{"id":9170,"date":"2013-08-22T13:46:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T05:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geekbuying.com\/geekgiz\/?p=9170"},"modified":"2023-02-21T19:57:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:57:56","slug":"how-to-enable-hidden-developer-options-menu-on-android-4-2-tablet-pcmini-pcsmartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geekbuying.com\/geekgiz\/2013\/08\/how-to-enable-hidden-developer-options-menu-on-android-4-2-tablet-pcmini-pcsmartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enable hidden developer options menu on Android 4.2 Tablet PC\/MINI PC\/Smartphone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post is original on droidchina. thanks for the guys there, and all credit to them.<\/p>\n<p>In Android 4.2, developer options menu is not visible by default. 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