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This post will walk you through manually activating the USB debugging feature and instantly allow USB file transfers on the newest Samsung flip smartphone. Here’s a quick guide to enable USB debugging ...

This post will walk you through activating an advanced Android feature on the newest Google Pixel smartphone to allow data transfer and app installation over a USB connection. Here’s a quick guide to ...

Most personal electronics, be it game consoles, PCs, or smartphones, have advanced developer options which, as the name implies, are used by hardware and software developers to help them properly ...

All Android devices feature a Developer Options menu that lets you tune and debug application performance. Here's a quick tutorial on how to enable it. When you found the Build Number option, tap on ...

Hidden away in your Android phone's developer settings is a powerful feature called USB debugging. It's a special mode that opens a direct line of communication between your smartphone and a computer, ...

The best source for Android OS news. Co-host on the Android Faithful podcast. Android 15 DP2 adds user authentication before changing USB modes, enhancing device ...