How to use nexus 7 for devlopment with mac os

android, eclipse, macos

Solution

I had the same problem & came across this post. For me ono's comment worked. I needed to use a usb data cable - not a usb charge only cable.

See http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130418072711AA6kqOP

For me that happened to be a usb I used to transfer books to my Kindle.

Once I connected the correct usb on the upper left corner the Nexus 7 printed

Connecting as a Camera

USB Debugging Connected

I already had USB debugging enabled and in an attempt to fix this problem I had selected Camera (PTP) instead of Media device (MTP) under the Android Settings - Storage - : (Eclipse) - USB computer connection

Problem

Im setting eclipse on MacOS 10.8 for android development. My Nexus 7 does not show up in the Android device chooser list. I have an HTC One S and that works fine. Here are the things i have tried. - enabled developer mode on the nexus - installed all Android SDK extras - tried switching between both MTP and PTP modes on nexus - Installed Android File transfer App on Mac. There are several versions of this question on SO, most of the answers pertain to windows machines. Note i'm interested in a MacOS solution

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