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title: "Add an overlay message"
slug: "add-an-overlay-message"
updated: 2025-07-02T08:26:14Z
published: 2025-07-02T08:26:14Z
canonical: "docs.grassfish.com/add-an-overlay-message"
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# Add an overlay message

You can add an overlay with a message on the Android Player. This can be useful, for example, to inform customers that they should touch the screen for purchases.

To add an overlay message, perform the following steps:

1. Open the player configuration or the configuration group:
  - For an individual player, go to **Channels > Location**. Double-click on your player and select **Edit** next to **Configuration** in the **Edit player** window.
  - For a configuration group, go to **Administration > Player > Configuration groups** and double-click on the configuration group.
2. In the **Edit configuration group** window, select **Display extended modules**.
3. Under **Modules**, select **Player > Appearance**.
4. Under **Settings**, select **Enable overlay message**.
5. Configure the following settings:
  - **Overlay message text**: Enter the text that you want to display.
  - **Overlay message text size**: Specify the size of the message text in pixels.
  - **Overlay message position**: Select whether the message is positioned at the **Top** or **Bottom** of the screen.
6. Click **Save** to save your changes.
7. Restart the player service or reboot the player for your changes to take effect.

![Image of setting an overlay message.](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/android_overlay_message.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T20%3A17%3A41Z&se=2026-11-06T21%3A17%3A41Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XSK0dz2pheR%2BAQINnlxcG72Nb%2FPYgJqRz8MQTiqmFMA%3D)