Getting an "Application not installed" error. App seems to be signed

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First off, I love the Build feature. If the kinks are worked out, it could be a great help. The only problem I've had so far was having to start a new app whenever I wanted a new build, because it didn't seem to update if I added new code.

I recently wanted to turn an old webgame I once built into an Android app, so I've been toying around with Phonegap. I'm ready to release it, but whenever I try to test it out on my Android, I get an "Application not installed" error. I've signed the app, uploaded the .keystore and made sure the alias/passwords were the same.

Also, I have verified the .apk with "jarsigner -verify .apk", and get "jar verified" in return.

One other small problem I'm having: I've added an icon.png that's 100x100 in size. Phonegap seems to recognize it in when I added it to the config.xml, but it's not showing up in the installed app.

In case one of the developers is reading this, the ID of my app is 30061.

Thanks in advance.
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Ruben van der Leun

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Ruben van der Leun

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Of course, wouldn't you know it? I removed the debug build, tried to install again, and now it worked. Going to toy around a bit more with finding out what causes the icon problem.
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Glad you managed to work around the installation issue Ruben.

We'll look into the icon issue - it may be that your icon was too high resolution. The preferred size for Android icons is either 36x36 pixels (low-density screens), 48x48px (medium density), and 72x72px (high-density). There's more information here:
http://developer.android.com/guide/pr...

We do plan to automate more of the icon selection and resizing in future.