{"id":2410,"date":"2023-09-06T18:10:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techdisease.com\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2023-09-09T18:23:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T18:23:34","slug":"how-to-fix-screen-overlay-detected-popups-on-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdisease.com\/how-to-fix-screen-overlay-detected-popups-on-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Fix Screen Overlay Detected Popups on Screen?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What appears as but a harmless message on screen, “Screen Overlay Detected” popups can frustrate just about anyone. The moment you try to review an app’s permission or install a new application on your Android Smartphone, you see the annoying popup interrupt you. And that begs the question, how to fix screen overlay detected popup messages?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Screen Overlay Detected is an Android error that has increasingly started haunting its users since Android 6.x Marshmallow<\/a>. The popup usually appears with a link suggestion that guides you straight into settings to turn off the screen overlay. Though it is easier to fix, you may still want to know what’s causing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Screen overlay is a feature that allows a specific app to draw over other apps. If you’re wondering what that might be, then consider Facebook Messenger’s floating chat-heads. As soon as you receive a message, they appear on your screen regardless of what activity you were in the middle of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n