Why You Need Developer Mode on Discord
30sExplains a hidden feature for reaction rules that many mobile users don't know, sparking curiosity.
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This video provides a quick and clear tutorial on how to enable developer mode in Discord on a mobile device. The feature is essential for copying message IDs, which are needed for actions like setting up reaction roles. The guide focuses on Android but notes the process is similar on iOS.
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[00:02]
Why Developer Mode Matters
Developer mode is required to copy message IDs, which are needed for commands like reaction roles on Discord.
[00:18]
Platform Note
The tutorial uses an Android device; the process on Apple devices should be similar since it's the same app.
[00:33]
Navigating to Settings
Open Discord, swipe left to bring up the bottom bar, tap your user icon (U), then tap the cog wheel in the top right.
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Toggling Developer Mode
In Settings, scroll down to App Settings, select Advanced, and toggle Developer Mode on.
[01:34]
Copying a Message ID
After enabling developer mode, go to a message, press and hold it, and select 'Copy Message ID' to retrieve the ID.
Enabling developer mode on Discord mobile is a quick two-step process that unlocks the ability to copy message IDs for advanced server management.
Tutorial Checklist
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Open Discord, swipe left to see the bottom bar, tap your user icon (U), then tap the cog wheel.
Study Flashcards (4)
Why do you need Discord developer mode?
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Why do you need Discord developer mode?
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To copy message IDs for commands like reaction roles.
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Where do you find the developer mode toggle in Discord mobile?
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Where do you find the developer mode toggle in Discord mobile?
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Settings > App Settings > Advanced > Developer Mode toggle.
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How do you copy a message ID after enabling developer mode?
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How do you copy a message ID after enabling developer mode?
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Press and hold the message, then tap 'Copy Message ID'.
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What icon do you tap to access Discord settings on mobile?
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What icon do you tap to access Discord settings on mobile?
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A cog wheel in the top right after tapping your user icon.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Purpose of Developer Mode
Clearly states the practical use case for enabling the feature.
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Step-by-Step Navigation
Provides clear, actionable instructions for accessing settings.
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Toggle Demonstration
Shows the exact location and action to enable the mode.
01:10Full Transcript
[00:02] reaction rules on Discord and for this you need developer mode to be able to quote a message to basically know the message code and some people were like but truy how do I do this on mobile phone how do I set developer mode on on
[00:18] my mobile phone and you might need it for this reason but you might need it going to teach you how you can set up developer mode on your mobile device I'm using Android device it could be a little bit different on an Apple device
[00:33] but I'm not sure uh it's the same app so it should be quite similar so if you open Discord and you are in a server make sure to swipe left so you do see make sure to swipe left so you do see this Bottom bar with home notifications
[00:46] this Bottom bar with home notifications and U here you click on the U then in the top right you see this Cog wheel and if you click on the coog wheel you go to your settings here we need to scroll down a little bit we have account
[00:58] settings First Billing settings then we have app settings and in app settings we have something called Advanced and we're going to click on Advanced I've already turned developer mode on myself so you can see it is sticked on right here but
[01:10] the top option here is developer mode so you can just sck this on and off and if we go back to a server right now so for example General here in my chat um and
[01:22] we see this good evening what I can do is I can copy the message ID right this copy message ID and now I know the ID
[01:34] code of this message and you can only do this with Discord developer mode on so this is the way you can turn on Discord developer mode on your mobile device if you want to see some more Discord tutorials I've made a bunch of them so
[01:48] here with more Discord tutorials and new videos I hope to see in this video that I made a while ago where I explain how to do the reaction rules on this course I'll see you there by
