My device isn't getting detected in android studio (driver issue)

Question

The problem: My device isn't getting detected in android studio

The solution: Install the correct usb drivers

The problem that arises to the solution: I am not able to...and here are the details:

I have recently system wiped my computer due to slowness. This brings me back to the tedious task of setting up my computer for Android Studio. I have tried everything to get the USB drivers to work in android studio, but for some reason, I can't update my USB driver:

Now, here is the annoying screen that always pops up when trying to update my usb driver:

My usb driver is installed:

This is pretty pathetic. I have tried everything. I even tried to go into my computers bios and disable Intel xHCI. I remember when I first started android, I had this same problem, and the solution was to do something in the computer's bios, but the problem still persists.

By the way, I have done lots of research on this topic, and this is a code 28, which means it doesn't have the correct drivers:

I have been on this for 3 hours now (3 HOURS!) and would really appreciate any help. How can I get my phone recognized on my windows 8 laptop? I have done it before, so I know my phone is compatible.

Just because you have a driver directory , doesn't mean the driver was set-up properly though.. you need to properly install said driver. Sometimes driver issues are tricky though, this is well-known. I have been struggling with an apple KB , for eg — Caffeinated, Nov 24 '15 at 02:27
not sure off the top of my head. Might be a better match for SuperUser , because we're more focused here on programming Q's . I'd keep at it, you've obviously figured *some* things out, just keep hacking away - I've been there — Caffeinated, Nov 24 '15 at 02:31
This is a prime example of why windows is the *least suitable* of the three *nominally* supported platforms for android devleopment — Chris Stratton, Nov 24 '15 at 02:38
@ChrisStratton Yes, especially since so many people have this problem, and there are barely any answers on the internet — Ruchir Baronia, Nov 24 '15 at 02:40
Do you have `/.android/adb_usb.ini`? It should contain the USB vendor id (ie `0x0502`) for your device. — mbmc, Nov 24 '15 at 03:25
@mbmc I do not have the `adb_usb.ini` in my `.android directory`. What do I do now? Thanks — Ruchir Baronia, Nov 24 '15 at 03:28
@mbmc Let me know if you need any more information. I appreciate your feedback. — Ruchir Baronia, Nov 24 '15 at 03:30
What is your device? Are you sure google USB driver is compatible with your device? — Access Denied, Nov 24 '15 at 03:34
@AccessDenied For sure. I have done this entire process before I system wiped my computer. Before, it would work without a need to install anything special. I also remember that last time, I did something in my system bios... — Ruchir Baronia, Nov 24 '15 at 03:37
Search for it on google "USB driver for not compatible". I had troubles with Nexus 5. And I was not alone. Search this problem for specific device model. — Access Denied, Nov 24 '15 at 03:40
@AccessDenied But I am absolutely sure that there are no external USB drivers that I need. This is because I did this before once, and I didn't need anything. Do I need to give myself permissions in the bios or something? Do you think it could be anything else? — Ruchir Baronia, Nov 24 '15 at 03:42
You are not right. I also did nothing until windows shipped update and nexus started detecting as Asus phone. Uninstall driver for your device and choose google usb driver during installation process. — Access Denied, Nov 24 '15 at 03:45
Don't be sure. Search for your problem http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20168898/nexus-5-usb-driver — Access Denied, Nov 24 '15 at 03:47
What do you mean uninstall and choose google. Where should I do that? — Ruchir Baronia, Nov 24 '15 at 03:52
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff553572(v=vs.85).aspx — Access Denied, Nov 24 '15 at 03:57
What kind of device? If it's a regular phone / tablet, no need to add it in `adb_usb.ini` — mbmc, Nov 24 '15 at 05:49
I remember installing the drivers with `pnputil -i -a something.inf` but it's hazy. — EpicPandaForce, Aug 08 '16 at 12:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 14 '15 at 14:18

First make sure that you have virtualization on in the bios. This was a big issue for me last time... It can be called VT-x.

Next, make sure you have done what I have done in my question.

What I forgot to do was install the android_winusb file in the usb_driver folder. The path should be sdk\extras\google\usb_driver. In my case, C:\Users\Ruchir\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver

After doing that, go back to device manager and go to the install as path. At the bottom of that should be another option:

Let me pick from a list of devices on my computer

Select your android phone, it shouldn't have a yellow explamation point over it any more. After that, select composite ADB Interface. THATS IT.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 16 '16 at 09:55

UNIVERSAL ADB DRIVER

I have the same issue before, but i solved it easily by just following this steps: -> connect your android phone in a debugging mode (to enable debugging mode goto settings -> About Phone -> Build Number(tap 7 times then it will be enable developer mode) in developer tools check USB debugging)

->download Universal ADB Driver Installer

->choose Adb Driver Installer (Universal)

->install it

->it will automatically detect your android device(any kind of brand)

->chose the device and install.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 22 '20 at 17:10

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I made a tool, that should fix the problem, you just have to

connect the phone in USB Debugging mode to PC and run the tool.

Here is the link to the repo

answered Nov 22 '20 at 17:10

Fawaz Ahmed

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