What is floating photo overlay?
A floating photo overlay is an image element drawn above other apps on Android via the system's 'display over other apps' permission — visible during normal phone use without switching apps.
| Price | $2.99, one time |
| Subscription | None |
| Where photos live | On your device only |
| Account required | No |
| Ads | None |
| Works offline | Yes — no server |
| Platform | Android |
Why does it matter?
Every phone app is built to make you open it. Bubbles In Time is built to give the attention back: photos float past, and then they are gone until the next one.
Overlays differ from widgets (pinned to the home screen) and notifications (confined to the shade): they follow you into every app, which is why they suit memories — presence where attention actually lives.
Where does the term show up?
You'll meet 'floating photo overlay' across the growing space of photo-resurfacing and ambient-memory tools on Android — and in Bubbles In Time, which implements the concept on-device: photos, videos, and message threads floating over daily phone use, no cloud, no account, $2.99 once.
Quick answers
Bubbles In Time draws from your own gallery — family, friends, pets, places — and shows them as translucent bubbles over any app, then lets them go.
What does 'floating photo overlay' mean in one sentence?
A floating photo overlay is an image element drawn above other apps on Android via the system's 'display over other apps' permission — visible during normal phone use without switching apps..
Can I control how often memories appear?
Yes — intervals from every 30 minutes to every 4 hours, plus a master pause switch.
Does it work offline?
Completely — there's no server, so bubbles float with or without a connection.