Remote icon on Galaxy S6 Edge

Question

I suddenly have a new strange symbol on my S6 Edge screen and have no idea what it is but if I touch it, it locks my phone up. The only way I can get it unlocked is by swiping the edge. I'm able to move it around but it appeared while away from and charging my phone so I wasn't accidentally playing around with settings or anything. It appears like a remote perhaps.

What is it?

Edit: I'm with Bell, using version 5.1.1 and have attached an enlarged a screenshot (it's the same size as a Messenger Chat Head).

Thank you for your replies. I always have Hotspot off, I double checked to be sure and it is off. It did randomly disappear for a few hours and then reappeared again for a time. — Erin-Cloverstone's Elizabeth, Feb 05 '16 at 01:04

Andrew T. · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-05T11:25:03.427

5

Based from a thread on Android Central, it's an icon from Peel Smart Remote app.

uestraven recommended to disable the app to remove it.

[...]. I just figured it out. It's Peel Smart Remote app. You have to disable it.

It seems the icon was added on the latest update as IAmSixNine wrote,

I updated the Peel Smart Remote app on my GS6 and after I rebooted the phone, it showed up on mine as well. Pretty annoying if you ask me that they did that. I don't and have never used the app and for them to update the app and then force that on me is pretty lame.

^{Screenshot on Galaxy Note 4, courtesy of Realityhurts82}

edited Feb 05 '16 at 11:25

answered Feb 05 '16 at 11:18

Andrew T.

15,988
10
74
123

Interesting. Can you share the methodology you used to pin-point the app? I guess I'm using archaic methods. :-) – Firelord Feb 05 '16 at 11:23
1

@Firelord I googled "samsung galaxy s6 remote icon" and the first result was a thread on AndroidCentral, from there, the second reply linked to another thread on AndroidCentral – Andrew T. Feb 05 '16 at 11:26

Remote icon on Galaxy S6 Edge

1 Answers1

Linked