1. Enable And Disabling USB Debugging
When
you try to run Android-related tools on your PC, most of them require
you to enable USB debugging. This can be done by the following method.
- Open Settings -> Developer Options.
- Put a check mark on the USB debugging option.
- This will prompt you with a message to allow USB debugging, select ‘Ok’.
2. Desktop Backup Password
The Android developer options allows you to create a password for your desktop backup.
- Settings -> Developer Options.
- Select Desktop Backup Password.
- Follow the steps to create the password.
3. Tweak Animation Settings
The
animation that appears when you’re moving from one screen to the other
can be tweaked using the developer options. You can speed up the
animation or completely switch it off.
- Settings -> Developer Options.
- Find Window animation scale, Animator duration scale and Transition animation scale.
- Adjust the scale. Smaller the number you choose, faster the animation.
4. Enable MSAA For OpenGL Games
Force enabling MSAA gives you higher graphics in your games. This drain’s your device’s battery much faster though.
- Settings -> Developer Options.
- Choose ‘Force 4x MSAA’.
5. Allow Mock Location
Faking GPS location requires an app, but using that app required you to enable ‘Mock Location’ from Developer Options.
- Settings - > Developer Options.
- Open ‘Allow Mock Location’.
6. Stay Awake While Charging
It is always better for the screen to turn off while charging, but in case you want it on, here’s how.
- Settings -> Developer Options.
- Click Stay Awake
7. Display CPU Usage Overlay
If
you keep this feature on all the time, then it encroaches on the space
available on your screen for other activities. This is because the
number of processes going on keep increasing over time.
- Settings > Developer Options.
- Choose ‘Show CPU Usage’.
- The overlay appears on the right side of your screen.
8. Don’t Keep App Activities
Your
activities on an app are usually saved on your device, but there are
some apps perform a lot of activities. This you could avoid.
- Settings -> Developer Options.
- Choose ‘Don’t keep activities’.
9. Switch Dalvik To ART
This
is an experimental runtime that has been designed by Google. You need a
device that runs Android KitKat in order to test this one though.
- Settings -> Developer options.
- Choose ‘Select Runtime’ and switch to ART.
ART may make the device slower since it is an experimental runtime and not many apps support it at the moment.
10. Enable Wireless Display Certifications
This option is useful for Miracast-enabled devices and other similar technologies. To do this,
- Settings -> Developer options.
- Choose the ‘Wireless Display Certification’ option.
