ADB not recognising Nexus 4 under Windows 7

Question

I\'m running on Windows 7, and I\'ve updated all the drivers as it says on the Android developer website regarding using hardware devices. However, Eclipse is still not reco

Answer 1

I had a similar problem, and none of the previous solutions worked for me, and I've just solved it by myself (after a few hours of frustration), so I'm going to share my solution.

My computer suddenly stopped recognizing any Android device I've plugged in after it installed Android Composite ADB Interface for my Nexus 4. I was not able to uninstall the driver, because any attempt to do so by Device Manager was unsuccessful (Device Manager stopped responding every time).

So I've solved it this way:

1. Switch Windows into safe mode
2. Uninstall Android Composite ADB Interface
3. Install old SAMSUNG Android ADB Interface
4. Switch Windows into normal mode
5. Plug-in Android device (Nexus 4 in my case)
6. Windows recognized the device as Nexus 4
7. Install driver from android-sdk/extras/google folder
8. Everything works again! :)