Question Constant interruption from "On-Screenkeyboard" control panel screen popping up. No settings solutions work. Is system factory restore the only option?

[Quinn Ramsby]

I have a stylus-g running anroid 13. Something that virus and malware don't recognize has gotten in and constantly brings up the control panel screen for On-Screen keyboard, which must be closed, and it ususally returns to the previous screen I was actually using. After time, it was constantly following this with Ad videos of the sort you see in games. I was only using games from the paid section of google play, which made me think they were safer. The biggest add culprit, if it's even their fault, is for Boost cellphone service. I have seen this problem reported across different brands, and even in the 'magnificent' world of "i" devices. The answers have all been Microsoft-like for real questions, which is just a regurgitation of some manual references to settings I've already long surpassed in scope: No suggestions worked, and the tech help was as useless for a solution as Microsoft is about 95% of the time. I tried varying levels of system reset, and the only remaining option I can see is full factory reset. Then, back at the beginning, the unsolved problem lurks to return someday. So, has anyone cracked this? THanks.- SQR

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! First, can you show a screenshot of that control panel screen? http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...ide-how-post-screenshots-android-central.html

Second, it definitely sounds like you installed a game or app that has adware, and this "feature" is part of it. You can confirm this by booting into Safe Mode and seeing if the problem goes away. https://www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-230217/