A new unlock system on select Cricket devices has the unfortunate side effect of blocking Developer Options.

Android ships with a whole bunch of Developer Options that can unlock experimental and debugging features. Here's what these options do.

Unlock powerful Android Developer Options to speed up your phone, boost audio, enhance privacy, and streamline everyday tasks with smart built-in settings.

Thankfully, Android 16 will address this annoyance on all Pixel phones for good. In Android 16 DP2, Google introduced a "Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock" option on the Pixel 9 series.