How to enable developer options and USB debugging in your android device

Developer Options or Developer Mode for Android are a collection of a bunch of features that are not enabled by default and are not for use by normal users. Features like USB Debugging, altering UI animation speed, or enable night mode to change the application’s color to something that won’t be a strain to your eyes. This tutorial will show you how to enable developer options on Android. The method has been similar on all versions of Android, but there are some slight variations depending on the phone’s manufacturer. Here’s how to enable developer options on Android devices.

Enable Developer Options on Android Device

Developer mode is a quite useful feature for Android users, especially for developers. Up until Android JellyBean 4.2, Developer mode used to be a part of Android’s setting menu that was easily and directly accessible through the settings menu, but Google decided to hide it so that the average smartphone and tablet users wouldn’t accidentally cause any problems on their device. While most normal settings can be found for daily tasks, some advanced options are hidden in the developer options menu, and as a result, some users and developers may want to retrieve them.

What’s Inside Android’s Developer Options

The Developer mode option has certainly a number of features if you know how to use them, and in case you know how to find it in your android smartphone. If you want to install a third-party custom ROM or Kernel, you’ll need this feature as well as USB debugging mode access. We will be going through the steps to enable Developer Options on all versions of stock Android. The steps might vary a little depending on the manufacturer.

Enable Developer Options on Android 9 and Android 10

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Inside Settings, scroll down till you see System. Tap on it.

Step 3: Inside System, tap on Advanced.

Step 4: Scroll down and find About Phone. Tap on it.

Step 5: Tap on Build Number 7 times rapidly.

Step 6: Enter your PIN or Password when prompted. You will get a notification saying “You are now a developer”.

Step 7: To access Developer Options, go back to Settings.

Step 8: Tap on System and then select Advanced.

Step 9: Inside Advanced, you will find the newly unlocked Developer Options.

Note: If you’re using a Samsung Galaxy device with One UI 1.0 or One UI 2.0, go to Settings > About Phone > Software Information > Build Number. If you’re on an HTC device, go to Settings > About > Software Information > About Phone > Software Info > Build Number. If you’re on LG, go to Settings > About Phone > Software Info > Build number.

Enable Developer Options on Android 8

Step 1: Head over to Settings.

Step 2: Scroll down till you find System. Tap on it.

Step 3: Tap on About Phone.

Step 4: Find Build Number and tap on it 7 times in rapid succession. You will now see a notification saying you are now a developer.

Step 5: To access the newly unlocked Developer Options, go back to Settings.

Step 6: Tap on System.

Step 7: Tap on Developer Options which is above System Updates.

Enable Developer Options on Android 6 and Android 7

The process is the same as what you to on Android 4 and 5 but some of you may need to do one extra step.

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Scroll down till you find About Phone or About Device. Tap on it.

Step 3: Find Build Number and tap on it 7 times in rapid succession.

Step 4: You will get a notification saying you’re now a developer.

Step 5: To access the newly unlocked Developer Options, go back to Settings.

Step 6: Scroll down and find Developer Options. It should be above About Phone or About Device. Tap on it.

Step 7: Once you get inside, you may need to tap on the toggle next to ON to be able to access all the features.

Enable Developer Options on Android 4 and Android 5

Step 1: Open Settings

Step 2: Scroll down and select About phone or About tablet.

Step 3: Now inside the About device screen, scroll down and you will find Build number

Step 4: Tap the Build number 7 times

Step 5: Now you should see the message “You are now a developer!” or “You have enabled developer settings”.

Step 6: Now go back to the main Settings screen and scroll down. You should see Developer options right above About device

Step 7: Tap Developer options to open a list of advanced settings

Step 8: Now scroll down and you will see USB Debugging and now you can tap on it to enable it.

For Android 3.0 to 4.1: Go to "Settings" >> click "Applications" >> click “Development” and finally check "USB Debugging".

USB Debugging is required for rooting, flashing kernels, recovery modes, Custom ROMs, and also some apps such as Titanium Backup needs USB Debugging to be on to work properly.

Now you’ll get a huge number of fully accessible developer options on your smartphone, but you need to be a little bit cautious (even in case you don’t know how to use this feature, it will be fun for you to use it or learn to use, but there is a chance for you to create a problem).  I’ll be really fun, since you’ll get a number of nerdy features, and  You can enable USB debugging mode and start hacking your android.