ADB Drivers are an important set of drivers if you want to be able to interact with your Android device using a PC application. This allows the PC to essentially debug the device as well as interact with the root directory using the PC to make some changes or tweaks on your device. In this case, we use ADB Drivers to root your Android device using Rescue Root.
It is important that you get the right set of ADB drivers for your device. While we do provide a universal ADB driver, it doesn’t work 100% of the time for all devices. These drivers are very fickle, so it is always best to use the manufacturer built drivers for maximum compatibility.
Here we have a list of known ADB drivers for each manufacturer. If the driver provided doesn’t work, we also have a link to the Manufacturer’s support page.
Samsung
Android usb driver free download - USB Driver for Android, USB OTG: USB Driver for Android, USB OTG: USB Driver for Android, and many more programs. Universal Android Phone or Android Tablet.
Motorola
LG
SONY
HTC
Pantech
ACER
ASUS
Dell
Huawei
Product Support Lookup Page
Amazon
ZTE
Sharp
Alcatel
Product Support Lookup Page
Fujitsu
Lenovo
While this extensive list should be able to provide the drivers you need for your device, there may be cases where you might have to go looking for your drivers manually. You can go search for it through your favorite search engine like Google to find the drivers. The keywords you might want to use include the device model, “ADB”, “USB”, and “Driver”.
You can also check out this amazing thread in XDA Developers, which has a large list of Drivers that you can install manually if you know how: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800335
ADB Drivers are very fickle sometimes, especially when paired with the Windows Operating System. If you are having troubles connecting even with the drivers installed, try restarting or reinstalling, then restarting your PC.
You can also check out this amazing thread in XDA Developers, which has a large list of Drivers that you can install manually if you know how: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800335
ADB Drivers are very fickle sometimes, especially when paired with the Windows Operating System. If you are having troubles connecting even with the drivers installed, try restarting or reinstalling, then restarting your PC.
ADB/USB Drivers – Basic Installation
Most ADB drivers, like in the case with Samsung, would be installed alongside a PC application. This PC application is usually a media management or PIM management suite. In Samsung’s case, it would be their KIES program. Once you install KIES, you already have the drivers necessary for your device. All you would need to do is to connect the device to your PC with a USB cable.
Other devices like ZTE smartphones will have their download for the drivers only. They can be installed just like any other program, and then you can connect the device to your PC. Then again, other smartphones, especially those that use the basic, unadulterated version of Android, will have their drivers preinstalled if you install the Android SDK.
When installing a program, you need to make sure you are installing the right version to your PC. Pay attention to labels that indicate which OS they can be installed on like Windows 7, Windows XP, OSX, and so on. You will also notice that some downloads would have a separate file for 32 bit and 64 bit, otherwise known as X86 and X64 respectively. It is important that you install the correct version on your PC. While X64 systems can handle both X64 and X86 programs, the X86 systems can only use X86 programs.
To find out which version you have, launch your PC’s Control Panel and choose “System” from the list:
It would then display the system information of your computer. You can find which architecture your PC is using by looking at the System Type. In my case, I am using a 64-bit or X64 system.
In this document
- Installing a USB Driver
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If you are developing on Windows and would like to connect an Android-powered deviceto test your applications, then you need to install the appropriate USB driver. This documentprovides links to the web sites for several original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),where you can download the appropriate USB driver for your device. However, this list isnot exhaustive for all available Android-powered devices.
If you're developing on Mac OS X or Linux, then you probably don't need to install a USB driver.To start developing with your device, read Using Hardware Devices.
Note: If your device is one of the Android Developer Phones(ADP), a Nexus One, or a Nexus S, then you needthe Google USB Driver, instead of an OEM driver. The GalaxyNexus driver, however, is distributed by Samsung(listed as model SCH-I515).
Installing a USB Driver
First, find the appropriate driver for your device from the OEM driverstable below.
Once you've downloaded your USB driver, follow the instructions below to install or upgrade thedriver, based on your version of Windows and whether you're installing for the first timeor upgrading an existing driver.
Tip: When you finish the USB driver installation,see Using Hardware Devices forother important information about using an Android-powered device fordevelopment.
Caution:You may make changes to
android_winusb.inf
file found insideusb_driver
(for example, to add support for other devices),however, this will lead to security warnings when you install or upgrade thedriver. Making any other changes to the driver files may break the installationprocess.Windows 7
To install the Android USB driver on Windows 7 for the first time:
- Connect your Android-powered device to your computer's USB port.
- Right-click on Computer from your desktop or Windows Explorer, and select Manage.
- Select Devices in the left pane.
- Locate and expand Other device in the right pane.
- Right-click the device name (such as Nexus S) and select Update Driver Software. This will launch the Hardware Update Wizard.
- Select Browse my computer for driver software and click Next.
- Click Browse and locate the USB driver folder. (The Google USBDriver is located in
<sdk>extrasgoogleusb_driver
.) - Click Next to install the driver.
Or, to upgrade an existing Android USB driver on Windows 7 with the newdriver:
- Connect your Android-powered device to your computer's USB port.
- Right-click on Computer from your desktop or Windows Explorer, and select Manage.
- Select Device Manager in the left pane of the Computer Management window.
- Locate and expand Android Phone in the right pane.
- Right-click Android Composite ADB Interface and select Update Driver. This will launch the Hardware Update Wizard.
- Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next.
- Select Search for the best driver in these locations; un-checkSearch removable media; and check Include this location in thesearch.
- Click Browse and locate the USB driver folder. (The Google USBDriver is located in
<sdk>extrasgoogleusb_driver
.) - Click Next to upgrade the driver.
Windows Vista
To install the Android USB driver on Windows Vista for the first time:
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- Connect your Android-powered device to your computer's USB port. Windows will detect the device and launch the Found New Hardware wizard.
- Select Locate and install driver software.
- Select Don't search online.
- Select I don't have the disk. Show me other options.
- Select Browse my computer for driver software.
- Click Browse and locate the USB driver folder. (The Google USBDriver is located in
<sdk>extrasgoogleusb_driver
.) As long as you specified theexact location of the installation package, you may leave Include subfolders checked or unchecked—it doesn't matter. - Click Next. Vista may prompt you to confirm the privilege elevation required for driver installation. Confirm it.
- When Vista asks if you'd like to install the Google ADB Interface device, click Install to install the driver.
Or, to upgrade an existing Android USB driver on Windows Vista with the newdriver:
- Connect your Android-powered device to your computer's USB port.
- Right-click on Computer from your desktop or Windows Explorer, and select Manage.
- Select Device Manager in the left pane.
- Locate and expand ADB Interface in the right pane.
- Right-click on HTC Dream Composite ADB Interface, and select Update Driver Software.
- When Vista starts updating the driver, a prompt will ask how you want to search for the driver software. Select Browse my computer for driver software.
- Click Browse and locate the USB driver folder. (The Google USBDriver is located in
<sdk>extrasgoogleusb_driver
.) As long as you specified theexact location of the installation package, you may leave Include subfolders checked or unchecked—it doesn't matter. - Click Next. Vista might prompt you to confirm the privilege elevation required for driver installation. Confirm it.
- When Vista asks if you'd like to install the Google ADB Interface device, click Install to upgrade the driver.
OEM Drivers
Note: If your device is one of the Android Developer Phones(purchased from the Google Play Developer Console), a Nexus One, or a Nexus S, then you needthe Google USB Driver, instead of an OEM driver. The GalaxyNexus driver, however, is distributed by Samsung(listed as model SCH-I515).
OEM | Driver URL |
---|---|
Acer | http://www.acer.com/worldwide/support/mobile.html |
alcatel one touch | http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/support/faq/usbdriver.html |
Asus | http://support.asus.com/download/ |
Dell | http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=anavml |
Foxconn | http://drivers.cmcs.com.tw/ |
Fujitsu | http://www.fmworld.net/product/phone/sp/android/develop/ |
Garmin-Asus | https://www.garminasus.com/en_US/support/pcsync/ |
Hisense | http://app.hismarttv.com/dss/resourcecontent.do?method=viewResourceDetail&resourceId=16&type=5 |
HTC | http://www.htc.com Click on thesupport tab to select your products/device. Different regions will have different links. |
Huawei | http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/downloadCenter.do?method=index |
Intel | http://www.intel.com/software/android |
KT Tech | http://www.kttech.co.kr/cscenter/download05.asp for EV-S100 (Take) |
Kyocera | http://www.kyocera-wireless.com/support/phone_drivers.htm |
Lenovo | http://developer.lenovomm.com/developer/download.jsp |
LGE | http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/mobile-support/mobile-lg-mobile-phone-support.jsp |
Motorola | http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/ |
MTK | http://online.mediatek.com/Public%20Documents/MTK_Android_USB_Driver.zip |
Oppo | http://www.oppo.com/index.php?q=software/view&sw_id=631 |
Pantech | http://www.isky.co.kr/cs/software/software.sky?fromUrl=index |
Pegatron | http://www.pegatroncorp.com/download/New_Duke_PC_Driver_0705.zip (ZIP download) |
Samsung | http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads |
Sharp | http://k-tai.sharp.co.jp/support/ |
SK Telesys | http://www.sk-w.com/service/wDownload/wDownload.jsp |
Sony Mobile Communications | http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/ |
Teleepoch | http://www.teleepoch.com/android.html |
Toshiba | http://support.toshiba.com/sscontent?docId=4001814 |
Yulong Coolpad | http://www.yulong.com/product/product/product/downloadList.html#downListUL |
Xiaomi | http://www.xiaomi.com/c/driver/index.html |
ZTE | http://support.zte.com.cn/support/news/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=1000442 |