If you actually found this listed as a “solid review” somewhere, that website is likely mislabeling system logs as user reviews.

After installation, check these signs:

It is important to note that a single physical device can present different PIDs to the host computer depending on its operational state. The appearance of PID 0C01 suggests the device is in a specific mode:

Manual update via Device Manager using the Google USB Driver Full access for fastboot and debugging.

Modern operating systems (Windows 10/11, modern Linux kernels, macOS) generally have generic drivers for Android devices (MTP/PTP). However, because 0C01 is a legacy diagnostic interface:

, this specific VID/PID combination was widely used in early Android SDKs and is compatible with various legacy systems including Windows XP, 7, and 8. Performance