Android 4.2+: enable USB debug mode (Nexus 4, Nexus 7, etc)
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/11/15
Researched this a long while ago, but just presented this at my Delphi cross-platform session on ITDevCon 2013 (of which some sessions have been broadcasted on YouTube):
With Android 4.2 and up, they did hide the debug mode a bit.
Perform these steps one to enable debug mode:
- Go to “Settings”.
- Scroll down to “About phone” or “About tablet”.
- Tap on “About phone” or “About table” to go to the “About” screen.
- In the “About” screen, scroll down, to “Build number”
- Tap on “Build number” seven (7!) times. It will give you some messages until finally it shows “You are now a developer”.
- (On some devices): confirm with the PIN code for your phone.
The above steps unlocked the “USB debugging” mode.
To enable or disable “USB debugging” mode:
- Go to “Settings”
- Choose “Developer Options”
- Choose “Debugging”
- Choose “USB Debugging”
–jeroen
via:
- How to turn on debugging mode using 4.2 or higher.
- android – How to enable USB debugging in Nexus 7 – Stack Overflow.
- android – How to find and turn on usb debugging mode on Nexus 4 – Stack Overflow.
- How to enable USB debugging mode on all Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and higher devices (Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Nexus 7, etc.) [Guide] | Reviews, news, tips, and tricks | dotTech.
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snoppiz said
Very nice instruction