Google adb tool and driver windows

Google USB Drivers are required to connect Google Pixel or Nexus devices to Windows PC using a USB cable. You will need these drivers to transfer files or sync data on your Pixel/Nexus device, and especially when working with the Android ADB and Fastboot tools.

You can download the latest Google USB Drivers from here and follow the instructions on how to manually install them on your Windows PC. Furthermore, we have also provided instructions on how to modify the ‘android_winusb.inf‘ file included in the drivers to support other Android devices.

Normally, the said USB drivers come bundled with SDK Manager in the Android Studio IDE, which is constantly updated with the latest available drivers. But if you’re an average Android user, chances are that you might not have the IDE set up on your PC. That’s because it is used mostly by experienced developers and enthusiasts. In that case, you can use the standalone USB drivers, which as provided directly by Google for users who might face issues of Windows not recognizing their phone over a USB connection.

Google USB drivers also act as ‘Android ADB and Fastboot Drivers‘ that allow your computer to communicate with your Android device over the Android Bootloader Interface (Fastboot Mode) as well as Android Composite ADB Interface. So you can install them on your PC to use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) for debugging apps and ROMs, boot your device into Bootloader/Recovery modes, or use Fastboot to unlock the bootloader and flash factory images on your Pixel/Nexus device.

To sum up, the drivers are useful in various situations. With that in mind, go ahead to download the latest version of the USB Drivers from below and follow the instructions on how to install them on your Windows PC.

Table of Contents

• Download Google USB Drivers
  • Direct Download
  • Download via Android Studio
• How to Install Google USB Drivers
  • On Windows 11 and Windows 10
  • On Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1
• How to Modify Google USB Drivers to Support Other Android Devices
  • Step 1: Get the VID and PID of your Android Device
  • Step 2: Modify ‘android_winusb.inf’ file
  • Step 3: Install the Modified USB Drivers

Download Google USB Drivers

Now, there are two different ways/methods to download the USB driver on Windows. You can either download the Google USB Driver ZIP file manually. Or, you can use the SDK Manager in the Android Studio to download it.

The latter gives an added benefit, that is the SDK Manager will automatically notify you when a newer version is available. The former method, on the contrary, will require you to manually check if a newer driver version is available and download it again.

In our personal experience, downloading the ZIP package directly is easier than using the Android Studio. But the choice is solely up to you. We have covered both the methods below.

Note: If you’re using macOS or Linux, you would not need these drivers.

Direct Download

Just click on the link below to download the Google USB Driver ZIP file to your PC.

• Latest version: usb_driver_r13-windows.zip
• Previous versions:
  • usb_driver_r12-windows.zip
  • usb_driver_r11-windows.zip
  • usb_driver_r10-windows.zip

Once downloaded, extract the ZIP file to a suitable location on your computer. The extracted ‘usb_drivers’ folder should contain the required ‘android_winusb.inf’ driver file.

Download via Android Studio

First of all, make sure that you have downloaded and installed the latest version of Android Studio on your Windows PC. Once you have it installed, follow the instructions below:

Android Studio will now download the Google USB drivers to ‘android_sdkextrasgoogleusb_driver‘ on your PC. Here ‘android_sdk‘ is the folder where the Android SDK is installed on your PC.

How to Install Google USB Drivers

The Google USB Drivers come in the form of an ‘android_winusb.inf‘ setup information file, rather than a Windows executable. So, you will need to manually install it on your Windows PC. The same steps can also be used to upgrade the existing drivers installed on your PC to the latest version available.

Now follow the installation guide below according to the Windows OS version you’re using. It’s quite easy and wouldn’t take more than a minute to install them.

On Windows 11 and Windows 10

To install Google Android USB Drivers on Windows 10, follow the instructions below.

1. First, connect your Android device to the PC’s USB port.
2. Go to the ‘Control Panel‘ and click on ‘Device Manager‘.
   
3. Double-click on your device category to expand the list of connected devices.
4. Right-click on your Android device’s name and click on ‘Update driver‘.
   
5. Click on ‘Browse my computer for driver software‘ in the Hardware Update wizard.
6. Click ‘Browse‘ and select the ‘usb_driver‘ folder.
   • For example: If you downloaded the drivers using Android Studio, the folder should be located in ‘android_sdkextrasgoogle’ on the PC. Or, if you downloaded the ZIP file, then just locate the extracted ‘usb_driver’ folder.
     
7. Finally, click ‘Next‘ to install the drivers.
   

On Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1

To install Google Android USB drivers on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 PC, follow the instructions below.

1. First, connect your Android device to the Windows PC’s USB port.
2. Then right-click on ‘Computer‘ and select ‘Manage‘.
3. Select Devices in the left pane.
4. Double-click on ‘Other device‘ in the right pane to expand it.
5. Right-click on the device name (e.g. Google Pixel) and select the ‘Update Driver‘ option.
6. Click on ‘Browse my computer for driver software‘ in the Hardware Update wizard.
7. Click ‘Browse‘ and locate the ‘usb_driver’ folder.
8. Finally, click on ‘Next‘ to install the USB drivers.

You should now have the Google USB Drivers installed. Your Windows PC should now detect and recognize your Android device over the USB connection.

How to Modify Google USB Drivers to Support Other Android Devices

Like we mentioned above, Google USB Drivers also work as ‘ADB Drivers’. But by default, they only support the Google Pixel and Nexus devices.

While Android OEMs do provide their own drivers, but it’s more often than they miss to include the required ADB USB drivers in them. In such cases, you can easily modify the ‘android_winusb.inf’ file in Google USB Drivers to support any other Android device to use the ADB and Fastboot tools.

In order for the drivers to support your non-Pixel/Nexus device, you will first need to acquire the Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) of your device. Once you have them, the second step is to edit the ‘android_winusb.inf’ file and add a new device section with the VID and PID of your own device. And finally, the third and last step is to install the modified drivers.

Sounds confusing? It’s quite simple actually. Just follow the step-by-step instructions below.

Step 1: Get the VID and PID of your Android Device

1. First, connect your Android device to the PC using the USB cable.
2. Go to ‘Control Panel‘ > ‘Device Manager‘ on the PC.
3. Locate your unrecognized Android device. An unrecognized device can normally be located under the ‘Universal Serial Bus controllers‘ OR ‘Other devices‘ sections in Device Manager. You would see a yellow-colored triangle warning icon beside the connected device.
   
4. Right-click on the device name and click on ‘Properties‘.
5. Go to the ‘Details‘ tab and select ‘Hardware Ids‘ from the dropdown menu.
   
6. You should now see the Vendor and Product IDs of your Android device.

Step 2: Modify ‘android_winusb.inf’ file

Now that you have the required IDs, you can modify/edit the ‘android_winusb.inf’ file to add your device to the supported list.

1. First, locate the ‘usb_driver‘ folder on your PC. Inside the folder, you should have the ‘android_winusb.inf‘ file.
2. Open the file using a text editor and locate the ‘[Google.NTx86]‘ section if your Windows PC is 32-bit (x86) or the ‘[Google.NTamd64]‘ section if your Windows PC is 64-bit (x64).
3. In the said section, you will see a number of items with the following format:

   ;[device name]
   %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_xxxx&PID_xxxx
   %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_xxxx&PID_xxxx&MI_xx

4. You can copy the above lines into the respective section and edit it accordingly.
5. The first thing to do is to replace the ‘[device name]‘ item with your actual device name (Nothing specific, it could be anything).
6. Next, you have to add your device’s VID and PID values to the %SingleAdbInterface% and %CompositeAdbInterface% items.
   1. In case your device also has a REV_xxxx ID, you will need to add two lines for the %SingleAdbInterface% item. One without and another with the REV ID. The line with the REV ID should look like:

      USBVID_xxxx&PID_xxxx&REV_xxxx

   2. For the %CompositeAdbInterface% item, you will further need to add ‘MI_01‘ ID towards the end. With the MI_01 ID, the line should look like:

      USBVID_xxxx&PID_xxxx&MI_01

7. For example, my Xiaomi Mi A3 has a VID and PID as ‘USBVID_18D1&PID_D00D’ & ‘USBVID_18D1&PID_D00D&REV_0100’. In that case, the lines should look like the following:

   ;Xiaomi Mi A3
   %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_18D1&PID_D00D
   %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_18D1&PID_D00D&REV_0100
   %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_18D1&PID_D00D&MI_01
   

   

Once you have added the lines under the proper section (depending on your PC’s architecture), save the file and exit.

Step 3: Install the Modified USB Drivers

You have now successfully modified the Google USB Drivers to support your Android device. The last step is to install these modified drivers for your device.

Now, to install the modified Google USB drivers: go to ‘Control Panel’ > ‘Device Manager’ and right-click on your device’s name. Then select ‘Update drivers’ to launch the Hardware Update wizard. Click on ‘Browse my computer for driver software’ and select ‘Browse’. Now locate the ‘usb_driver’ folder that contains the modified android_winusb.inf file and select it.

Finally, click ‘Next’ to install the modified drivers for your device. That’s it! Reboot your Windows computer and it should now recognize your Android device over ADB or Fastboot.

Installing the Google USB Drivers is the easiest solution to make your Windows PC successfully recognize your Android device. And while it should work for most other Android devices too, it’s not a hundred percent guaranteed. And if this happens, you may want to install your device’s OEM specific drivers from this page or by clicking your device manufacturer link below.

• Huawei
• Realme
• Samsung
• OnePlus
• LG
• Xiaomi

For low-level firmware flashing, you could also use MediaTek or Qualcomm USB drivers.

If you face any issues installing the drivers on your PC, feel free to ask us through the comments.

Drivers source: Google

Updated on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022

These are instructions on how to manually install the Google ADB Driver on Windows Computer (including Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, 8.1, and Windows 10).

Manually install Google ADB Driver

1. Download and extract Google ADB Driver on your Windows Computer.



2. Now, On using your Computer Keyboard Press Win + R key to launch Run Command.



3. Once, the run command is launched, Type devmgmt.msc and Click on OK Button to launch Device Manager.



4. Once, Device Manager is Launched, Click on your Computer Name.



5. Now, Click on Action Menu and Select Add Legacy Hardware.



6. In the Add Hardware Wizard > Click on Next to Continue.



7. Now, Select Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced) and click on Next to Continue.



8. Now, under Common hardware types > select on show all devices and click Next to continue.



9. Now, click on Have Disk and using the browse button locate the extracted Google ADB Driver (android_winusb.inf) that you have downloaded in Step#1.







10. Once, your driver is listed in the blank area, click on Next to continue.



11. Now, again Click on Next to continue.



12. Lastly, Click to finish the button to close the Add Hardware Wizard.





Above, you can see the ADB Driver is installed and listed in the Device Manager. Now, Restart the computer and you will be able to connect almost all the Android devices to the Windows Computer without facing any issue.

Android USB Driver is most important to connect your device with the computer. If your smartphone doesn’t detect your computer then read the article below to fix USB problems. Download Google USB Drivers to connect a Pixel or Nexus Android device with a Windows PC. This Google USB driver package will help you to connect your Pixel or Nexus device which is on Android Debugging Mode. Here we share to download and install the latest version of Google USB Drivers on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows 7.

Google USB Drivers For Windows:

If you love to customize your Android device. If you have been with the Android family for a long then know that if you want to customize your device then need to install Custom Recovery like TWRP or need to Root your device. So before going through all those steps, first need to unlock the bootloader of your Android device. Android smartphone needs to be connected to a computer to unlock the bootloader. The Android device’s connection to the computer needs to be correct so that the communication between the two devices is properly. To confirm whether this connection is correct or not need to install proper Android USB Drivers on Windows.

Android USB Drivers For Windows:

Here we provide the latest Google USB Drivers for Windows and also guide you on how to install Google USB Driver on your computer so that the Android device can connect with the computer. This Google USB Driver ware was released for Google Pixel or Google Nexus smartphones. Google USB Driver package mainly works with Google Pixel or Google Nexus Phones but it actually works smoothly with most android devices.

If you have ever installed the OEM android driver on your computer, you are not able to detect your device then you should follow this guide. Through this complete guide, we have solved your phone’s ADB and Fastboot problems for detecting with the computer.

LATEST_USB_DRIVER_WINDOWS.ZIP

Install Google USB Driver on Windows 10:

• First, connect your Android device to the computer via USB cable.
• Right-tap the bottom-left corner, or press Windows+X > Computer Management.
• After opening the Computer, Management clicks on Device Manager from the left panel.

• In the Device Manager > locate and expand Portable Devices from the right panel.
• In Portable Devices, right-click on the device name, and then select Update Driver Software.

• A popup box will show now click on the “Browse my computer for driver software“.

• Click on browse and then locate the Google USB Drivers folder that you download before.

• Now click Next to install the driver.

Install Google USB Driver on Windows 11/Windows 8:

• First, connect your Android device to the computer via USB cable.
• Right-tap the bottom-left corner, or press Windows+X > Computer Management.
• After opening the Computer, Management clicks on Device Manager from the left panel.
• In the Device Manager,> locate and expand “Other devices” from the right panel.
• In Portable Devices, right-click on the device name, and then select Update Driver Software.
• A popup box will show now click on the “Browse my computer for driver software“.
• Click on browse and then locate the USB driver folder that you download before.
• Now click Next to install the driver.

Note: The process more or less the same as Windows 10 driver install method, so if you face problem then see Windows 10 screenshot from the above method.

This was the entire guide to installing Google USB Drivers. Hope these instructions assist you well. If you consider contributing anything to this page, please feel free to write in the comment section below.

Важная заметка

Если драйверы не устанавливаются даже после выполнения указанных действий, ИЛИ команды ADB / Fastboot не работают, даже если драйверы установлены, это может быть связано с тем, что вы используете порт USB 3.0 / 3.1 / 3.2 или компьютер на базе AMD. . Это проблема, с которой в последнее время сталкиваются многие пользователи.

Чтобы исправить это, просто попробуйте использовать порт USB 2.0 (если он недоступен, вы также можете использовать концентратор USB 2.0) на своем ПК. Кроме того, попробуйте использовать ПК на базе Intel, особенно при использовании инструментов ADB / Fastboot.

Как изменить драйверы Google USB для поддержки других устройств Android

Как мы уже упоминали выше, USB-драйверы Google также работают как «драйверы ADB». Но по умолчанию они поддерживают только устройства Google Pixel и Nexus.

Хотя OEM-производители Android предоставляют свои собственные драйверы, они чаще всего не включают в себя необходимые драйверы ADB USB. В таких случаях вы можете легко изменить файл android_winusb.inf в драйверах Google USB для поддержки использования инструментов ADB и Fastboot на любом другом устройстве Android.

Чтобы драйверы поддерживали ваше устройство, отличное от Pixel / Nexus, вам сначала необходимо получить идентификатор поставщика (VID) и идентификатор продукта (PID) вашего устройства. После того, как они у вас есть, второй шаг — отредактировать файл android_winusb.inf и добавить новый раздел устройства с VID и PID вашего собственного устройства. И, наконец, третий и последний шаг — установка модифицированных драйверов.

Это сбивает с толку? На самом деле это довольно просто. Просто следуйте пошаговым инструкциям ниже.

Шаг 1. Получите VID и PID вашего устройства Android

1. Сначала подключите устройство Android к ПК с помощью кабеля USB.
2. Перейти к ‘Панель управления‘>’Диспетчер устройств‘на ПК.
3. Найдите свое нераспознанное устройство Android. Нераспознанное устройство обычно может быть расположено под знаком ‘Контроллеры универсальной последовательной шины‘ ИЛИ ​​’Другие устройства‘в диспетчере устройств. Вы бы увидели желтый треугольник предупреждающий значок рядом с подключенным устройством.
   
4. Щелкните правой кнопкой мыши имя устройства и нажмите ‘Свойства‘.
5. Перейти к ‘Деталивкладка и выберитеИдентификаторы оборудования‘из раскрывающегося меню.
   
6. Теперь вы должны увидеть идентификаторы поставщика и продукта вашего устройства Android.

Шаг 2. Измените файл android_winusb.inf

Теперь, когда у вас есть необходимые идентификаторы, вы можете изменить / отредактировать файл android_winusb.inf, чтобы добавить свое устройство в список поддерживаемых.

1. Сначала найдите «usb_driver‘на вашем компьютере. Внутри папки у вас должен быть значок ‘android_winusb.inf‘ файл.
2. Откройте файл в текстовом редакторе и найдите значок[Google.NTx86]‘, если ваш компьютер с Windows 32-разрядный (x86) или’[Google.NTamd64]‘, если ваш компьютер с Windows 64-разрядный (x64).
3. В указанном разделе вы увидите ряд элементов в следующем формате:

   ;[device name]
   %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_xxxx&PID_xxxx
   %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_xxxx&PID_xxxx&MI_xx

4. Вы можете скопировать приведенные выше строки в соответствующий раздел и отредактировать его соответствующим образом.
5. Первое, что нужно сделать, это заменить символ ‘[device name]‘с фактическим именем вашего устройства (ничего конкретного, это может быть что угодно).
6. Затем вам нужно добавить значения VID и PID вашего устройства в % SingleAdbInterface% а также % CompositeAdbInterface% Предметы.
   1. Если на вашем устройстве также есть REV_xxxx ID, вам нужно будет добавить две строки для элемента% SingleAdbInterface%. Один без, а другой с REV ID. Строка с REV ID должна выглядеть так:

      USBVID_xxxx&PID_xxxx&REV_xxxx

   2. Для элемента% CompositeAdbInterface% вам дополнительно потребуется добавить ‘MI_01Идентификатор ближе к концу. С идентификатором MI_01 строка должна выглядеть так:

      USBVID_xxxx&PID_xxxx&MI_01

7. Например, мой Xiaomi Mi A3 имеет VID и PID как «USB VID_18D1 & PID_D00D» и «USB VID_18D1 & PID_D00D & REV_0100». В этом случае линии должны выглядеть следующим образом:

   ;Xiaomi Mi A3
   %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_18D1&PID_D00D
   %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_18D1&PID_D00D&REV_0100
   %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USBVID_18D1&PID_D00D&MI_01
   

После того, как вы добавили строки в соответствующий раздел (в зависимости от архитектуры вашего ПК), сохраните файл и выйдите.

Шаг 3. Установите модифицированные драйверы USB.

Вы успешно изменили драйверы Google USB для поддержки своего устройства Android. Последний шаг — установить эти модифицированные драйверы для вашего устройства.

Для этого перейдите в «Панель управления»> «Диспетчер устройств» и щелкните правой кнопкой мыши имя своего устройства. Затем выберите «Обновить драйверы», чтобы запустить мастер обновления оборудования. Просто нажмите «Найти на моем компьютере драйверы» и выберите «Обзор». Теперь найдите папку usb_driver, содержащую измененный файл android_winusb.inf, и выберите его.

Наконец, нажмите «Далее», чтобы установить модифицированные драйверы для вашего устройства. Это оно! Ваш ПК с Windows должен теперь распознать ваше устройство Android через ADB или Fastboot.

Установка драйверов Google USB — это самое простое решение, позволяющее вашему ПК с Windows успешно распознавать ваше устройство Android. И хотя он должен работать и для большинства других устройств Android, это не гарантируется на сто процентов. И если это произойдет, вы можете установить специальные драйверы OEM для вашего устройства с этой страницы или щелкнув ссылку производителя устройства ниже.

Для низкоуровневой прошивки вы также можете использовать USB-драйверы MediaTek или Qualcomm.

Если у вас возникнут проблемы с установкой драйверов на ваш компьютер, не стесняйтесь спрашивать нас в комментариях.

Источник драйверов: Google

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