“StrictMode is not a security mechanism and is not guaranteed to find all disk or network accesses. Future versions of Android may catch more (or fewer) operations, so you should never leave StrictMode enabled in applications distributed on Google Play.” In simpler words, whenever there is much load on your device’s GPU It brings them to your attention so that you can fix them.Īccording to the official Android Developers blog, It does not matter whether you have a Samsung Galaxy, Sony Xperia, Motorola, LG Optimus, HTC or a Pixel device, if it is on any of the above-mentioned versions of Android, you should see “Strict Mode” on it.Īs I mentioned above, Strict Mode is a developer tool that detects your Android disk’s Read– Write permissions and Network processes, and then tell you via the red frame flashing and some other indications on the screen when it finds any violation of the preset rules for those processes. So, you’ll be able to see the red line thing only on phones with ICS, JB, Lollipop, Noughat, Oreo and possibly the upcoming Pie. It is a new feature that was added to assist developers with Ice Cream Sandwich and above. Strict Mode is not found on all Android devices. Rather it is a developer tool to test and analyze some technical aspects of Android devices. It is not one of those features that are meant for normal use. So, is that red glow around the edges of your Android phone’s screen really a serious thing to be bothered about? I do not think so because it is just a tiny glitch resulted from a misconfiguration on your phone’s settings and it is known as “Strict Mode”. Have you ever thought about what it is and why you are seeing that red line on the four sides on your device’s display? If you are just a basic user or unfamiliar with it, you might take it for a problem with the phone’s display or LCD, a software bug, or even as an indication of some impending disaster with your phone. Have you ever experienced a flashing red frame on all sides of your Android phone’s screen? Sometimes, this red border stays for about 10-20 second and even more. Let us see how we can fix the red border around screen of the Android devices. It is meant for those who have just started with Android and also those who have been using an Android device but do not have time to delve deeper into its settings and other technical stuff. I got the idea of writing about the solution of the red highlights on Android display from the comments of one of our visitors.

You may face this issue if you enabled “strict mode” on your device knowingly or by mistake. Here’s how to fix red frame or red border around screen issue on Android devices.

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