How to Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging in Android
When you want to debug or access hidden features of the Android platform that are not accessible directly, you have to use the ADB commands. You can do so by installing ADB on your computer, be it Windows, macOS, Linux, or Chrome OS. But you would also need to enable Developer Options and USB Debugging on your Android phone.
Enabling Developer Options and USB debugging is quite similar for almost all Android devices. This tutorial shows you how to enable Developer Options and USB debugging on Android devices.
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Enable Developer Options and USB Debugging in Android
Follow these steps to enable Developer options and USB debugging in Android phones. The steps are similar in almost all Android devices.
Step 1: Go to About Phone in Settings
First, go to Settings on your Android device and scroll down to the very bottom. There you need to tap on About Phone.
On the About Phone page, tap 7 times on Build Number. There will be a small toast message showing you how many times you need to tap on Build Number to enable Developer Options. After you tap on it 7 times, Developer Options will be enabled.
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Step 2: Enable USB Debugging in Developer Options
Now, go back to Settings and there tap on System. In System settings, you will see an option for Developer Options which was not there initially. Tap on Developer Options.
In Developer Options you will have options to make changes to your Android device which were not available before enabling Developer options. Turn ON the switch next to USB debugging to enable USB debugging in your Android device.
Step 3: Connect the Phone with USB Debugging
Now, when you have successfully enabled Developer Options and USB debugging in your Android phone, connect it to your computer. Open the ADB terminal and run the adb devices command. On your Android device, you will receive a pop-up asking for your permission to allow USB debugging. First, tick the check-box for “Always allow from this computer” and then tap on the ALLOW. Your Android device will be connected to your computer in USB debugging mode.
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Enable Developer Options & USB Debugging in Android
This tutorial explained, how to enable Developer options and USB debugging in Android devices. Most of the Android devices follow the same Settings pattern, however, in some of the devices with highly customized ROMs, these options may be found somewhere else. You can easily find those options by looking around.
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