Android phones come with many settings and features that one can easily find while using the device. However, there are a set of settings that are hidden by default. These settings are called developer options and can be useful in many situations. If you have a Motorola phone, you can follow this guide to enable Developer options, USB Debugging, OEM Unlock, and more.
Motorola phones have existed for many decades, and the company has introduced many iconic devices, including the Razr series. Motorola smartphones are powered by Android OS, which means they also come with a set of developer options, just like other Android phones.
Developer Options is full of advanced settings that help developers with their work, however, these settings can be useful for general users as well. Some of the common settings you can find here are animation speed control, USB debugging, OEM unlock, FPS counter, and more.
Now that you know how useful Developer Options are, let’s see how to enable it.
How to Turn On Developer Options on Motorola
If you have enabled developer options on any Android phone, then you will find some similarities. The only difference you will find is the location of options required to enable developer options.
Step 1: First, open Settings on your Motorola phone.
Step 2: Scroll down and open the About Phone option followed by Device Identifiers.
Step 3: Now continuously tap 7-8 times on Build Number and you will see a popup message saying, you are now a developer. It may ask for your device password. If you can’t find build number, search for it directly in Settings.
Step 4: Now the developer options have been enabled.
Step 5: Go back to Settings, and then navigate to System > Developer options.
Here you will see a bunch of additional options that are not available by default.
How to Enable USB Debugging and OEM Unlock on Motorola
Two of the most used options from the developer options page are USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking. USB Debugging is used to establish connections between PC and phone for advanced tasks like executing adb & fastboot commands, utilizing Software fix tool (formerly Rescue and Smart Assistant).
OEM Unlocking is required if you want to root your phone or want to install custom ROMs and recoveries.
Enabling USB Debugging and OEM Unlocking is quite easy. All you need to make sure is developer options are enabled.
- Open Developer Options on your phones.
- Scroll down a bit and you will find USB Debugging. Turn on its toggle to enable it.
- Now scroll down further, and you will see OEM Unlocking, turn on its toggle. Provide your device password and it will be enabled.
OEM unlocking can have additional tasks such as executing fastboot unlock commands. Don’t enable this option unless you are fully aware of its working and uses.
Here are other useful settings you can enable in Developer Options:
- Change or turn off the Animation speed
- Show refresh rate on display
- Screen overlay settings
- System tracing
- Bluetooth audio codec options
- Change dpi (width)
- Control HW Overlays
How to Turn off Developer Options
There are some apps that don’t work if developer options is enabled. So if you are using any app that asks to turn off developer options, and the app is important, then you don’t have any other option than turning off the developer options. Here’s how to turn it off.
- Open Settings and go to System.
- Now open developer options.
- All you need to do is turn off the toggle at the top to turn off Developer Options.
Yes, the settings that you changed in the Developer options will reset once you turn it off.
So this is how to enable developer options on Motorola phones. If none of the apps that you are using is restricting from using developer options, then you can use it comfortably. In case you have any queries, let us know in the comments.
Also Check:
