If you want to go beyond the basic capabilities of your Chromebook, though, you’ll have to enable Chrome OS Developer Mode. This post will explain exactly how to do that, and what to be aware of.

In this tutorial we demonstrate how to enable developer mode in ChromeOS. This is very useful if you want to unlock advanced functionality.

Therefore, back up all important files before you enable the developer mode. To enable developer mode on a Chromebook running Chrome OS, follow these steps: Turn off your Chromebook.

Fortunately it’s still pretty easy to switch to Developer Mode on a tablet-only device like the Acer Chromebook Tab 10.

How do you turn on ChromeOS Developer Mode? Now that you know what Developer Mode is and the potential risks involved with using it, let's see how to turn on the feature.