Can't connect Nexus 4 to adb: unauthorized

android authorization adb nexus-4 android-4.2-jelly-bean
orS picture orS · Aug 2, 2013 · Viewed 179.4k times · Source

I have a Nexus 4 with Android 4.3 and I am trying to connect the device to a computer with Windows 7 64bit.

I installed the latest drivers and the latest adb version. I think I tried almost everything and I still get the following message:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
007667324ccb229b        unauthorized

What can be the reason for this error?

Answer

Joe Huang picture Joe Huang · Aug 24, 2013

I had similar situation. Here is what I did:

Try to check and uncheck the USB Debugging option in the device. (if not working, try to unplug/plug the USB)

At some point, the device should show up a messagebox to ask you if you authorize the computer. After you click yes, the device is then authorized and the connection is hooked.

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