Remote icon on Galaxy S6 Edge 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).
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