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Can't install Google USB drivers for Kazam 348 on WIndows 10

I tried to install the Google USB drivers needed for Android development on my Windows 10 PC. But for some unknown reason it fails.
The phone (Kazam Tornado 348)ships with an option to enable the phone as a virtual CD ROM. When I do so I can se an "Install" file that should install the needed drivers. However they fail without any further details.
I then wrote a mail to Kazam and asked the for new drivers - however they say that they do NOT have any drivers and I should ask Google !!!!! Funny !
On Googles development site I downloaded the "generic" USB drivers. They install but I can't update my Tornado 348 driver through the device manager. It simply says that no valid drivers was found.
I also looked through the list of OEM suppliers - but Kazam is no listed.
One final notice - I can see that the drivers supplied on the Virtual CD ROM is from Media Tek. Also think they supplied the CPU in the phone. But searching their homepage for a driver not give me any result.
Anyone else out there with a Kazam Tornado 348 that is working in Windows 10?
The USB actually work - but is marked with a yellow exclamation mark. So I can see the phone in the file explorer. But in the device manager I can see that there is a problem - and also in Visual Studio it will not show as a device I can use for testing my code.

BLU VIVO AIR had same issue.
Use a USB cable to connect the Windows PC and your phone . Open up Device manager. You'll see the your phone show up in "Other Devices" as unavailable.
Download and install the Google Generic USB Driver from http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html#top . Note down and remember the location where you install the google driver to.
Right mouse your phone select Update Driver Software…
Select "Browse for driver software on your computer"
Navigate to where you installed the Google USB Driver software
Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
Select "Show all devices"
Select "Have Disk"
Navigate to where you installed the Google USB driver, select the android_winusb.inf file
In the Update Driver Software - YOUR PHONE dialog select "Android ADB Interface"
Ignore the "Update Driver Warning" message.
You will now see the Android Device -> Android ADB Interface in Device Manager, and VIVO AIR will be gone from "Other Devices". You should now also be able to turn on things like USB/Mass Storage Mode on the phone so you can view files from Windows Explorer as well as debug to the device.
I blogged about getting the generic google usb driver to install here with step by step and no funny links or ads - http://www.devfish.net/post/2015/07/20/android-usb-adb-drivers-for-blu-phones-vivo-air.aspx .

Unable to connect the android device to Windows 7

I have the following configuration
Windows 7 Ultimate running on MacBookPro
Samsung Galaxy SIII (GT-I9300) with cyanogenmod 10.2(stable)
Android SDK with eclipse
I tried so much but my eclipse is not detecting the phone for usb debugging of an android application. I already tried the following.
I enabled the USB debugging on phone
After I connect my phone through USB cable I can only charge the phone. But can't do any file transfer.
I installed the samsung kies lite and samsung kies 3 also. But no luck. Still cant detect.
In the device manager, under other devices, it lists my phone as usb device with name GT-I9300 with an yellow mark. I tried to update the driver and chose the google driver which comes with sdk. But it shows Windows could not find device driver software for your device.
I tried the commands "adb devices" and "fastboot devices". But the list is blank.
Now I am out of options. Can anybody give me some idea where is the problem or how can i troubleshoot it step by step?

You need to download Google usb driver in your SDK (http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html)
Then update the driver with local file from SDK_PATH/extras/google/usb_driver/
[EDIT]
If you still have the problem do update driver like this:
Choose Let me pick from the list of device drivers on my computer
Click Have disk
Browse for SDK_PATH/extras/google/usb_driver/android_winusb.inf
Select Android ADB Interface and install.

I had the same problem and this is how I fixed it. Hope it works for you as well.
Open the "Device Manager".
Expand the "Other Devices" and right click on the device below
Select the "Update drivers" option.
Then "Browse my computer for driver software" and choose "let me pick from list of device drivers from my computer".
Click the "have disk" button.
Pick the "android_winsub.inf" file from SDK driver.
Select "Android ADB Interface"
Then simply click ok and install it. Remember the "Other Devices" option may get disappear after the completion of the process so check in the task bar there should be a USB icon showing the connectivity. That means it's working fine and you're good to go.

ADB Driver and Windows 8.1

I waste a lot of time trying to successfully install the ADB driver for my tablet in Windows 8.1. So here I will post what I did, in case anyone has the same problem.

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If Windows fails to enumerate the device which is reported in Device Manager as error code 43:
Install this Compatibility update from Windows.
If you already have this update but you get this error, restart your PC (unfortunately, it happened to me, I tried everything until I thought what if I restart...).
If the device is listed in Device Manager as Other devices -> Android but reports an error code 28:
Google USB Driver didn't work for me. You could try your corresponding OEM USB Drivers, but in my case my device is not listed there.
So, install the latest Samsung drivers: SAMSUNG USB Driver v1.7.23.0
Restart the computer (very important)
Go to Device Manager, find the Android device, and select Update Driver Software.
Select Browse my computer for driver software
Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
Select ADB Interface from the list
Select SAMSUNG Android ADB Interface (this is a signed driver). If you get a warning, select Yes to continue.
Done!
By doing this I was able to use my tablet for development under Windows 8.1.
Note: This solution uses Samsung drivers but works for other devices.
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Use the awesome "Universal ADB (Android Debug Bridge) Driver for Windows":
https://plus.google.com/103583939320326217147/posts/BQ5iYJEaaEH
https://github.com/koush/UniversalAdbDriver
Windows 8 compatible
comes signed, so does not require you to turn off windows driver signature checks
Tested under Win8.1.1 x64.

There is lots of stuff on this topic, each slightly different. Like many users I spent hours trying them and got nowhere. In the end, this is what worked for me - I.e. installed the driver on windows 8.1
In my extras/google/usb_driver is a file android_winusb.inf
I double clicked on this and it "ran" and installed the driver.
I can't explain why this worked.

I had the following problem:
I had a Android phone without drivers, and it could not be recognized by the Windows 8.1. Neither as phone, neither as USB storage device.
I searched Device manager.
I opened Device manager, I right click on Android Phone->Android Composite Interface.
I selected "Update Driver Software"
I choose "Browse My Computer for Driver Software"
Then I choose "Let me pick from a list of devices"
I selected "USB Composite Device"
A new USB device is added to the list, and I can connect to my phone using adb and Android SDK.
Also I can use the phone as storage device.
Good luck

http://adbdriver.com/
this worked for me, in my latest Micromax Yu Yuphoria!
just download the installer and install it

The most complete answer I have found is here:
http://blog.kikicode.com/2013/10/installing-android-adb-driver-in.html
I'm copying the complete answer below.
Installing Android ADB driver in Windows 8.1 64-bit when all else fails
For some reason I just couldn't get my machine to recognize Xperia J in Windows 8.1 64-bit. Even after installing latest Sony PC Companion (2.10.174). Device Manager kept showing yellow exclamation mark to an 'Android'.
Here's the solution, but I don't promise it will work on your device!
1. Find out your device's VID and PID
Open Device Manager, right-click that Android with yellow exclamation mark and click Properties.
Go to Details tab.
In Property, select Hardware Ids.
Right-click the value and click Copy.
Paste the value somewhere.
2. Download Android USB Driver
Run Android SDK Manager.
Expand Extras, tick Google USB Driver, click Install packages.
After installation, look for the driver location by hovering mouse over Google USB Driver. The location will appear in the tooltip.
3. Modify android_winusb.inf
Go to the usb driver location, for example in the above picture it is c:\Android\android-studio\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver
Make a backup copy of android_winusb.inf
Open android_winusb.inf with a text editor. Notepad is fine but Notepad++ is better, it will syntax highlight the inf file!
Look for [Google.NTx86], and insert a line with your device's hardware ID that you copied above, for example
[Google.NTx86]
; ... other existing lines
;SONY Sony Xperia J
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0FCE&PID_6188&MI_01
Look for [Google.NTamd86], and insert the same lines, for example:
[Google.NTamd64]
; ... other existing lines
;SONY Sony Xperia J
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0FCE&PID_6188&MI_01
Save the file.
4. Disable driver signing
Run Command Prompt as an administrator
Paste and run the following commands:
bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON
Restart Windows.
5. Install driver
Open Device Manager, right-click that Android with yellow exclamation mark and click Update Driver Software.
Click Browse my computer for driver software.
Enter or browse to the folder containing android_winusb.inf, eg: C:\Android\android-studio\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver
Click Next.
The driver will install.
Run adb devices to confirm your device is working fine.
6. Re-enable driver signing
Run Command Prompt as an administrator
Paste and run the following commands:
bcdedit -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF
Restart Windows.
Run adb devices to reconfirm!

In Windows 7, 8 or 8.1, in Devices Manager:
Select tree 'Android Device': remove 'Android Composite ADB Interface' [х]
Press on main root of devices tree and call context menu (by right mouse click) and click on 'Update configuration'
After updating your device should appear in 'Other devices'
Select your device, call context menu from it and choose 'Update driver' and perform this updating

If all other solutions did not work for your device try this guide how to make a truly universal adb and fastboot driver out of Google USB driver. The resulting driver works for adb, recovery and fastboot modes in all versions of Windows.

Asus Nexus 7 not recognized by Android dev tools via adb

Problem:
Asus Nexus 7 not recognized by adb when correctly installed and connected
Setup:
Asus Nexus 7 tablet
Windows 7 64 bit OS
Steps taken:
Installed 64 bit Java JDK (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html)
Installed Android SDK (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)
Installed Google USB driver (http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html)
Set tablet to USB debugging mode
In the Windows Device Manager, the Nexus is recognized as an Android Device via Android Composite ADB Interface. The device status indicates it is connected and working properly, running driver version 7.0.0.1 (8/27/12 update) from Google.
However, when I run adb devices at the command prompt (in the sdk/platform-tools directory), the Nexus does not come up as an attached device - the list is empty.
Does anyone have any insight on what the problem might be? I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling all drivers, restarting the computer each time. I have tried a variety of usb ports and cables, as well as switching between MTP and PTP connections with no success.

Hey I found a solution to this via mkh at
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/android-developers/0-RzE0v-G3k
Try this (as quoted from the above source)
When the Nexus 7 is plugged in there is a persistent notification that
indicates "CONNECT AS / Media Device (MTP)". In this state adb devices
will not show the Nexus. Not exactly obvious why, but I you select the
second option "Camera (PTP)" the device is available for debugging.
This choice is persistent, and I'm guessing that with a band new
device it will connect as MTP until told otherwise

An important note about Nexus 7: There is no option for USB debugging readily available in the device Settings for 4.2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1989777
"Open Settings, then go to phone details (where u can see kernel, Android-version etc) then just tap your Build number 'JOP40C' 7 times!"
This sounds ludicrous, but after I did this, the developer options unlocked and I was able to see my nexus 7 in Eclipse (mac, Mountain Lion) for debugging.

In my case when I got an empty list using "adb devices" I found that the device manager showed the Nexus 7 tablet under 'other devices' with that dreaded yellow exclamation point indicating that the driver was not installed correctly. Why Windows recognized part of the tablet file system, I don't know. In any case I manually updated the driver to the google usb driver in android-sdks\extras\google.
Then adb gave me the following:
C:\Users\Brian\android-sdks\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
015d25785b601611 device
instead of a blank. I hope this doesn't mess anything else up but I can now talk to the device.

Had the same issue, Windows 7 32-bit; visited the site that Graham linked in his answer but wasn't happy running PTP (though it did work). Following the steps on another post belonging to the same thread sorted it (I can now connect as MTP); again, a direct quote from https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/android-developers/0-RzE0v-G3k (thanks sfoucher!):
uninstall the driver in the device manager with option "delete the driver software for this device"
reconnect the Nexus tablet
let windows install a default driver which will be inadequate
uninstall again the device in the device manager with the option "delete the driver software for this device"
let windows try to find the driver, this process will fail
go back to the device manager and right click the failed device and update driver
choose the driver location in the android sdk directory (android/extra/google/usb_driver)
I should add that after step 5 I had Nexus 7 listed under Portable devices looking OK but had another Nexus 7 entry under Other Devices to which I applied the driver. My Nexus 7 now appears OK in ADB and Eclipse. In device manager I have Nexus 7 under Portable Devices and Android Composite ADB Interface under Android Device.

I too had the same issue on windows 7 64 bit.
Following thing solved my problem.
Connect the Nexus 7 and tap on Settings-About Tablet-Build version 7 times.!
This will install basic driver for windows
Now, tap on connected as media device(MTP) icon, but you will need to change it as Camera device then
Go to device manager on windows, select Nexus 7 and then update the drivers using the driver avaliable on this link http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html - This will install a driver ( You can use it with this one)
Now tap on Connected as Camera device and change it to media device - This will install one more driver and you are ready to go.!

i was having the same problem and my solution was to download the device driver from Asus. Below is the link.
http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=Nexus+7&p=28&s=2

That's how I solved this issue with a different device.
Download the drivers, unzip in a folder https://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html#top
With your tablet plugged, go to System -> Device admin -> Android Device -> Properties -> Details -> Hardware ID
You'll find something like USB/VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY, we will need those XXXX and YYYY later.
Go to the folder you put your drivers and edit the file android_winusb.inf manually.
Add this:
;MY PHONE
%SingleBootLoaderInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_XXXX&PID_YYYY&MI_01
Save the file
Go back to device manager and try to update the driver with this one. (Driver -> Update driver -> Search in my computer -> Choose from a list -> Use disk).
That worked for me on a Quechua Phone.

What worked for me is downloading the USB driver from the ASUS website:
http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=Nexus+7&p=28&s=2
(you have to select the OS, which sometimes doesn't work, e.g. on the link Google returns when searching for "nexus 7 driver"). In that case, click on "Drivers and Download" and search for "Nexus 7". That gets me a page with a working OS selection.

I am using Windows 8 and the only thing that worked for me was the Nexus Root Toolkit 1.6.3 where I done the Full driver configuration Guide ... but I didn't follow the instructions there I went to step 2 and only installed the Signed drivers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766475

I had the same problem. For me the newer version of adb is required to connect to the Nexus 7 i.e. to have the Nexus 7 ask me to "Allow USB debugging?"
In short:
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.31 - Works
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.29 - Does not work

Download the latest android usb drivers from
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html#top
And then manually install these driver using Device Manager. Hope it helps!

I had faced two issues:
Nexus 7 not visible to eclipse/adb when connected over usb on windows 7 64-bit using latest Jelly Bean sdk
It was not showing in the 'My Computer' >> 'Portable Devices' list.
Ultimately, I found that it is an issue with the driver. Steps to resolve the issue - Open Device Manager, Uninstall the current driver (along with delete option set to yes), disconnect the device, reconnect it again, let windows install the default driver it wants, and then installed the google sdk driver again. It worked this time.
Above tells me that there is some issue with default driver and therefore, you have to delete it and re-install it. Now, it is visible in eclipse/adb and also showing in 'My Computer' also.
./hemant.virmani

Install Google usb driver from SDK Manager.
Later go to Device Manager, under "Other Devices" you'll see "Nexus" with the yellow exclamation mark. Right Click>Update Drivers>Let me choose>Let me pick from device drivers on my computer. Select android-sdk folder and click ok.
This solved my problem

Another option is if windows updates are turned totally off on your PC. In this case even if you download the USB driver & try update it manually as described above it will not work. The only way in this case is enabling windows updating drivers automatically. Once you enabled this, remove the non-working driver from device manager & connect you tablet to the PC via USB cable. The drivers will be automatically downloaded & installed by Windows.
This way worked on my Windows 7 PC.

After downloading the USB driver using the SDK manager, you can speed up the search for the new driver by telling Windows to look in the C:\Users\jdaehn\AppData\Local\Android\android-studio\sdk\extras\ folder (and sub-folders, in my case the drivers were in C:\Users\jdaehn\AppData\Local\Android\android-studio\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver)

From website below
http://www.asus.com/Tablets_Mobile/Nexus_7/HelpDesk_Download/
Download USB -> Nexus 7 USB driver for Windows
Unzip
Then follow the directions on this website below:
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/nexus-7-2013-drivers-installation-guide/
An Example for step #5, point it at this location:
C:\Users\Gene\Documents\Computer Setup (Installed Programs)\Asus Nexus Device Drivers\usb_driver

Download universal windows adb driver(Koush). Worked for me for windows pc's. http://www.koushikdutta.com/post/universal-adb-driver

windows 8 android usb driver

I have installed Windows 8 release preview
and I cant install android USB drivers, it says this:
and
"the third party INF does not contain digital signature information"
what to do?

Disable device signature confirmation on Win8 and follow the guide here. www.androidsim.net/2009/08/how-to-1-how-to-install-usb-driver-on.html

I had the same issue a while ago. Seeing that the USB driver hasn't been updated since, the simple (and probably unsatifying) answer is revert back to windows 7. I've seen some scetchy drivers around but not for your device.
Windows 8 is still in preview/developer stage and I doubt we'll see proper drivers until it's closer to release. Just keep checking the SDK Manager and try again when the USB driver has an update.

Disable driver signing
Run Command Prompt as an administrator
Paste and run the following commands:
bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON
or:
Win+c => parameters => Shift + restart and then like a links below...
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-including-safe-mode
http://www.fotoclubinc.com/blog/how-to-disable-driver-signature-enforcement-to-allow-installation-of-windows-7-printer-drivers-on-windows-8/

I had the some problem, and this how I fixed it.
On windows 8, Hold any SHIFT on your keyboard and Click Settings on the right corner of your PC or laptop, than the Menu bar of Settings will appear, than click Power, than click restart
You will see the Choose an Option, than you choose Troubleshoot
Under Troubleshoot choose Advanced options, and Under Advanced options choose Startup Settings, than click Restart, than press 7. After your PC or Laptop restart your will be able to Install Android ADB Drivers or any Drivers
I hope this will help you too

BLU VIVO AIR had same issue. I blogged about getting the generic google usb driver to install here with step by step and no funny links or ads - http://www.devfish.net/post/2015/07/20/android-usb-adb-drivers-for-blu-phones-vivo-air.aspx . Windows 8.1 ....
Use a USB cable to connect the Windows PC and your phone .
Open up Device manager. You'll see the BLU VIVO AIR show up in "Other Devices" as unavailable.
Download and install the Google Generic USB Driver from http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html#top .
Note down and remember the location where you install the google driver to.
Right mouse the BLU VIVO AIR, select Update Driver Software…
Select "Browse for driver software on your computer"
Navigate to where you installed the Google USB Driver software
Select "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer"
Select "Show all devices"
Select "Have Disk"
Navigate to where you installed the Google USB driver, select the android_winusb.inf file
In the Update Driver Software - VIVO AIR dialog select "Android ADB Interface"
Ignore the "Update Driver Warning" message.
You will now see the Android Device -> Android ADB Interface in Device Manager, and VIVO AIR will be gone from "Other Devices". You should now also be able to turn on things like USB/Mass Storage Mode on the phone so you can view files from Windows Explorer as well as debug to the device.