I’m having trouble getting my Sony Xperia Miro to show up in Eclipse for Android app testing. When I connect other phones like Samsung or LG models, they work perfectly fine. The weird thing is that my computer recognizes the Xperia Miro just fine - I can transfer files, access the storage, and sync data without any problems. But when I try to run my Android applications for debugging, the device simply doesn’t appear in the available devices list in Eclipse. The Android Virtual Device works okay, but I really need to test on real hardware. Has anyone faced this issue before? I’ve tried different USB cables and ports but nothing seems to work. Any suggestions would be really helpful.
definitely check the usb settings on your phone. sometimes it’s set to charge only, you gotta change it to media transfer. it’s a small thing, but it helped me once. hope it works for ya!
Had the same issue with an old Sony device. It was the ADB drivers - Windows saw the phone fine for file transfers, but Eclipse couldn’t talk to it. Fixed it by manually updating the ADB driver in Device Manager. Plug in your phone, open Device Manager, find your Xperia (usually under portable or Android devices), right-click and update driver. Point it to your Android SDK’s usb_driver folder. Sometimes you’ve got to force the install even when Windows claims the current driver’s better. Also check if your Eclipse ADT plugin’s current - older versions had issues with Sony devices.
check if your xperia’s in mtp mode when you plug it in. sony phones often default to charge-only even with usb debugging enabled. try restarting the adb server too - open cmd in your sdk platform-tools folder, run ‘adb kill-server’ then ‘adb start-server’. fixed my xperia z when eclipse wouldn’t cooperate.
Had the same issue with my Xperia. Problem was I forgot to enable USB debugging in developer options. Go to Settings > About Phone and tap build number seven times - this unlocks developer options. Then Settings > Developer Options and turn on USB debugging. Also, you need Sony’s USB drivers, not the generic Android ones. Download Sony PC Companion to get the right drivers. Once I did both things, Eclipse picked up my Xperia right away.