Android developer options give app developers a lot of options to test the app under various simulated conditions.
But for normal users, sometimes, you may also need some features that are under developer options. For example, when you need run an ADB (Android Debug Bridge) command to backup the phone, or take lots of screenshots of Amazon Fire tablet from your PC (if you just want to take a few, you can do this on the tablet with Power and volume up button as illustrated in this guide), you need turn on USB Debugging (enable ADB).
By default, the developer options on Amazon Fire tablet is hidden with the recent Fire OS. This is consistent with other Android devices which hide developer options since Android Jelly Bean 4.2,
But it is very easy to enable and access developer options on Amazon Fire tablet. In this guide, Fire tablet refers to Fire HD, Kindle Fire HD, Fire HDX and Kindle Fire HDX.
This guide will show you how to enable and access developer options on Amazon Fire tablet, and how to disable and hide the developer options on Amazon Fire tablet (after you enabling them).
How to enable and access developer options on Amazon Fire tablet?
Step 1: Go to Settings–Device Options
In your Amazon Fire tablet, go to Settings by swiping down from the status bar (top of the screen) or tap Settings app in the app drawer.
Then tap Device Options as shown below.
Step 2: Tap Serial Number Field 7 times
In the Device Options page, tap the serial number field 7 times.
After tapping the serial number 2 times, it starts to pop out the message as shown below.:
You are now X steps away from being a developer
Continue to tap the field to 7 times and the message will notify you the developer options are enabled on your Amazon Fire tablet.
Step 3: Access and play with developer options in Amazon Fire tablet
Now, in Settings— Device Options page, you can find a new entry of developer options. This means you successfully enabled developer options on Amazon Fire tablet.
Tap Developer options as shown below to access the developer options.
Please note, you should NOT enable/disable the options unless you know what you are doing. Some may degrade the performance of your Fire tablet significantly.
Most of the options are for developers who can simulate the behavior of their apps under different situations, e.g., low memory.
For most Amazon Fire tablet owner, you may want to enable ADB (USB debugging) for Amazon Fire tablet so that you can use ADB commands from the PC.
How to hide developer options on Amazon Fire tablet?
After Developer options on Amazon Fire tablet are enabled, you can hide them again if you do not want to use them or you do not want your kids to mess up the developer options on your Fire tablet.
To hide developer options on Amazon Fire tablet is not so complicated.
It is absolutely NOT necessary to reset the tablet to disable or hide developer options on Amazon Fire tablet after enabling them.
You can disable or hide developer options on Amazon Fire tablet by clearing the data for Settings app.
Step 1: Go to Settings — Applications
You can go to Settings– Applications f=on your Fire tablet.
Tap Manage All Applications as shown below.
Step 2: Switch to All Applications
By default, Third-party applications are shown.
Tap the arrow down button in the right side of Third-Party Applications as shown below.
Then in the drop down list, tap All Applications as shown below.
Step 3: Clear data for Settings app
Scroll down to find Settings.
Tap Settings as shown below.
Tap Clear data as shown below.
This will clear the saved data about the Settings app. It will NOT remove your account or other settings.
You now should get the popup warning message:
Clear Application Data?
This will remove all data from this application including saved contents, accounts and settings. The application will remain installed on your device. You should only clear data if the application is seriously misbehaving and you want to have a clean installation of the application.
Tap OK as shown below.
This will essentially reset the menu for Settings, and therefore will hide developer options on Amazon Fire tablet.
Please note, this operation will not only hide developer options on Amazon Fire tablet, but also disable all settings in developer options. If you need the developer options on your Amazon Fire tablet again, you have to enable the developer options first.
Can you enable and access developer options on Amazon Fire tablet (Fire HD, Fire HDX and Kindle Fire HDX)? Can you disable and hide developer options on Amazon Fire tablet?
If you have problems to enable and access developer options on Amazon Fire tablet, please let us know in the comment box below.
Or if you need help to disable or hide developer options on Amazon Fire tablet, please also leave your questions or problems in the comment box below.
We will try to help you find a solution.
You may check other guides and tutorials on Ultimate Kindle Fire Guide page.
Hi,
Thanks for your very detailed description of how to reach google services on tablets and phones, I have just finished almost all thing works properly.
I have 2 question:
1. On tablet I defined a second profile for my wife. In this profile the google apps are not present, so I tried to install them in the same way, but 2 of the 4 files could not be installed. Also cannot the chrome install from 1market. gmail could be installed, but not works. Developement menu, under this proflie could not be reached, with the 7 taps.
Is it possible at all to put google apps to thesecond profile?
2. After finishing your steps, google play worked fine. Later I have added my wife’s account beside mine in gmail. After that when I start google play, it starts, but instead of offered apps I just see a message, like my administrator not allow to see any apps. However I can search for apps, and then I can see results, and also install any. But first it worked correctly.
I would be glad if you have some advice, thanks in advance. Gerg
I didn’t test the solution with multiple Google accounts. Anyway, don’t expect too much on Google account support in fire tablets.
Our Facebook page || Galaxy S6 Guides || Galaxy S7 Guides || Android Oreo Guides || Galaxy S8 Guides || Galaxy S9 Guides || Google Home Guides || Galaxy S10 Guides .Thanks, for your answer. Then it seems it will be good for me with one account, however I will try a bit more.
Hi,
Thank you for your guide, Your guide was really useful and accurate!
Issue:
I enabled developer options as per your instructions, on my wife’s kindle, worked perfectly.
I disabled the developer options in the settings, by clearing the ‘settings data’, again worked perfectly.
But, the ‘logcat’ continues to appear in the upper right corner of the kindle.
Any idea on how I turn this off?
Thanks,
John
Hi again,
I figured it out.
In developer options, ‘Show GPU usage’ was turned on by default.
So, I re-enabled developer mode, unchecked this developer option, and then cleared memory for ‘settings data’.
This worked for me.
(Surprisingly, clearing settings data, doesn’t clear the developer options settings)
Thanks again,
John
Thank you for sharing the solution.
Our Facebook page || Galaxy S6 Guides || Galaxy S7 Guides || Android Oreo Guides || Galaxy S8 Guides || Galaxy S9 Guides || Google Home Guides || Galaxy S10 Guides .OK, so I got to where I clear settings data but then what? No instructions after that? New to all this and need to know how I can download play store apps after following your instructions.PLEASE HELP!
What do you want to do? We have a guide on installing Google play store. You need follow it.
Our Facebook page || Galaxy S6 Guides || Galaxy S7 Guides || Android Oreo Guides || Galaxy S8 Guides || Galaxy S9 Guides || Google Home Guides || Galaxy S10 Guides .Will this work for a Kindle Fire 8.9 HD 2nd generation? Tried the tapping the S/N number 7 times and no luck. Does not appear that this trick works for the 2nd generation Kindle Fire HD’s.
Not sure. Normally, for Amazon fire tablets, we just tap serial number. In real Android devices, we tap build number. But in fire or Kindle fire, there is no build number.
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You need to tap it quick enough.
Our Facebook page || Galaxy S6 Guides || Galaxy S7 Guides || Android Oreo Guides || Galaxy S8 Guides || Galaxy S9 Guides || Google Home Guides || Galaxy S10 Guides .I have a Kindle Fire one of the early ones and can not figure out how to enable developer options, it is system version 6.3.4_user_4120720 Any ideas ?
Can you find Build number or serial number?
Our Facebook page || Galaxy S6 Guides || Galaxy S7 Guides || Android Oreo Guides || Galaxy S8 Guides || Galaxy S9 Guides || Google Home Guides || Galaxy S10 Guides .Hello,
I have a kindle fire hd 8.9.
I cannot seem to get to the developers mode thru tapping serial number. BOCA 06042505 OFEU
Is there something I am missing?
Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Not sure. Did you see any animation when tapping it quickly?
Our Facebook page || Galaxy S6 Guides || Galaxy S7 Guides || Android Oreo Guides || Galaxy S8 Guides || Galaxy S9 Guides || Google Home Guides || Galaxy S10 Guides .No animation…nothing 🙁
What’s the version of fire OS? Do you get animation when tapping other fields?
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What do you have in the USB section of the developer options.
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What overlay? You may share the screenshot on our Facebook page so that others may know what you are referring to.
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