Could not recognize my android device on mac

Maybe it's your USB cable, try another one.

There are two types of USB cables:

  • for supplying power only
  • for supplying power and data

I experienced the same problem with a Moto X and my Macbook Pro. I tried many of the suggestions (installed Android File Transfer, tried different usb ports on my computer, Settings => Storage => USB computer connection => toggled between MTP and PTP, etc.). None of these other recommendations helped.

It finally worked when I tried a different micro-usb cable.

Bizarre. You definitely want to first enable Developer Options first by going to Settings => About Phone => tapping Build number 7 times to display Developer Options. From there, you want to enable USB debugging.


I after few research and testing of existing solutions, I found mine, my issue was released while I have installed Android file Transfer for Mac