Overlays Android Application Floats Widgets Over Currently Running Apps

App developers are finding more and more ways to take advantage of Widgets in Android. As any Android fan knows, Widgets are one of the major benefits of using Android over iOS. Widgets give us the ability to preview apps without having to open them time-and-time again (wipe the drool from your chins Apple fanboys [and girls]).

As awesome as Widgets are, developers continue to strive to make them that much better. Applay, headed up by XDA Senior Member liorry, has done just that with its “Overlays” app. Overlays enables users to “take any existing widget and effectively pin it on top of any currently running application.” Hit the break for a gallery of images and download links for both the paid for and free versions of the app.There are some amazing uses for overlaying Widgets over running apps, such as placing music controls on top of a navigation app, or keeping a calculator hovering over a spreadsheet. Overlaying also lets you float your Twitter or Facebook feed over a running YouTube video (similar to Samsung’s Sense 5 on the GSIII and GS4).

Overlays enables the use of profiles that automatically float selected Widgets whenever certain apps are opened and then remove them when closed. The app also comes preloaded with overlays for commonly used information Widgets, like Battery Level, SMS/Missed Call Counts, Weather, and Time.

Unfortunately, Overlays is only available for users running Android 4.0 and higher. But with the number of devices running Jelly Bean on the rise, it won’t be long before everyone can take advantage of Overlay’s useful functionality.