For composite devices, use USB Generic Parent Driver (Usbccgp.sys) that creates physical device objects (PDOs) for each function. For non-composite devices or a function of a composite device, use WinUSB (Winusb.sys). If you are installing USB drivers: You do not need to download USB device class drivers. They are installed automatically. Going into the properties of the Bluetooth USB Host Controller the device status reads: 'The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) There are no compatible drivers for this device. To find a driver for this device, click Update Driver.' Doing this brings me back to my first point.
You can use Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to connect your Fire tablet to your computer for testing and debugging. You connect your computer to your Fire tablet through a micro-USB cable.
Android Debug Bridge (ADB) is a command-line utility for running and managing Android apps on your device or emulator. For more information and instructions on using ADB, see Android Debug Bridge.
If you're looking for instructions on connecting to a Fire TV instead, see Connect to Fire TV Through ADB.
Go to Settings > Device Options and look for a Developer Options menu. If it's not there, do the following:
a. Go to Settings > Device Options > About Fire Tablet.b. Tap your Serial Number seven times.c. Return to Device Options. A new menu appears called 'Developer Options.'
ADB is available on your computer when you install Android Studio. If you don't already have Android Studio, download and install Android Studio. If you're not using Android Studio, you need to download and install Android SDK platform tools.
Using a USB cable, connect your Fire tablet to a USB port on your computer.
Note that Fire tablets can treat the USB with different transfer options. After connecting the USB cable, swipe down from the top of your tablet to see the USB option used. You might see various notifications, including the USB connection type that was used when you connected the cable. The relevant notification is highlighted in the screenshot below.
If you don't see 'Connected as Media Device', press Tap for other USB options. Then select Media device (MTP). Later Fire OS versions have a different interface here. If you're using Fire OS 7, select File Transfer.
If you don't see the USB connection type in the above notifications, go to Settings > Device Options > Developer Options > USB computer connection. Set this to Media device (MTP). For Fire OS 7, select File Transfer.
When the Allow USB debugging? dialog appears on your tablet, tap OK.
Open Android Studio and look for the device to appear in devices drop-down menu:
The device's name will use the android.os.Build.MODEL
property for the device. KFSUWI
refers to Fire HD 10 (2017) tablet. You can see a list of build model names in the Identifying Fire Tablet Devices.
If you have not selected the 'Allow USB Debugging' dialog on your tablet, the name 'Unknown device' will appear in the devices drop-down menu in Android Studio until you allow debugging.
With the tablet connected, you can now run your app on your tablet by clicking the Run App button in Android Studio.
If you run into issues, see the Troubleshooting section below.
Instead of looking in the devices menu in Android Studio, you can also use some ADB terminal commands to confirm that your device is connected. ADB is useful for performing many other operations as well, such as entering sandbox mode or installing other assets. Follow these two sections:
If you skip adding ADB to your PATH, you can also Check for Connected Devices If ADB Isn't In Your PATH.
First, add ADB to your PATH so you can more easily run ADB commands. (Your PATH is an environment variable used to specify the location of the program's executable. If you don't add ADB to your PATH, running ADB commands will require you to browse to the <Android SDK>/platform-tools
directory to run adb
.)
adb version
from a terminal or command prompt. If you get back version information, then ADB is in your PATH. If the response says adb
is an unrecognized command, ADB is not in your PATH.To add ADB to your PATH on Mac:
Get the path to your Android SDK platform-tools directory:
Open Android Studio and click the SDK Manager button .The location to your Android SDK appears near the top next to Android SDK Location. For example: /Users/<your username>/Library/Android/sdk
If this is your first time opening Android Studio, there isn't an SDK Manager button. Instead, at the Welcome to Android Studio prompt, click Configure > SDK Manager and provide the location to the Android SDK.
Use the following command to add ADB to your .bash_profile. Replace <your username>
with your actual username. Also, make sure the path points to your Android SDK.
Your .bash_profile
file is usually in your user directory, which you can find by typing cd ~
(change to your user directory). Then type ls -a
(list all) to show all files, including hidden ones.
If the file isn't there, simply create one. You can then type open .bash_profile
to see the paths listed.
After you add this PATH to your bash profile, you should see the following in your .bash_profile
file:
(Only instead of johndoe
, you will see your own username.)
Fully restart any terminal sessions, and then type adb
. If you successfully added ADB to your path, you will see ADB help info rather than 'command not found.'
To add ADB to your PATH on Windows:
Get the path to your Android SDK platform-tools directory:
Open Android Studio and click the SDK Manager button .
The location to your Android SDK appears near the top next to Android SDK Location. For example: C:Users<your user name>AppDataLocalAndroidSdk
If this is your first time opening Android Studio, there isn't an SDK Manager button. Instead, at the Welcome to Android Studio prompt, click Configure > SDK Manager and provide the location to the Android SDK.
Do one of the following:
;
and then press Ctrl+V to insert the path to your SDK that you copied earlier. It may look like this: ;C:Users<your user name>AppDataLocalAndroidSdkplatform-tools
. Click OK on each of the three open dialog boxes to close them.adb
. If you successfully added ADB to your path, you will see ADB help info rather than 'command not found.'Assuming ADB is added to your PATH, run the following commands:
Confirm that the serial number for your Fire tablet appears in the list of devices. For example:
On your tablet, your device's serial number is located under Settings > Device Options.
If your terminal doesn't recognize adb
as a command (that is, you didn't add ADB to your PATH), you might have to run the commands from the SDK directory that contains ADB.
Browse to this location in your terminal or command prompt. For example:
Mac
Windows
Then go into the platform-tools
directory:
The platform-tools
directory contains adb
.
Now run the ADB commands as follows:
Mac:
Windows:
The response should list your device's serial number. For example:
If your Fire tablet is still not detected, you may need to reboot your computer or log out and back in for the changes to take effect.
If you don't see your tablet device in the list of devices in Android Studio, click the devices drop-down menu and select Troubleshoot device connections:
Click Rescan devices.
If rescanning devices doesn't detect your Fire tablet as a device, your micro-USB cable might be bad, you might have the wrong USB connection type (e.g, camera instead of media device), or you might not have enabled USB debugging. You can also try restarting your computer and the tablet.
If you previously connected a Fire tablet without first enabling ADB on the Fire tablet, you might need to remove the existing USB device driver and force re-installation of the driver. To remove the non-ADB driver:
You can confirm that the Fire driver is installed correctly by doing the following:
In Device Manager, under Fire Devices, verify that that a device appears called Android Composite ADB Interface.
If your Device Manager shows an Other Devices section with a second Fire device with a yellow alert sign, your computer is listing Amazon's unrecognized ADB module as a separate device. To fix this issue:
C:Program Files (x86)Amazon.comFire_DevicesDrivers
) and select it.Ignore the warning regarding installing drivers and proceed.
You should now correctly see your Fire tablet with the ADB driver installed.
Last updated: Oct 29, 2020