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My messages app won’t show the red icon that tells me how many unread texts I have.

iPhone 11 Pro

Posted on Jul 15, 2022 05:24 AM

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ProustGiulio

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Posted on Jul 15, 2022 05:30 AM

Check if in Settings>Notifications>Messages the "badge" option is enabled.

Should be this case, disable it, restart your iPhone, then re-enable that option and test your messsages.

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Giulio

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ProustGiulio

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Jul 15, 2022 05:30 AM in response to Sara_W1407

Check if in Settings>Notifications>Messages the "badge" option is enabled.

Should be this case, disable it, restart your iPhone, then re-enable that option and test your messsages.

Regards

Giulio

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