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Android Deploy Parse Error but Works on Genymotion

I'm trying to deploy my first test app, but it's giving me a Parse Error - There was a problem while parsing the package.
Whilst, it executes fine on my Genymotion virtual device. It's the normal first "Hello World" app you'd get automatically.
Also, it executes on both virtual devices of Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy S5 but not on real devices such as Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
Manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.lovely"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="3"
android:targetSdkVersion="24" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Main activity:
package com.example.lovely;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
activity_main.xml:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="com.example.lovely.MainActivity" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/hello_world" />
</RelativeLayout>
Appreciate any assistance, thank you.

Exporting as signed rather than unsigned fixed it. Not sure why, my phone and tablet both accept " unknown sources " feel free to explain why this has hapenned

Google Analytics Campaign Tracking: Testing

I am trying to implement google analytics campaign tracking into my app. The relevant code is:
MainActivity.java
package com.example.prakhar.myapplication;
import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton; import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar; import android.util.Log; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; import android.view.View;
import com.google.android.gms.analytics.HitBuilders; import com.google.android.gms.analytics.Tracker;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
Tracker t = ((AnalyticsApplication) getApplication()).getTracker(AnalyticsApplication.TrackerName.APP_TRACKER);
String campaignData = "http://examplepetstore.com/index.html?" +
"utm_source=email&utm_medium=email_marketing&utm_campaign=summer" +
"&utm_content=email_variation_1";
Log.d("MainActivity", "Sending an event");
t.send(new HitBuilders.ScreenViewBuilder()
.setCampaignParamsFromUrl(campaignData)
.build()
);
Log.d("MainActivity", "Event sent");
FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
Snackbar.make(view, "Replace with your own action", Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT)
.setAction("Action", null).show();
}
});
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
//noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
} }
AnalyticsApplication.java
package com.example.prakhar.myapplication;
import android.app.Application;
import com.google.android.gms.analytics.GoogleAnalytics;
import com.google.android.gms.analytics.Tracker;
import java.util.HashMap;
/**
* Created by prakhar on 2/12/15.
*/
public class AnalyticsApplication extends Application{
private Tracker mTracker;
// The following line should be changed to include the correct property id.
private static final String PROPERTY_ID = "UA-XXXX-XX";
/**
* Enum used to identify the tracker that needs to be used for tracking.
*
* A single tracker is usually enough for most purposes. In case you do need multiple trackers,
* storing them all in Application object helps ensure that they are created only once per
* application instance.
*/
public enum TrackerName {
APP_TRACKER,
GLOBAL_TRACKER,
}
HashMap<TrackerName, Tracker> mTrackers = new HashMap<TrackerName, Tracker>();
synchronized Tracker getTracker(TrackerName trackerId) {
if (!mTrackers.containsKey(trackerId)) {
GoogleAnalytics analytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this);
Tracker t = (trackerId == TrackerName.APP_TRACKER) ? analytics.newTracker(PROPERTY_ID)
: analytics.newTracker(R.xml.app_tracker);
mTrackers.put(trackerId, t);
}
return mTrackers.get(trackerId);
}
synchronized public Tracker getDefaultTracker()
{
if (mTracker == null)
{
GoogleAnalytics analytics = GoogleAnalytics.getInstance(this);
mTracker = analytics.newTracker(R.xml.global_tracker);
}
return mTracker;
}
}
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.prakhar.myapplication" >
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
<application
android:name="com.example.prakhar.myapplication.AnalyticsApplication"
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<!-- Used for Google Play Store Campaign Measurement-->
<receiver android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsReceiver"
android:enabled="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.ANALYTICS_DISPATCH" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<service android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsService"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false"/>
<!-- Optionally, register CampaignTrackingReceiver and CampaignTrackingService to enable
installation campaign reporting -->
<receiver android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.CampaignTrackingReceiver"
android:exported="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER" />
</intent-filter>
</receiver>
<service android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.CampaignTrackingService" />
</application>
</manifest>
app_tracker.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<integer name="ga_sessionTimeout">300</integer>
<bool name="ga_autoActivityTracking">true</bool>
<string name="ga_trackingId">UA-XXXXXX </string>
<string name="ga_sampleFrequency">100.0</string>
<bool name="ga_reportUncaughtExceptions">true</bool>
</resources>
Essentially, I should get a log as soon as I install the app, but that is not happening. Where am I going wrong? Am I testing it the wrong way?
Initially I was getting the ClassCastException but that I resolved by including the name in the android manifest.

I am not sure, but on web pages, when you install analytics you have to wait more or less 1/2 days to begin to work.

"Unfortunately application has stopped." in Android - trying to send SMSmessage

I'm beginner in Android development and I'm trying to make Android app which will send SMS to another phone when button is clicked. I don't have Android phone so I'm trying to do that via emulators. I start one emulator which will be my "phone" which send SMS and another emulator which receives SMS.
Everything is compiled well and app starts, but when I click on button, I got message that "Unfortunately, app has stopped".
Here is the code which I have made.
acitivity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="com.example.email.MainActivity" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="23dp"
android:layout_marginTop="44dp"
android:text="Button" />
and here is MainActivity.java
package com.example.email;
import com.example.email.R;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.telephony.SmsManager;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
//adding listener to the button
final Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
// Perform action on click
String phoneNumber = "5556";
String message = "Proba";
//sends SMS to emulator with number 5556
SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault();
sms.sendTextMessage(phoneNumber, null, message, null, null);
}
});
}
//this is default function, I haven't changed anything
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
manifest file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.email"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="14"
android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>

add
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />
in your manifest.xml

Android app icon doesn't show on actionbar

I am creating an android app using eclipse and I have a problem. the app icon doesn't show on actionbar. can anybody tell me what's wrong? here is the manifest:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.gowemto.gnoulashe"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="16"
android:targetSdkVersion="21" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/Theme.AppCompat.Light" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name=".CalcResultActivity"
android:label="#string/title_activity_calc_result"
android:parentActivityName=".MainActivity" >
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
android:value="com.gowemto.gnoulashe.MainActivity" />
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
and here's the main activity code:
package com.gowemto.gnoulashe;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
String result;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
int id = item.getItemId();
if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
public void intent1(View view) {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, CalcResultActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);
}
}
and here's the xml file of main activity:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="16sp"
android:text="#string/welcome_message" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/add_the_dates"
android:onClick="intent1" />
</LinearLayout>
and this is what the actionbar look like when I run the app: http://i.imgur.com/jADDz7b.png
The app doesn't show any errors, and the icon is put in the right way in the directories. so can anyone tell me what's the problem and how can I fix it?

The problem with #ZsoltBoldizsár's answer is that you are using ActionBarActivity. Change getActionBar() to getSupportActionBar()
Add the following code in onCreate(Bundle) after you call super.onCreate(Bundle):
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(true);
getSupportActionBar().setIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher);
Appcompat-v7 automatically disables setDisplayShowHomeEnabled so you must set it to true to show an icon.

You need to configure the actionbar. Read the documentation, but the line below might help you.
getActionBar().setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
getActionBar().setIcon(here comes your drawable id) (eg. R.drawable.ic_launcher)

Try with this:
ActionBar ab = getActionBar();
ab.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
ab.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
ab.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
ab.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);
ab.setTitle(Html.fromHtml("your text"));
ColorDrawable colorDrawable = new ColorDrawable(Color.parseColor(your_colorCode));
ab.show();

Cannot pass a search variable in Android search widget

I cannot pass my search query which is sent from my MainActivity.java to my SearchResultsActivity.java, with a search widget as described on the official guide.
However, I don't want my search widget to be set on the actionbar.
I got no error. My only wish is to get my query displayed thanks to "Log.v".
But the official guide seems only to explain how to call the another activity when we got a search widget inside the actionbar, which isn't our case here.
How to retrieve the variable query in my MainActivity.java ?
MainActivity.java:
package com.example.fidbacks_search;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.SearchManager;
import android.content.Context;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.widget.SearchView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
SearchResultsActivity.java
package com.example.fidbacks_search;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.SearchManager;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
public class SearchResultsActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_search_results);
Log.v("QUERY", "this isn t even being displayed when the search button is pressed");
// Get the intent, verify the action and get the query
Intent intent = getIntent();
if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
Log.v("QUERY", query.toString());
}
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.search_results, menu);
return true;
}
}
Searchable.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="test"
android:hint="test2" >
</searchable>
AndroidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.example.fidbacks_search"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="11"
android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.example.fidbacks_search.MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:name="com.example.fidbacks_search.SearchResultsActivity"
android:label="#string/title_activity_search_results"
android:launchMode="singleTop">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="android.app.searchable"
android:resource="#xml/searchable"/>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
layout/activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<SearchView
android:id="#+id/searchfield"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginTop="144dp"
android:iconifiedByDefault="false" >
</SearchView>
</RelativeLayout>

I'm not sure exactly how you want it done, but I've used SearchView recently and to get what you want, I would simply do the following.
In your activity, add to onCreate something like:
searchView = (SearchView) findViewById(R.id.searchfield);
SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getActivity().getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
searchView.setQueryHint("Enter query here");
searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
Then have your current activity implement SearchView.OnQueryTextListener's two methods; the one you are looking for is onQueryTextSubmit. Here, use the query that's passed to it and call your SearchResultsActivity.
Intent intent = new Intent(this, SearchResultsActivity.class);
intent.putExtra("query",query);
startActivity(intent);
Then have your SearchResultsActivity get the query in `onCreate':
query = getIntent().getStringExtra("query");
Then, use the query and do whatever you want with it.