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I have the latest version of Android Studio and an Android device.

I turned on developer mode on my device and plugged it to my lap top via USB. I didn't get the prompt message that asks me to authorize USB debugging with this pc and also my device list was empty when I ran on the cmd adb devices.

I tried to do adb kill-server and then adb start-server but the devices list was still empty and I still didn't got any authorize usb debugging message on my phone.

I tried to restart phone + PC + change USB cable but nothing.

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This helped me at the end:

Quick guide:

  • Download Google USB Driver

  • Connect your device with Android Debugging enabled to your PC

  • Open Device Manager of Windows from System Properties.

  • Your device should appear under Other devices listed as something like Android ADB Interface or 'Android Phone' or similar. Right-click that and click on Update Driver Software...

  • Select Browse my computer for driver software

  • Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer

  • Double-click Show all devices

  • Press the Have disk button

  • Browse and navigate to [wherever your SDK has been installed]\google-usb_driver and select android_winusb.inf

  • Select Android ADB Interface from the list of device types.

  • Press the Yes button

  • Press the Install button

  • Press the Close button

Now you've got the ADB driver set up correctly. Reconnect your device if it doesn't recognize it already.

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  • After trying almost all the options here (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21170392/android-device-does-not-show-up-in-adb-list) and here (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19767810/running-phonegap-on-device-no-device-found), this worked for me – Diogo Rodrigues Nov 17 '17 at 11:51
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    I followed these steps mentioned above, worked for me. The only difference in my case was the path of the `android_winusb.inf` file which in my case was, `AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver` – atul Mar 15 '18 at 10:02
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    and the usb driver has to be downloaded from the SDKManager first – ltsstar Feb 13 '19 at 18:36
  • I make the mistake of enabling developer mode Android debugging while the phone was connected to my PC over USB. I had to unplug and replug it to get the new device driver to be detected. It shows up as `ADB Interface` in my device manager. – jxramos Jul 03 '19 at 21:31
  • Why is this not in the google docs? – Random Elephant Jan 08 '20 at 20:51
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    'Show all devices' and 'Have disk' is really important indeed. If you just stop at the previous step and give the path, it won't work : "No driver found" or something like that. That was ... tricky! – Basj Apr 29 '20 at 18:27
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    Step 2 (Connect your device with Android Debugging enabled to your PC) was important for me: 1. Open the Settings app. 2. Select System. 3. Scroll to the bottom and select About phone. 4. Scroll to the bottom and tap Build number 7 times. 5. Return to the previous screen to find Developer options near the bottom. 6. Scroll down and enable USB debugging. – thargenediad Sep 23 '20 at 19:28
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    It does not show up in under Other devices or anywhere in Device Manager for me. I've tried multiple devices, multiple cables, multiple USB ports, downloaded the driver, enabled USB debugging, change mode to PTP and MTP, restarted computer and device. Nothing happens when I plug in any android device except that it's charging now. – Curtis Jan 13 '21 at 07:49