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Problem

So I got my phone showing up as a device in Remote Devices in Chrome Developer tools.

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but

  • the version of Chrome is missing
  • the list of tabs in Chrome is missing which means
  • the inspect button is missing

More Information

  • I have adb server running on my laptop where I'm running the DevTools.
  • When my co-worker hooked up his phone to my laptop, keeping everything else the same, there was no issue as described above. Worked normally.
toddmo
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  • Any kind of trust settings in security on your phone? Would be best if you can add details about the phone if it is specific to your phone only – Tarun Lalwani Aug 01 '19 at 16:25
  • @TarunLalwani what specific setting or section of settings do you want to see? Security under settings is a whole hierarchy of settings. Thanks. – toddmo Aug 01 '19 at 16:29
  • Go to you developer options and see what WebView implementation it shows? – Tarun Lalwani Aug 05 '19 at 05:36
  • @TarunLalwani, it's hard-set to a single option: `Chrome Stable` and I can't change it – toddmo Aug 13 '19 at 14:17

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There can be many things which could go wrong. Just check this things, Maybe can help you -

  • Update both chrome applications to the latest version (Android & Desktop)
  • check if you can debug simple websites opened in chrome, if thats the case, there must be something wrong with your build.
  • Confirm Turning on - Developer options, USB Debugging.
Hakimuddin
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  • UBS Debugging has been on since the start. When that's turned off, the device won't show up at all under the devices list. I can debug simple / complex websites, and I can even debug Android apps with this laptop and browser, as long as I use my co-workers phone. Phone Chrome version is `73.0.3683.75`. Laptop Chrome Version is `75.0.3770.142`. – toddmo Aug 13 '19 at 14:17
  • There must be something wrong with your device drivers then, have you tried to update, reinstall it by going into device manager – Hakimuddin Aug 13 '19 at 17:26
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It could be related to WebView implementation. Please go to Settings > Developer options > Change WebView implementation to Chrome.

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  • On my `WebView Implementation`, I only have one choice and I can't change it. It's `Chrome Stable`. So, that setting has had that value for the duration. – toddmo Aug 13 '19 at 14:11