Questions tagged [usb-drivers]
USB Drivers are required on the PC/Mac that you wish to plug your smartphone into for proper detection of the phone.
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Have to reinstall adb usb drivers for every device, even when all the same hardware (Windows 10)
The Goal
Get all adb devices (same hardware) to use the same usb drivers on Windows 10
The Problem:
Before an IT update, I installed the adb drivers once on my PC and every device was recognized in ...
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How to get device manager detection in fastboot mode Hisense 43A6H Google Android 11 TV from Windows 11?
How to get device manager detection in fastboot mode Hisense 43A6H Google Android 11 TV from Windows 11?
I used the command adb connect Android.local to connect to the TV using a male-to-male USB ...
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Cannot find driver for Asus Zenbook to use Android Flash Tool for Android 14 for my Pixel 7 Pro
I am using the Android Flash Tool to install Android 14. All developer options are enabled on my Pixel 7 Pro.
After my Pixel phone connects to my Asus ZenBook, the Flash tool recognizes my device. I ...
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How could I open a hidden partition on a USB driver from an Android tablet?
There is a USB GPT driver. One partition is hidden. How could I open that partition on an Android tablet?
I know I can unhide that partition on Windows system. But can I open it on Android?
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'fastboot devices' returns ??? (question marks) and device reboots
I came across this weird issue and wanted to share my findings somewhere.
At some point in the installation process of Magisk, I was required to use fastboot on Windows 10 21H2. I proceeded and ...
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How to connect over fastboot to Galaxy A50?
I'm on ubuntu 22.04 and I can connect over adb to my Samsung Galaxy A50, and do
adb reboot bootloader
it reboots to bootloader mode, but I can't use fastboot devices, it returns empty.
Other phones ...
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Where are the official Xiaomi drivers for ADB/USB? (trying to unlock bootloader of Poco M3)
I tried everything from every tutorial about how to unlock my Xiaomi Poco M3 bootloader. I enabled OEM unlock, etc, rebooted into fastboot mode, but then the phone is not recognized in the batch ...
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make android work as if it's a real physical USB drive [duplicate]
It would be cool to make android behave as if it's a real USB drive when connecting the device to TV and PC(s). So we don't get things like "Unsupported" and make many things possible. I ...
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Installing drivers consecutively for all interfaces/ports within an inf file
This concerns an inf file which contain a number of interfaces/ports that need support of drivers. Instead of installing the driver for each interface/port one by one, is there a way to install the ...
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Use the phone stylus/digitizer as a PC input method
I would like to use my Samsung Note; taking advantage of its digitizer; as a input device of the desktop pc.
I suppose the question/answer can also apply to other brands and the touch screen.
Is it ...
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Note 10+ not showing up in Device Manager while in fastboot
I'm trying to unlock my bootloader so that I can root my Samsung Galaxy Note 10 plus.
The problem is that fastboot devices doesn't show any devices, so I found out that I need to install new fastboot ...
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OTG disconnects when screen turns off
I am using OTG external drive constantly. But it will always disconnect when the screen turns off. This causes data loss issues. I tried to find any related settings in system settings and developer ...
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How to know if mediatek vcom drivers is installed on my pc
I've just installed mediatek vcom driver on my pc, to use it in flashing mediatek based firmwares. But is there any way I can know if it truly installed on my pc without plugging a mediatek phone for ...
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What is the differences between the three USB drivers: MTP, Odin, ADB?
In Why can't Windows detect phones, even when the USB driver is installed?, @Robert says:
And that Odin works at the same time is because Odin uses different drivers. From the perspective of your ...
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How to make my Android device forget a PC?
I am running Android 10 on Realme 2 Pro.
So, I am having a lot of trouble connecting this device via USB for file transfer.
I don't know what's the problem. I have tried enabling and disabling USB ...
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How can I access the usb of my device from inside a Lil'Debi chroot?
I am attempting to run adb from a Lil'Debi chroot enviroment. Unfortunately, I keep getting no devices in attached device list. The enviroment created by Lil'Debi links some system folders but does ...
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How do I manipulate the filesystem of my Android smartphone from PC without restrictions? Can I do it on an non-rooted phone?
I want to be able to copy/move/erase/modify files on my phone and transfer them back and forth on my Windows 10 PC. Without limitations hopefully.
My phone ( Meizu Note 8 ) is not rooted, and I'm not ...
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How to get drivers for Android support of USB webcameras for Streaming Apps?
I know there are applications that allow you to do videos through applications, for instance USB Camera - Connect EasyCap or USB WebCam, but it does not allow you to use the USB camera in Streaming ...
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How to make Ethernet work on Android over OTG?
I am trying to use an LTE modem connected to an Android 7 device over an OTG cable. The kernel recognizes the device and registers it with cdc_ether, but I am unable to use the connection from the ...
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Connecting USB Type C Flash Drive to Samsung Galaxy S9
Just bought the Kingston 64 GB DataTraveler microDuo 3C flash drive. The drive has both USB Type C and USB 3.1 port.
I tried connecting the drive directly via USB Type C port but it did not list the ...
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Redmi Note 7 isn't showing up in fastboot (Linux/Windows)
So I am trying to unlock the bootloader on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and therefore I need to have access to adb and fastboot.
I'm very frustrated because I couldn't find a solution within the last 3 ...
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How to recover data from phone with black screen?
My Samsung Galaxy S6 recently display doesn't work anymore (apparently it's water damage or something). The problem is, I want to extract my photos but it's like shooting targets in the dark. I've ...
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My computer doesn't recognize my phone, neither on ubuntu nor windows
I own an LG-K430T, and I use it to share internet with my Desktop PC through USB tethering. Or I did it for a year straight until today, when my PC isn't recognizing my phone anymore, neither on ...
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Are printer drivers technically possible?
It seems that printer manufacturers like Canon provide a printing app for Android devices, from which you can print documents and images stored on your Android device, but not printer drivers. So you ...
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How to run a mouse on android 7.1 (TV Box)?
I got gifted a nice wireless mouse this morning.
I've seen android work with a mouse before so I figured it can handle it as a plug an play, given that this one doesn't have fancy buttons that can be ...
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External Hard Drive to Smartphone without additional power supply
I) Goal
Use external hard drive without power supply - no hub either - to backup smartphone directly.
II) Configuration
Huawei Mate 20 Pro, this - I own this.
USB C male to USB A (3.0) Adapter (i.e....
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Can't install Google USB driver
I have been trying to install the google USB driver so I can use Unity Remote 5 on my phone. I needed to force install the driver because Windows was being weird, but, when I did, I got this error: "...
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bind mount / symlink - keep destination "tree" on removal of source?
I'm trying to accomplish something fairly odd, so bear with me.
I've added an external SD card to my old Droid Mini (basically just for an experiment to see whether or not I could expand the storage ...
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Possible to patch the Android kernel with root?
Basically there's a boot rom exploit on Tegra X1 chips, specifically the Nintendo Switch that allows you send payloads while it is in Recovery Mode and basically run unsigned code (homebrew, custom ...
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Cannot install Google USB driver because it won't accept the driver
I tried
https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb
I also tried
https://droidusb.com/download-lana-download/adb/
but that seems to be the same thing
and the google page tells me to go to ...
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Recovery mode device drivers not working in HTC Desire 616
I have an HTC desire 616, bootloader locked, S-ON.
I am able to enter on recovery-mode but the device is not listed in ADB, though I have all latest drivers from Google, Windows and HTC.
I am able to ...
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Unable to install ADB or any USB driver for lenovo k3 note
I have tried everything that I can think of here, but somehow my Win10 PC won't finish the driver installation.
I tried fastboot mode, recovery mode, MTP connection, USB debugging mode. Win10 fails ...
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Can not recognize Nexus 7 2013 version with USB
I am using android version 6.0.1 kernel 3.4.0-gad29d11. I have tried a laptop with windows 8.1 and desktop with ubuntu 16.04. I have tried installing ADB software and google drivers, using different ...
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Can't figure out how to prevent Samsung drivers to fail with error code 10
I tried to install Samsung drivers (to be able to connect my Galaxy J5 J500FN) on windows 7 or windows 10 in virtualbox (Linux host).
None of my attempts works, I always have an error 'code 10': '...
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Oneplus One is not recognised at all by Windows 10
I've been having this problem for a long time, can't remember how much exactly. No matter what I've tried, I haven't managed to get my computer recognize my opo (Cyanogen 13.0).
When I connect it ...
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Pixel MTP Drivers for Windows
Is there someplace I can download the Windows MTP drivers for the Pixel that is not Windows Update?
Plugging my Pixel into a Windows box results in the following:
Trying to update the driver fails:
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ADVENT Vega tablet - USB Drivers
I just got my hands on an old ADVENT Vega tablet. All the download links in its official website are broken. I the file named USB System Driver. I can't find it anywhere else either. Every link I came ...
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Unable to sideload a file to One Plus One. What are my alternatives?
I have a oneplus one which had CM 13 installed on it. The recovery is TWRP. Last day I tried to install Kali Nethunter ROM on the same from recovery. However things got messy and the phone didn't boot....
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how does OTG enabler app work?
There is a device has no USB OTG signal, but the cheker says: "your device OS has USB OTG API, check for USB OTG kernel or driver signal"
OS v.6.0.1 M, i cant find OTG enabler support it.
I want to ...
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ADB is not detecting the device
I am running an Ubuntu 14 host machine on my PC and recently I got an Eragon 820 Development kit which is running on Android Marshmallow, everything was working fine until I click the factory reset ...
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Logitech unifying receiver, Chrome plugin work on android?
I lost my antenna for my Logitech keyboard and mouse. I decided to buy a Logitech Unifying Receiver. But I can't find any drivers for it for Android except the Chrome plugin.
I don't understand, is ...
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USB Drivers for Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Duos GT-I9060I?
I can't find the USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Duos, GT-I9060I, on the Samsungs Official site or anywhere else?
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How can I get the Moto Z USB Drivers?
I want to use my Moto Z as a physical device, however I can't without the drivers.
The only thing I found was the Motorola Device Manager. However, plugging it in to my PC I get this, even though I ...
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How can I connect Android to my PC for backups?
When I plug in my Android into a WIn7 or Win8 machine, they tell me that the device is unrecognized. Yet the manual that came with the Android clearly shows this being done. This is an RCA Viking ...
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Where to download official Wiko Jerry drivers for ADB/USB connection?
I'm failing to find the page with original drivers, I only find third party websites that I don't know if I can trust. The manufacturer website is lacking the drivers (apparently). I'm using Windows ...
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Stream audio from external hardware to android phone via USB
What I have done till now
I am able to connect an external hardware to my android device via USB.
After detection of external hardware, I am establishing an USB connection.
After connection I am able ...
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Why doesn't Huawei provide just the USB driver to use ADB?
I'd like to use the MyPhoneExplorer application to sync my Android smartphone with Windows over USB.
This requires first installing a driver for the phone and the ADB application.
However, the ...
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What is the "Android Sooner Single ADB Interface"?
What is the "Android Sooner Single ADB Interface", what function does it serve, and why does it have that name? Specifically, to what does the term "Sooner" refer?
It appears to be a driver written ...
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OEM driver not available for Galaxy S5?
I followed this document and it gave me this link to Samsung's website to download the OEM driver for my Samsung Galaxy S5.
However, I couldn't find its model in the list. My phone's model is SM-...
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Android Studio doesn't see device
I know that this question was asked for several times, but I tried almost every solution that was suggested and Android Studio still doesn't see my device. My configuiration:
Windows 7 ...
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