task not found", "No such folder", and "Can't find" fire when a lookup comes back empty — this error's family across 14 libraries.

Related errors

• Package not installed.
• Package not installed
• Package cannot be parsed.
• Package not found.
• Apparently the install wasn't complete in the previous secti

AI-assisted analysis of MuntashirAkon/AppManager@0152f468fc (2026-09-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bc65c918994f4599. Report an issue: GitHub.