Hi all,
Since upgrading to Android Wear 1.4, I've been experiencing a problem with the permissions of some apps that I'm unable to fix. I hope you can help me.
The problem happens with apps that demand permissions to access location (e.g. GPS) data, such as Google Maps or Google Fit. When they ask me for that permission, I press OK to grant it, but a new screen appears with a hardly scrollable text saying:
Screen ovelap: To change the configuration of this permission, turn off screen overlapping in Settings > Applications
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and a link to open Settings that doesn't work.
The funny thing is that there is no 'Applications' menu in Settings, so I don't know how to manually change this overlapping feature. There is no such menu in the Android Wear app in the phone, either.
I've been searching around but there seems that there is no info about this problem. Do any of your watches work this way?
Thank you!
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I have location issue using foursquare, my location is blocked at some point and even if I go the 10km distance in Foursquare appear my old position. I dont know if is a issue with the app or the phone.
Note: I tried "Force Stop" and "Clear Data" for the Foursquare and the problem is not solved after I login and get back into the application.
If I open Maps location is indicated correctly
same here
kuzyz said:
I have location issue using foursquare, my location is blocked at some point and even if I go the 10km distance in Foursquare appear my old position. I dont know if is a issue with the app or the phone.
Note: I tried "Force Stop" and "Clear Data" for the Foursquare and the problem is not solved after I login and get back into the application.
If I open Maps location is indicated correctly
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I have tried now and also The weather channel app cant find my location
* to specify: GPS is not activate
Any other people have this issue
Forgive me for being a noob but what's foursquare?
I know it's not a circle but please tell so I can verify as well.
Edit; I already figured it out myself.
It's an app available in the Playstore of Google.
Btw @Op, I think this thread is opened in the wrong section,
this is general section and you are discussing a app, so why you didn't open in app section?
That's why it confused me, I taught it was kind of GPS hardware or something.
Thanks!
I had this issue a couple of weeks ago both with the weather app and Foursquare, also the maps location was correct for me.
The problem disappeared after rebooting the phone. Have you tried that?
craggybuk said:
I had this issue a couple of weeks ago both with the weather app and Foursquare, also the maps location was correct for me.
The problem disappeared after rebooting the phone. Have you tried that?
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Yes, is working after a reboot for a while but after some days the problem appear again. I think is a problem from the phone, not the several weather apps and foursquare.
I also have had this problem.
Anyone has resolution?
Hi.
Since 4.2, google navigation is unable to locate me on the map. As a result it just doesn't work and stay on "locating your position" or something like that.
If I use other gps based app (such ingress, car home ultra, etc....) those app have no problem to find me accurately.
I've tried clearing cache and data in the app section of control pannel. Also in the recovery mode but no success.
I use the latest map app version
I use stock rom for yakju 4.2 on a galaxy nexus
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Thanx to @Enforceman here's the solution:
-on main page press the search bar at the top (box written Google following of a mike symbol). This will open Google Now
-then Google now will tell you that location service is currently Off.
-You will have a link to a setting menu to turn it on
-Go in that menu and turn it on.
THERE IS IT. YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE A WORKING GPS with google apps.
What Google should have done at first is that after the OTA at reboot they should have put a windows asking if we would like to turn on that feature. After a clean wipe it will work because they explain google now. But not after the ota......anyway it is done, it work, that's all that matter for me
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Anyone having this issue?
I've aslo noticed that the camera app can't get geo-location infos.....but Camera FX does.
So it is really something about the google apps! Any non-google apps work perfectly with GPS and the GPS test app work fine.
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I had this issue too. Other GPS apps would locate me but Google maps would not after 4.2 OTA even though location services were turned on in settings. Apparently, that setting is for non-google apps and there is another setting switch somewhere for google apps.
I found a fix after I noticed that my Google Now cards were not working. I clicked on the top search bar which brings up search and google Now. At the bottom there was a message that said my location access was turned off. I clicked on that and then clicked on the settings link that it had.
It brought me to a new white setting screen with a switch for location access which i switched to ON. It seems that this specific switch has to be on for google apps to access the GPS.
Works now. Hope that helps
Enforcerman said:
I had this issue too. Other GPS apps would locate me but Google maps would not after 4.2 OTA even though location services were turned on in settings. Apparently, that setting is for non-google apps and there is another setting switch somewhere for google apps.
I found a fix after I noticed that my Google Now cards were not working. I clicked on the top search bar which brings up search and google Now. At the bottom there was a message that said my location access was turned off. I clicked on that and then clicked on the settings link that it had.
It brought me to a new white setting screen with a switch for location access which i switched to ON. It seems that this specific switch has to be on for google apps to access the GPS.
Works now. Hope that helps
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Thanx to @Enforceman I have the solution now!
To resume what he just wrote
-on main page press the search bar at the top (box written Google following of a mike symbol). This will open Google Now
-then Google now will tell you that location service is currently Off.
-You will have a link to a setting menu to turn it on
-Go in that menu and turn it on.
THERE IS IT. YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE A WORKING GPS with google apps.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
So when I first installed the Marshmallow update (sense version) everything was fine. I noticed andorid auto pop up as a request for action when I entered HTC's car mode app. I tried it, and set to always use, then it disappeared right away.
I installed the Android Auto app and there was no change. If I went to the defaults in Android Auto, it said none were set. So I uninstalled Android Auto and I still have the same problem.
How can I get it so my home button works when the HTC car app is opened? At present, some interface that says "android auto" quickly appears and disappears and I don't know how to clear it as a default
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There's only one thing I can think of. Perhaps it's not listed in the app manager as android auto. The name of the apk is com.google.projection.gearhead followed by a long number. In the app manager in settings, set it to show all apps and then see if that apk is listed in there. If so, clear the defaults for it. If that isn't the answer, I don't know what to tell you.
Couldn't find it, I just did a reset all app preferences from the apps menu instead, that worked.
So I finally did the whole consumer -> dev phone switch yesterday and after hours of annoyance from me not correctly following directions I finally got everything sorted out and I'm running the "final" release of Kyubi.
I'm curious if this is just going to be the standard annoyance of all new android OS updates, but this is a first for me...
When I downloaded all my old phone apps from the play store, it asked for permissions after EVERY install. Before if I reformatted/refreshed/factory reset my phone, it never asked permission for ALL of the apps, but now it is. Is there a way to disable that in the future? Is there a way to set permissions to allow all new play store apps automatically, especially for ones previously installed on the phone? It got annoying going through every app and clicking "accept" and when I let them all install overnight I had like 50 accept screens to go through.
Thanks in advance!
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So I finally did the whole consumer -> dev phone switch yesterday and after hours of annoyance from me not correctly following directions I finally got everything sorted out and I'm running the "final" release of Kyubi.
I'm curious if this is just going to be the standard annoyance of all new android OS updates, but this is a first for me...
When I downloaded all my old phone apps from the play store, it asked for permissions after EVERY install. Before if I reformatted/refreshed/factory reset my phone, it never asked permission for ALL of the apps, but now it is. Is there a way to disable that in the future? Is there a way to set permissions to allow all new play store apps automatically, especially for ones previously installed on the phone? It got annoying going through every app and clicking "accept" and when I let them all install overnight I had like 50 accept screens to go through.
Thanks in advance!
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Go to Settings> Applications> Application Permissions> Permissions tab> Flick the all switch to off, on all the permissions. Tested it and it doesn't actually disallow the permissions it just automatically allows those permissions without prompting. But that is for all applications. No way to have it only for Play Store applications. Let me know if that works for you.
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Go to Settings> Applications> Application Permissions> Permissions tab> Flick the all switch to off, on all the permissions. Tested it and it doesn't actually disallow the permissions it just automatically allows those permissions without prompting. But that is for all applications. No way to have it only for Play Store applications. Let me know if that works for you.
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Sorry for just now getting back to you but I just had the chance to try out what you said. When I go to the permissions tab everything is listed as "on" but when I go to click anything, it just brings up a blank page and no option to set it as off. I'll keep playing around.
I'm using Yahoo Mail for my Yahoo account but each time I try to allow Yahoo Mail to access my contacts, I get the following error message:
Screen overlay detected.
To change this permission setting, you first have to turn off the screen overlay from Settings > Apps. I did just that in the Settings > Apps screen but it keeps re-enabling itself! Is this a bug or what? I can't change any of my permission settings for any of my other apps either.
Sahri said:
I'm using Yahoo Mail for my Yahoo account but each time I try to allow Yahoo Mail to access my contacts, I get the following error message:
Screen overlay detected.
To change this permission setting, you first have to turn off the screen overlay from Settings > Apps. I did just that in the Settings > Apps screen but it keeps re-enabling itself! Is this a bug or what? I can't change any of my permission settings for any of my other apps either.
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It isn't a bug, but it is a confusing message, which some might consider sub-optimal.
You need to go into
settings->apps->gear icon->draw over other apps
and look for every app that says "Yes"
For any app that isn't from Google, write the app name on a piece of paper, tap on the app name, and then disable "Permit drawing over other apps"
Then go back and run your mail app and you'll be able to accept the permissions it is requesting.
Then go back to
settings->apps->gear icon->draw over other apps
take the list of apps you earlier disabled this permission for, and enable it again, if you feel it is appropriate.
The reason it is happening is because you have an app running that is currently overlaying stuff on your screen. Google can't tell if that is a legitimate app or it is a malicious app trying to gets you to click on other things or stealing your keystrokes.
Before, they just never warned about it. Starting with June update, there was a bug where you couldn't press accept for permissions, only deny.
In July security update, they changed that to give you a warning that there is a screen overlay running and they can't continue.
IMO it is still confusing to the end-user.
I think I found the culprit. It was Omni Swipe causing it to pop up.
This thing is so freaking annoying. I've switched to "no" every single app (including system ones), whatsapp web qrcode scanning feature asking for additionnal camera feature gets stuck with this damn overlay thing.