Android Studio does not recognize my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

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When I try to "run" app via Android Studios, my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 doesnt pop up in the list. However, it does show up in my PC file explorer.

Things I've done;

-tried to install both Xiaomi's own usb drivers and Google's usb drivers, with the same result; "No newer drivers are available"

-enabled usb debugging, makes no different

-switching between PTP and MTP mode

Could anyone help me?

Which operating system are you in ? If on linux, open up a terminal and type "sudo adb devices" and post the output — George Daramouskas, Jan 30 '16 at 12:55
Im on windows 10, and yes, I can browse trough all the files on my phone via the pc, and it does recognize it as "Redmi Note 3" — Bram van Haaren, Jan 30 '16 at 13:34
any leads yet? I am having the same problem and sail on the same boat as yours. — Abhilash L R, May 15 '16 at 19:46
Do you work in Windows/Ubuntu/Mac...? if you are on ubuntu/linux then you would have to add your device ID in the rules file. — Akhil Soman, Jun 20 '16 at 06:58
Got the same with a "MI MAX 3" device. Using a usb-c cable (from iPad Pro). Oh it worked a minute ago and then decided it should not work any more the minute later. Update: I changed usb-c port on my Macbook Pro and voila. WTF — Jonny, Jan 28 '20 at 01:49

Bhunnu Baba · Answer 1 · 2017-06-24T12:50:13.207

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=> For Enabling to developer Mode In Redmi Note 3 :

1: Go to Setting.

2: Click to "About phone" option.

3: Press 7 times to "MIUI version" option.

now you will see a Toast message "now you are developer".

=> Now you should install to Mi PC Suite from this .

1: Install the pc suite with connected your redmi.

2: Now go on Permission in setting and click "install via USB".

=>For Enabling USB Debugging :

1: Open Settings > Additional settings > Developer options.

2: Firstly enable to developer options then go below and find USB Debugging and enable it.

3: When your pc suite open then again repeat disable and enable to USB Debugging

For Redmi 4a also follow :

Open Settings > Additional settings > Developer options > Select USB Configuration > MTP.

edited Jun 24 '17 at 12:50

answered Sep 09 '16 at 07:51

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Worked for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro running Miui 8 Global 6.11.3 Beta – jccampos Nov 09 '16 at 10:09
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installing that PC suit is the key, and the lucky part for me was it didn't needed Admin privileges – Shirish Herwade Nov 07 '17 at 11:01
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35101987/android-studio-does-not-recognize-my-xiaomi-redmi-note-3/48397964#48397964 – Takermania Jan 23 '18 at 09:15
for installing pc suite was unnecessary – Rafiq Jan 21 '23 at 12:05

score 30 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 16 '17 at 22:14

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I am not sure if you are always looking for a solution. However, I had the same problem, and to fix it, just try the following steps (it works for me):

Go to Settings > Additional settings > Developer options
Disable the "Turn on MUI optimization"
Reboot your phone

It should work after rebooting your device. Good luck

answered Apr 16 '17 at 22:14

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Perfect, Why is this answer far down? – d.bayo Jul 05 '17 at 16:19
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35101987/android-studio-does-not-recognize-my-xiaomi-redmi-note-3/48397964#48397964 – Takermania Jan 23 '18 at 09:14

score 18 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 29 '17 at 08:38

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Xiaomi interface has a lot of "locks". To use your Xiaomi device to test your apps you need to:

enable developer mode:
- Settings > About Phone > MIUI version.
- Tap the MIUI version message until you receive a message telling you that you are a developer.
enable usb debugging (inside the developer menu).
enable fast-booting (I don't know if this one is necessary).
install the Mi PC Suite.
Use a USB port from behind of your computer.
allow third party's apps on your device.

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answered May 24 '16 at 16:50

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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35101987/android-studio-does-not-recognize-my-xiaomi-redmi-note-3/48397964#48397964 – Takermania Jan 23 '18 at 09:14
you would also need their own charging cable for reason, otherwise it fails to detect on any standard micro USB cable. – Anuj Pandey Dec 26 '18 at 10:01

Jalal Jan Khan · Answer 4 · 2018-12-23T10:59:28.040

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Go To Settings > Additional Settings > Developer Options
Now Enable these options
- USB Debugging
- Install Via USB
- Select USB Configuration to MIDI

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answered Dec 19 '18 at 16:45

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Above steps worked for my redmi 5 smartphone. Its really frustrating to try so many options and figuring out which option to worked. – shashank Apr 29 '19 at 07:15
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Select USB Configuration to MIDI (This one is annoying but important). Making this configuration done resolved my problem. – Jalal Jan Khan May 02 '19 at 06:27

score 6 · Answer 5 · edited Oct 25 '17 at 10:48

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Go to Settings
Go to Additional settings
Go to Developer options
Disable the "Turn on MUI optimization"
Reboot your phone

It will work

edited Oct 25 '17 at 10:48

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answered Oct 25 '17 at 10:30

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score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 10 '18 at 06:08

I Found this answer on Quora (Worked like a Charm in my case , tried other methods previously but they didn't work for me)

COMPILATION OF ALL POSSIBLE STEPS.TRUST ME IT WORKS!

I would like to improve this answer. Once you have enabled being a developer

1.Settings->About Phone->MIUI version .Click on it for seven times.

2.Go to Additional settings->Developer Options.Now you will have to enable two options in this.

a.USB debugging

IN developer options,Scroll to the end to find TURN OFF MIUI OPTIMIZATION.And you may need to reboot your phone.(no issues,nothing will happen).

And if it says you have temporary issues, disable Wi-Fi and enable your mobile network.Even then if it does not allow,

3.Settings->under APP SETTINGS section->Permissions.

Click on the top right corner and slide over the option INSTALL VIA USB.
Now don't forget to go back to Settings->Developer Options->Install via USB(enable).

When all these steps are done together, it works perfectly else,

In your android studio,

Go to FILE->SETTINGS->BUILD,EXECUTION,DEVELOPMENT.Under this,uncheck enable instant run.

I've been trying to look for the possible answers for almost a year now on my MI note 4.And it finally worked today.Happy to share.Enjoy.

Use formatting tools to make your post more readable. Code block should look like `code block`. Use **bold** *italics* if needed. — Morse, Jun 10 '18 at 06:36

score 4 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 05 '18 at 13:45

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For Xiaomi Redmi 6, in Developer options do the following:

Enable USB debugging
Enable Install via USB
Disable Turn on MIUI optimization
On Select USB configuration select MIDI (this is what solved the problem for me)

Also, take a look at this question: ADB is not recognizing my Redmi Note device

answered Sep 05 '18 at 13:45

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On Select USB configuration select MIDI : this works for me thank yu. – GirlWhoCode Dec 31 '19 at 14:06
For Redmi 8, I needed to install and/or update `Samsung-USB-Driver` to version `1.7.13.0` and at last works! – Top-Master Sep 29 '20 at 07:06

Akash · Answer 8 · 2017-02-09T19:54:08.383

I bumped into the same issue

Run below on terminal to find your VENDOR ID;

lsusb

This will display information about USB buses in the system and the devices connected to them.Then, find your phones vendor id (it will be probably without any company names) and type,

sudo gedit ~/.android/adb_usb.ini

and your adb_usb.ini file should look like:

# ANDROID 3RD PARTY USB VENDOR ID LIST -- DO NOT EDIT.
# USE 'android update adb' TO GENERATE.
# 1 USB VENDOR ID PER LINE.
# ie 0x2207
0x<!!!Your Vendor ID here!!!>

Disconnected and reconnected device and also needed to run below commands on terminal;

sudo adb kill-server && adb start-server

And the device was detected.

score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Feb 21 '17 at 09:41

I solved a problem with connection of Xiaomi Redmi 4 Pro (I hope problem is common for Note 3 too) to Android Studio.

I did next steps:

First of all enable Developer Mode. I won't dublicate how to do it, as it was described here many times.
To solve problem with ADB Interface driver, I've installed Mi PC Suite - MiSetup3.2.1.3111_2717 (link to download)
As output from adb devices command still shown me empty list of connected devices, I tried to use original USB cabel which came with my phone instead of some Xiaomi's USB cabel bougth earlier, and it helps! Phone successfully connected to Android Studio and I installed my test apps!

Hope it will help you guys too.

Marked as a solution for the tip about the cable! – Kepedizer Jun 28 '17 at 12:36 — Kepedizer, Jun 28 '17 at 12:36

score 2 · Answer 10 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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MI Devices developer mode enable option is quite different. Please refer the below screenshots for the detailed understanding.

In the MI Devices developer mode options stays inside the Additional Setting

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score 2 · Answer 11 · answered Jan 23 '18 at 16:28

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Just

goto Additional Settings > Developer Option > there at the bottom just turn off MIUI optimization.

Then

Enable:
- USB debugging
- Install via USB
- USB debugging (Security settings)

Worked for me. cheers

answered Jan 23 '18 at 16:28

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USB debugging (Security settings) this helped for me in Redmi 4. – Aram Nov 28 '18 at 16:24

score 1 · Answer 12 · answered Jan 08 '17 at 10:27

In some rare cases,the problem is windows "Administrative Templates"

My Xiaomi redmi 2 can't connect with Android Studio although I've done Everything That people say above.

But in my Case I found a solution :

put gpedit.msc in windows command
go to "Administrative Templates" -> "System" -> "Removable Storage Access"

Disable:

 -Removable Disk: Deny execute access
 -Removable Disk: Deny read access
 -Removable Disk: Deny write access
 -All Removable Storage classes: Deny all access

Plug on your device
Run app

score 1 · Answer 13 · answered Jan 31 '18 at 15:43

Don't worry dude ..... first turn on USB debugging... then Turn on Install via USB... just turn off your MIUI optimization .... then it'll ask to restart... restart your mobile and then it should work....

I hope this will help... and it worked on my MI 3s prime application installation failed message failed to establish session ....

score 1 · Answer 14 · answered Nov 23 '20 at 09:22

Settings > About phone > keep tapping ‘ MIUI version ‘ until it says you’re a developer.

Settings > Additional settings > developer options> toggle ‘USB debugging'

Settings > Additional settings > Developer options> toggle ‘Install via USB'

TRY THIS ONE.THIS WILL WORK.

score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Jun 20 '16 at 06:40

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Update your MIUI version to 7.3.5.0 and you should install drivers in your pc. Driver link

answered Jun 20 '16 at 06:40

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score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Nov 01 '17 at 16:26

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It seems that the ADB interface wasn't updated properly.

Try this: ADB is not recognizing my Android Device or https://stackoverflow.com/a/31489453/7030003

This worked for me!

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Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, [it would be preferable](//meta.stackoverflow.com/q/8259) to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – MarceloBarbosa Nov 01 '17 at 16:51

score 0 · Answer 17 · answered Dec 10 '17 at 02:32

"Install via USB" wont work if your Xiaomi phone is running MIUI 8 or above. Looks like when you try to Enable this option, your phone trys to connect to some chinese server and fails.

I got a work around and it worked for me. Idea is to connect to Chinese-Shanghai server through VPN. Try the following:

Install PlexVPN from Playstore and login into it. You will a 24 hr free VPN service.
Select China-Shanghai server and connect.
From developer option in your Xiaomi phone, Enable "Install via USB".

You can then disconnect the VPN and logout from PlexVPN.

Enjoy!!

score 0 · Answer 18 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

First, you have to make sure that you have DEVELOPER MODE on. To turn on,

Go to About phone
Tap the MIUI version until it shows the message that "You are now a developer."
When successful, you can now access developer options in Additional settings in the main Settings.
Go to developer options and enable USB debugging mode.

Secondly, to make sure it allows your phone to used via ADB. Download the necessary USB driver.

This can be done via Android Studio by going to SDK Manager --> Tools --> Google USB Drivers --> Install this.

To avoid the "INSTALLATION_CANCELLED_BY_USER" error, do this:

Go to the "Security" application and tap "Options" at top right corner.
Scroll down to "Feature Settings" group, and look for "Permissions"
At there switch off "Install via USB" option, which manages installation of the apps via USB and doesn't allow it.

On Latest Redmi Device,

Settings > Additional Settings > Developer Options > Developer options: Check the Install via USB option.

Once installed, you will be able to use your Xiaomi device for App Testing.

score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Feb 12 '18 at 17:07

If nothing works then do these steps:

Turn on USB Debugging in Developer options.
Turn On USB Tethering too.

For USB Debugging go to: Settings > Additional Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging

For USB Tethering go to: Settings > More > USB Tethering

Now it should work. Mine works. Thankyou.

score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Feb 14 '18 at 17:15

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My Redmi Note 4 had a same issue but after installing HiSuite everything worked fine.

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score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Jun 14 '18 at 17:44

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For Redmi 5 Plus : Make sure to also download and install the Mi Pc Suite.

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score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Jun 06 '19 at 12:22

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100% your MI phone will be detected by android studio by using following steps

1) first you have to turn on developer mode 2) turn on usb debugging

3) Install MI ADB driver from below link you must to login first before downloading https://c.mi.com/thread-1625831-1-1.html

4) Your phone will be shown in Android studio...Enjoy

answered Jun 06 '19 at 12:22

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The page is not an official source of the drivers and has download links that are broken. Consider using an official source instead (or at the very least, one that works!). – Kristopher Noronha Mar 17 '20 at 20:00

score 0 · Answer 23 · edited Oct 08 '21 at 08:45

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For all the Mac Users

Just follow the instructions in one of the other answers, for example the answer from Bhunnu Baba.
Since Mi PC Suite isn't available for Mac, use an alternative software. I tried SyncMate and it worked like a charm. An important thing is that you also have to install the SyncMate App on your Xiaomi.

PS: I use a Xiaomi Redmi 9t

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score 0 · Answer 24 · answered Jul 06 '22 at 13:25

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In my case, I'm using a Redmi 9, and it was not being monitored by USB in my Mac. Solution: Settings > Developer Options > Standard USB Configuration > Select File Transfer

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score 0 · Answer 25 · answered Nov 21 '22 at 12:55

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In a recent Xiaomi update, there are now twice USB-Debugging options available. In both version, USB-Debugging needs to be activated in order to connect successfully with Android Studio.

answered Nov 21 '22 at 12:55

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Android Studio does not recognize my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

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To avoid the "INSTALLATION_CANCELLED_BY_USER" error, do this:

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