If you’ve found that the Developer Options selecting is missing from the Settings of your Android device, it’s probably because you have Android OS version 4.2 (JellyBean) or higher. The option is now hidden and has to be enabled using these steps.
If you’re a developer and need to access the USB Debugging, Stay awake, Allow mock locations or other developer settings, follow these steps to enable the Developer Options selection.
- Open the “Settings” app.
- Scroll down to the bottom and select “About device“, “About phone” or “About tablet“. On some models, select “General” before this step.
- Scroll down to the bottom and tap “Build number” repeatedly. A message should appear on the screen that says “You are now * steps away from being a developer.” Keep tapping until it says “You are now a developer.“
- Now back on the main “Settings” screen, “Developer Options” should appear as a selection.
You can now use you Android device with Android Studio or any other developer tools.
Zan says
April 2, 2019 at 12:21 pmI’m already a developer but can’t find developer option
Steve says
October 22, 2018 at 12:38 amI was in developer options tuning up my phone when I dropped it. When I picked it up to resume what I was doing developers options was gone ! Thanks for this post because there is no F****ing way I would have figured this one out on my own.
Edwardo b.florendo says
October 18, 2018 at 5:42 amIf developer options missing again and again on application… What it mean ,i try to tap so many times… Only appeared messages is your already a developer, but dev options nothing
Miller Samuel says
October 18, 2017 at 5:21 pmtnx……it helped me here.
Prasanna kumar says
July 31, 2016 at 11:03 pmThanx it’s useful 👍
eric says
March 11, 2016 at 1:15 amthanks :D
Andreana says
January 7, 2016 at 6:22 amOh my God your article is realy helpful
Suresh sharma says
September 2, 2015 at 12:53 pmits realy works thanks