Android smartphones and tablets have hundreds of settings that let you change everything from wallpapers and notifications to sound, system colors, and more. But if you think you've seen and tweaked all the settings, then think again because we're about to look at some more options that are tucked inside the Developer options menu. These hidden Developer options are mostly intended to help with creating Android applications, but some of them can come in handy for other situations too.

Android's Developer options menu has a ton of different settings, though, and you may not find all of them useful. While none of them will break your phone or tablet, it's recommended that you stay away from most of them to ensure they don't cause unintended problems. So let's go over everything you can do with Developer options in this roundup, so you can know exactly which setting does what.


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Developer options are hidden by default, so you need to enable them before you can access any of the available settings. The exact process here depends on what version of Android you're running, and some device manufacturers (such as Samsung) move around where some of the menus are located.

If you can't find it, you might be using a device with a custom build of Android that moves where some settings are located. If your Settings app has a search button (it's usually near the top of the screen with a magnifying glass icon), press it and search for "build number." If it comes up, press it, and it should be highlighted on the about page.

Once you finally reach the Build number entry, you have to keep tapping on the build number until you see a confirmation message. Older devices simply enabled Developer options immediately, while phones and tablets with newer versions of Android usually require you to enter your lock screen password to confirm. You should see a popup that says "You are now a developer" when you're done, as seen in the screenshot below.

After that, you should now have a new Developer options menu available in your Settings app. Again, the exact location of the Developer options menu depends on your version of Android version and device manufacturer. Some devices (like recent Samsung phones and tablets) place Developer options near the bottom of the main Settings screen, while others move them to a System menu or another location. If you have a search button in your Settings app, you can try tapping it and typing "developer options" to find the menu.

Memory: Tapping this opens a screen showing how much RAM (Random Access Memory) your device is currently using, along with averages based on intervals of 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, or 1 day. You can also see a list of apps on your phone sorted by how much memory they are using. If you notice your device reloading apps often when switching between applications, it might be a good idea to check this screen and see if one app is misbehaving.

Stay awake: Enabling this toggle will prevent your phone from sleeping (the screen turning off) when the device is charging. This can be helpful for testing apps or other tasks where you don't want to unlock your device over and over again for a period.

Enable Bluetooth HCI snoop log: This saves all Bluetooth HCI packets to a file stored at /sdcard/btsnoop_hci.log, which can then be opened with a tool like Wireshark to analyze and troubleshoot Bluetooth data.

OEM unlocking: This toggle is required to be enabled when unlocking the bootloader, but it's not the only step for unlocking the bootloader. This option doesn't appear on all devices.

Running services: This opens a screen showing you all the applications and system processes running on your device, and how much memory each one is using. It's similar to the above-mentioned Memory screen, but this one is more helpful for checking the current state of your device.

Picture color mode: This switches your device to use the sRGB color space, which used to be helpful in the days before most devices used sRGB by default. Nowadays, this switch usually doesn't have any effect.

WebView implementation: This changes which application is responsible for rendering embedded web content in Android applications. You shouldn't touch this unless you have a good reason to, or you could end up losing some app data (like if an app uses local storage with WebView).

Automatic system updates: Turning this off prevents your device from applying system updates during the restarting process if an update has already been downloaded. Some devices might override this behavior, or have another toggle somewhere else for how system updates are handled.

System UI demo mode: Demo mode is mostly intended for capturing clean screenshots without any distracting details. It displays the clock at 12:00, the battery level at 100%, and hides all notification icons.

Quick settings developer tiles: This screen gives you the option to add some toggles for other Developer options to your device's quick settings (where the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth toggles are).

USB debugging: Enabling this allows the Android Debug Bridge utility on a computer to communicate with your device over USB. ADB can be used to sideload apps, change system settings with commands, grant permissions to apps, and more. However, some applications and games refuse to launch if USB debugging is enabled.

Revoke USB debugging authorizations: Connecting to your device with ADB for the first time requires you to authorize that computer. This option revokes all ADB authorizations, which can be helpful if you don't have access to some of the computers you may have used in the past.

Wireless debugging: This allows you to use ADB over a local Wi-Fi network, instead of only USB. Wireless debugging has been available for years in Android, but Google only added this toggle with Android 11.

Disable ADB authorization timeout: Most devices automatically revoke USB debugging authorizations after they haven't been used for seven days, as a security measure. This toggle turns that feature off, but you shouldn't use this unless you have a really good reason.

Select debug app/Wait for debugger: Normal bug reports and debugging doesn't always provide all the information you need when developing an app, especially when it comes to figuring out why an app crashes at startup. This option allows you to select a debugger application that can be initialized before a given app, configured with the "wait for debugger" option.

Verify apps over USB: This checks applications sideloaded through ADB for harmful code, similar to how applications downloaded on your device are verified using Google Play Protect. This might be handy if you're downloading applications from the web on your computer and installing them using ADB.

Logger buffer size: This changes the maximum file size for the logger (also known as "logcat"). A longer buffer can show older activity, while a shorter buffer only contains logs for the most recent activity.

Feature flags: Google sometimes includes experimental features in Android Developer Previews and Betas, and this is where they are located. Most devices running a stable version of Android have an empty Feature flags menu.

Graphics Driver Preferences: This allows you to override the system graphics driver for specific applications with a different driver. Most devices don't have another option for a graphics driver, but Esper has a blog post explaining how this works if you're interested in the technical side.

App Compatibility Changes: This menu allows you to test each individual API change in the current version of Android against an older app, which is helpful for the development process of updating an application. It only works for debuggable apps, so it's not too useful outside of software development.

Show refresh rate: This adds a Fraps-like counter at the top of the screen for checking the current refresh rate, which is helpful for devices that dynamically switch between refresh rates. Keep in mind this is not a frame rate counter.

Wireless display certification: This setting used to enable you to cast your device's screen to any TV or monitor that supports Miracast, but Google ripped out the code for it years ago in favor of its own Chromecast standard, so this toggle doesn't really do anything on most devices

Enable Wi-Fi Verbose Logging: This shows the Received Signal Strength Indicator, or RSSI for short, on each network in the Wi-Fi settings. The RSSI value can tell you the strength of a given Wi-Fi signal, but apps like WiFi Analyzer are usually a better tool for the job.

Wi-Fi scan throttling: This limits how often your device scans for Wi-Fi networks, which can sometimes reduce battery drain, but also means it will take longer for your device to connect to known networks.

Wi-Fi non-persistent MAC randomization/Enhanced Wi-Fi MAC randomization: Android uses either persistent MAC randomization or non-persistent MAC randomization when connecting to Wi-Fi networks, depending on which is needed. This option forces Android to always use non-persistent MAC randomization, which essentially tricks the network into thinking you have a new device every time you connect. This might be helpful for networks with capacitive logins or other configuration issues.

Mobile data always active: Android shuts off your mobile data connection whenever you're connected to Wi-Fi because keeping both connections alive increases battery drain. This option reverses that behavior, which might be helpful if you don't want to wait for LTE or 5G to reconnect when you disconnect from Wi-Fi. Be warned: this will very likely reduce your battery life. 152ee80cbc

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