Installation Fails After Installing Journal

[lavaix]

Device name: Pixel 4XL
Rom name: Stock Pixel
Android version: 13
Pixelify version: 5.1 Beta

Bug Description:
While installing Pixelify NEXT, after the "Do you want to install Journal?" prompt, Installation fails regardless if we press Vol + or Vol -

magisk_install_log_2026-01-22T15.23.36.log

[rogovskoy]

@lavaix Same problen

[BasGame1]

@lavaix Hi, I'm trying to fix the bug by remaking the APK installation script, but atm won't work, plus on android 13 use the original pixelify and not the PixelifyNext, it will work better bc PN isn't optimized for lower than android 15

[lavaix]

@BasGame1

Thanks for your response.

I managed to use the 5.0 Beta and it is working fine. Do I still have to use the original Pixelify for my Android 13 device or is it ok to use if everything is working?

[BasGame1]

@lavaix If it's working fine use it, but if you get any bug or something isn't working maybe you need to use the old one

[BasGame1]

@lavaix The script it's ready, I'm gonna test now

[thecaticorn01]

@BasGame1 It seems like this is caused by a few syntax issues in "customize.sh" / "installAPK.sh".

Troubleshooting

At first glance, it appears there is an issue with installing the Journal app. After inspecting the relevant functions (starting at line 1544), I figured out the problem.

Line 1544 of "customize.sh" has the following code:
. $MODPATH/installAPK.sh Journal.apk

This calls the installAPK.sh script to install the Journal app. However, the "installAPK.sh" script does not exit cleanly, and since it is being sourced by "customize.sh", the installation fails.

Issue 1: Missing Parenthesis
Line 33 of "installAPK.sh" contains the following code:
SESSION=$(pm install-create -S $SIZE | grep -Eo '[0-9]'+]

There is no end parenthesis on this line, causing the entire rest of the script to be executed as if it were inside the SESSION variable definition.

This can be fixed by simply adding the end parenthesis to line 33, as such:
SESSION=$(pm install-create -S $SIZE | grep -Eo '[0-9]'+])

Issue 2: Missing/Invalid Arguments
Lines 4 and 5 of "installAPK.sh" have the following code:
APK_NAME=$1 APK_PATH=$2

However, when "installAPK.sh" is sourced in line 1544 of "customize.sh", the only argument passed is "Journal.apk". This is assigned to APK_NAME, but there is no second argument to assign to the APK_PATH variable. This means that no app willl actually be installed.

This can be fixed by modifying line 1544 of "customize.sh" to include the second argument, as such:
. $MODPATH/installAPK.sh Journal.apk $MODPATH/files/Journal.apk

Issue 3: Unnecessary fi statement
There is an unnecessary fi statement on line 2289 of "customize.sh". Since there is not an "if" statement preceding it, the script immediately terminates and the installation fails.

This can be fixed by simply deleting the contents of line 2289.

Conclusion

Fixing these three issues in the manner I indicated above should allow the installation to complete successfully. I have tested this on my Alcatel phone (Android 13, Magisk 30.6, Pixel Experience Plus GSI), and I was able to successfully install Pixelify Next BETA v5.1.5.

Additional Notes

I have created a PR (pull request) with the proposed changes.

[BasGame1]

@thecaticorn01 thanks for all the feedback, I was wondering what was failing, thanks a lot, I will accept the pr now, and seeing your job I was wondering if you wanted to participate in the project, if you want you can contact to me via pm on XDA or telegram :)