As per the title, I've enabled the Developer Options menu by tapping the build number 7 times, the entry appears in the Settings menu but when I try to open it I get a message : "You must first Enable Developer Options". Is there another setting hidden somewhere else ? I can't find anything by using the built-in search engine.
tidus17 said:
As per the title, I've enabled the Developer Options menu by tapping the build number 7 times, the entry appears in the Settings menu but when I try to open it I get a message : "You must first Enable Developer Options". Is there another setting hidden somewhere else ? I can't find anything by using the built-in search engine.
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Hello, No there isn't.
Reboot the phone, tap build number again 7/8 times and see if it works again. If your on branded firmware it's sometimes disabled.
cooltt said:
Hello, No there isn't.
Reboot the phone, tap build number again 7/8 times and see if it works again. If your on branded firmware it's sometimes disabled.
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I already tried this several times before posting here, and I'm running the stock Samsung ROM. Weird thing is it used to work some time ago.
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I wanted to try this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294/. And, I could not find "Developer Options" in settings anywhere? I know I would need to enable USB Connectivity and maybe some other things as well. Anyone know where "Developer Options" is located in settings? Is it there at all?
Go to about phone and tap on build number until prompt says developer options are enabled. Back out to main settings,you should see developer options at the bottom.
TheEmpathicEar said:
I wanted to try this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294/. And, I could not find "Developer Options" in settings anywhere? I know I would need to enable USB Connectivity and maybe some other things as well. Anyone know where "Developer Options" is located in settings? Is it there at all?
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Curtis1973 said:
Go to about phone and tap on build number until prompt says developer options are enabled. Back out to main settings,you should see developer options at the bottom.
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That worked. Thx. Where the hell did Samsung reveal this?? It's the weirdest thing I ever saw...
Developer Options has been in most mobile devices for years..
TheEmpathicEar said:
That worked. Thx. Where the hell did Samsung reveal this?? It's the weirdest thing I ever saw...
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Curtis1973 said:
Developer Options has been in most mobile devices for years..
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I meant to ask about the method that is used to reveal Developer Options in this phone? I have not seen this method before.
Not sure when Samsung implemented but I have accessed it via build number for other devices for as long as I can recall.
TheEmpathicEar said:
I meant to ask about the method that is used to reveal Developer Options in this phone? I have not seen this method before.
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It's a standard android feature.
I started having several bluetooth issues when i updated to OREO and i couldnt figure out was just went wrong.
While i was trying several things i stumbled upon an option on Smarthings which is called "Visible to Devices" and allows other devices to find your phone using BT LE scanning which for an unknown reason was disabled.
Open Smarthings -> tap to the three dots in the upper right corner -> Settings --> Visible to devices -> Turn it on.
If you guys keep having problems , make sure to check if this option is enabled because for me it wasnt. Who knows , it may prove helpfull to you aswell!
Genius!
This fixed the annoying problem I was having with my Samsung watch disconnecting from my phone and causing the Plugin App to keep crashing. Fantastic advice. Thanks you.
testreaper said:
I started having several bluetooth issues when i updated to OREO and i couldnt figure out was just went wrong.
While i was trying several things i stumbled upon an option on Smarthings which is called "Visible to Devices" and allows other devices to find your phone using BT LE scanning which for an unknown reason was disabled.
Open Smarthings -> tap to the three dots in the upper right corner -> Settings --> Visible to devices -> Turn it on.
If you guys keep having problems , make sure to check if this option is enabled because for me it wasnt. Who knows , it may prove helpfull to you aswell!
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I can't find smarthings. Cheers!
marriusf81 said:
I can't find smarthings. Cheers!
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Weird.
Go to playstore check for smartthings , if yes open it from there, else install it and you are all set.
When I searched for power monitor in search bar......I found the option i was looking for in the search results...... But when i went into the developer settings.... Couldn't find the power monitor option in there......i have attached some screenshots....
Tap 5 to 10 times on ALL options you see under phone info,tap on cpu info,tap on blabla info,there come new options.
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Tap 5 to 10 times on ALL options you see under phone info,tap on cpu info,tap on blabla info,there come new options.
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By doing that.....it enables developer options.....which i have already enabled.....but when you search for power menu....it shows in search results......but the actual power menu option is missing in the developer settings...
Shubham2222 said:
By doing that.....it enables developer options.....which i have already enabled.....but when you search for power menu....it shows in search results......but the actual power menu option is missing in the developer settings...
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I mean under phone specifications,there you see ram,cpu and so on.
Maybe is rom dependent and is disabled by default. I'm on global and have the same problem but from what I can see is only to monitor FPS, which you can probably use a different app for that
cippi21 said:
Maybe is rom dependent and is disabled by default. I'm on global and have the same problem but from what I can see is only to monitor FPS, which you can probably use a different app for that
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yes.....this option is for monitering fps......
also there are more hidden/disabled options such as paper mode(which i discovered from activity launcher).......performance mode....etc
There are a lot of features disabled on global stable that probably will never be enabled unless you use China or EU rom
Like two or three months ago, i opened up the developer settings with the "tap 7 times on the build number" method. And i used it, then i wanted to turn it off. To do this: i went to my application settings, found the "settings" app and cleared data and the cache. With this method, my developer settings gone.
So, i wanted to turn it on again couple of days ago, tapped on the build number and a pop-up showed up like this:
"No need, developer mode has already been enabled"
Then when i go to the main settings page, where the developer settings were in, there was no developer settings.
And yes, i know where the developer settings exactly is. So please don' t answer me like "check again", "tap on the build number for seven times", "restart your phone" or something like these.
And no, since i cant reach to the developer settings, i can't open the "OEM unlock" and "USB debugging" settings.
And i also tried the "Activity launcher" app but it didn't work too.
Please help...
Did you thy this one?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.singlebyte.devshortcut
Yep, tried these kind of things. But didnt work.
No one knows?
gesolamius said:
No one knows?
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Just reset the phone if you really need dev options
From what can tell despite being enabled, I can no longer see developer options in settings. I'm assuming this happened after I rooted, because I had been in the setting before. I tried a few searches but they were all related to how to enable developer option.
You may need to re-enable the developer options again by clicking the "Build" number a bunch of time in the "about" section of settings, then developer options should re-appear in settings.
JohnC said:
You may need to re-enable the developer options again by clicking the "Build" number a bunch of time in the "about" section of settings, then developer options should re-appear in settings.
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ok, yea that was the first thing i did when I was unable to locate it. I even searched it but nothing came up. What's odd is I kept going back, scrolling through thinking I was missing something...after maybe the 4th time I searched it again, despite it not working previously, but it showed up. So i am able to access it through searching, but I still don't see it in the settings list.
OK,
Might be a dumb question, but you do know that to get to "Developer" options you first need to go into "Settings", then "System", then drop down "Advanced", then scroll down and second from the bottom is "developer options".
If it's not there, then maybe go back into developer options using the search as you stated, then turn off developer options via the slide switch at the top, then re-enable it using the build taps and see if it then adds it back into settings.
JohnC said:
OK,
Might be a dumb question, but you do know that to get to "Developer" options you first need to go into "Settings", then "System", then drop down "Advanced", then scroll down and second from the bottom is "developer options".
If it's not there, then maybe go back into developer options using the search as you stated, then turn off developer options via the slide switch at the top, then re-enable it using the build taps and see if it then adds it back into settings.
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wow, wtf. I used developer options already on this phone to enable usb debugging.
I had no issues finding it, I swear it was just in the list with the regular settings, the ones with the color icons next to them....but you're right, it was right where you said it was. Doesn't look familiar at all considering I've already accessed the setting a couple times before.
Thanks man, idk how long it would've taken me to figure that out.