# "Connecting" overlay blocks entire screen

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/connecting-overlay-blocks-entire-screen/23608>\
**Category:** Android\
**Created:** [July 8, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/connecting-overlay-blocks-entire-screen/23608 "2020-07-08T21:42:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![vuzix\_greg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/vuzix_greg/32/45663_2.png) [@vuzix\_greg](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/vuzix_greg)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/connecting-overlay-blocks-entire-screen/23608/1 "2020-07-08T21:42:12Z")

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After upgrading to SDK v5.0.24433.0616, I’m noticing a new blue “Connecting” overlay appearing right after you get admitted from the waiting room. This is happening when requesting a custom UI and blocks the entire screen. If you press the home button, you still see the screen overlay until the meeting connects.

Setup:

Either be running the SDK on a lollipop device or if using a later version of Android, grant special “Display over other apps” permission to app.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Join a meeting that has waiting room enabled, meeting status will go to MEETING\_STATUS\_IN\_WAITING\_ROOM.
2. Host should get notification that someone is waiting.
3. Host clicks Admit.
4. Meeting status will go to MEETING\_STATUS\_RECONNECTING and blue overlay appears.

The problem we have with this is that we already handle the CONNECTING/RECONNECTING status and display our own themed connecting screen as part of our custom UI. The overlay appears on top of our UI.

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**Author:** ![carson.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/carson.zoom/32/785_2.png) [@carson.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/carson.zoom)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/connecting-overlay-blocks-entire-screen/23608/2 "2020-07-16T06:51:11Z")

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Hi @vuzix_greg,

Thanks for the post and for sharing the info. We are able to identify an issue based on the info provided and we will fix this in the next release.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/connecting-overlay-blocks-entire-screen/23608/3 "2020-08-21T22:43:42Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 10:43pm UTC