# How to create a miniature popup that overlays all apps like Facebook Messenger? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** design\ **Created:** [June 2, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540 "2022-06-02T22:22:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fernandojsmedeiros95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fernandojsmedeiros95](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fernandojsmedeiros95)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540/1 "2022-06-02T22:22:01Z")
How can I create a miniature of a lable to overlap all apps on the smartphone screen? Like the facebook messenger when you stop to type with someone and a circle with the contact photo appears. Miniature overlap all other apps on the screen. ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540/2 "2022-06-02T23:12:01Z")
Hey @fernandojsmedeiros95 Are you talking about a widget? Or like a floating actionable widget that you could click and then do stuff within your app without your app actually being open on the screen? ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540/3 "2022-06-03T07:38:10Z")
Do you mean chat heads? [![](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/057BEV9eEoFdFni6cWiKzig/images-1.fit_lim.size_376x.png) ](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/057BEV9eEoFdFni6cWiKzig/images-1.fit_lim.size_376x.png) ---
**Author:** ![fernandojsmedeiros95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fernandojsmedeiros95](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fernandojsmedeiros95)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540/4 "2022-06-03T20:53:20Z")
Thanks by your reply, it´s exactly what I need, is that possible with thunkable? Best regards Fernando ---
**Author:** ![fernandojsmedeiros95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fernandojsmedeiros95](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fernandojsmedeiros95)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540/5 "2022-06-03T20:56:43Z")
Hello Jared, this is how it should work. You move to another app and my app becomes an small floating circle, in my case with a regressive timer. Then I can click in this not to an action but to back to the app. Thanks by the reply BR Fernando ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540/6 "2022-06-03T21:15:07Z")
This won’t be possible at this time. A Thunkable app will only “run” while it’s the main open app on the screen. The only function that runs while the app is closed is the push messages component. What kind of app are you working on? ---
**Author:** ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2022, 7:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540/7 "2022-06-04T07:03:27Z")
You can access the phone systems in android studio. ---
**Author:** ![fernandojsmedeiros95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fernandojsmedeiros95](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fernandojsmedeiros95)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540/8 "2022-06-04T16:44:56Z")
Hey man, that´s a start, I´ll check this option. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![vishruth-ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/82dd89/32.png) [@vishruth-ram](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vishruth-ram)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540/9 "2022-06-05T09:21:50Z")
> [@vishruth-ram](#): > > You can access the phone systems in android studio. I think it will look like a compressed video call. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-miniature-popup-that-overlays-all-apps-like-facebook-messenger/1908540/10 "2022-09-03T09:21:51Z")
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