Help Transparent non responsive button coming on Realme GT2 screen, need help to remove it.

[John9870]

Getting a transparent button highlighted in red on my realme GT2 screen, don't know what that is for but that remains over any app i open. Need help to remove it.Anyone knows what that is for?

 

[ocnbrze]

have you tried rebooting the phone? also try a different launcher like nova

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher.prime

 

[John9870]

I am using Nova launcher already, the screenshot is of Nova launcher itself. I have restarted my phone multiple times, even uninstalled Nova launcher but that button remains. I can move that around transparent button across screen but it gets itself pinned to side of the screen wherever i lift my finger up.

 

[ocnbrze]

I am using Nova launcher already, the screenshot is of Nova launcher itself. I have restarted my phone multiple times, even uninstalled Nova launcher but that button remains. I can move that around transparent button across screen but it gets itself pinned to side of the screen wherever i lift my finger up.

hmmm that is odd. it looks like a padlock icon, indicating a security feature. have you looked into security settings? maybe a secure file of some sort.

i don't have your phone so i don't know where things are on your phone.

 

[ocnbrze]

have you tried putting the phone in safe mode? this will prevent any 3rd party apps from running. if it goes away in safe mode than a 3rd party app is doing this. if it stays then its a system app.

https://www.androidsettings.net/realme-gt2-safe-mode/

 

[Deleted member 2157292]

Off hand, that seems to project from where I have 3 volume sliders available on my Poco. Have you looked at Media, Calls and Alarm volumes in case one is at zero, or it means DND.

Otherwise there is a full 150 page manual for the GT2 online that I can't enlarge right now, which might show should it be UI related. Your using Nova but it may still be active.
That's my one thought process for this year.

 

[puppykickr]

To me, it does look like some sort of security thing.

In my opinion, it also seems to look like some app that has been downloaded and that has the permission to overlay itself onto other apps.

This is where I would start my search for the culprit, by searching through what apps have this sort of permission.

Then there may be a setting tto turn the notification or the overlay off.
If not, then you may make the decision to ditch the app altogether.
If you like said app, then you may want to contact the developer of the app and see what kind of respomse you get.