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Cause: Some organizations block usbipd via group policy — this typically surfaces as an error during usbipd bind or usbipd attach.Fix: Contact your IT department and ask them to allow the usbipd group policy on your machine.As an alternative, try the mirrored networking workaround.
Check 1: Verify the device is in EDL mode.
You should see:
If the device does not appear, power-cycle it and retry.
Cause: Your user account is not a member of the plugdev group.Fix:
Log out and back in. See the Android developer guide for detailed instructions.Also verify that your udev rules are correctly configured.
Most likely causes:
  1. Missing sudo password — The VS Code Terminal is waiting for your password. If the Terminal panel is hidden, open it via View → Terminal.
  2. APT conflicting GPG signatures — A small number of users encounter an error like:
This is the same issue described in this AskUbuntu post. Fix it by removing one of the files that contains the conflicting GPG asset.
  1. Confirm the extension installed successfully: open the Extensions panel and look for Qualcomm IDE in the Installed list.
  2. Reload the VS Code window: Ctrl+Shift+P → Developer: Reload Window.
  3. If you are on Windows, confirm VS Code is running connected to WSL (status bar should show WSL: Ubuntu-22.04) and reinstall from within WSL.
The auto-generated .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json may be pointing at a stale SDK path.
  1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
  2. Run C/C++: Edit Configurations (UI).
  3. Verify the include paths point to your installed SDK.
Alternatively, delete the .vscode/ folder and re-import the project from the Projects section to regenerate it.
Still stuck? Visit the Qualcomm Developer Forum or check the VS Code FAQ.