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Not able to remove notification icon

(Topic created: 02-28-2022 03:28 PM)
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userQBW3LgimHD
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I have a notification icon that resembles the Simplisafe Stylized S except it has simplified horns and eyes on it like a . It's been appearing for weeks off and on as a notification but there is none. I'm worried that my phone has been hacked. I've reset my phone to factory settings 3 or 4 times now and deleted the Simplisafe app and the little  reappears after a while. Does anyone know what this is or means? I'm at my wits end and considering iPhone.

 
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usermzeJaY3BsM
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If you click on it, it shows that you just restarted your ANDROID phone (it is the head of the android robot BTW)

userQBW3LgimHD
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Thank you for clearing that up for me. I can stop worrying. Is this a feature on Note 20 and beyond? I also have a Note 9 and the icon doesn't appear on it after restarting.
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As mentioned above, if you press on it it simply says "Phone restarted, unlock your phone to get notifications " or something close to that.

Edit: I believe with Pixel you get a white "P" icon instead, but they both mean that you won't receive any notifications until the phone is unlocked. I *think* it is supposed to be a stylized robot head in a padlock showing that the phone is :locked:'ed?
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Thanks! All of your responses have helped me tremendously. I was really worried until now. Coincidentally, in this case the android robot head closely resembles the Simplisafe icon which concerned me.20220212_155635_20220228_174712_4121_1646088470.jpgScreenshot_20220228-183636_One UI Home_4124_1646091430.jpg
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Cuchulainn
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Yeah it does. Wow, surprised that there hasn't been some sort of copyright issue with one company or the other 🙂
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It just started with Android 12, with One UI 4.0, my buddies Google Pixel on android 12 does not show this same icon.

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Cuchulainn
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Does your buddies Pixel get a white P though? I thought Pixel had a similar thing
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I don't remember what it is exactly, other than it is not the Android S (for lack of a better description)

Cuchulainn
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I was just curious. I thought the Pixel version looked like this instead

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