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11.5.4

Developer options

To access this function, touch Settings\About phone, then touch Build
number
7 times. Now Developer options is available.

The Development screen contains settings that are useful for developing
Android applications. For full information, including documentation of the
Android applications and development tools, see the Android developer
website (http://developer.android.com).

Desktop backup password

Touch to set/change/remove desktop full backup password.

Stay awake

Mark the checkbox to prevent the screen from dimming and locking when
the phone is connected to a charger or to a USB device that provides
power. Don’t use this setting with a static image on the phone for long
periods of time, or the screen may be marked with that image.

Protect SD card

Mark the checkbox to select that apps must request permission to read
your SD card.

USB debugging

Mark the checkbox to permit debugging tools on a computer to
communicate with your phone via a USB connection.

Power menu bug report

Mark the checkbox to include the option of submitting a bug report in
the power menu.

Allow mock locations

Mark the checkbox to permit a development tool on a computer to
control where the phone believes it is located, rather than using the
phone’s own internal tools for this purpose.

Select debug app

Touch to select debug app.

Wait for debugger

Mark the checkbox to wait for a debugger to attach before executing.

Verify apps over USB

Mark the checkbox to check apps over USB.

Show touches

Mark the checkbox to show visual feedback for touches.

Pointer location

Mark the checkbox to show current touch data.

Show layout bounds

Mark the checkbox to show clip bounds, margins, etc.

Show GPU view updates

Mark the checkbox to show GPU view updates.

Show HW layers updates

Mark the checkbox to show hardware layers updates.