Any idea why adb does not recognize my nexus 4 on mac

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bluesman picture bluesman · Jul 1, 2013 · Viewed 10.9k times · Source

I can't figure out why my nexus 4 is absent from the list of adb devices. I've tried the following

  • $ adb kill-server; adb devices
  • $ echo 0x18d1 >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini $ adb kill-server; adb devices
  • Changed usb computer connection type to PTP instead of MTP
  • Restarted the phone etc

Adb is on my path. Nexus 4 shows up when I view System Information.

I've tried asking on xda devs but no luck. Any suggestions on what I can try?

Thanks in advance

Answer

bluesman picture bluesman · Jul 4, 2013

Very weird, I switched to a cheap chinese made cable and now adb sees my device.

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