VS2022 can not see my real android device

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VS2022 can not see my real android device

WillAutioItrax 206

I have a Galaxy S10e on Android 11 that has Dev mode turned on and is connected via USB to the pc. Visual Studio 2022 does not see this device. It is not in the list of devices to choose to run on. So, I can't test against a real device.

I have deleted the bin and obj files; done a clean and rebuild, unplugged and replugged the device; turn of VS and restarted it.

Any ideas on what else to try?

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JarvanZhang 23,971

Hello WillAutioItrax,

Welcome to our Microsoft Q&A platform!

I test a demo on VS 2022 to check the function, it works as expected. Is the VS 2019 installed on your pc? Could the 'Galaxy S10e' device be identified on VS 2019? Please test to vertify it. And try using another physical device to deploy the project on VS 2022. If the problem only occurs on 'Galaxy S10e' device, try to reboot the phone and test again.

Best Regards,

Jarvan Zhang

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WillAutioItrax 206 Reputation points

2021-11-25T16:20:25.353+00:00

@JarvanZhang thanks for your reply. I am working from home now and both Android devices that I have are seen by VS2022. Go figure.

Rebooting the device - I'd forgotten that option. Thanks.
JarvanZhang 23,971 Reputation points

2021-11-26T01:29:41.257+00:00

You're welcome.
Kirk Covert 0 Reputation points

2023-03-21T20:57:21.0933333+00:00

I did this but VS 2022 Enterprise Xamarin no longer detects/sees my Ultra 22. Wondering if you need to do something with adb, was fine before.
Nathan Sokalski 4,111 Reputation points

2025-03-24T00:46:52.1533333+00:00

I have an almost identical scenario. I have 2 physical devices (Samsung Galaxy S10e just like the OP, and Microsoft Surface Duo 2) connected through USB (Surface Dock 2 is used to allow me to connect both devices). When I open Visual Studio 2022 Community for a Xamarin.Android Solution they usually connect automatically on the first attempt. However, for my .NET for Android Solution, I often (but not always) need to close & reopen Visual Studio several times. I can even open 2 instances of Visual Studio 2022 simultaneously, and sometimes only 1 detects the devices. This makes it very confusing, because different simultaneously running instances shows that it is not a hardware problem, and the closing/reopening (without changing any settings or doing anything else at all) shows that it is not something I am doing, so it is obviously some kind of background thing, but I'm not sure how to find it. I will also mention that it always finds both or neither, so it is obviously not the devices.

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Clint Mayers 5

Make sure USB debugging is on on your phone under development options.

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