Android studio doesn't list my phone under “Choose Device”

Question

Just starting out with Android development; have a Nexus 5 bought in Japan, but with English version of android (presumably shouldn\'t matter). I installed Android Studio on

Answer 1

I had the same issue and couldn't get my Nexus 6P to show up as an available device until I changed the connection type from "Charging" to "Photo Transfer(PTP)" and installed the Google USB driver while in PTP mode. Installing the driver prior to that while in Charging mode yielded no results.