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[Q] INCOMPLETE DEVELOPER OPTIONS, Please help!

Coming from a long line of Sony phones, I recently bought a locally-made (PH) phone in hopes of getting more bang for the buck.
The device's name is STARMOBILE UP. It is relatively new so I can't seem to find answers to my problem. I also do not know what OEM device this is since local brands in the Philippines rebrand phones from Micromax, Karbonn, etc.
While I successfully (and painstakingly) rooted it and installed CWM, I can't seem to find the other (and mostly more important) options under Developer Options (please see attached photo). Among the options I am looking for is the ANIMATION SCALE. I want to lower these values in order to save the phone from unnecessary eye candy.
In the many phones I have used in the past, I have always turned these options off. I don't really need them.
Is there any way, then, to make these missing developer options appear? Or if not, just totally disable these animations via terminal?
If it will be of any help, my device runs 4.4.2. Please see attached image for more info.
Thanks in advance, awesome folks!

narflynn619 said:
Coming from a long line of Sony phones, I recently bought a locally-made (PH) phone in hopes of getting more bang for the buck.
The device's name is STARMOBILE UP. It is relatively new so I can't seem to find answers to my problem. I also do not know what OEM device this is since local brands in the Philippines rebrand phones from Micromax, Karbonn, etc.
While I successfully (and painstakingly) rooted it and installed CWM, I can't seem to find the other (and mostly more important) options under Developer Options (please see attached photo). Among the options I am looking for is the ANIMATION SCALE. I want to lower these values in order to save the phone from unnecessary eye candy.
In the many phones I have used in the past, I have always turned these options off. I don't really need them.
Is there any way, then, to make these missing developer options appear? Or if not, just totally disable these animations via terminal?
If it will be of any help, my device runs 4.4.2. Please see attached image for more info.
Thanks in advance, awesome folks!
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Open about phone and tap build number for seven times, then developer option will appear

Dickey Kid'deviel said:
Open about phone and tap build number for seven times, then developer option will appear
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I know that tapping the Build Number seven times should make the 'hidden' Developer Options appear. But as you can see, the Developer Options is NOT HIDDEN, it's incomplete.
Aside from that, this model has no Build Number as you can see on the screenshot posted above. Instead, it has Model Number, which, if tapped seven times, doesn't do anything.
Also, another problem, Notifications in Kitkat seem to make the screen wake up every time there is a notification. I fiddled with Notification and Messaging settings and there seems to be no way to turn this feature off. Any tips?

narflynn619 said:
I know that tapping the Build Number seven times should make the 'hidden' Developer Options appear. But as you can see, the Developer Options is NOT HIDDEN, it's incomplete.
Aside from that, this model has no Build Number as you can see on the screenshot posted above. Instead, it has Model Number, which, if tapped seven times, doesn't do anything.
Also, another problem, Notifications in Kitkat seem to make the screen wake up every time there is a notification. I fiddled with Notification and Messaging settings and there seems to be no way to turn this feature off. Any tips?
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Regarding missing options, it is probably a modification the OEM made.
About notification, I have a Nexus 5 and I've never seen something like that. Does it happen with every app?

CriGiu said:
Regarding missing options, it is probably a modification the OEM made.
About notification, I have a Nexus 5 and I've never seen something like that. Does it happen with every app?
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On point 1, it could be the case. God, I miss the animation scale option.
As for the notifications, I have notifications set to ON for Messaging only so I don't know the case for other apps.

narflynn619 said:
On point 1, it could be the case. God, I miss the animation scale option.
As for the notifications, I have notifications set to ON for Messaging only so I don't know the case for other apps.
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So whenever you receive a message, the screen wakes up. Have you tried changing the messaging app?

dial this *#*#7827#*#*

No animation scale in Developer Options
I have a THL T11 and the animation scales (window, transition) are also missing in the Developer Options. It seem that it is common many chinese phones have incomplete Developer Options menu.
I tried "Spare Parts" app which has options to modify animation, but it does not work.
I searched a long time for an answer on how to change the animation scale settings in this situation and finally found it!
NOTE: since every phone is different, it may not work on your phone. You also need a rooted phone (which you already have) to make the mod.
(1) install "Dev Tools" by Dipesh Rathod from Google Play store
find "Settings.Global" under "Device" menu
click "Settings.Global" - > look for (i) animator_duration_scale (ii) transition_animation_scale (iii) window_animation_scale
@@ If you DO NOT have "Settings.Global" or any of the above animation scale entries, sorry you cannot use this method to change the scale @@
If you have the above items on the list, continue ...
(2) press "back" button on your phone to return the main menu of Dev Tools -> see if you have "SQlite".
If you don't, you need to install it from Google Play store (app is called "sqlite installer")
(3) YOUR PHONE NEEDS TO BE ROOTED ALREADY. Install "Terminal Emulator" from Google Play Store
(4) open Terminal Emulator and follow this procedure:
a) type "su" (without quotation marks) and press <Enter> - to gain root access
b) type "chmod -R 777 /data" (without quotation marks) and press <Enter> - to allow read/write in /data folder and subfolders
c) type the following to change window animation scale and press <Enter>:
Code:
sqlite3 "/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db" "update global set value = '0' where name = 'window_animation_scale';"
d) type the following to change transition animation scale and press <Enter>:
Code:
sqlite3 "/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db" "update global set value = '0' where name = 'transition_animation_scale';"
e) type the following to change animator duration scale and press <Enter>:
Code:
sqlite3 "/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db" "update global set value = '0' where name = 'animator_duration_scale';"
(this is already off on my phone, therefore I did not make this change myself)
NOTE: Use '0' to turn the animation off completely. I use '0.5' on my phone because I find that this is smoothly than turning it off completely, and faster than '1' (default on my phone).
f) you can close Terminal Emulator now (top right "X" button and choose OK)
(5) REBOOT THE PHONE to apply these changes.
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Just for curiosity, I used Dev Tools to look at my Galaxy Note 2 - there is NO "Settings.Global" or "Settings.System", and I cannot find any entries for animation scale. Therefore, I made a disclaimer this method may not work on all phones.
"Settings.Global" overrides "Settings.System" therefore you don't need to use this method to change the System setting (eg. "... update system set value ..."). Making changes to "Settings.System" only affect the Android system UI transitions but not the app transitions.

Anyone gotten into the System UI Tuner on Marshmallow? How?

So I have successfully upgraded OTA to 6.0.1 and rooted.
I'd like a relatively easy way to turn hot spot on and off without having to go through at least three clicks (and that's if I put the Settings icon on the home screen; otherwise it's four).
The old tried-and-true method of editing the Settings DB with SQLite no longer works. I thought I'd just give the new System UI Tuner a try, but it would appear that Sprint/Samsung have locked this out. The two known methods to enable it (long press on the gear icon after pulling down the window shade, or going to Developer Options under settings) are not available on the Sprint S5. I can see the System UI Tuner package intact on the phone, but there's no way, as far as I can tell, to launch it.
For that matter, Sprint seems to have removed all the Settings widgets except "Flashlight," so you can't even put a setting widget on the home screen to get you close.
If anyone has figured out how to get into the UI Tuner, or restore the locked Settings widgets, please let me know.
Before anyone suggests it, yes, I am aware that there is a root app to enable/disable the hot spot on the market, and I have the APK for it. I removed it because it runs continuously, even when not using the hot spot, generating "granted root access" popups at inopportune times. Besides, I'd kinda like to see what else is in the UI Tuner to tweak.
Thanks.
-Sean
Sprint S5 stock rooted
G900PVPU3CPG1

I have yet to find the Vulcan grip to open ui tuner.. does your version have a mobile data toggle?

mordantly said:
.. does your version have a mobile data toggle?
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No, I have to go to settings/more networks. That's another tile I would add to quick launch if I could only modify it at all....
-Sean

notification fix

OK guys I hope this hasn't already been covered but here goes anyway. I have found this fix for notifications not arriving when doze is enabled. Iff you go into the particular app e.g what's app then into data usage you must select the following settings see pic below. then all the notifications will arrive straight away regardless of doze state.

sam00561 said:
OK guys I hope this hasn't already been covered but here goes anyway. I have found this fix for notifications not arriving when doze is enabled. Iff you go into the particular app e.g what's app then into data usage you must select the following settings see pic below. then all the notifications will arrive straight away regardless of doze state.
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Yes that seems to be the problem. I had made a post months ago. It's very hidden feature by Lenovo and I think it's wrong to pre-restrict all background data. User should decide what to do.

I think they lenovo did it to block unnecessary data usage but i agree it is not needed and people are thinking their is something wrong with their phones.

Thanks for the tip

Thanks Sam, I saw this on the JJ review of Nougat. Is this for Nougat as my MM P2 settings don't look like the screenshot.
Sent from my Lenovo P2a42 using Tapatalk

Hi yes it is for Nougat the comment posted on JJs review regarding this fix was posted by me also.

Confusing settings these as the first one makes it look like enabling the "Restrict background data" option will disable background data, when in fact it does the opposite. You need to have both of these options enabled so the sliders are green, then you need to open Settings > Power Manager > Battery Optimization
Then you need to search for the apps that you need to fix notifications and change the option so it says "Don't optimize". Then the phone won't 'helpfully' close the app when the phone has been unused for a long time. This is why notifications are stopping.

precisely i agree quite confusing it took me a while i had to get a friend to send me whats app messages continuously untill i figured all this out but im glad i finally did.

If you make the changes to fix the notifications, shut down and power the phone back on rather than do a reboot. The settings don't seem to work until the phone has properly rebooted.

Is it worth noting that elsewhere it's stated that turning off doze altogether (using ADB) might be a saner option? Consensus seems to indicate it's basically a curse with little value, and that would certainly hold water in light of the battery capacity of the P2.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/help/regretting-purchase-t3611968

I think the following helps. Credit goes to JasonMR and manototh (Taken from oneplus.net forum)
JasonMR
KitKat
JasonMR, Nov 2, 2016 :
Guys, to avoid having to run the ADB command after each reboot follow these instructions (please note, the files should be downloaded to a PC and then transferred to your phone via USB otherwise they mess up sometimes):
You need to enable USB debugging mode in Developer options first
Download and install this apk and transfer it to your phones storage - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxD...w?usp=drivesdk
Then connect phone to PC and allow the drivers to install
Download and install ADB here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0M...ljU2NPR0k/view
Go into the ADB folder, hold shift, right click and select "Open command prompt here"
Type the command: adb devices (now hit enter)
It should return your phones serial number is connected correctly
Run this command in ADB: adb -d shell pm grant com.adamioan.scriptrunner android.permission.DUMP (now hit enter)
Download this file and transfer it to your phones storage - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx...VA4YmxGTS1OX3c
Open the SH Script runner app and tap the three dots in the top right corner, select "Load" and locate the file from teh previous step
Click the Circle button with the play sign at the top of the screen
You should see the message "Idle mode disabled" which means that Doze has now been disabled.
Whenever you reboot your phone, open the SH Script runner and the command will still be there, just click the play button to run the script again.
And that is it, two clicks to disable Doze after each reboot.
Full credit to manototh for putting this together originally.

Doze does not need disabling iff you follow my advice in the initial post i have tried and tested this and can confirm it works fully.

This is really frustrating. No matter what settings I use I still don't get notifications after a while. I don't want to go modifying my phone, can someone post a step by step if they have it working properly?

Spacedog79 said:
This is really frustrating. No matter what settings I use I still don't get notifications after a while. I don't want to go modifying my phone, can someone post a step by step if they have it working properly?
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Follow my ordinal post and also go into battery optimisation and disable optimization for things like sms eggs what's app Facebook etc all the things you need notifications for should be disabled from sleep mode under battery optimization.

Like this

sam00561 said:
Like this
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Yes thats exactly how I've done it. I've also tried every combination of settings under Apps for Unrestricted data usage.

And also the setting here

sam00561 said:
And also the setting here
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Yep doesn't work either.

Perhaps your only option left is to try the disable doze app which has worked for many people but it's a paid app.

Just to update it does seem to be working properly now. I'm not 100% sure but I think turning the phone all the way off and on again instead of rebooting with the settings correct had the desired effect.

Oreo 8.1 Beta Live!

Downloading now!

Just waiting for the boot image to be posted so I can update, since I'm rooted.

geoff5093 said:
Just waiting for the boot image to be posted so I can update, since I'm rooted.
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Reflash stock ob3 boot.img then take the update. Once on 8.1 extract the new boot image and use it to root! Don't be lazy, you can do it!!! ALL NIGHT LOOONG!! LOL JK

Wow...a big file! 500MB

How do I extract a boot image? Or have already extracted one? Jumped the gun with TWRP without decrypting, now I can't boot.

Hmm, yeah, I'm installing 8.1 right now, but am not sure how to get boot.img to reinstall Magisk.

purple.epod said:
Hmm, yeah, I'm installing 8.1 right now, but am not sure how to get boot.img to reinstall Magisk.
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Things I've noticed:
Picture color mode in Dev Options still won't stick (sRGB)
Still can't change the bluetooth settings in Dev Settings - nothing after Bluetooth Audio AVRCP sticks
They changed the aptX Audio Codecs to read Qualcomm aptX audio & Qualcomm aptX HD Audio - they still won't stick
Sample Rate - still won't stick
Bits Per Sample - still won't stick
LDAC Codec: Playback Quality - won't stick
Finishing up a full charge so I can gauge battery life. Was getting great battery with 8.0 beta 3 so we'll see how we do here.

Jank4AU said:
Things I've noticed:
Picture color mode in Dev Options still won't stick (sRGB)
Still can't change the bluetooth settings in Dev Settings - nothing after Bluetooth Audio AVRCP sticks
They changed the aptX Audio Codecs to read Qualcomm aptX audio & Qualcomm aptX HD Audio - they still won't stick
Sample Rate - still won't stick
Bits Per Sample - still won't stick
LDAC Codec: Playback Quality - won't stick
Finishing up a full charge so I can gauge battery life. Was getting great battery with 8.0 beta 3 so we'll see how we do here.
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Did you factory reset after the OTA? I just did, I'll see if those settings work any better for me once it finishes installing my apps.

purple.epod said:
Did you factory reset after the OTA? I just did, I'll see if those settings work any better for me once it finishes installing my apps.
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I did not, and please tell me if you see a change. I hope so! I'd be happy to do a reset if that helps.

Jank4AU said:
I did not, and please tell me if you see a change. I hope so! I'd be happy to do a reset if that helps.
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Nope. those settings don't seem to be sticking for me, either.

purple.epod said:
Nope. those settings don't seem to be sticking for me, either.
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Then I'll probably hold off on doing a total factory reset unless I notice anything major going wrong. Thanks for testing.

Is the scrolling smoother?

Toyeboy said:
Is the scrolling smoother?
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Couldn't really say, I wasn't having issues with scrolling in Nougat or in the 8.0 beta.

Toyeboy said:
Is the scrolling smoother?
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I believe it is. The whole phone feels a bit more snappy and responsive. Imprint scanner unlocks it almost instantly, the notification shade pulls down instantly. I went to a few webpages I knew were really long and the scrolling was better. Not perfect, but better. I would say it handled the same way my Nexus 5X and Pixel did on that page.

Jank4AU said:
I believe it is. The whole phone feels a bit more snappy and responsive. Imprint scanner unlocks it almost instantly, the notification shade pulls down instantly. I went to a few webpages I knew were really long and the scrolling was better. Not perfect, but better. I would say it handled the same way my Nexus 5X and Pixel did on that page.
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Someone post a video of scrolling with the new oreo 8.1 next to another 835 device on the same web page so we can see the fix or lack of fix on this. I still don't get why they can't get it when LOS can make it perfect on 7.1 and 8.1. It's just bizarre.

Jank4AU said:
I believe it is. The whole phone feels a bit more snappy and responsive. Imprint scanner unlocks it almost instantly, the notification shade pulls down instantly. I went to a few webpages I knew were really long and the scrolling was better. Not perfect, but better. I would say it handled the same way my Nexus 5X and Pixel did on that page.
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I have to agree. Definitely a difference in over all smoothness. Like you said, notification pulldown is almost instant.

Any way to hide the navigation keys in 8.1 beta to get some more screen real estate? The app "Navigation Bar Editor" app worked for me in 8.0 v3 beta. Tried it on 8.1 beta with no luck.

Here is the Oreo 8.1 beta boot.img file needed to flash Magisk, etc. I can confirm that it works, I have Magisk flashed. One word of warning, you have to have NO SCREEN LOCK whatsoever to use twrp when you're on 8.1. So disable it prior to installing Magisk. You can re-enable it afterwards.

rootnooby said:
Any way to hide the navigation keys in 8.1 beta to get some more screen real estate? The app "Navigation Bar Editor" app worked for me in 8.0 v3 beta. Tried it on 8.1 beta with no luck.
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· Hide Status Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*
· Hide Navigation Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
· Hide Both Bars type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
· Back to normal/default state:
adb shell settings put global policy_control null*
Exclude Google apps -> Do this or you might see strange battery drain issues.
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=apps,-com.android.chrome,-com.android.vending,-com.google.android.gm,-com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
Pulled this from post #3 on this thread: Essential Phone Immersive Mode
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Jank4AU said:
Downloading now!
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Thanks! I'm 3 hours late to the party!

surface13 said:
· Hide Status Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.status=*
· Hide Navigation Bar only type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=*
· Hide Both Bars type:
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.full=*
· Back to normal/default state:
adb shell settings put global policy_control null*
Exclude Google apps -> Do this or you might see strange battery drain issues.
adb shell settings put global policy_control immersive.navigation=apps,-com.android.chrome,-com.android.vending,-com.google.android.gm,-com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
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FYI these commands don't seem to work anymore.

Quick Settings Toggle

Just received the Mi 10 Pro. Anyone advise on the quick settings toggle when swipe down? There are only 12 options unlike previous phones and no way to change their order as far as I can find... the settings wheel in the top corner takes you to phone settings. Thanks in advance guys.

drmorten said:
Just received the Mi 10 Pro. Anyone advise on the quick settings toggle when swipe down? There are only 12 options unlike previous phones and no way to change their order as far as I can find... the settings wheel in the top corner takes you to phone settings. Thanks in advance guys.
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At the end of the all the toggles themselves is one called Edit

Thanks alas but there is no edit icon... all there is as per the pic attached.... googled it extensively but some no definitive answer as yet....
scdoyle said:
At the end of the all the toggles themselves is one called Edit
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drmorten said:
Thanks alas but there is no edit icon... all there is as per the pic attached.... googled it extensively but some no definitive answer as yet....
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Strange...Here is mine. I swipe right on the first page of toggles and there is Edit at the end. Global version.

Yup, global version here too. MIUI global 11.0.2 stable 11.0.2.0(QJAMIXM). Yours the same MIUI version?
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Strange...Here is mine. I swipe right on the first page of toggles and there is Edit at the end. Global version.
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Yes, exact same. This makes no sense to me. It looks like you only have one page of toggles?

Makes no sense to me either, limited options and can't arrange most used to the top... maybe someone will be able to shine a light on it
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Yes, exact same. This makes no sense to me. It looks like you only have one page of toggles?
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Hi.
I have MIU version 11.0.10 on the global model And he doesn't show up either. With how useful it is.

This is a known issue, when restoring from a backup. Just reset the quick toggles: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/how-to-reset-restore-quick-setting-to-t3671583
This should fix it

Thx for that... no backup as first Xiaomi... and the link there to Google+ is no more...
ThauExodus said:
This is a known issue, when restoring from a backup. Just reset the quick toggles: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/how-to-reset-restore-quick-setting-to-t3671583
This should fix it
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drmorten said:
Just received the Mi 10 Pro. Anyone advise on the quick settings toggle when swipe down? There are only 12 options unlike previous phones and no way to change their order as far as I can find... the settings wheel in the top corner takes you to phone settings. Thanks in advance guys.
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Hola
1. This is a known bug but seemingly only affecting certain people.
2. The easiest way to fix this without the tedious resetting of your phone approach is to download System UI Tuner and reset the Quick Settings to the default configuration. You'll find the Edit button thereafter.
3. I had this issue on my Mi 10 - Global version running on the latest v11 of Xiaomi.EU custom ROM.
Hope this helps.

The link is not needed... Run the adb command... You might have to enable USB debugging and USB debugging (secure settings)

Hi.
Using this method with the app System UI will not affect when an update arrives?

Thanks a million that has sorted it out.... kept coming up with ADB server version doesn't match client but somehow figured it out adding just the line of code, restarted phone and the 2 page quick toggle menu is there along with the ability to edit it.
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The link is not needed... Run the adb command... You might have to enable USB debugging and USB debugging (secure settings)
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