Samsung note 4 2nd lick scrwen suddenly appeared, I can't get rid of it

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My noemail lock screen won't stay on this other lick screen pops up it just says the time and has chrome, contacts and camera on it. Anyone have this?
 

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It's an ad that came along with an app you have installed, sadly.

First thought - disable PEEL Remote. That one was notorious for throwing second lockscreens and it's a "built in" app on the Note 4 (at least the AT&T variant, cannot speak for others).

Second thought - if you have any cleaners, memory optimizers, and the like, uninstall them immediately - those apps (especially from Cheetah Software) are not only useless but often come with heavy intrusive ad payloads like that.

Also, ES File Explorer added a lockscreen ad a while back. That one could be disabled in the app under settings but I just uninstalled it and found a different app.

But those are just a few of the many apps that could be doing it. Think about what apps you have installed recently and which ones have updated themselves recently.