How To Turn On Developer Mode On Chromeos

Turn On ChromeOS Developer Mode

Turning on Developer Mode will powerwash your Chromebook and reset it to the factory setting. Make sure to back up all your files to Google Drive or an external drive before proceeding.
Developer Mode is not the same as switching to Developer Channel. The latter enrolls you in receiving early Chrome OS updates with new features. And voila! You have successfully enabled Developer Mode on ChromeOS. As long as Developer Mode is turned on, it will show a 30-second warning every time and will play a beeping sound before it normally boots up.

Turn Off ChromeOS Developer Mode

Disabling Developer Mode in ChromeOS is pretty straightforward. Do note that moving back to Secure mode will also factory reset your Chromebook.

Enabling Developer Mode: Shortcomings

If your Chromebook is still under warranty, enabling developer mode might void the warranty. ChromeOS is a secure operating system but enabling developer mode turns off those security features. Hence, your Chromebook might be more prone to attacks when in developer mode. ChromeOS boots up really fast but enabling developer mode adds up an overhead because you need to use the arrow keys and press enter on the “Boot from internal disk” option. Enabling and disabling secure boot wipes your Chromebook. You don’t unlock many features besides easily sideloading Android apps, which can be done anyway via Linux on ChromeOS.

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