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

Sony Xperia Z3:

• Enable Settings > Developer options > USB debugging -> True
• Enable Settings > Device Connection > USB Connectivity -> True
• Attach Phone, Dialog "USB for transfer appears"
• opt: [Select "Mass Storage Mode (MSC)"]
• opt: [Click through "Xperia Companion Setup"]
• opt: [Software Update]
• Reboot Device and PC
• Download and unpack http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/xperia-z3-driver/
• Select "Mass Storage Mode (MTP)"
• Windows > Device Manager > Right Click on Unrecognized Device D6603 > Install new Driver: Selecto location for the unpacked xperia-z3-driver

Answer 2

A couple of things to check:

Is USB debugging turned on (Settings->Developer options->USB debugging)?

Is it recognised as an ADB device? Check on Device Manager, mine is down as a Sony sa0103 ADB Interface Driver. If not, right click on it and re install drivers.

Answer 3

I have and Inew v3 phone and flashed a Sony Xperia E2115 Rom.

I'm using Android Studio to learning Android.

I use my phone to running the apps I do. But one day my phone wasn't detected on any pc I tried. With Windows 7, Ubuntu, ...

Looking for an answer, I finally found an answer:

Settings > Apps > All > MTP extension service > Clear data/cache > Force Stop > Restart the phone

Answer 4

The solution was to update the drivers using PC Companion. Before that I tested the following things: 1)I have the system running on Windows 8 and the problem has nothing to do with Mass Storage or MTP mode.

• In the Control Panel> Device Manager> Other devices, I found that the android driver was not found.
• I tried the manual installation of drivers which did not work. I
  checked the command line tool git bash to check if the android
  device was connected using the command adb devices. It did not show any device.

2) After the update of the device software, PC companion showed the device is up to date. I did not completely update the device where PC Companion asked for the upgrade and phone contacts have to be backed up.

3) Now when I checked the Device manager again, it shows the drivers are correctly installed.

4) adb devices in git bash show the device number and name

adb debugging works then

Answer 5

As nothing worked for me...

• Enable Settings > Developer options > USB debugging -> True
• Enable Settings > Device Connection > USB Connectivity -> True
• Attach Phone, Dialog "USB for transfer appears"
• opt: [Select "Mass Storage Mode (MSC)"]
• opt: [Click through "Xperia Companion Setup"]
• opt: [Software Update] Reboot Device and PC
• Maybe also then installed wrong driver.

Here is how to install the correct driver. Well, have to admit, I am new to the Sony World, and I think others might be more into it how many duplicate device types there exist.

Windows: Now at least I found it on device manager listed under "Other devices" - for my Xperia Tablet Z it was SGP311 of course. Just unplug and plug back in, if you are not sure, which device it is. Go back to the sony drivers page: https://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/

Or google for *Sony driver #MyDeviceId#" Download and unzip the driver.

Now right click on the device in device manager and select "update drivers". Select drivers from local storage (automatic update was not working for me!) Now give the folder, you just extracted/unzipped.

Now it worked for me and the device is no longer listed under "other devices". Make sure to authorize your computer for debugging on the sony device. Just unlock the Sony Xperia and you will have to accept the prompt to pair with the computer.