USB Driver for Android Smartphone/Tablet with Installation Guide

USB Driver for Android Smartphone/Tablet with Installation Guide last updated on 11-Feb-2016. USB Driver play a very important role to connect your Android device with PC. The main functions of the USB Driver is to connect android Smartphone or tablet with PC, so that the device can be accessed right from the computer system. There are several important task that we do by connecting our device to PC which includes- transfer data such as images/photos, videos, MP3, Syncing android device to PC, custom recovery installation, flashing official firmware and custom ROM’s, rooting android Smartphone or tablet and many more. You need to install proper USB Driver for your Android phone or tablet to complete all these important task.

No matter whether you have high end Android devices like Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One or medium range android phone, you have to install USB Driver to access your device directly from PC. USB Driver is also required to setup ADB/Fastboot properly. In this article, you’ll find all the possible ways to download and install proper USB Driver for your device. You’ll also find some Universal USB/ADB Driver Installer tools which will do easy driver installation task for you. These tools are very important for those who find difficulties to download or install USB Driver.

For most branded android device, Windows operating system detects and install driver automatically when you connect the device. If not happening then you have to manually download and install the driver. So, If you are looking for USB Driver for your Android Smartphone or tablet, find it from the below list.
 
Below, we have listed USB driver for almost all android devices from various manufacturers such as- Samsung, LG, SONY, Motorola, Asus, Acer, HTC, Dell, Lenovo, ZTE, Micromax, Intex and many more. Make sure that, all the USB Driver listed here are for Windows users only. Android USB Driver for Linux or Mac can be downloading from the support page of the manufacturer website.

Download USB Driver for Android (Smartphone and Tablet):

Google Nexus Devices:

Download Google Nexus USB Driver

Samsung Smartphone and Tablet:

Download Samsung USB Driver
Download Samsung Kies Utility (Includes USB Driver)

LG Smartphone and Tablet:

Download LG USB Driver

HTC Mobile Devices:

Download HTC Sync Manager
Download HTC Sync Manager (another link)

Motorola Mobile Devices:

Download Motorola Device Manager

Sony Mobile Devices:

Download Sony PC Companion
Download SONY PC Companion (Latest)

Asus Mobile Devices:

Download Asus USB Driver
Download Asus Nexus 7 USB Driver

Acer Mobile Devices:

Download Acer USB Driver from the manufacturer support page, follow the below steps to download.

1. Go to Acer Product Support Page
2. Select your country
3. Select device and manuals
4. Select your device
5. Select your OS and download driver

ZTE Mobile Devices:

Download ZTE USB Driver

Intel Mobile Devices:

Download Intel USB Driver

XIAOMI Mobile Devices:

Download XIAOMI USB Driver

Kyocera Mobile Devices:

Download Kyocera USB Driver

Pegatron Mobile Devices:

Download Pegatron USB Driver

Micromax Mobile Devices:

Download USB Driver from the official Micromax website, follow the steps below to download.

1. Go to official Micromax website
2. Go to bottom of the page, find support and Click on Download
3. Select your mobile model number from the list
4. Click on Drivers to download

Definitely the above list is not complete but the list contains USB Driver for most used android Smartphone and tablet manufacturers. Hope you find driver for your device in the list. Now, check out the USB Driver installation guide for Windows that will help you to troubleshoot any USB Driver installation issue. if your device manufacturer is not in the list, don’t worry, you have option to use some Universal USB/ADB Driver Installer tool that you’ll find from the below. 

Instruction to Manually Install USB Driver on Windows PC:

It may happen that you downloaded the driver and run it properly but windows still unable to recognize the driver. If you are facing such issue then try installing driver by following the below guide.

• First Go to control panel and Uninstall previous USB Driver (if any)
• Download USB Driver from the above list and extract/unzip on Desktop or any suitable location
• Turn Android device to Download Mode and connect to computer through USB cable.
• Windows should detect your device (if not, then try connecting with different USB port. If you are desktop user, then use the USB port that place back of the CPU)
• Open "Device Manager" (Click Start button>> Type Device Manager), Right Click on your detected device name and Click on "Update Driver Software"
• Select Browse my computer for driver software and select driver folder
• Driver installation will start automatically
• Restart your computer when done

Now, if everything not happening, you failed to install USB Driver, then try these tools to easily install driver software for your device. We recommend you to try manufacturer provided driver first as listed above and if not happening then try out these tools.

Download Universal USB/ADB Driver Installer:

• Universal ADB Driver: This tool is unveiled by the well known android developer Kush. Support most android devices. Before use the tool, uninstall previous installed usb driver (if any) and then try this.
• ADB Driver Installer: Support almost all android devices from known manufacturers. Uninstall previous installed usb driver (if any) and then try this.  
• Universal Naked Driver: This is another well known tools, but this tool is only for the Samsung, HTC, Asus, and Nexus Smartphone users. The tool is capable to install both ADB and Fastboot driver. Uninstall previous installed usb driver (if any) and then try this.