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Windows 7, Android studio, finding drivers for Nexus 7


I'm going to ask a "duplicate" question -- except that the solutions haven't worked for me. I am trying to use my Nexus 7 with Android Studio to debug my app. http://developer.android.com/tools/device.html tells me for Windows 7 to get drivers & download them. http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html#InstallingDriver had more specifics; Done. I checked that it's debuggable, "true" in build.gradle.

Android Studio wont recognize Nexus 7 as device says I should connect my Nexus 7 as a camera -- it is. I've tried it as a media device, as well.

Android Studio wont recognize Nexus 7 as device says that I need to go to the device in the device manager and ask it to "update the drivers." It tells me they're all there and updated.

Under "Android SDK" it says that "Google USB Driver, rev. 11" is installed.

I've gone through several different paths to install the drivers but Android Studio doesn't seem to be able to find them.

I just bought the Nexus 7 hoping it was a better match for Android Studio than my Galaxy Tab... but seems not.

Is this the part where I install Android Studio again? (I can't get my Windows 8 computer to find it, either, but the Galaxy usually works on that. Exactly the same thing happens.)

(Oh, and yes, I've done the "knock 7 times" on the button to "become a developer," too, and installed and reinstalled the drivers from the SDK manager.)


Solution

  • I combed more previous similar questions and found one that referred to this: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/nexus-7-2013-drivers-installation-guide-43183/ and the "troubleshooting" got me to the full download; I then had to use Selected Device Incompatible - Android Studio and I'm back at developing :)