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Unable to set up ADB with Motorola X Developer's edition Windows 7


This has been an entertaining 3 hours. I am trying to set up the ADB for my Moto X gen 1 Developer's edition so I can begin to learn android development with Android Studio(I have 2 years of Java knowledge). I first tried using the google ADB driver, which windows said wasn't a compatible driver. I was guided to install the Motorola Device Manager, which apparently held the correct driver. Well that worked splendidly. My computer still sees my phone as a "Portable device" and is listed as such in the device manager, not as it should be under the ADB. I have already double and triple checked that my phone is in USB debugging mode. Using android 5.1.

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Does anyone know what is going on here? I'm desperate. I spent an hour on the phone with Motorola customer support and they had no clue what I was talking about.


Solution

  • I changed the USB connection settings from MTP to PTP and it suddenly worked. Thanks, Motorola. LOL.