adb can't detect Sony Xperia s although I installed driver

Question

I want to use my Xperia S for debugging, so I followed the OEM USB Drivers instructions step by step but still not work, I didn\'t find "Android Composite ADB Interface

Answer 1

Were you ever able to connect to your Xperia S with adb? If not, you should try installing Sony PC Companion:

http://www.sonymobile.com/us/tools/pc-companion/

It should automatically detect your device and install the appropriate drivers.

Answer 2

Go to Settings -> Xperia Connectivity -> Usb Connectivity -> Usb connection mode -> Check MTP mode.

Click Revoke USB debugging authorization in Developer option.

And try sudo adb devices.

Answer 3

I found out that you must put your phone in Mass Storage mode, as default is MTP mode. As simple as that @#! And I spent hours trying all sorts of things reading posts.

Settings / Xperia / USB Connectivity / USB Connection Mode and select MASS Storage, not MTP. I did uncheck Install PC Companion. It work right away. No need to Update drivers, no need to change the android_winusb.inf. You may need to kill adb.exe before trying again adb devices.

That was it for me :)

Answer 4

In my case I just had to change USB ports. For some reason this would only work on a USB 3.0 port.

Answer 5

I had the same problem and no matter what i did and how much I've searched the web for a solution, nothing helped! (all this of course on windows 8)

but the thing is..

i tried this procedure on windows 7, connected the device(both Sony Xperia S and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1) then in the device manger i updated the driver then the andriod ADB interface appeared.

hope this helps!

Answer 6

I had terrible problems with my Xperia U and dis-ability of my PC (even the PC companion software) to see it. I tried many solutions posted on the web, nothing worked.

Finally I just switched the microUSB cable to another one I had and suddenly it works. I even uninstalled PC companion and other Sony bloatware and it is still working!

So not sure what that original microUSB cable is for (I bought my Xperia U as a second hand stuff, so not sure if in original package there are more micro USB cables), but for me it worked just for charging of the phone, no file transfer.