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Turn Off Developer Options on Android Devices

Rakesh | 30 Dec 2018 | Guides

turn off developer options

Developer options on Android is a set of sensitive settings that are not meant for all users and that’s why it remains hidden by default. If you want to hide or turn off Developer options on Android devices, here’re the steps to disable or deactivate Developer options on all Android versions and devices from Samsung, OnePlus, Huawei, Xiaomi, Motorola, Asus, Nokia, LG and more. Learn how to do it easily.

Android is an open source operating system for handheld devices that provide a better and more open environment for developers and common users. Google provides Android users with a dedicated SDK that contains various types of tool-kits for developers. ADB and Fastboot are among the most known tools that every Android user uses regularly or in special situations like fixing an issue or installing stock firmware.

What’s Developer Options?

Android encourages developers and users to engage in development activities. And therefore, all Android devices come with Developer Options built in. You can find the developer options under your device settings. Developer options are useful in various development activities, such as:

  • Enable debugging over a USB connection to flash images and kernels.
  • Capture bug reports onto the device.
  • Show CPU usage on the screen.
  • Draw debugging information on the screen, such as layout bounds, updates on GPU and hardware layers, and other information.
  • Options to simulate app stresses or enable debugging options.

Among various geeky options found under Developer options, USB Debugging is the most used option. Once enabled on your device, this option prepares your device to communicate with your computer and allow it to write data on itself.

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Why Should We Keep Developer Options Enabled?

If you wish to install stock firmware, root your device, unlock bootloader or flash factory images or kernels, you will have to enable USB Debugging on your device to activate the debug bridge between the device and your computer. The Developer options could easily be found on any Android device running Android 4.1 or lesser versions. However, Android 4.2 onward the Developer options disappeared from device settings. Making the option visible has now been made a little tricky. We would not talk about that in detail here as we already have a comprehensive tutorial on the topic:

  • How to Enable Developer Options on Android

I have really no idea as to why anyone would wish to disable Developer options after enabling it. I personally recommend that every user should always keep USB Debugging enabled on the device whether he uses it or not. Suppose your device is caught in a bootloop for some reason and you have to flash stock firmware to fix it. You won’t be able to enable USB Debugging, without which you’ll not be able to install the firmware successfully. To avoid such situations, keeping USB Debugging enable all the time is a must-do thing.

Disable or Turn Off Developer Options on Android

Anyway, if you are still interested in hiding Developer options on your Android device, we have come up with a few tips to make the option invisible again.

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Method 1: Disable via Settings

  1. Open Settings on your device.
  2. Scroll to Apps/Applications and tap it.
  3. Select Show all apps option.
  4. Look for the Settings app in the list of apps and tap it.android device settings samsung
  5. Now tap Storage> Clear data.
    clear app data and cache android
    Clear data -Settings app
  6. On Android devices running Android 6.0 or lower, you will see the Clear data option right after tapping the Settings app.
  7. Now go back to the device Settings menu. Developer options should not be visible there anymore.turn off developer options galaxy s9

Note:

Please note that clearing Settings app’s data will not remove or delete any of the accounts (or their data) you are signed in on your Android device. It will only affect your device settings like brightness level, ringtone and volume settings, etc. We have tested this method of hiding Developer options on Nexus 5 with stock and CM11 ROMs, HTC One with Sense 5 ROM, and Samsung Galaxy S9+ running Stock Oreo.

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Method 2: Deactivate it on Android Pie 9.0+

With Android Pie, Google has made a significant change related to Developer options. If your Android device is running on Android 9.0 or above, you can get rid of Developer options very easily simply by tapping the on/off switch toggle. Here are the steps to hide off Developer options:

  1. Open device Settings> Developer options. On OnePlus devices, you’ll find the option under Settings> System.
    deactivate developer options android
    Developer options on OnePlus 6T
  2. Tap Developer options and tab the on/off toggle icon.
    hide developer options android
    Turning off Developer options on OnePlus 6T
  3. That’s it! You have successfully disabled Developer options.

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Method 3: Disable by Resetting the Device

Well, I am sure how many of you may be desperate enough to wipe your Android device just to disable Developer options, but this works. Following the method described below will wipe all data and installed apps on your device. Doing this will not delete any data stored on the external SD card though. It works on all Android phones and tablets.

If you are ready to pay that price, proceed with the steps given below:

  1. On Samsung Galaxy devices, Open device Settings> General management> Reset> Factory Reset.
    reset android device samsung
    Perform a factory reset to disable Developer options
  2. If you own a OnePlus device, go to Settings> System> Reset options> Erase all data (factory reset)> Reset Phone to perform a factory reset.
  3. The Factory Reset option is found on all Android phones. However, it’s location under device settings might differ.
  4. Your device will reboot when the factory reset is done.
  5. When the device boots up, open device Settings. The Developer options should be hidden now!

Try the methods give above and let us know which of them worked for you. Check out more tips and tricks for Android.

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Discussion

  1. Jan 9, 2019 at 5:18 PM
    Nic Moreno says:
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    your advertisers have covered your content

    • Jan 9, 2019 at 5:30 PM
      Rakesh says:
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      Thanks for reporting, Nic. Will fix that.

  2. Jan 12, 2018 at 6:01 PM
    dharmendra says:
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    thanks worked for my coolpad mega 3d

  3. Oct 16, 2016 at 10:23 PM
    Dianne MCINTYRE says:
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    I wish to locate one deleted email of Oct, 15,2016 on my Samsung G3 without paying for Dr. Fone’s garbage!

    • Oct 16, 2016 at 7:43 AM
      Rakesh says:
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      Did you clear the trash after deleting the email from the inbox?

    • Oct 16, 2016 at 7:46 AM
      Rakesh says:
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      Click this link: https://support.google.com/mail/contact/missingemails

      Fill up the form with correct details like your email address of the account of which you want to recover emails and messages, describe the problem, etc. Click on “Submit”. I hope it helps.

  4. Jul 19, 2016 at 10:57 PM
    Jessica Stratmann says:
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    When using any samsung, you need to click on the application manager> (scroll down to the settings icon) settings > the click STORAGE. NO NEED TO FACTORY RESET!!! that storage will take you to the place to clear the data. Did some searching myself due to not wanting to factory reset! Anyone need any guidance I can try my best, even screen shot what to click if need be. Samsung Note 4 here. Good luck everyone

    • Aug 30, 2016 at 8:21 PM
      Narek Ghazazyan says:
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      Could you post screenshots? Thanks.

      • Dec 30, 2018 at 7:09 PM
        Rakesh says:
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        We have posted in the article.

  5. Nov 18, 2015 at 7:30 PM
    Tushar Gaikwad says:
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    How to hide it in LG L80 dual sim. Pls help asap

  6. Sep 15, 2015 at 8:12 AM
    Mamtha says:
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    what is the use of logger buffer size in developer option..can anybody tell how to use it?

  7. Aug 9, 2015 at 12:14 AM
    phreeks says:
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    press the recent apps button and swipe away settings if it is open

    Using a root browser app go to the directory ‘/data/data/com.android.settings/shared_prefs’ and delete ‘developent.xml’.

    No reset needed.

  8. Jul 31, 2015 at 7:42 PM
    aditya junko says:
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    i cant clear data, need force stop first?

  9. Jul 17, 2015 at 9:03 AM
    KT says:
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    What is the downside to clearing the settings data in step 1? Will it effect anything major on my phone, (data and files?) or will I just have to redo some of the settings? I have the option to clear the data, I am just worried about anything bad that could happen and don’t want to lose anything. I can’t find anything answering this question online.

    • Jun 4, 2016 at 2:38 PM
      locoma says:
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      Seconded, I want to know if the “accounts” settings get cleared out also, which I imagine has disastrous results.

      • Dec 30, 2018 at 7:09 PM
        Rakesh says:
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        No, the account data won’t be wiped if you clear Settings app data.

    • Oct 28, 2017 at 4:59 PM
      ChiRon8 says:
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      I also want to see this. What happens when you clear ALL THE SETTINGS DATA????
      VERY FEW of the “advice” columns (including this one) gives a FULL explanation of EVERYTHING AFFECTED by these “tips.” This is one of the reasons people HATE technology.

  10. Jul 9, 2015 at 3:57 PM
    rudimcd63 says:
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    Worked on Xperia Z2

  11. Jul 7, 2015 at 3:48 AM
    Elizabeth says:
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    How do you do this on lg g2? Please help asap!

  12. May 8, 2015 at 7:49 AM
    Rana Mujeeb says:
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    Hi
    I am using SIII SHV E210s
    I have upgraded from Jelly bean to Kitkat 4.4.4 through OTG.
    Now my NFC is disable and not working.
    Please help me.
    Regards

  13. Feb 22, 2015 at 4:50 PM
    jasper says:
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    worked good on my wiko lenny thnx for the help

  14. Feb 9, 2015 at 3:18 AM
    Anna says:
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    Works on tablet. Thank you

  15. Jan 9, 2015 at 2:38 PM
    intan says:
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    Works in Sony Xperia Z1 Kitkat 4.4.4

  16. Nov 23, 2014 at 2:59 PM
    Leopold Silva says:
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    works in Nexus 4 lollipop too. Thanks man.

    • Nov 23, 2014 at 4:36 PM
      Rakesh says:
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      Thanks for confirming!

  17. Sep 25, 2014 at 1:45 PM
    Imam says:
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    Redmi 1s
    Setting>Apps> find ‘Setting’ apps>Clear Data> Done 🙂
    thank you bro !

  18. Jul 5, 2014 at 6:50 AM
    Kah Ying Giselle says:
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    Huawei Honor 3c (H30-U10)
    Setting> under (Apps)> Manage apps>
    All>Setting> Clear Data
    Done!

    • Oct 11, 2014 at 1:11 PM
      Awais Ahmad says:
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      Same here!

  19. Mar 22, 2014 at 3:15 PM
    pRo_lama says:
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    First method will probably reset all my settings, am I right ?

    • Mar 22, 2014 at 3:48 PM
      Rakesh says:
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      Yes.

  20. Mar 14, 2014 at 6:01 PM
    Deepak Kumar says:
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    Hi, Rakesh I’m currently using CynogenMod 11 on my S3 but I don’t like the dark theme it has as default. None of the themes available in the play store work (they just change the wallpaper) Can you please tell me how can i change the theme as in the image in the post above!!??

    • Mar 15, 2014 at 7:16 PM
      Rakesh says:
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      I am using Neon Colors theme from the Play store.

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