Overall strategies Technical considerations Phone: Ensure that devices being used are not “set up” for developers. Ensure that the student goes through the process of enabling developer mode on a device, turns on USB debugging, and connects his or her device to their development machine. This is important as from time to time, and for varying reasons, a student may be required to undergo this step again. They do not benefit by being handing a target device already set up and ready to go. For example, to enable developer mode on our developer devices, LG Optimus Zone 3, follow these steps: Enable developer mode: Go to the phone settings click on About Phone Tap on Build Number 7 times Turn on USB debugging: Go to the phone settings Click on Developer Options Scroll to the USB Debugging option, and make sure that the switch is enabled Note: If you are not able to turn on USB debugging, disable and then re-enable developer mode by switching the toggle at the top of the Developer Mode option screen off and then on again. Many times, your device may enter USB MTP mode. If that happens, switch it to PTP mode by clicking on the notification (bring down the notification shade by sliding your finger down from the top of the screen) and switching from MTP to PTP. You can find more information here: Computer: While it may not be practical (or indeed possible) for a student to be taken through the installation process of all the necessary software due to time constraints or user privileges (having permission to install software on a computer), students should at least be walked through the process demonstratively. They should be given details on all the tools required, how to obtain them, and simple instructions on how they should be installed and executed.
Overall strategies Technical considerations Phone: Ensure that devices being used are not “set up” for developers. Ensure that the student goes through the process of enabling developer mode on a device, turns on USB debugging, and connects his or her device to their development machine. This is important as from time to time, and for varying reasons, a student may be required to undergo this step again. They do not benefit by being handing a target device already set up and ready to go. For example, to enable developer mode on our developer devices, LG Optimus Zone 3, follow these steps: Enable developer mode: Go to the phone settings click on About Phone Tap on Build Number 7 times Turn on USB debugging: Go to the phone settings Click on Developer Options Scroll to the USB Debugging option, and make sure that the switch is enabled Note: If you are not able to turn on USB debugging, disable and then re-enable developer mode by switching the toggle at the top of the Developer Mode option screen off and then on again. Many times, your device may enter USB MTP mode. If that happens, switch it to PTP mode by clicking on the notification (bring down the notification shade by sliding your finger down from the top of the screen) and switching from MTP to PTP. You can find more information here: Computer: While it may not be practical (or indeed possible) for a student to be taken through the installation process of all the necessary software due to time constraints or user privileges (having permission to install software on a computer), students should at least be walked through the process demonstratively. They should be given details on all the tools required, how to obtain them, and simple instructions on how they should be installed and executed.