Error: cannot find symbol method canDrawOverlays(Context)

Question

Sorry if this is a blatantly obvious issue with a resolution. I can't seem to figure out how to fix it.

I'm importing.

import android.provider.Settings;

And attempting to run the code snippet below in Activities, Application, Broadcast Receivers, etc. It works fine in the paid version of my app. When I copy the code out into the free version and paste it in(same machine, same sdk) the compiler goes red.

boolean canDrawOverlays;

if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23)
{
    canDrawOverlays = Settings.canDrawOverlays(getApplicationContext());
}

Did you try to clean and rebuild the project? – Amitai Fensterheim Jun 01 '16 at 20:08 — Amitai Fensterheim, Jun 01 '16 at 20:08

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 05 '16 at 02:09

Solved. Blatantly obvious. Hopefully this will save someone the time and trouble in the future of this easily overlooked project setting.

Right click project.
Goto Module Settings.
Goto Compile SDK Version.
Set API Level as appropriate. In my case I was at level 19 and needed 23 to get canDrawOverlays coming through.
Alternatively open your project's build.gradle and set compileSdkVersion there.

Error: cannot find symbol method canDrawOverlays(Context)

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