ADB Devices No Permissions User in plugdev Group Fix Working

Linux users are getting some permission problem on connected device using adb. This is called plugdev or udev rules problem. There are two way of fixing this error. In this article I will show you the best way to fix this problem.

udev Rules Error

Udev rules are the read write permission rules for adb connected devices. This file is located at /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules  on Linux. If you dont provide any rules then this error will be occured.




Fix udev Rules Error

Fix 1: MTP

Simpliest fix would be to set the phone to File Transfer mode or MTP mode. Goto usb preferences and enable File Transfer like this.

Fix 2: Write udev Rules

To write your own udev Rules, you need to know the vedor id and product id. Check device vendor id and product id:

lsusb

Here my android device is Xiaomi Redmi. So my vid=2717 and pid=ff48. Now create a udev rule

sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

Copy and replace with your own vid=xxx pid =yyy code and paste it. Then press CTRL + X and then Y.

It will save your file.

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="xxx", ATTR{idProduct}=="yyy", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

 Now the device is good to be detected once udev rule is reloaded. So, let's do it:

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules

 After this, again check if your device is detected by adb:

Conclusion

In this article we coverd the available way to solve the problem of udev or plugdev group problem on Linux ADB. Hope it works for you.