[android help] Any idea why adb does not recognize my nexus 4 on mac

Any idea why adb does not recognize my nexus 4 on mac

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I can't figure out why my nexus 4 is absent from the list of adb devices. I've tried the following $ adb kill-server; adb devices $ echo 0x18d1 >> ~/.android/adb_usb.ini $ adb kill-server; adb devices Changed usb computer connection type to PTP instead of MTP Restarted the phone etc Adb is on my path. Nexus 4 shows up when I view System Information. I've tried asking on xda devs but no luck. Any suggestions on what I can try? Thanks in advance asked Jul 1 at 5:39

	Its because that you didnt update your SDK you need to update you SDK to the latest one i.e API level 17 your Nexes 4 OS version is 4.2 so you need to update your android sdk to API leve 17 4.2 to detect it. answered Jul 1 at 5:43

	You have to first enable "Developer" mode on the device before trying "adb devices" option. Here is the topic that explains how. How to find and turn on usb debugging mode on Nexus 4. This worked for me. answered 11 hours ago

	Very weird, I switched to a cheap chinese made cable and now adb sees my device. answered 2 mins ago

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