Flashing app symbol on notification panel

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It's not captured in this screenshot clip but if you look at the clip on the right you'll see the Bluetooth symbol obviously I have Bluetooth on. Occasionally right next to that app it shows the same app next to it but flashing quickly so there's the solid state Bluetooth app and next to it is a flashing Bluetooth app. Has anybody else come across this? For me it does this with the Bluetooth notification symbol and also sometimes with an alarm clock symbol.
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It's not captured in this screenshot clip but if you look at the clip on the right you'll see the Bluetooth symbol obviously I have Bluetooth on. Occasionally right next to that app it shows the same app next to it but flashing quickly so there's the solid state Bluetooth app and next to it is a flashing Bluetooth app. Has anybody else come across this? For me it does this with the Bluetooth notification symbol and also sometimes with an alarm clock symbol.
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Depending on the phone it could be Bluetooth trying to connect or reconnect to something.
 

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Do you have 2 different Bluetooth going on like in separate app sound?
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I don't think so. This also happens within my alarm. One icon is just solid state, the other "flickering". But, now I do usually have two alarms and sometimes two Bluetooth connections but never usually see more than one icon for those. Right now I just see one of each Bluetooth and Alarm.

Wasn't sure if it was a glitch with one of the recent updates or what.

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I don't think so. This also happens within my alarm. One icon is just solid state, the other "flickering". But, now I do usually have two alarms and sometimes two Bluetooth connections but never usually see more than one icon for those. Right now I just see one of each Bluetooth and Alarm.

Wasn't sure if it was a glitch with one of the recent updates or what.

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So your seeing 2 Bluetooth icons and one blinking same for alarms?
You using anything 3rd party ? Launcher/Samsung Good Lock?
 

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So your seeing 2 Bluetooth icons and one blinking same for alarms?
You using anything 3rd party ? Launcher/Samsung Good Lock?
Yes occasionally. And they've not both shown up at the same time blinking. Just the Bluetooth blinking by the static Bluetooth, or same with the clocks/alarms. Using Nova Launcher, my go-to launcher for a long time
 

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Yes occasionally. And they've not both shown up at the same time blinking. Just the Bluetooth blinking by the static Bluetooth, or same with the clocks/alarms. Using Nova Launcher, my go-to launcher for a long time
Go back to the stock launcher for a little bit to see if this still happens
 
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Ok - I've switched to the stock launcher and back to Nova. I've one at a time turned off the various apps on that top screen that flash duplicately - still have the same issue. Everything works ok but that flashing double of an icon is a PIA
 

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Ok - I've switched to the stock launcher and back to Nova. I've one at a time turned off the various apps on that top screen that flash duplicately - still have the same issue. Everything works ok but that flashing double of an icon is a PIA
Are any of the Bluetooth devices low on battery?
 

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UPDATE: Was in chat with Samsung.com and they said to reset app preferences, which I did and that annoying duplicate app/flashing duplicate app disappeared. I wonder why it happened in the first place?
 
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