The screen overlay: we will see in an easy and simple way why this error is generated and what we must do to solve this incompatibility in Android.

«Screen overlay» what is it? There is a rumor that Android has more viruses than other operating systems, however, I have not seen any yet, what I do know is that there are many pages with advertising, which are usually associated with download links; today we are going to see an example of this advertising and that also produces an incompatibility.

When we start a new tab in our browser, we are exposed to invasive advertising, which takes advantage of our innocence with a message, “28 viruses have been found”, some with a time limit to fix it, and directly redirects us to our Play store with the application already in view, so we just click and install it.

These applications assume some internal functions of our phone, such as the gallery or the camera, hence the screen overlay error. You do not have to lose your temper or think that you are doing strange things on the web, you simply have to close the browser tab and the problem is over. For all those who have gone further in peace, there is a solution.

Once the application is installed, it seems that our mobile is protected, but, when a photo is sent through WhatsApp, a permissions image opens indicating the screen overlay error, you can now review the entire permissions menu that you will not find none that make reference to that error. Applications that normally generate these incompatibilities are: Clean Master, Batery Doctor, Turbo Cleaner, Avg Cleaner, Avast Super Cleaner.

Solution: The only thing we need to do to get rid of this problem is to remove the aforementioned cleaning apps. As a general rule, our mobile already has an internal cleaning system incorporated, even so, if we have doubts, it is best to go to a specialized store or center for a quick check.