turn on usb debugging wihout phone activated ?

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I'm trying to turn on USB debugging on a phone that is not activated. So I can't get to the main home screen to get to the settings. Is there a command I can use to turn it on? The phone is not in service.

I have tried going to "adb devices" in command prompt but there is no phone listed.

Make sure the adb device drivers are installed correctly on your pc...

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In some ROM's once you get to the Android screen (the first screen of the setup process), you can hit all four corners of the screen one at a time and it will allow you to by-pass the activation screens and let you get to the main screen of the phone. From there you can do anything you want. Try that.

you can try making the activation call and then ending it 3 times and see if that will let you bypass the activation screen.

or put the phone in airplane mode by holding the power button while in the call and then rebooting.

Some roms let you bypass by long pressing or pressing the home button three times.

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Originally Posted by maxwellsmart

In some ROM's once you get to the Android screen (the first screen of the setup process), you can hit all four corners of the screen one at a time and it will allow you to by-pass the activation screens and let you get to the main screen of the phone. From there you can do anything you want. Try that.

Visualized below; tap the corners in order.

Well, I found a pretty simple fix. Remove the sim card and boot up ! Then you can skip through all that stuff and get to the home screen. Then turn on usb debugging.