# what is this icon that appeared on Mrs Rainy's phone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 9, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-icon-that-appeared-on-mrs-rainys-phone/745597 "2016-02-09T04:05:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rainy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-icon-that-appeared-on-mrs-rainys-phone/745597/1 "2016-02-09T04:05:36Z")
[https://picasaweb.google.com/113640496318919632413/ANdriodPhoneMysteryIcon?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKTo2s-4kcX89wE&feat=directlink](https://picasaweb.google.com/113640496318919632413/ANdriodPhoneMysteryIcon?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKTo2s-4kcX89wE&feat=directlink) You can slide it around the screen, but if you click it, it grays out all the icons and you can’t interact with the screen. She had to remove the battery to get back into her phone. -rainy ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-icon-that-appeared-on-mrs-rainys-phone/745597/2 "2016-02-09T04:59:17Z")
Its the stupid peel smart remote app. See [little remote control icon on my samsung note 4 screen. | Android Central](http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/640046-little-remote-control-icon-my-samsung-note-4-screen.html) ---
**Author:** ![rainy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-icon-that-appeared-on-mrs-rainys-phone/745597/3 "2016-02-09T15:32:27Z")
That was it. Thanks.