Android app crashes on real device If apk is installed manually

Question

My application works fine in emulators and even on real devices installed by android studio for debugging, but it crashes when installing manually using the apk file.

I am ready to insert any other codes, such as activity, if required.

Here is the logcat:

04-14 12:20:44.392 6220-6220/? I/art: Late-enabling -Xcheck:jni
04-14 12:20:44.465 6220-6220/test.planner W/System: ClassLoader referenced unknown path: /data/app/test.planner-1/lib/arm
04-14 12:20:44.467 6220-6220/test.planner I/InstantRun: starting instant run server: is main process
04-14 12:20:44.470 6220-6220/test.planner D/AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
04-14 12:20:44.471 6220-6220/test.planner E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: test.planner, PID: 6220
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate activity ComponentInfo{test.planner/test.planner.MainActivity}: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "test.planner.MainActivity" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/test.planner-1/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/test.planner-1/lib/arm, /vendor/lib, /system/lib]]
    at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2327)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2476)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java)
    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1344)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
 Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "test.planner.MainActivity" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/test.planner-1/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/test.planner-1/lib/arm, /vendor/lib, /system/lib]]
    at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:56)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:511)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:469)
    at android.app.Instrumentation.newActivity(Instrumentation.java:1067)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2317)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2476) 
    at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java) 
    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1344) 
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148) 
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417) 
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726) 
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616) 
    Suppressed: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: test.planner.MainActivity
    at java.lang.Class.classForName(Native Method)
    at java.lang.BootClassLoader.findClass(ClassLoader.java:781)
    at java.lang.BootClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:841)
    at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:504)
            ... 12 more
 Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Class not found using the boot class loader; no stack trace available

Answer 1

Just follow the link:

Android Studio --> File --> Setting --> Build, execution, deploy --> Instant run.

and disconnect instant run.

Answer 2

If you just updated your android studio.

You will not have this option disable -> Instant Run. (not on the menu)

, Android gradle, apk, .

1: gradle

./gradlew :appName:clean  
./gradlew :appName:build

2: android

Android Studio -> build -> build APK ( APK)

apk .

:, Android, , apk.

Answer 3

.

Apk, , , .

Maybe Android Studio does not include all the files in Apk when we use instant launch to consolidate the process.

Does any body know why this is happening?

Switch to:

Android Studio --> File --> Setting --> Build, execution, deploy --> Instant run.

Answer 4

Android Studio → File → Settings → Build, Run, Deploy → Instant Launch. and disable instant start.