Google Nexus 6 USB Drivers Download & Installation Tutorial: Here is a short guide that takes you through installing the correct Google Nexus 6 USB Drivers on any of your computers (Mac & Windows). You need these drivers so that the equipment can recognize and connect to your Google Nexus 6 via USB connections.
Things to Consider
- The Google Nexus 6 USB Drivers are from Motorola Device Manager. They are official.
- By installing the Google Nexus 6 USB Drivers, you don’t need to install Motorola Device Manager on your computer. Drivers officially provided by Motorola & Google.
- Compatible: Motorola USB Driver is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP (for both 32 and 64 bit).
Preparation
Before installing new Google Nexus 6 USB Drivers, you must first remove, from your computer, any drivers that haven’t been completely uninstalled and may be conflicting (or might do so) with the new drivers. To do this, follow the steps below:
- Disconnect your device from your PC.
- Uninstall any previous drivers installed for your phone on your computer.
- Reboot your computer.
Download Google Nexus 6 USB Drivers
Installing Google Nexus 10 drivers using this method should work in most cases, if not, refer to the next method. This installation process is a drivers only installation, and the next method involves installing drivers through Motorola’s PC software.
Download Nexus 6 Android Phone Driver
Filename: latest_usb_driver_windows.zip
- Download the driver setup file from the link above.
- Open device manager.
- Click on Add Legacy Hardware.
- Click Next.
- Choose Install the hardware that I manually select from a list.
- Go to the extracted driver folder and choose the driver for your PC build.
- Click Add.
- Your computer installs the driver.
- Once finished, reboot your PC (Optional).
- Connect your device to the PC, it should now be recognized.
Download Motorola Nexus 6 USB Drivers (Alternate)
Download Motorola Phone Driver
Filename: Motorola_Mobile_Drivers_vx.x.x.zip
- Download the driver setup file from the link above.
- Double-click/run the setup file on your Windows PC and begin the driver’s installation.
- Once finished, reboot your PC (Optional).
- Connect your device to the PC, and it should now recognize the Motorola Nexus 6.
Motorola Device Manager
Install Motorola Device Manager — Motorola’s software for managing your phone on your PC. It will install the proper drivers for your phone.
- Connect your device to your PC.
- Download and install Motorola Device Manager → Download link for Windows PC’s – Download Link for MAC OS
└ If it asks for downloading additional files while installing, then let it do so. - Once the installation completes, your Google Nexus 6 device should work on the PC.
Follow these steps if you are experiencing any issues while installing the correct drivers for your Motorola phone via Motorola Device Manager.
- Open Motorola Device Manager that you installed above.
- Go to “Tools” and select the “Reinstall device driver” option.
- On the pop-up window, click on the “Reinstall” button.
- Select “Yes” on the next pop-up screen to allow the installation of the driver.
More Troubleshooting Tips
- Connect your phone to a different USB port on your computer.
- Try different USB cables. The original cable that came with your phone should work best, if not — try any other cable that’s new and of good quality.
- Reboot the computer.
- Try on a different machine.
Well, that’s all there is to it, you’ve successfully learned how to install the USB drivers for any Motorola Moto Google Nexus 6 Device on your Windows or Mac computer. Thanks for reading. You can check out our Motorola USB Drivers page for more device-specific drivers.