How can I deduce/identify an app from a notification icon?

I'm concerned about an app on my child's phone. I saw an app icon in the notification area that looked strange (Andy Android head, slightly tilted as its icon). How can I find out what app it is from just having seen that icon in the notification bar?

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Most apps use the icon they have for the app itself. Just look through the app drawer and see if you can spot it.

Commented Jan 19, 2013 at 21:58

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You need to investigate this on your own. There's a generic way to do this:

There are at least 4 possibilities:

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  1. If the phone has Android 4.1 or later you can long press the notification and see the App info:
  2. Look that App icon up in the list of installed apps on the phone
    Settings->Apps->installed apps
  3. Just click it and see what app starts
  4. Go to the Play store and look through the installed apps on [phone] list
    To access this you need to be logged in with your kid's Google account. On the phone itself this is automatically the case, on the PC you need to enter username/password.