What USB driver should we use for the Nexus 5

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As of the time of this writing  Google does not provide a USB driver  for Windows  for the Nexus 5  The usual link  http   developer android com sdk win-usb html  shows Windows USB drivers for several of the Nexus s line  However  the  Nexus 5  is not included  Note that the Nexus  S   letter-S  not number-5  IS supported   Also  from this site  the latest version of the current download is version-8  July-17-2013  When I compare this with its predecessor  version-7  the files are the same   Until Google fixes this  what are we to do  How can we debug and develop for the Nexus 5

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The one from Google USB Driver worked fine for me on two machines  Windows nbsp 7 x64 on both   Once Windows failed to auto-install the driver  I just right-clicked on the phone in Device Manager  chose  update driver  and gave it the path that I d unzipped that driver into

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I have a solution   I updated the file android winusb inf to reflect the VID and PID of the Nexus-5  Now it loads the generic driver and supports ADB in Eclipse   Note  after any previous attempts you may have made  go to Device Manager and update the driver for the  Nexus 5   showing with a yellow exclamation mark    You have to navigate over to the USB driver directory  which on my machine was  C  Users Xxxxxxxxx android-sdk extras google usa driver  In that directory  edit file android winusb inf in both the x86 and amd64 sections and insert one line    CompositeAdbInterface    USB Install  USB VID 18D1 amp PID 4EE1 amp MI 01   This was enough for me to get this to work   Here is the content of my file       Android WinUsb driver installation          Includes FIX for the Nexus-5 ADB                     --- jonovos         ---                    --- petuniaPlatypus ---                    --- 2013-11-07      ---            By snooping on the USB for the Nexus-5           it is known that the VID   18D1 and PID   4EE1           With this  we insert them into the GENERIC sections bwlow       Version  Signature               Windows NT   Class                 AndroidUsbDeviceClass ClassGuid              3F966BD9-FA04-4ec5-991C-D326973B5128  Provider               ProviderName  DriverVer             07 09 2013 8 0 0000 00000 CatalogFile NTx86     androidwinusb86 cat CatalogFile NTamd64   androidwinusba64 cat   ClassInstall32  Addreg   AndroidWinUsbClassReg   AndroidWinUsbClassReg  HKR   0  ClassName  HKR  Icon  -1    Manufacturer   ProviderName    Google  NTx86  NTamd64    Google NTx86    Google Nexus One  SingleAdbInterface           USB Install  USB VID 18D1 amp PID 0D02  CompositeAdbInterface        USB Install  USB VID 18D1 amp PID 0D02 amp MI 01  SingleAdbInterface           USB Install  USB VID 18D1 amp PID 4E11  CompositeAdbInterface        USB Install  USB VID 18D1 amp PID 4E12 amp MI 01   Google Nexus S  SingleAdbInterface           USB Install  USB VID 18D1 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I had similar problems as people here with Nexus 5 on Windows 7  No  inf file edits were needed  my computer was stuck on an old version of the Google USB drivers  7 0 0 1   Windows 7 refused to install the newer version even if I tried to manually select the directory or  inf file  Had to manually delete specific cached  inf files in WINDOWS inf folder  follow directions here  http   code google com p android issues detail id 62365 c7  Also be sure USB debugging is turned on in developer options  There s a trick to expose the developer options  click 7 times on the build number at the bottom of the  About Phone  information

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I was lost at first as well but found a fairly easy solution  Please note that I did all this on Windows 7 after enabling Developer Options and USB debugging on my Nexus 5  on 4 4 2   then connecting it to my PC via USB   If you go to the download link - http   developer android com sdk win-usb html - you ll notice at the bottom in step 4  the installation location of the driver  If you then navigate to Devices and Printers from Control Panel and find your device  right-click and go to properties  then click the Hardware tab at the top  click the device displayed that is having issues  click properties  then Change settings  Next  select Update driver  choose the location manually  and choose the directory Google noted as the installation directory  which they noted as  extras google usb driver   This fixed the problem for me and my Nexus 5 now appears in DDMS

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While Nexus 5 owners wait for a dedicated driver  you could try this driver  which is the one for the LG G2  from LG Electronics  website  since usually USB drivers are not limited to one particular model  This one  for example  seems like a generic USB driver  You are prompted to download the same one for quite a few models on LG Electronics  website   I hope this helps you

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I am on Windows nbsp 8 1  and I tried everything from the other answers and nothing worked  Finally  I decided to try  Pick from a list of drivers  and found  LGE Mobile Sooner Single ADB Interface  under  ADB Interface   ADB exe was finally able to find the Nexus 5 and sideload 4 4 1    I hope this helps

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My Nexus 5 is identyfied by the id   USB VID 18D1 amp PID D001   Use the Google USB drivers  and modify file android winusb inf  Find the lines    Google Nexus  generic   SingleBootLoaderInterface    USB Install  USB VID 18D1 amp PID 4EE0   And add below    CompositeAdbInterface        USB Install  USB VID 18D1 amp PID D001   Repeat it  because there are two sections to modify   Google NTx86  and  Google NTamd64    If you continue with problems  try this   Connect your Nexus 5  go to Device Manager  find the Nexus 5 on  other  and right click  Select properties  details  and in selection list  and select hardware id  Write down the short ID  and modify the line with    CompositeAdbInterface    USB Install  YOUR SHORT ID

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I had the same problem too  In the Device Manager all drivers were OK  but Eclipse couldn t find the device  Even after updating the Google USB drivers with the SDK Manager   The problem was that I didn t have the developer options enabled  For that I came here  How to Enable Developer Options on the Nexus 5  amp  KitKat   Then I had to manualy update the Google USB drivers  see Download and Install Google Nexus 5 USB Drivers  ADB   Fastboot    After that  my installation of Eclipse recognized my device

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I just wanted to bring a small contribution  because I have been able to debug on my Nexus 5 device on Windows nbsp 8  without doing all of this   When I plugged it  there wasn t any yellow exclamation mark within Device Manager  So for me  the drivers were OK  But the device was not listed within my Eclipse DDMS  After a little bit of searching  it was just an option to change in the device settings  By default  the Nexus 5 USB computer connection is in MTP mode  Media Device    What you have to do is    Unplug the device from the computer Go to Settings -  Storage  In the ActionBar  click the option menu and choose  USB computer connection   Check  Camera  PTP   connection  Plug the device and you should have a popup on the device allowing you to accept the computer s incoming connection  or something like that   Finally  you should see it now in the DDMS and voil      I hope this will help

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I installed the LG United Mobile Driver  and I was finally able to get ADB to recognize my device

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There are multiple hardware revisions of Nexus 5  So  the accepted answer doesn t work for all devices  it didn t work for me     Open Device Manager  right click and Properties  Now go to the  Details  tab And now select the property  Hardware Ids   Note down the PID and VID  Download the Google driver  Update the android winusb inf with above VID and PID   CompositeAdbInterface    USB Install  USB VID 18D1 amp   PID 4EE1    Now in Device Manager  find Nexus 5  and update the driver software  and browse to the location where you downloaded  The driver should be installed  and you should be see the device in ADB

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This worked for me     Download the Nexus 5 Drivers from Google USB Driver Extract the ZIP contents and place all files in a single folder on your desktop  Connect your device to your computer  Launch the Device Manager on your PC  Now you should see the Nexus 5 listed in the hardware list  Right-click the    Nexus 5  line and then click on Update Driver Software  Next  click the    browse my computer    option  In the new window  click on    Browse       button  Go to folder unzipped at step 2  Select the folder where you extract the USB drivers  Click Next   Make sure to tick the subfolder box too   Now  the Windows installer will search for Nexus 5 drivers  Click Install when asked for permission  Wait for the process to complete and then check the Device Manager list to confirm that the installation was successful    Source  Download and Install Google Nexus 5 USB Drivers  ADB   Fastboot

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I m running Windows 7 Ultimate N version and my Nexus 5 showed up with a yellow exclamation mark in Device Manager and none of the solutions here worked   I verified that the phone reported itself as   USB VID 18D1 amp PID 4EE1   Which doesn t work with the current  v11  of the Google USB driver    But after enabling Developer Options and USB debugging on the phone  it identified itself as   USB VID 18D1 amp PID 4EE2 amp MI 01 USB VID 18D1 amp PID 4EE2 amp REV 0232 amp MI 01   Which installs just fine    So just enable Developer Options on your phone and retry the device install

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Everything else here failed for me initially  it kept coming up as an MTP device no matter how many times I uninstalled and restarted    However  by going and enabling USB debugging  it worked  Just do this    Uninstall the Nexus 5 driver Disconnect from the computer Enable developer options  see How to Enable Developer Options on the Nexus 5  amp  KitKat  Enable USB debugging  Go to Settings -  Developer Options -  USB Debugging Reconnect It will probably fail to install all drivers  Go update the drivers as described in other answers

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I found a solution in How I fixed the MTP issues on Nexus 7     Another way of fixing this on Windows 8  This problem may happen  because you have the Google ADB driver from the Android SDK installed  Windows will pick the ADB driver over the MTP driver  even when USB debugging is turned off on the Nexus 7  It also comes back when you upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8 1  To fix this    Plug the Nexus 7 in and make sure USB mode is set to MTP Run devmgmt msc Locate the ADB driver  which may be under  Android Devices  or  ADB Devices  Right-click on it and select  Update driver software   Browse my computer for driver software   Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer  With  Show compatible hardware  checked you should see two drivers under  Model    Android ADB Interface  Either  MTP USB Device  or  Composite USB Device  Select  MTP Composite USB Device   that is  the one that isn t  Android ADB Interface   and click Next  The device should now appear as an MTP device    It was confirmed working with the Nexus 7 2013 as well

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Are you sure it s a driver problem  A device that isn t detected probably has a hardware or firmware problem   If it isn t detected  you won t hear the USB device detected chime  It might not be serious  e g  some  USB  cables are really only charging cables  Try a USB cable that you know works for data  e g  the one that came with the phone or one you use for connecting an external hard drive

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This answer is for those with windows 8 1N   and maybe all N versions   The short answer is install Media Feature Pack for N and KN versions of Windows 8 1    Big thanks to Matej Drolc that had it solved in hit blog post here

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After trying the other solutions I was able to send ADB commands to the phone as long as it was booted into Android  However  when the phone was in recovery mode I encountered a new problem  and I would like to contribute my experience here   While booted into Android the phone installed in Windows as a device named  Nexus 5    After the phone was powered down and booted into recovery mode  the phone was still installed as  Nexus 5   but ADB could not detect the device  I had to manually force the driver from  Nexus 5  to the Google USB driver provided with the SDK or available from Google USB Driver   The  inf file has three devices available  I used  Android Composite ADB Interface  and everything seems to be working

[android] What USB driver should we use for the Nexus 5?

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