If you are using an Android smartphone running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or above, you must have encountered a “screen overlay detected” error. The error generally occurs with apps that bring a floating interface that keep running on top of the usual Android interface.

For example, apps like Facebook Messenger, Drupe, CleanMaster, Button Savior, Lux, Twilight etc. take over the screen to bring you their features.

So, if you’ve facing the screen overlay detected error, here’s how to fix it:

Step 1: 

If you are sure of the app that is resulting in the error, you can just go to Settings->Apps and hit the settings cog icon on the top right.

Step 2:

Here, you can just go to “Special Access” and tap on “Draw over other apps“.

Step 3:

In this page, you will find all the apps that require the screen overlay permission. Just look for your app and enable the “Permit drawing over other apps“.

Note:

The “Draw over other apps” option may be available differently on non-stock Android devices from the likes of Samsung, LG, HTC etc. For example, the option is called “Apps that can appear on top” in Samsung smartphones.

Step 4:

If you find the permission already enabled for an app that brings you the error, you should just disable and enable it back again to fix it. You might have to restart your phone though.

Step 5:

Once done, the app should work fine and you should not get any screen overlay detected errors. However, if you do not know what app is causing the issue, you can disable this permission for all the apps listed and turn on the apps that you know use the floating interface. This will ensure that apps taking this permission unnecessarily do not bother you with any errors.

Additionally, users have described that apps like Cheetah Mobile’s CleanMaster, File Manager from Asus and Samsung’s one-handed mode feature are said to be culprits of the error. You should uninstall these apps and disable the feature on your Samsung smartphone, restart your device and you shouldn’t see errors any more.