Debug Mode Widget

Debug Mode Widget

Home screen widget showing USB and wireless ADB debug status at a glance.

Yury Vashchylau System

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Description

Debug Mode Widget is a minimal home screen widget that shows your Android debug settings at a glance — no need to dig through menus.

Place the widget on your home screen to instantly see:

• USB Debugging — on or off
• Wireless Debugging — on or off (Android 11+ only)
• Running Services shortcut — opens the Running Services screen directly

Tap any status row to jump straight to Developer Options. Tap Running Services to open that screen without navigating through menus. Tap the refresh button to re-read the current state without leaving your home screen.

The app has no launcher icon. It lives entirely as a home screen widget — no background processes, no notifications, no internet permission, no tracking of any kind.

To use: long-press your home screen, choose Widgets, find Debug Mode, and drag it to place.

Source code: https://github.com/digitalby/android-debug-mode

What’s new (1.1.2)

Build fix only: the v1.1.1 attempt to strip AGP's dependency metadata signing block used the wrong Gradle property name and had no effect, so the released APK still failed F-Droid's scanner. This release moves the setting into the dependenciesInfo DSL, verified to remove the block. No user-visible changes.

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.1.2 current
498505b627940955…
 2026-06-26 7.9 MB API 23

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • androiddebugmode.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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