A new unlock system on select Cricket devices has the unfortunate side effect of blocking Developer Options.

To check if your Android phone is unlocked, try swapping in another SIM card or test your network settings. If calls work, ...

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Thankfully, Android 16 will address this annoyance on all Pixel phones for good. In Android 16 DP2, Google introduced a "Screen-off Fingerprint Unlock" option on the Pixel 9 series.