Seriously, 99% of the time 'it just works.' Most of the time nothing will need to be done to get the Mac to recognize the phone/device. Update for some versions of adb, ~/.android/adb_usb.ini has to be removed.Įxecutive summary: Add the Vendor ID to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini and restart adb Sometimes just swapping cables will help.
Important Update : As points out, there are some USB cables that are for charging only and do not transmit data.
