1 page.title=Google USB Driver 2 @jd:body 3 4 <div id="qv-wrapper"> 5 <div id="qv"> 6 <h2>In this document</h2> 7 <ol> 8 <li><a href="#notes">Revisions</a></li> 9 <li><a href="#WinUsbDriver">Downloading the Google USB Driver</a></li> 10 </ol> 11 <h2>See also</h2> 12 <ol> 13 <li><a href="{@docRoot}tools/extras/oem-usb.html#InstallingDriver">Installing a USB Driver</a></li> 14 <li><a href="{@docRoot}tools/device.html">Using Hardware Devices</a></li> 15 <li><a href="{@docRoot}sdk/exploring.html">Exploring the SDK</a></li> 16 </ol> 17 </div> 18 </div> 19 20 <p>The Google USB driver is a downloadable component for the Android SDK, available 21 from the SDK Manager. The driver is for Windows only and provides the necessary drivers for the 22 following devices:</p> 23 <ul> 24 <li>ADP1 / T-Mobile G1*</li> 25 <li>ADP2 / Google Ion / T-Mobile myTouch 3G*</li> 26 <li>Verizon Droid*</li> 27 <li>Nexus One</li> 28 <li>Nexus S</li> 29 </ul> 30 <p>* <em>Or similar hardware on other carriers</em></p> 31 32 <p>All other devices require Windows drivers provided by the hardware manufacturer, as listed in 33 the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/extras/oem-usb.html">OEM USB Drivers</a> document. The Galaxy Nexus 34 driver is also distributed by <a 35 href="http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/verizon-wireless/SCH-I515MSAVZW">Samsung</a> 36 (listed as model SCH-I515).</p> 37 38 <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> 39 If you're developing on Mac OS X or Linux, then you do not need to install a USB driver. To start 40 developing with your device, also read <a href="{@docRoot}tools/device.html">Using 41 Hardware Devices</a>.</p> 42 43 <p>The sections below provide instructions on how to download and install the Google USB Driver 44 for Windows. </p> 45 46 47 48 49 <h2 id="notes">Revisions</h2> 50 51 <p>The sections below provide notes about successive revisions of the USB Driver 52 for Windows, as denoted by revision number. To determine what revision of the 53 USB Driver for Windows you are using, refer to the "Installed Packages" listing 54 in the Android SDK Manager.</p> 55 56 <script type="text/javascript"> 57 function toggleDiv(link) { 58 var toggleable = $(link).parent(); 59 if (toggleable.hasClass("closed")) { 60 //$(".toggleme", toggleable).slideDown("fast"); 61 toggleable.removeClass("closed"); 62 toggleable.addClass("open"); 63 $(".toggle-img", toggleable).attr("title", "hide").attr("src", (toRoot + "assets/images/triangle-opened.png")); 64 } else { 65 //$(".toggleme", toggleable).slideUp("fast"); 66 toggleable.removeClass("open"); 67 toggleable.addClass("closed"); 68 $(".toggle-img", toggleable).attr("title", "show").attr("src", (toRoot + "assets/images/triangle-closed.png")); 69 } 70 return false; 71 } 72 </script> 73 <style> 74 .toggleable { 75 padding: .25em 1em; 76 } 77 .toggleme { 78 padding: 1em 1em 0 2em; 79 line-height:1em; 80 } 81 .toggleable a { 82 text-decoration:none; 83 } 84 .toggleme a { 85 text-decoration:underline; 86 } 87 .toggleable.closed .toggleme { 88 display:none; 89 } 90 #jd-content .toggle-img { 91 margin:0; 92 } 93 </style> 94 95 <div class="toggleable opened"> 96 <a href="#" onclick="return toggleDiv(this)"> 97 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-opened.png" class="toggle-img" height="9px" 98 width="9px" /> 99 USB Driver for Windows, Revision 4</a> <em>(December 2010)</em> 100 <div class="toggleme"> 101 102 <dl> 103 <dt><p>Adds support for the Nexus S.</p></dt> 104 </dl> 105 </div> 106 </div> 107 108 <div class="toggleable closed"> 109 <a href="#" onclick="return toggleDiv(this)"> 110 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png" class="toggle-img" height="9px" 111 width="9px" /> 112 USB Driver for Windows, Revision 3</a> <em>(January 2010)</em> 113 <div class="toggleme"> 114 115 <dl> 116 <dt><p>Adds support for the Nexus One.</p></dt> 117 </dl> 118 </div> 119 </div> 120 121 <div class="toggleable closed"> 122 <a href="#" onclick="return toggleDiv(this)"> 123 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png" class="toggle-img" height="9px" width="9px" /> 124 USB Driver for Windows, Revision 2</a> <em>(November 2009)</em> 125 <div class="toggleme"> 126 127 <dl> 128 <dt><p>Adds support for the Verizon Droid (or similar hardware on 129 other carriers).</p></dt> 130 </dl> 131 </div> 132 </div> 133 134 <div class="toggleable closed"> 135 <a href="#" onclick="return toggleDiv(this)"> 136 <img src="{@docRoot}assets/images/triangle-closed.png" class="toggle-img" height="9px" width="9px" /> 137 USB Driver for Windows, Revision 1</a> <em>(October 2009)</em> 138 <div class="toggleme"> 139 140 <dl> 141 <dt><p>Initial release of the WinUsb-based driver, with support 142 for the T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G (and similar devices).</p></dt> 143 </dl> 144 </div> 145 </div> 146 147 148 <h2 id="WinUsbDriver">Downloading the Google USB Driver</h2> 149 150 <div class="figure" style="width:536px;margin:0"> 151 <img src="{@docRoot}images/developing/sdk-usb-driver.png" alt="" /> 152 <p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 1.</strong> The SDK Manager 153 with the Google USB Driver selected.</p> 154 </div> 155 156 <p>The USB Driver for Windows is available for download as an optional SDK 157 component. You need the driver only if you are developing on Windows and 158 want to connect an Android-powered device (ADP, Nexus One, or Nexus S) to your 159 development environment over USB. </p> 160 161 <p>To download the driver, use the Android SDK Manager tool that is 162 included with the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">Android SDK</a>:</p> 163 <ol> 164 <li>Launch the Android SDK Manager by double-clicking <code>SDK Manager.exe</code>, 165 at the root of your SDK directory.</li> 166 <li>Expand <em>Extras</em>.</li> 167 <li>Check <strong>Google USB Driver package</strong> and click <strong>Install</strong>.</li> 168 <li>Proceed to install the package. When done, the driver files are 169 downloaded into the <code><sdk>\extras\google\usb_driver\</code> directory.</li> 170 </ol> 171 172 <p>For installation information, read <a href="{@docRoot}tools/extras/oem-usb.html#InstallingDriver">Installing a USB Driver</a>.</p> 173
