Screen Overlays APK
App information
Version 1.0.1 (#2)
Updated 2016-03-28
APK Size 3 MB
Requires Android Android 4.1+ (Jelly Bean)
Offered by Andrea Bresolin
Category Free Tools App
App id com.devahead.screenoverlays
Developer's notes Fix and balance your screen
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Table of contents
Latest updates
What's new in Screen Overlays 1.0.1
* Fixed minor bugs
Editor's review
Download the latest Screen Overlays application, version 1.0.1, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Tools app is developed by Andrea Bresolin and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 1.0.1, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH "SCREEN OVERLAYS":
- patch single areas of your screen to make it look uniform (remove uneven spots and stripes)
- balance the screen colors (make it look warmer, colder, darker, remove defects like a yellow tint or a pink tint)
- apply a timed activation to the overlays (for example, you like to read on your device at night and you want to apply a "Reading Mode" overlay only at certain times to avoid eye strain)
"FREE" EDITION FEATURES:
- add up to 1 overlay
- add up to 2 shapes per overlay
- for each shape, define the kind (rectangle or ellipse), color, opacity, style (solid or gradient), size, position and rotation
- for each overlay, decide if it's always active or define its activation and deactivation times
- change the visibility of each overlay and each shape within an overlay
- assign a custom name to each overlay
- duplicate an overlay to have a starting point for a new one
- decide if an overlay or shape must be displayed on top of others by dragging them up and down in the list
- quickly make the overlays visible or invisible through the Screen Overlays notification (some apps' buttons don't work with an overlay on top of them, so you can temporarily disable the overlays, push the button and then enable them again)
- automatically start on boot to make Screen Overlays active as soon as you start your device
- test the visible overlays and visible shapes to see how they look on a plain background
- decide the background color of the positioning and test screens
- security feature to disable Screen Overlays (if the overlays are too opaque and don't let you see behind them, use the power button of your device to switch off and on the screen 5 times and the app will be disabled)
"PRO" EDITION FEATURES:
- add unlimited overlays
- add unlimited shapes per overlay
- all the other features of the "Free" edition
REQUIRED PERMISSIONS EXPLANATION:
- SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW: this allows the app to display the overlays on the screen (the main purpose of the app)
- RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: this allows the app to start on boot if this setting is active
App permissions
Screen Overlays 1.0.1 APK requires following permissions:
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 3.6/5 based on 4+ reviews
(*) is required
4 ★ I would like more fine grained controls. It doesn't seem like there's a way to make a line right in the middle of the screen. I'd like to be able to set the xPos,YPos in a textbox and put something like 50% in there. Additionally I'd like to rotate shapes by specified degrees. Say like 45 or -45 to make an angled line. Dragging and dropping and eyeballing it is a little too difficult.
4 ★ I wonder why it's last updated last 2 years ago(2016) but this app should be expected to be more promising already this year, not only for the color blinded but also to all the people who want to customize what they want to see on screen when interacting to certain buttons and menus. I seem to want a customizable image(.png or maybe .gif) screen overlay and not just mono-(RGB)color of 2 different shapes(Ellipse & Rectangle) available. Can you please make it more appealing?
5 ★ Thank goodness lol. I was trying to dim an inverted color screen without root.So I went to download something that can add bright color overlays, and then invert the screen again. It worked. Here ended my eye sore browsing web at night, the bg is always white '_'. Its totally hopeless. The drawback is its interface is not too straightforward, I will recommend the guide being able to be replayed anytime. Also for the need to turn the pad to portrait to adjust color. And bundles with more .. too
4 ★ I bought the Pro version. I set the color filter according to my taste but I have noticed that when I restart the phone it didn't automatically set the overlay. ( I have set on the auto set on reboot). Please fix the issue.
2 ★ Only rectangle & oval shapes 👎. I hope can import coreldraw/illustrator/svg file. Editing image on phone screen is suck.
3 ★ Excellent app. Even though does not seem to actually work well for its intended use - of fixing screens - I like what it does do...
5 ★ I have dyslexia. And this app helps at lot with it! I read and write better without mistakes with an overlay on my screen. Amazing app!
5 ★ The app does what it is supposed to. The developer also answered to my questions within an hour. Highly recommended if You need overlay gridlines on the screen
1 ★ I have every permission and setting properly set, but nothing appears on my screen.
1 ★ Can't get the overlay to activate. I have permissions allowed and all settings turned on. The app shows in my notifications toggled on "visible overlays". But the overlay never shows outside the app itself.
3 ★ Nice but position control is confusing and doesn't work well - can't go to corner of landscape screen, and sometimes editor just loses the shape.
1 ★ The sliders immediately move off screen once I go to edit the overlay, meaning I can't actually do anything with this app.
4 ★ I would really love if it can support newer aspect ratio, I'm using LG V30 and it clipped right before notification bar.
1 ★ I went on the app, chose a colour but when I clicked off the app, there was no overlay at all.
5 ★ I've never ever seen such a customisable overlay app.
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