I'm having an issue downloading anything with browser or chrome. I continuously get "disable screen overlay in settings>apps". I've read extensively about how to untick draw over apps and I've deselected them all, reboot, etc. Nothing is working. I don't have any apps that stand out to be causing the issue. I'm on unlocked bootloader, rooted A2017u B27. Any other suggestions from anyone experiencing the problem? Thanks!
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Turn off Mi-Pop
Besides what @tinasdude said, I've found that if your in a Chrome/browser instance within another app, that it can trigger the overlay warning for some reason.
Things like Twilight or other non-root redshifting apps also work via overlay and would need to be disabled.
I don't have Twilight or anything else installed although I do have Xposed installed with Gravitybox, Amplify, and Greenify but I've uninstalled them all and still get the error. I also unchecked Mi-Pop but nothing
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Something else is installed that is or can alter your screen's state. You can try to force close the app in question that is throwing the error and try again. Also, if you use TB, dont uninstall stuff, just freeze it and then after the function goes through that you are trying to do, you can unfreeze it.
Get this app it solves the overlay issue.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.sfapps.installbuttonunlocker
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I have xPrivacy enabled and working well, however, everytime I try to uninstall an app from a launcher screen (TouchWiz and Nova), the process freezes and reboots the phone.
Here's the steps I take if anyone with xPrivacy would like to try to reproduce it:
Install any random app from the appstore,
Go to a launcher and hold down the app's icon until the Uninstall option pops up and drag over to Uninstall.
There's a prompt asking me if I want to uninstall the app, i select yes, and it takes me to another screen with a progress bar.
After a few seconds it freezes. After about 40 secs the phone reboots, and the app is gone.
I'm able to uninstall apps just fine using the menu system in Titanium Backup, or if i go directly in Google Play and hit Uninstall on the app's page.
The freezing and reboots only happen when uninstalling directly from Launchers. I tried clearing data for xPrivacy and allowing everything through. That didnt work. I tried using Autostarts and preventing xPrivacy from launching during an Install/Uninstall event. Still didnt work.
If i disabled the xPrivacy module in XposedFramework, then the process works fine.
Could someone verify this issue and perhaps inform me of a fix?
thanks.
I have exactly the same problem with Xprivacy to uninstall applications.
I search too a fix for this issue. Perhaps contact the author of xprivacy..
Same problem here. Note 3 (rooted) with Nova
ashman5 said:
Same problem here. Note 3 (rooted) with Nova
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It also happens for me, too WHY?!:silly:
Any update?
If you are sure it is caused by XPrivacy, then you should report it directly on GitHub to the developer and provide logcats.
Please read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2320783
and especially this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43892381&postcount=1703
It looks like he will get to this "known issue" in a few weeks.
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Thanks for the information. I am having this same issue myself. but I need dude to get to this "known" issue sooner than that. I paid for pro version and I need to uninstall a bunch of stuff. I might uninstall xPrivacy, then install it back when I'm done.
The dev is on vacation for a couple weeks
Trying to access some apps, I get "screen overlay detected, go to settings to disable." Apparently, you can't have anything on that draws over other apps, such as lux, fb messenger, etc. I just want to be able to use my phone. Bad enough that I can't root it to remove the warning. Anyone have any suggestions?
That's an android built in security feature, for 6.0+
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nexusloki said:
Trying to access some apps, I get "screen overlay detected, go to settings to disable." Apparently, you can't have anything on that draws over other apps, such as lux, fb messenger, etc. I just want to be able to use my phone. Bad enough that I can't root it to remove the warning. Anyone have any suggestions?
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You can, just pause Lux, then install or change whatever you need then turn Lux back on and you are set.
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I have tried Googling for a solution but nothing seems to work. Every time I try to allow permissions for an application, I get the dreaded "Screen overlay detected" message. I tried resetting all permissions and such, but the problem persists. It is truly annoying and I am on the verge of breaking my stupid phone, so can anyone tell me how to fix it please?
Thank you guys.
Only way I've found around it is to go to settings, apps, app manager, then in the upper right corner select apps that can appear on top. In that screen, choose the drop-down with the apps with permission granted, then ungrant each one individually. After going back and getting permission for the new app, you can go back and reactivate screen overlay for each app if you want.
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Facebook Messenger usually causes this (chat heads), just force stop it and do what you want. The app "Screen Equalizer" causes it too if you happen to use it.
I have tried both these things but the error just kept coming back. I ended up reinstalling the ROM and now it works fine.
TarekElsakka said:
I have tried Googling for a solution but nothing seems to work. Every time I try to allow permissions for an application, I get the dreaded "Screen overlay detected" message. I tried resetting all permissions and such, but the problem persists. It is truly annoying and I am on the verge of breaking my stupid phone, so can anyone tell me how to fix it please?
Thank you guys.
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It is a security policy from Google. You can't grant permission if another app is open on top of current app. Like chat bubbles notifications in Facebook Messenger.
The reason is that the app can grant permission for you without your consent. You have to identify what is open on top of everything and close it before granting permission.
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Additionally the edge effect on the blackberry PRIV trips this error message. Maybe the edge on Samsung does similar.
For some reason it only happens on Renovate Edge ROM for me. I reinstalled Renovate last night and got the error, and I fixed it by disabling (unchecking) all the apps that can draw over others and rebooting my device. Before the reboot, it's as though nothing changed, so make sure to reboot if you get that error.
So I am trying to remove Greenify because I'm starting to hate how it operates in the non-root mode. Problem is, on my V20, I can seem to deactivate it as a device admin. It crashes the settings app every time I try to do so.
I'm on the dual-SIM version, not sure if that matters. Anyone else that is facing such issues, or are able to replicate the crash, and eventually find a fix?
Thanks!!
Mod, please close the thread.
I figured it out eventually. Found an uninstall option within the Greenify app itself. Worked like a charm.
V20 US996 unlocked and rooted, otherwise stock.
Recently, I've noticed that if the screen turns itself off and then I unlock it, whatever app I had pulled up will be frozen. I have to go out of it and back in to use it again.
I do NOT have this issue if I manually turn the screen off (double-tapping or power button).
The only thing I've recently done is to try out a couple of apps that use the proximity sensor to turn off the screen, but I've uninstalled them.
Any idea how to fix this?
Thanks in advance.
Does anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks
Any remnants of those apps left behind?
Did they use "accessibility services" or any other special permissions? Did you "un-grant" those permissions before uninstalling?
...just thinking of any possible solution.
I remember that in uninstalling the apps, the phone required me to ungrant many of those permissions...I'm assuming all of the ones that I set (device administrator, etc).
Would it be beneficial to reinstall and then re-uninstall the apps? That seems like it wouldn't work. Not sure.
It wouldn't hurt anything, worth a try.
Do you have any "doze" type apps or mods (Greenify, forcedoze, etc.)? Could it be when you wake the device it's still in a lazy state?
Did you freeze any system apps with titanium backup that could cause the issue?
Will try, thanks!