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Install APK debug to my device failed.

jianglinghuadeMacBook-Pro:hello jianglinghua$ react-native run-android
JS server already running.
Building and installing the app on the device (cd android && ./gradlew installDebug...
WARNING [Project: :app] Current NDK support is deprecated.  Alternative will be provided in the future.
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
......
:app:assembleDebug UP-TO-DATE
:app:installDebug
Installing APK 'app-debug.apk' on 'MI NOTE LTE - 6.0.1'
Unable to install /Users/jianglinghua/Desktop/hello/android/app/build/outputs/apk/app-debug.apk
com.android.ddmlib.InstallException: Failed to establish session
    at com.android.ddmlib.Device.installPackages(Device.java:894)
    ........
    at org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain.main(GradleWrapperMain.java:61)
:app:installDebug FAILED
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:installDebug'.
> com.android.builder.testing.api.DeviceException: com.android.ddmlib.InstallException: Failed to establish session
* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
BUILD FAILED
Total time: 13.945 secs
Could not install the app on the device, read the error above for details.
    Make sure you have an Android emulator running or a device connected and have
    set up your Android development environment:
    https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/android-setup.html
I look at my devices
jianglinghuadeMacBook-Pro:hello jianglinghua$ adb devices
List of devices attached
98333978    device
                Did you run Yarn before running the project. If yes, can you please let me know if there is any error on that.
– Saeid
                Sep 20, 2018 at 14:17
Since you are using Mi phone which has MIUI
try this
go to Developer options, scroll down to find 'Turn on MIUI optimization' & disable it. Your Phone will be rebooted
check now
If you are using any other android phone, which has a custom skin/UI on top of android OS, then try disabling the optimization provided by that UI and check.

(usually you can find that in 'Developer options')
In my case, I have set up a new app but I was getting errors, tried many possible ways and answers from github and stackoverflow. 
nothing worked
error 
The solution for me was .. check if you already have an app with the same name is installed in android..
  
Delete old apps and run react-native run-android
Worked for me.
                This error was created for me too and I did not know the reason for it. I read your answer. I noticed that in the past, I had a release of the application installed on my mobile. I deleted it and ran the command to run the application again. The application ran properly on the device
– fatemeh kazemi
                Dec 30, 2021 at 7:43
                deleting old apps and running the command works for me but why this is happening . i used macbook air before so there were no issues like this
– Shail Patel
                Jan 5, 2022 at 5:14
                @shailPatel I see, that means this is due to build package setting in react-native. might need to explore react-native repo with this issue. there could be more details if it is listed as an issue.
– Jahanzeb Nawaz
                Jan 5, 2022 at 20:02
On my android device, the problem was about the previous build versions of the application that I had installed on my phone before.
the following steps solved my problem:
removing any previous build of the application, including debugging version and signed apk version
On windows:
On the root directory of your project, run :
 cd android
 gradlew clean
 cd ..
 npm cache clean --force
On MacOS or Linux:
On the root directory of your project, run :
 cd android
 ./gradlew clean
 cd ..
reboot your android device
run react-native run-android
                npm cache clean --force was an extra step I needed to do in conjunction to gradlew clean, deleting the apk, and uninstalling the app on device.
– John
                Oct 5, 2020 at 2:04
I had this issue. Mine worked on the emulator well but it didn't work on the device and the error was
  
app:installDebug FAILED.
If you have a different app with the same name (or package name) on the device:
Rename the app or delete it from your device.
                In my case the problem appears when I already have an app installed on the devices. So its important to unisntall the old app.
– Tarun Gupta
                May 1, 2022 at 9:56
Step 1: Close Android Emulator.
Step 2: Open Android Virtual Device Manager and wipe data by the following image:
Step 3: Open your terminal and type
cd android
.\gradlew clean
cd ..
npm cache clean --force
Step 4: In terminal, run:
yarn run android
Note: If you are using yarn, just run:
yarn cache clean
I got the same problem and did some research. This problem happens a lot on Chinese android phones.
It was solved by change the gradle version to 1.2.3 in file android/build.gradle line 8
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.3'
                its did not work for me, minimum 2.2 is required , I have 2.14.1 installed, i am using Micromax Q348 , its found under adb devices , running 5.1 .
– Amit Bravo
                Apr 10, 2017 at 11:41
If none of the above solutions works then try the following steps to cold boot the emulator
open AVD manager -> Edit device -> Show Advanced Settings -> Boot option -> select Cold Boot instead of Quick boot.
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.3'

Then, go to 
android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties, 
change distributionURL to https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.2-all.zip
Run again.
I solved this adding more memory to the device, I did that in this way:
Open Android studio
click More Actions and open Virtual Device Manager
Click the pencil icon
Click "Show advance settings"
Increase memory in "Internal Storage option"
Click "Finish"
In my case (with React Native), my Android phone was unrecognized by my PC where I was running the server, which can be seen by the message:
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:installDebug'.
> com.android.builder.testing.api.DeviceException: No online devices found.
If that is the case, as highlighted in ADB Android Device Unauthorized, make sure that in Developer Options on your phone USB Debugging is set to true, and enter the following commands in terminal or cmd to restart the Android server.
adb kill-server
adb start-server
And adb devices should list your phone as device instead of unauthorized
                This works for me. don't need to close the emulators, and just type those two commands will fix the issue
– Vidurajith Darshana
                Jan 10, 2022 at 6:53
                This worked for me as well. Opened up list of apps (in my case swipe up from bottom), held on the app, clicked on app info and finally uninstalled.
– Natetronn
                Feb 27, 2021 at 5:36
                Also worked for me but I can imagine it won't work for everyone. Simply uninstalled from the device then tried again. Incredibly simple and quick to do so worth trying first.
– HumanZero HumanZero
                Mar 30, 2021 at 14:30
                It worked for me,I think you have to do that when you rename the package of the application
– Jean-Charles LUC
                Mar 14, 2022 at 23:42
I also got troubles with app using gradle 2.14, though with gradle 4 it's ok. By using --deviceID flag app instals without any issue.
react-native run-android --deviceId=mydeviceid
                I also had the release version of the app installed on my phone. Uninstalling it and running react-native run-android worked.
– Se7eN
                Jul 2, 2019 at 7:03
Delete the app from the device.
Edit the file (YourAppName -> android -> app -> build.gradle) enter the line below on the defaultConfig field
multiDexEnabled true
defaultConfig {
    multiDexEnabled true //this is the line you need to enter
    applicationId "xxxxxx"
    minSdkVersion xxxxx
    targetSdkVersion xxxxx
    versionCode xx
    versionName "xx"
rebuild the app
In my case, It is problem of permissions or we can say that setting problem present inside developer options. I am using MI Note 10.To avoid this issue,permit some setting such as common one developer option and USB debugging as well as Install via USB,USB debugging(Security settings), Verify apps over USB.
I had the same issue with wrong AVD settings.
Probably, "Target Android 6.0" was wrong choice.
Next settings were changed to fix ":app:installDebug FAILED" issue:
System Image: Marshmallow , API 23, ABI x86, Target Google API.
see the detail information about this here:
RN Android Setup
As you add more modules to Android, there is an incredible demand placed on the Android build system, and the default memory settings will not work. To avoid OutOfMemory errors during Android builds, you should uncomment the alternate Gradle memory setting present in /android/gradle.properties:
# Specifies the JVM arguments used for the daemon process.
# The setting is particularly useful for tweaking memory settings.
# Default value: -Xmx10248m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m
org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8