Red Dot appeared on Phone icon

A red dot has appeared on my phone icon and won’t go away - there is no missed call and I don’t have voicemail on! Help

iPhone 13, iOS 16

Posted on Nov 16, 2022 10:35 PM

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SravanKrA

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Posted on Nov 16, 2022 10:36 PM

Open Control Center, and at the top, you'll see the icon for the camera or microphone and which app was using it most recently.

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SravanKrA

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Nov 16, 2022 10:36 PM in response to Kimmytrussell

Open Control Center, and at the top, you'll see the icon for the camera or microphone and which app was using it most recently.

See the pics below

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