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No more dev. options after factory reset

I got this note 8 new unlocked no carrier etc, first day I owned it did upgrade from 7 --> 8. No issues but seemed laggy I had alot of apps and played with som3 settings, after getting a good feel for how I wanted this device configured long term I decided on factory reset.
Since then, dev. Options is gone. Yes I tap the tappy thing 7 to 100 times and get message "you are now developer" but is a lie. No such option. Only empty longing where should be. Do again and message "already developer" another lie.
This device junk?

Tech_Primus said:
I got this note 8 new unlocked no carrier etc, first day I owned it did upgrade from 7 --> 8. No issues but seemed laggy I had alot of apps and played with som3 settings, after getting a good feel for how I wanted this device configured long term I decided on factory reset.
Since then, dev. Options is gone. Yes I tap the tappy thing 7 to 100 times and get message "you are now developer" but is a lie. No such option. Only empty longing where should be. Do again and message "already developer" another lie.
This device junk?
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Best bet is to try resetting one more time. Can you post a screenshot of your settings page ?

Blob Blobbed said:
Best bet is to try resetting one more time. Can you post a screenshot of your settings page ?
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So, indeed, I did try to factory reset again, same result. I took screen shots but I cant post them up just yet, forum rules, but all they show is android telling me that dev. options already enabled, then a shot of the place where dev. Options should be but is not.
If I could hazard a guess, and I am not by any means as savvy with this as most of you, but here is what I have noticed and suspect:
I got this device from rent a center new with android 7. RAC uses admin software to lock you out if you dont pay, but I have never "run into" that software or seen an effect due to it. On android 7, I had dev options. I also had an LG G6 from RAC on android 7, same thing no issues and had dev options.
Then upgrade the Note8 to Oreo, great, love it... still had dev options. Then reset a few weeks later as described above, and no more dev options.
Here is the differences I have noticed:
When going through initial device setup on android 8, it has a Knox Configuration process that I didnt see when initializing same device but android 7.
Also, there is more Knox software than there was before. For example, "KC Client" is a new app in my list after this reset. I could be mistaken though, I wasnt exactly looking out for such changes.
Is it possibke that Knox is blocking dev options? If so, this device will be going back to RAC post haste!

I've run into the same problem and mine is from RAC as well.

Tech_Primus said:
So, indeed, I did try to factory reset again, same result. I took screen shots but I cant post them up just yet, forum rules, but all they show is android telling me that dev. options already enabled, then a shot of the place where dev. Options should be but is not.
If I could hazard a guess, and I am not by any means as savvy with this as most of you, but here is what I have noticed and suspect:
I got this device from rent a center new with android 7. RAC uses admin software to lock you out if you dont pay, but I have never "run into" that software or seen an effect due to it. On android 7, I had dev options. I also had an LG G6 from RAC on android 7, same thing no issues and had dev options.https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/how-to/s7-sm-g930f-rent-center-lock-workaround-t3518682
Then upgrade the Note8 to Oreo, great, love it... still had dev options. Then reset a few weeks later as described above, and no more dev options.
Here is the differences I have noticed:
When going through initial device setup on android 8, it has a Knox Configuration process that I didnt see when initializing same device but android 7.
Also, there is more Knox software than there was before. For example, "KC Client" is a new app in my list after this reset. I cod ​d be mistaken though, I wasnt exactly looking out for such changes.
Is it possibke that Knox is blocking dev options? If so, this device will be going back to RAC post haste!
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A few people have had similar problems I saw here and here.
upload screenshots of your settings and About Phone page on linx.li then paste the links to them here.
Have you applied the OTA updates since factory resetting? I would try to apply any updates you can and
Did you clear caches after doing factory reset? Long shot but it might help
To clear your Cache go to to Settings > Device Maintenance > Storage > Click menu (three dots top right) > Storage Settings > Internal Storage > Cached Data > Clear
Then do the Dalvik Cache: Power Phone completely off > Hold down Power, Bixby, and Up Volume button until phone powers on > Keep holding Bixby and Volume up untul recovery screen pops up > Use volume buttons to navigate to wipe cache partition > Press volume to select Wipe cache partition > Select Yes > reboot
With an unlocked phone can't you just put it in download mode and flash twrp? Or are you not familiar with that process?
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jjosph said:
I've run into the same problem and mine is from RAC as well.
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DId you do the same process? 7 > Oreo > Back to 7 and then no dev options? Or what happened

No I didn't. I just updated to oreo via ota

Was able to access developer options using an app from the play store but as you can see from this screenshot OEM unlock is not clickable. Any ideas on how to circumvent this?

Immersive Mode for Android Auto?

Is there any way to make Android Auto force immersive mode with root on my car? I wonder if there is a way to hide the navigation bar.

bunklung said:
Is there any way to make Android Auto force immersive mode with root on my car? I wonder if there is a way to hide the navigation bar.
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Have you found a way to do this?

bunklung said:
Is there any way to make Android Auto force immersive mode with root on my car? I wonder if there is a way to hide the navigation bar.
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Ignoring the fact that you will end up with an unusable Android Auto, you can't do that
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Ignoring the fact that you will end up with an unusable Android Auto, you can't do that

shmykelsa said:
Ignoring the fact that you will end up with an unusable Android Auto, you can't do that
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Ignoring the fact that you will end up with an unusable Android Auto, you can't do that
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I didn't realize you had a solution to prove it was unstable, because all root solution are unstable? I'm just trying to figure out where and why you are generalizing here.
You're only about a year and a half old on your response though. Better late than never I guess

bunklung said:
I didn't realize you had a solution to prove it was unstable, because all root solution are unstable? I'm just trying to figure out where and why you are generalizing here.
You're only about a year and a half old on your response though. Better late than never I guess
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Well, first of all I did not talk about any unstable solution. In fact there's no solution for what you've been asking. Moreover I've talked about Android Auto being UNUSABLE. How would you get through all the menus and screens of Android Auto? Swiping up from the bottom, you'd say. No, it's not implemented in Android Auto.
I did not even talk about root solutions, because it doesn't even matter what root solution you've gone with.
Let me explain this more deeply:
Android Auto user-configurable options are the one you see on the settings of Android + developer options.
What you can change with root are some settings inside Google Play Services. Android Auto actually reads a lot of things from Google Play Services database. There are many flags that modify some aspects of Android Auto (e.g. you can force the new Android Auto UI, or hide the status bar etc.) but none for the navigation bar.
But there's more. You can change the resources inside the package (the APK) and edit how the app behaves. But you can't just decompile the APK and compile it back, because it would break the original signature and therefore make the connection to the car broken. You can edit resources via Xposed, but there are no modules for what you are seeking, and honestly I don't think anyone would be interested in doing that. If you'd like to, go on and make a module yourself.
Lastly, I could be a year and a half old, but giving the fact that you can't actually read what I've wrote, I can think the exact same about you
Greetings

shmykelsa said:
Well, first of all I did not talk about any unstable solution. In fact there's no solution for what you've been asking. Moreover I've talked about Android Auto being UNUSABLE. How would you get through all the menus and screens of Android Auto? Swiping up from the bottom, you'd say. No, it's not implemented in Android Auto.
I did not even talk about root solutions, because it doesn't even matter what root solution you've gone with.
Let me explain this more deeply:
Android Auto user-configurable options are the one you see on the settings of Android + developer options.
What you can change with root are some settings inside Google Play Services. Android Auto actually reads a lot of things from Google Play Services database. There are many flags that modify some aspects of Android Auto (e.g. you can force the new Android Auto UI, or hide the status bar etc.) but none for the navigation bar.
But there's more. You can change the resources inside the package (the APK) and edit how the app behaves. But you can't just decompile the APK and compile it back, because it would break the original signature and therefore make the connection to the car broken. You can edit resources via Xposed, but there are no modules for what you are seeking, and honestly I don't think anyone would be interested in doing that. If you'd like to, go on and make a module yourself.
Lastly, I could be a year and a half old, but giving the fact that you can't actually read what I've wrote, I can think the exact same about you
Greetings
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Great, you're offering some more explanation here than just some single generalization that leaves everyone guessing. That is something we can discuss.
The question was about implementing immersive mode. I agree with you that you can't navigate Android Auto without, well, navigation. How does immersive mode work? Wait, it has no navigation right? Ah, navigation is hidden, but available with a gesture. So in my question, I'm asking about a solution that has navigation right in the question.
Anyhow, I see some good ideas there, like Xposed which makes me start thinking about Pie Controls which all seem doable with some kind of draw over control.
Answering with "go make it yourself" isn't constructive to the discussion. Just because you don't see value in something, doesn't mean it has value to others. But I see you like to make generalization about what people want too.
You must be the life of the party when you, A) show up a year and half late, B) make generalization about everything and everyone, and C) tell everyone to do it themselves.

shmykelsa said:
Well, first of all I did not talk about any unstable solution. In fact there's no solution for what you've been asking. Moreover I've talked about Android Auto being UNUSABLE. How would you get through all the menus and screens of Android Auto? Swiping up from the bottom, you'd say. No, it's not implemented in Android Auto.
I did not even talk about root solutions, because it doesn't even matter what root solution you've gone with.
Let me explain this more deeply:
Android Auto user-configurable options are the one you see on the settings of Android + developer options.
What you can change with root are some settings inside Google Play Services. Android Auto actually reads a lot of things from Google Play Services database. There are many flags that modify some aspects of Android Auto (e.g. you can force the new Android Auto UI, or hide the status bar etc.) but none for the navigation bar.
But there's more. You can change the resources inside the package (the APK) and edit how the app behaves. But you can't just decompile the APK and compile it back, because it would break the original signature and therefore make the connection to the car broken. You can edit resources via Xposed, but there are no modules for what you are seeking, and honestly I don't think anyone would be interested in doing that. If you'd like to, go on and make a module yourself.
Lastly, I could be a year and a half old, but giving the fact that you can't actually read what I've wrote, I can think the exact same about you
Greetings
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Although i agree with you, i just wanted to mention that, you can control android auto without softkey. Look my solution :
(If someone could create a way to hide android auto bar, i suppose he could also make a way to control it through gensture, like i do for android). But you are right, there is no solution. Anyway look my video may give some ideas what can be done today and what not:

I too would think this would be cool. even if the bottom icons stayed so you could still navigate and the bottom black bar was transparent or something.

[GUIDE] Device Settings Menu | Part V - Account, Accessibility, Management, Developer

Device Settings Menu Guide, Tips & Discussions
Part 5 - Cloud and accounts, Google, Accessibility, General management, Software update, User manual, About phone, Developer options​
If you're new to this series or want to see the index, please read the Introductory Post first.​
Accounts and backup
Samsung Cloud; Backup and restore; Smart Switch: Self-explanatory. Any tips and tricks for these?
Accounts: Change and review settings for each account signed in your device. Change 'Sync' settings here.
Google
Do review all Google settings - you'll come across many interesting ones.
Accessibility
For users who find any feature difficult to use in normal style. Full guides here (Google) and here (Lifewire). However, this section also contains many hidden features that users probably ignore or skip. If you want me to cover this, please let me know.
General management > Language and input
Language: Change your preference order for all available and enabled languages.
Default keyboard: Change your keyboards here on simply from the notification panel while you are using one. Once you tap it, you can enable/disable 'Show Keyboard button' that shows up on the navigation bar but how do I hide the navbar during typing?
On-screen keyboard: Change keyboard settings. I use SwiftKey.
Physical keyboard: Learn how to connect a USB keyboard to your device here. You can define 'Keyboard shortcuts' here and disable 'Show on-screen keyboard' while using physical one.
Show keyboard button: Explained in 'Default keyboard'. Again, is there a way to hide the navigation bar during typing!
Autofill service: Choose the service for autofill service for apps (not webpages). Google Smart Lock for apps works perfect but I'm trying 'Samsung Pass' now.
Text-to-speech: Default 'preferred engine' is Samsung TTS. I've changed it to Google TTS as I believe they probably have researched more in this field especially for Hindi. Play with TTS settings, Speech rate and Pitch to find your soulmate.
Pointer speed: Learn how to connect mouse here. This settings describes the mouse (and trackpad) pointer speed.
Software update
Set 'download updates automatically' so that you don't have to check manually. These are the ones that are called OTA or Over-the-air updates.
User manual
Digital version of your user manual but will simply route you to the webpage.
About phone
Change your device name here (will appear in Bluetooth, WiFi direct and other methods). Everything else is information here in 'Status', 'Legal information', 'Software information' and 'Battery information'. If you want me to breif each of them, please tell.
Developer options
You enable this by tapping build number in 'Software information' in 'About phone' five times. I really wanted to explain each and every option here but there are already better guides on the internet. Read here, here and here.

-- FAQ --​
- Developer Options
1. Can I root my Note9?
Depends on the variant. Find common queries answered as follows:
The Exynos variant (N960F/FD/N) is rootable. Find guide here or DYOR on XDA.
The international Snapdragon (N9600) is rootable (due to unlockable Bootloader now). Find guide here.
The snapdragon variants (N960X where X denotes carrier/country code like U for US and W for Canada) other than international version are not rootable as of now due to locked bootloader. There's no way to unlock the bootloader safely as of now. Here is a discussion to refer. There are many articles that claim how to root these versions and I recommend you to follow XDA. Can anyone invalidate this?

Why are you posting this?!
There's a very good "USER MANUAL" on the "Samsung"-site available:
User Manual Samsung Galaxy Note9

henklbr said:
Why are you posting this?!
There's a very good "USER MANUAL" on the "Samsung"-site available:
User Manual Samsung Galaxy Note9
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You have commented the same query on each of my parts. I have already answered you here where the similar discussion is already going on. Let's discuss there and keep this thread clean. Also, the 'why am I posting this' is already described in the Introductory Post.

How can I change "Security/Cleaner" (and all other settings

Hello
I am a new owner of a Redmi 9T, android 10. I am having some problems with the settings, and instructions seem nowhere to be found.
F.e. The "cleaning" in the Security App automaticall even tremoves my music! to create more space... And I cannot find any way to change the settings.
I checked the threads here, for "How to..." and they all seem to stem from a time when this phone did not even exist.
Where do I look? Thank you....

Question Disable Automatic Updates?

Greetings! I recently was forced to pick up some new eWaste - a Pixel 7, and the first thing I noticed is that there is no way to opt-out of automatic updates. At least not on the surface anyway. I was wondering if there is a simple solution, or if rooting and flashing a custom ROM is the only real way to go about this. In the end, I would like to completely deGoogle this paper weight, but would be satisfied with manual updates for the time being.
Sorry if this has been asked and answered before, I haven't found anything on the p7 yet. So thanks for any information!

TacoDeMuerte said:
Greetings! I recently was forced to pick up some new eWaste - a Pixel 7, and the first thing I noticed is that there is no way to opt-out of automatic updates. At least not on the surface anyway. I was wondering if there is a simple solution, or if rooting and flashing a custom ROM is the only real way to go about this. In the end, I would like to completely deGoogle this paper weight, but would be satisfied with manual updates for the time being.
Sorry if this has been asked and answered before, I haven't found anything on the p7 yet. So thanks for any information!
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You can turn off automatic updates in Developer Options and select "Don't auto-update apps" under PlayStore settings. No root req'd for either