FAQs of Installing USB Driver for Android Device

For downloading Android USB drivers, here we list the ways for different Android brands, such as Samsung, Google, HUAWEI, HTC, LG, Xiaomi, ZTE, Motorola, SONY, and Lenovo. If your manufacturer is not listed below, you can download the universal ADB driver by visiting https://adb.clockworkmod.com/, and then click on the Download button to download it on your computer. When you finish downloading, follow the setup instructions to install it on your computer.

Samsung. Visit Samsung official website and search the name of your device from the search box and then click on its landing page. When you're on the page related to your device, click on the Support tab at the top of the webpage and then click on the Get Downloads link. You'll then be navigated to the Samsung Download Center. Click on the "Software" link from that page and then you'll see the link for the USB Drivers available for you to download.

Google. Visit the Google developers webpage and follow the instructions to download the Google USB Driver zip file.

HUAWEI. Head to Huawei webpage and click on the Download button to get the USB drivers for all HUAWEI devices.

HTC. Go to HTC webpage, and download HTC Sync. After installing the HTC Sync package on your computer, you will find the USB Drivers for all HTC devices.

LG. Head to LG webpage and use the search box to search for your smartphone or tablet. When your devices webpage has loaded, click on the Resources tab from the top of the webpage and then the links to the drivers will be available on the next page.

Xiaomi. You can download the Xiaomi USB drivers from the official Xiaomi website.

ZTE. You can find the ZTE USB drivers from the official website. The support section of the ZTE website has a ZTE Android USB Driver for Microsoft PC link set up that you can download.

Motorola. Go to Motorola webpage and download the Motorola Device manage for your Windows or Mac.

SONY. Visit Sony webpage and then find the links available to download the drivers.

Lenovo. Go to the Lenovo global support webpage, and it will open up a webpage for your region. Scroll down the page until you see the Resources heading and then click on the Get Downloads button where it says the Drovers and Software. You can then use the search box to browse for the drivers that'll work for your device.

After downloading the USB driver for your Android phone, you need to install it on your PC. The specific installation procedures will be varied due to the operating system.

Windows 11

1. Connect the device to the computer with a USB cable.

2. Press Windows + X at the same time and select Device Manager on the following list. You can also input Device Manager in the search box of the interface to open the page.

3. On the pop-up page, locate Portable Devices and double-click it. Then, right-click your Android device name on the right page and tap Update driver.

4. From the Hardware Update wizard, choose the second option: Browse my computer for drivers.

5. Then click Browse to locate the USB driver you've just downloaded. You might find the driver package in your downloads folder. Click it and click Next to start the installation.

Windows 10

1. Connect the device to the computer using its USB port.

2. Navigate to the Control Panel, click Administrative Tools from the list of small icons, and then double-click on the Computer Management link.

3. Select Device Manager from the Computer management left side pane.

4. From the right side pane of Device Manager, expand Portable Devices or Other Devices.

5. Right-click on the name of the Android device connected to the computer, and then select the Update Driver Software from the menu.

6. From the Hardware Update wizard, choose the Browse my computer for driver software option and then click Next.

7. Click on the Browse button and then head over to the path where your drivers were downloaded in File Explorer. For examples, you might find the driver package in your downloads folder.

8. Click on the Next button to then install the driver.

Windows 8.1

1. Connect the device to the computer.

2. Open the search box by moving the mouse pointer to the right side of the computer's display, scrolling up and then clicking in the search box.

3. Type Device Manager into the search box and then click on the results under the same name.

4. Click on the Driver tab, followed by Update Driver and then follow the rest of the on-screen instructions to get the drivers installed.

Windows 8

1. Connect the device to the computer using its USB port.

2. Open the search box by moving the mouse pointer to the right side of the computer's display, scrolling up and then clicking in the search box.

3. Type Device Manager into the search box and then click on the results under the same name.

4. Click on the Driver tab, followed by Update Driver and then follow the rest of the on-screen instructions to get the drivers installed.

Windows 7

1. Connect the device to the computer using its USB port.

2. Open Windows Explorer and then right-click on My computer/Computer and select Manage from the menu.

3. Click on the Devices link from the left side pane and expand where it says other device in the right side pane.

4. Look for your device name and then right-click the mouse pointer on it, and then select the Update driver software link from the menu.

5. Choose the option that says Browse my computer for driver software, followed by the Next button.

6. Click on the Browse button and then navigate through to where you driver file has ended up on the hard drive.

7. When you've uploaded the driver file, click on the "Next" button to install it.

Installing Android USB Drivers on Mac is quite easy. All you need to do is install Android Data Backup & Restore on your Mac. It will automatically connect Android devices and your Mac computer to backup media and comment files.

How to Use Android Data Backup & Restore?

1. Download and install the app on your Mac.

Android Data Backup & Restore

2. Drag Android File Transfer to Applications.

3. Use the USB cable that came with your Android device and connect it to your Mac.

4. Double click Android Data Backup & Restore.

5. Browse the data on your Android device and copy files to your Mac.

When the Android Data Backup & Restore is installed on your Mac, you can freely backup and restore files on Android.