What is this Ghost Icon

[PennyCandee]

I have a Galaxy S7 Active.

Yesterday I received a notification on my phone that I did not recognize - a blue circle with a ghost inside of it and next to it the statement "Click me!! Click me!!"

It seemed concerning and a person I trusted to know these things clicked it and it took him to a game center.

Today I have the same icon with a different message. I don't want to click it as I do not know the source of these notifications.

Can anyone help?

 

[Jonny Kansas]

Welcome to the forum!

Can you find the game center that tapping on the notification took your friend to in the app drawer?

Or in settings>apps? See if you can find it there & uninstall or disable it.

Sent from my Moto Z

 

[Miller6386]

Do you have Pac-Man installed on your device?

Samsung Note 7.5

 

[jplemt]

If you press and hold the notification a little information bubble will pop on the notification and it can take you to the app info to uninstall.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

 

[PennyCandee]

Welcome to the forum!

Can you find the game center that tapping on the notification took your friend to in the app drawer?

Or in settings>apps? See if you can find it there & uninstall or disable it.

Sent from my Moto Z

I tried that... There is no "Game Center" ... I even checked system apps. I took the risk and clicked on it and the new notification took me to "Game Center" again... it looks like a store for game apps....

 

[PennyCandee]

Do you have Pac-Man installed on your device?

Samsung Note 7.5

HA!!! It was mentioned that it looked like a Pac-Man ghost. But no, I don't have Pac-Man on my phone.

 

[PennyCandee]

If you press and hold the notification a little information bubble will pop on the notification and it can take you to the app info to uninstall.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

Since it is not longer showing - because I took a risk and clicked on it and cleared it - I will have to wait to see if it happens again and try it.

 

[Jonny Kansas]

Since it is not longer showing - because I took a risk and clicked on it and cleared it - I will have to wait to see if it happens again and try it.

What happened when you clicked on it?

Sent from my Moto Z

 

[Miller6386]

Then my next guess would be a shopping app or deal or coupon app wanting you to open it and look at upcoming Halloween deals.

Samsung Note 7.5

 

[drfredtx]

I have a floating icon that appeared but clicking on it does nothing, I can't move it to the trash or anything, anybody else have this problem? I am using an S7 edge.

 

[Miller6386]

If I recall that is something to do with one of the options in the dev settings... I just don't recall which

Samsung Note 7.5

 

[drfredtx]

Thanks, ill look into that!

 

[drfredtx]

Couldn't find anything..

 

[drfredtx]

Never mind, got rid of it with a data reset!

 

[Jocheat]

I have a Galaxy S7 Active.

View attachment 77016 Yesterday I received a notification on my phone that I did not recognize - a blue circle with a ghost inside of it and next to it the statement "Click me!! Click me!!"

It seemed concerning and a person I trusted to know these things clicked it and it took him to a game center.

Today I have the same icon with a different message. I don't want to click it as I do not know the source of these notifications.

Can anyone help?

It's four the Go keyboard. turn off notifications under apps . the go keyboard is aka emoji keyboard