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I just bought a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803) and I'm trying to root it. I'm following this link for instructions, but I got stuck at the "Rooting with exploit" step as I can't authorize the connection.

I've already tried:

  • Restarting the ADB server
  • Rebooting the device
  • Rebooting my PC
  • Changing from MTP to MSC and back
  • Disabling and then enabling USB debugging
  • Disabling and then enabling 'Developer options'
  • Using various ADB drivers
  • Using different ADB binaries
  • Deleting my .Android folder
  • Deleting ADB copies in other tools' folders
  • Plugging the device in another port
  • Any combination of the above that I can think of

I can't find any other possible solution to this issue on Google. I'm hoping you guys will be able to enlighten me and finally be able to solve this.

PS: Something tells me that my PC is the problem here, as I was never able to do this with my old SGS3 either, but I ran out of ideas about what could be causing it anyway.

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  • It might sound stupid, but you might consider seeing if your device is recognized by adb in other computer. If yes, you might proceed with reinstalling the os(windows/linux) on your PC. I once had problem with Xperia P, I had to reinstall windows.
    – Shamsul Arefin
    Commented Mar 28, 2019 at 4:54

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This helped me, before step 13 "Enable USB debugging on the phone (Settings => About phone => Click 7 times on Android Build to unlock developer options)" make sure you have enabled MTP over USB on the phone. Sometimes it helps to revoke the approved debug devices as well.

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