To cut the long story short, my phone can't access photos on whatsapp. When I click on the photo, it tells me to grant special permission for whatasapp to access storage. When I enter the settings, and click on the permission for storage, it tells me to disable screen overlay. I have done that but it still persists.


Not just on whatsapp but on other apps too! can you imagine I can't access PDF files again? same issue, asking to display screen overlay.

Please what should I do?

Oga go and buy new phone.
Leave village people alone. They have better things to do

Casemiro:
To cut the long story short, my phone can't access photos on whatsapp. When I click on the photo, it tells me to grant special permission for whatasapp to access storage. When I enter the settings, and click on the permission for storage, it tells me to disable screen overlay. I have done that but it still persists.


Not just on whatsapp but on other apps too! can you imagine I can't access PDF files again? same issue, asking to display screen overlay.

Please what should I do?

just restore to factory settings but you should move all important data to your memory card first and remove the sim card with your memory card before restoring to factory settings.

Casemiro:
To cut the long story short, my phone can't access photos on whatsapp. When I click on the photo, it tells me to grant special permission for whatasapp to access storage. When I enter the settings, and click on the permission for storage, it tells me to disable screen overlay. I have done that but it still persists.


Not just on whatsapp but on other apps too! can you imagine I can't access PDF files again? same issue, asking to display screen overlay.

Please what should I do?

if you have an app that pops up notifications at a corner on your screen instead of the notification bar(e.g messeeger, phone/battery booster apps), you have to Uninstall or remove overlay permission for the particular app, removing overlay permissions on Android can be tricky, for the problem to be persistent after removing overlay means you didn't do it correctly..


Note: android won't tell you which app is causing the problem, you have to find the app by yourself.

Mood11:
Oga go and buy new phone.
Leave village people alone. They have better things to do

U are funny

Uninstal and reinstall your WhatsApp, ensure you clear the cache before the new installation, thank me later

Look at this image (the multicoloured icon on the right), you have an app similar to this and it only functions when it overlays. Go to settings and deactivate the overlay for the app. Afterwards grant access to the app u need. I guess yih are uskng android 6.0

If you are in Lagos. Bring it to my house, I'll fix it for you free of charge

Casemiro:
To cut the long story short, my phone can't access photos on whatsapp. When I click on the photo, it tells me to grant special permission for whatasapp to access storage. When I enter the settings, and click on the permission for storage, it tells me to disable screen overlay. I have done that but it still persists.


Not just on whatsapp but on other apps too! can you imagine I can't access PDF files again? same issue, asking to display screen overlay.

Please what should I do?

Which phone is that?

Mood11:
Oga go and buy new phone.
Leave village people alone. They have better things to do

one of my uncles who lives in the village actually said once that in between teaching, running his business and going to his farm, at what time of the day or night will he torment his relatives in the city that he barely knows their names?