[aspiers]

I've already had Linux installed on this device for a long time.  It seems to be allowing me to enable adb with only a restart, and the powerwash is only required if disabling it again.  I guess enabling it might break apps like Netflix which rely on DRM, but not sure if that's the case and willing to risk it anyway.

Wild guess - doesn't the Play Store let you release beta versions which are opt-in?  That might be an alternative to sideloading versions with extra debug.

In any case, I'm up for trying anything to see if we can pin it down.