[Feature Request] Batch Install Queue. When multiple apks run at the same time, add them to queue and run sequentially.

[bikram-agarwal]

New feature description

Problem

I use Aurora Store as an alternate app store. And I've set InstallerX as the installer there.
When the store shows multiple app updates and I click "Update all", the store starts downloading 3-4 app updates parallelly. Whichever finishes downloading first triggers update via InstallerX. But during this, if another update finishes downloading, and I tap InstallerX for it, it just vanishes and does nothing, since one installation is already running via InstallerX. Once that first installation finishes, then I have to download the second update again to trigger installation via InstallerX.

Feature Request

Add a queue feature to InstallerX. If a store or whatever tries to install multiple apps at the same time, add them all to a queue and install sequentially.

Screenshots or ScreenCAP

In this screenshot, DayOne update had already downloaded and triggered to InstallerX. Then Haystack update finished downloading and sheet popped up to select installer. If I tap InstallerX here, the sheet just goes away, and nothing happens. I have to finish the existing DayOne update first, and then again download Haystack.

[wxxsfxyzm]

When using aurora store, you should keep using session installer option as it describes, intent based installation is deprecated long ago for aurora store.
As for your request, installing app is quite quick, combining sessions may cause serious race conditions.

[bikram-agarwal]

When using aurora store, you should keep using session installer option as it describes, intent based installation is deprecated long ago for aurora store.

Session installer is not a good option for me. I keep Android's "Advance Protection" enabled that blocks normal sideloading. I have to route the installation via InstallerX because it has root permission and thus bypasses the "Advance Protection" restrictions.

As for your request, installing app is quite quick, combining sessions may cause serious race conditions.

Not asking to install multiple app parallelly. My request is - add the installs in queue.
Say, I tap four apks / share four apks to InstallerX - one after the other. InstallerX can start installing 1st app, and add the other 3 to a queue. When the 1st one finishes installing - install 2nd app in queue, when that finishes - install the 3rd in queue. etc. First In First Out (FIFO). No race.

[wxxsfxyzm]

It is only Aurora's bug of intent install I think, I tested it long ago and it is problematic on most devices I have, I may try to got a fix, however, you should be aware that maintaining compatibility with a deprecated and unmaintained feature is extremely difficult.

[wxxsfxyzm]

Since you have root, you can use inxlocker to forward session install to installerx, in this case it should not get blocked.

[bikram-agarwal]

Tried inxlocker now. Set Aurora to Session Installer mode. Now looks like InstallerX receives some ping about the installation, but something is broken and it is stuck in this state ->

It just does not move ahead from the "ready" state. Tapping that notification doesn't open anything either.

BTW, earlier, I had "AM Installer" mode. (Which is not showing up in your screenshot.) My Aurora Installation Methods screen ->

Aurora designed it with App Manager in mind, but it actually triggers the share sheet in my first screenshot in this issue. From there, I can select App Manager or InstallerX.

[wxxsfxyzm]

send logs to me, you can find this option in alpha version's "about" section.

[bikram-agarwal]

Reinstalled the module to gave it another try. This time InstallerX wasn't even getting pinged if "Advanced Protection" was enabled. That kept blocking sideloading. If I disable "Advanced Protection", then InstallerX picked up the installation. But enabling "Advanced Protection" again prevents that. Dunno why it is behaving differently than before.

Attaching the log. Looks like it has entries from yesterday too!

InstallerX.log