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asapboy070
Seasoned Novice
5 months ago
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error Linking to your EA Account requires the steam overlay to be enabled.

I can´t play Apex legends, on February 18, 2025 my account was hacked but I noticed it on 02-20-2025, they helped me remove the verification email that was not mine and I was able to play the same day but the next day the 21st I had this problem again but now the emails are correct, I just can't enter the game from Steam. I contacted Ea again but they told me it's a new error. I'm waiting.

 

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  • Heya, 

    In your current case, Apex wants to open a pop-up where you can log into your EA Account, which can be necessary in some cases.
    But since you have the Steam Overlay disabled, it's not able to open this pop-up.

    Follow these steps to turn on your Steam Overlay:

    1. Right Click Apex Legends in your Library
    2. Click on "Properties..."
    3. Turn the "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game" setting on

    If it's still not working, then it's possible you might've disabled the Steam Overlay globally for all your Steam games.
    To enable to overlay globally:

    1. Navigate to the top left of your Steam window and click on "Steam"
    2. Click on "Settings"
    3. Navigate to the "In Game" section of the settings
    4. Turn the "Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game" setting on

    Once you've done that, restart your game/steam, and it should work as intended.

  • asapboy070's avatar
    asapboy070
    Seasoned Novice
    5 months ago

    I already solved it by uninstalling and reinstalling steam :).

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