Turn On Developer Options and Show Taps in LDPlayer
Android hides Developer options by default. In LDPlayer, you unlock that menu from the Settings app, then turn on the Input tools that show taps and pointer position. These tools help when you record a video or check how touch input reaches
Before You Start
Prerequisites: LDPlayer installed and open on your Windows PC.; Your keyboard, if you want to use the Esc shortcut in step 5.
Step-by-Step
- On the LDPlayer home screen, open System Apps.
- Open Settings.
- Scroll down the Settings list and click About Tablet.
- Find Build number and click it seven times.
- Press Esc on your keyboard, or click the back arrow in the toolbar on the right, to return to the previous screen.
- Open Developer options from Settings.
- Scroll to the Input section.
- Turn on Show taps. A circle appears under the pointer each time you tap, and it follows the pointer as you move.
- Optional: turn on Pointer location. Crosshairs mark the pointer position, a bar at the top shows the coordinates, and the pointer path is drawn on screen.
## Overview Android hides Developer options by default. In LDPlayer, you unlock that menu from the Settings app, then turn on the Input tools that show taps and pointer position. These tools help when you record a video or check how touch input reaches the screen.
## Why this works Android keeps Developer options hidden so that everyday users do not change advanced settings by accident. Tapping Build number repeatedly is the standard way to unlock the menu. The Input options in this guide only draw on-screen markers that show where your taps land. They do not change how a game reads your input.
## What to expect After the seventh tap on Build number, Developer options appears in Settings. If you tap fewer than seven times, the menu does not appear, so keep tapping until it does. Once Show taps is on, each tap in LDPlayer leaves a circle at that spot.
## Verify Open any app and tap the screen. If Show taps is on, a circle appears under each tap. If you turned on Pointer location, move the pointer and check that the crosshairs and the coordinate bar follow it.
## When to use this, and when not to Turn these options on when you record a video, check touch positions, or set up keymapping and want to see where taps land. If you only play, leave them off. The overlays add clutter to the screen.
## Common mistakes
- Tapping Build number fewer than seven times, then assuming the menu is missing.
- Leaving Pointer location on during play. The overlay stays on screen until you turn it off.
- Expecting Show taps to appear the same way on every LDPlayer version. See the notes below.
## Notes and Troubleshooting
- In LDPlayer 3, the same option is called Show touches.
- The source article says Show taps does not work on LDPlayer 4. We have not confirmed this, so check the option on your version before you rely on it.
- Turning on Pointer location adds an overlay to the screen. Turn it off when you no longer need it.
- This guide does not change USB debugging or other security-related developer options. Leave those off unless you need them.
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