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Enable developer options for on-device testing on Bixby 2.3.01.3

I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 with Bixby version 2.3.01.3 (voice version 1.0.26.0). I am trying to enable on-device testing of a private submission. According to the docs, I need to "Open Bixby, go to Bixby's Settings, and tap 'About Bixby Voice.' On the About screen, tap the Bixby version number five times." It doesn't seem like that works though.

Here's exactly what I tried:

  1. Press the Bixby button to bring up the Bixby home screen
  2. Tap the three dots in the top right corner, click Settings
  3. Scroll down to the very bottom and tap the button labeled "About Bixby" (I didn't see any button labeled "About Bixby Voice" so that was the closest I could find).
  4. That brought up the screen below. Tapping on the version numbers 5+ times didn't seem to do anything.

About Bixby Page

Am I missing something here? Anybody has been able to successfully enable developer options?

More details about the device:

  • Model SM-G960U1
  • Android version 8.0.0
  • Samsung Experience version 9.0
Solution

  • I also have a Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G690U1 device. I had to upgrade the System OS to:

    One UI Version 1.0

    Android 9

    And Bixby Voice got upgraded to 2.1.24.0.

    At that point the UI is in dark mode which matches existing documentation.

    As a reminder you will have to disable On-device testing when you try to use Bixby normally, i.e. not testing a Private Submission.