diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/BlockingAnnouncements/useAnnouncementState.ts b/src/components/dialogs/BlockingAnnouncements/useAnnouncementState.ts
index 8a12b5627f..8b8dfb3e84 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/BlockingAnnouncements/useAnnouncementState.ts
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/BlockingAnnouncements/useAnnouncementState.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {useMemo} from 'react'
 
 import {useNux, useSaveNux} from '#/state/queries/nuxs'
 import {ACTIVE_ANNOUNCEMENT} from '#/components/dialogs/BlockingAnnouncements/config'
+import {IS_DEV} from '#/env'
 import {device, useStorage} from '#/storage'
 
 export type AnnouncementState = {
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ export function useAnnouncementState() {
   const nux = useNux(ACTIVE_ANNOUNCEMENT)
   const {mutate: save, variables} = useSaveNux()
   const deviceStorage = useStorage(device, [ACTIVE_ANNOUNCEMENT])
+  const devOnlyOverride =
+    useStorage(device, ['blockingAnnouncementOverride']) && IS_DEV
   return useMemo(() => {
     const nuxIsReady = nux.status === 'ready'
     const nuxIsCompleted = nux.nux?.completed === true
@@ -26,14 +29,16 @@ export function useAnnouncementState() {
       completedForDevice,
     })
 
-    syncCompletedState({
-      nuxIsReady,
-      nuxIsCompleted,
-      nuxIsOptimisticallyCompleted,
-      completedForDevice,
-      save,
-      setCompletedForDevice,
-    })
+    if (!devOnlyOverride) {
+      syncCompletedState({
+        nuxIsReady,
+        nuxIsCompleted,
+        nuxIsOptimisticallyCompleted,
+        completedForDevice,
+        save,
+        setCompletedForDevice,
+      })
+    }
 
     return {
       completed,
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ export function useAnnouncementState() {
         })
       },
     }
-  }, [nux, save, variables, deviceStorage])
+  }, [nux, save, variables, deviceStorage, devOnlyOverride])
 }
 
 export function computeCompletedState({
diff --git a/src/screens/Settings/AboutSettings.tsx b/src/screens/Settings/AboutSettings.tsx
index e48841d9f0..66506a579c 100644
--- a/src/screens/Settings/AboutSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Settings/AboutSettings.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {Statsig} from 'statsig-react-native-expo'
 import {STATUS_PAGE_URL} from '#/lib/constants'
 import {type CommonNavigatorParams} from '#/lib/routes/types'
 import {isAndroid, isIOS, isNative} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {Nux} from '#/state/queries/nuxs'
+import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
 import * as Toast from '#/view/com/util/Toast'
 import * as SettingsList from '#/screens/Settings/components/SettingsList'
 import {Atom_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as AtomIcon} from '#/components/icons/Atom'
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ import {Wrench_Stroke2_Corner2_Rounded as WrenchIcon} from '#/components/icons/W
 import * as Layout from '#/components/Layout'
 import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
 import * as env from '#/env'
+import {device, useStorage} from '#/storage'
 import {useDemoMode} from '#/storage/hooks/demo-mode'
 import {useDevMode} from '#/storage/hooks/dev-mode'
 import {OTAInfo} from './components/OTAInfo'
@@ -179,6 +182,8 @@ export function AboutSettingsScreen({}: Props) {
                   </SettingsList.ItemText>
                 </SettingsList.PressableItem>
               )}
+
+              <PolicyUpdateDebug />
             </>
           )}
         </SettingsList.Container>
@@ -186,3 +191,41 @@ export function AboutSettingsScreen({}: Props) {
     </Layout.Screen>
   )
 }
+
+function PolicyUpdateDebug() {
+  const agent = useAgent()
+  const [override, setOverride] = useStorage(device, [
+    'blockingAnnouncementOverride',
+  ])
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SettingsList.PressableItem
+        onPress={() => {
+          setOverride(!override)
+        }}
+        label="Toggle">
+        <SettingsList.ItemIcon icon={AtomIcon} />
+        <SettingsList.ItemText>
+          Enable policy update override
+        </SettingsList.ItemText>
+      </SettingsList.PressableItem>
+
+      {override && (
+        <SettingsList.PressableItem
+          onPress={() => {
+            device.set([Nux.BlockingAnnouncementPolicyUpdate202508], false)
+            agent.bskyAppRemoveNuxs([
+              Nux.BlockingAnnouncementPolicyUpdate202508,
+            ])
+          }}
+          label="Reset policy update nux">
+          <SettingsList.ItemIcon icon={AtomIcon} />
+          <SettingsList.ItemText>
+            Reset policy update state
+          </SettingsList.ItemText>
+        </SettingsList.PressableItem>
+      )}
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/storage/schema.ts b/src/storage/schema.ts
index 527e0d9e96..1ee780c78c 100644
--- a/src/storage/schema.ts
+++ b/src/storage/schema.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type Device = {
   /**
    * Blocking announcements. New IDs are required for each new announcement.
    */
+  blockingAnnouncementOverride?: boolean
   [Nux.BlockingAnnouncementPolicyUpdate202508]?: boolean
 }