Error “The connection to adb is down, and a severe error has occurred.”

I’ve spent days trying to launch any Android program. Even “Hello World” gives me the same error: “The connection to adb is down, and a severe error has occurred”. I’m running Eclipse v3.5 (Galileo), Google APIs 2.2.8, on a Windows XP machine. I’ve used all the tricks I can find on the web: the command line … Read more

set up device for development (???????????? no permissions)

I am using a Samsung galaxy nexus phone (Android 4.0 platform) . I am developing Android app on Ubuntu linux OS. I would like to run my application directly on the Samsung handset device, so I performed the following setup steps: in my project AndroidManifest.xml file, added android:debuggable=”true” to the <application> element On the device, … Read more

INSTALL_FAILED_USER_RESTRICTED : android studio using redmi 4 device

Got this freaky error Installation failed with message Failed to finalize session : INSTALL_FAILED_USER_RESTRICTED: Install canceled by user. It is possible that this issue is resolved by uninstalling an existing version of the `apk` if it is present, and then re-installing. WARNING: Uninstalling will remove the application data! Do you want to uninstall the existing … Read more

Not able to access adb in OS X through Terminal, “command not found”

I have installed Android SDK and Eclipse on my Mac system. I am able to program using Eclipse and have created few sample applications. But I am still not able to access adb through the terminal window. I have tried following command in terminal: $ pwd /Users/espireinfolabs/Desktop/soft/android-sdk-mac_x86/platform-tools $ ls NOTICE.txt dexdump llvm-rs-cc-2 aapt dx llvm-rs-cc.txt adb … Read more

‘adb’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

I am trying to run google map v2 on emulator, I am following this tutorial. When I was trying to install required apk file on emulator, I am getting below error. I tried to solve this using this tutorial.Followed all steps, added the path to paltform-tools to environment path. Also after modifying the PATH variable … Read more

Android ADB device offline, can’t issue commands

I can’t connect to my device anymore using ADB through the command line or in Eclipse. Running the command adb devices returns the device name, but it says it’s offline. Things I’ve tried. Toggled Android debugging mode Reinstalled the Google USB driver Restored the OS to a previously working backup (CyanogenMod) Swapped the USB cord … Read more

Android Studio doesn’t see device [closed]

Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post. Closed 5 months ago. The community reviewed whether to reopen this question 5 months ago and left it closed: Original close reason(s) … Read more

ADB Android Device Unauthorized

Since I reinstalled Eclipse (simply deleted and downloaded it again) I can’t debug my applications on Samsung Galaxy i9001 (with CyanogenMod – Android 4.4.2). It worked fine before reinstallation. Unplug/plug, Uncheck/check “Debug Enabled”, adb kill-server/adb start-server, restart phone/computer doesn’t work for me. On the device authorize dialog never appears (but I remember that dialog appeared … Read more