In theory, a display overlay can interfere with the dialogue requesting permission, so you need to disable the feature to interact with the dialogue.
The technical background: As a security measure, apps ask for permission to use certain parts of your phone (internal storage, camera, etc.). Problem apps: We replicated the problem using Drupe, but ES File Explorer, CleanMaster, Lux and Twilight have all been blamed for the problem. AndroidPIT managed to replicate the behavior on a Vodafone and a Samsung smartphone. Affected Smartphones: Users across the internet have reported experiencing this problem on Samsung and Motorola smartphones, among others. Common floating apps include the chat heads of Facebook Messenger that can appear floating above other apps. The reason: This message appears when you’re running a floating app, and then start a newly installed one, which requests access rights. The problem: Android suddenly warns you that a screen overlay has been detected. What causes "the screen overlay detected" error?Įrror message “Screen overlay detected”: the cause.