There's a pop-up on my phone that says, "Screen Overlay Detected." Why is that?

cellphone cell-phone smartphone mobile application

When you launch the mobile phone app, you will see a pop-up of

'screen overlay detected'

pop-up.

What's wrong with this?

How do I turn it off?

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A. 1

It's not like that. It happens on certain apps
I can't help it unless the app developer fixes it
If you don't have to use that app, you'd better transfer to another one

Gentleman 8 years ago 0

A. 2

I looked it up and I think we can refer to the answers here
https://www.lifeqna.kr/question/6800

Gentleman 8 years ago 0

A. 3

It is a phenomenon caused by security enhancements applied from Google's marshmallow OS.
A certain app runs in a screen overlay (whole or part of the screen) to induce user touch and prevent users from using the product function, which is a function that detects and pops up.
Please check the link below for a solution.
https://www.samsungsvc.co.kr/online/diagnosisgoVw...

Gentleman 8 years ago 0

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