Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Unable to Click on Android application(apk) Install button

When we try to install an application on android it will ask for permission. Normally there will be two buttons Cancel and Next or Install. The problem is we can click on Cancel button or Next button without any problem and they will work as usual. But if we click on the install button; nothing will happen.. no error messages no warnings, simply no click effect at all.

I realized that i was using a screen filter app. I paused that app and tried to install. voila install button works...!
Usually these screen filter apps like flux, lumen, twilight etc are used to change the color and brightness of the display. Actually what it does is it shows a transparent layer over the display. Because of some security issues android will not allow click action on Install Button. If we pause or stop these apps the transparent layer will go and we are clicking directly on the Install Button.