{"id":466622,"date":"2022-06-22T22:31:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T19:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-fire-tv-hides-developer-options-but-theres-a-fix\/"},"modified":"2022-06-22T22:31:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T19:31:24","slug":"amazon-fire-tv-hides-developer-options-but-theres-a-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-fire-tv-hides-developer-options-but-theres-a-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon Fire TV Hides Developer Options, But There\u2019s a Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a259c6850b4e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a259c6850b4e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-fire-tv-hides-developer-options-but-theres-a-fix\/#%E2%80%9CAmazon_Fire_TV_Hides_Developer_Options_But_Theres_a_Fix%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Amazon Fire TV Hides Developer Options, But There\u2019s a Fix&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAmazon_Fire_TV_Hides_Developer_Options_But_Theres_a_Fix%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Amazon Fire TV Hides Developer Options, But There\u2019s a Fix&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"post-813298\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-793840\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/amazon-fire-stick-tv-remote.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Closeup of an Amazon Fire TV Stick remote in front of a television screen.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/tokyojapan-may-2-2020-amazon-fire-1727240911?tag=htgnews-20\">Picturesque Japan\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amazon Fire TV Sticks are popular streaming devices, and many TVs come with Fire TV OS\u00a0as the main interface. Amazon just rolled out an update that hides an important feature, but you can get it back.<\/p>\n<p>Fire TV OS has a Developer Options menu in the Settings <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>, which contains the settings for Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and sideloading applications. Both of those features are important for installing apps not available on the Amazon Appstore, or even installing third-party app stores like F-Droid.<\/p>\n<p>The Developer Options menu used to always be visible in the Settings, but according to <em>AFTV<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/em>, Amazon is rolling out an update to some models that hides it by default. Thankfully, it\u2019s not gone forever \u2014 you just have to navigate to Settings &gt; My Fire TV &gt; About, and then keep clicking the device name until you see a \u201cYou are now a developer\u201d popup. After that, the Developer Options menu shows up like normal.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-813313 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fire-TV-Stick-Cube-Settings-Developer-Options-Being-Enabled.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Device menu with popup that reads &quot;you are now 4 steps away from being a developer.&quot;\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.aftvnews.com\/amazon-removes-developer-options-from-fire-tvs-with-latest-software-update\/?tag=htgnews-20\" data-credittext=\"AFTVNews\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enabling Developer Options on a Fire TV Stick <span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aftvnews.com\/amazon-removes-developer-options-from-fire-tvs-with-latest-software-update\/?tag=htgnews-20\">AFTVNews<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new behavior is a few extra steps, but it\u2019s closer to how regular Android and Android TV\/Google TV devices handle Developer Options. The menu has many settings that can break apps or other expected functionality, so hiding it from people who might accidentally press a few buttons is probably for the best.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aftvnews.com\/amazon-removes-developer-options-from-fire-tvs-with-latest-software-update\/?tag=htgnews-20\">AFTVNews<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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