Error encountered installing apk to device : INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS

Question

I have a nexus 4 device with android 5.1.1. When I am trying to install an android application

I am receiving the following error:

 [2015-06-25 11:41:50 - XXXX] Installation error: INSTALL_FAILED_NO_MATCHING_ABIS
 [2015-06-25 11:41:50 - XXXX] Please check logcat output for more details.
 [2015-06-25 11:41:50 - XXXX] Launch canceled!

I checked the Logcat log and it not displaying anything.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Answer 1

you are trying to install an app that has libraries that isn't compatible with your cpu architecture. like using an emulator to run google maps through google play service while your emulator doesn't have an ARM (armeabi-v7a) CPU.