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Exclamation Mark Badge in Messages

What does it mean when you have an exclamation mark badge on the message icon when you power on your iPhone then it disappears after a few seconds?

Posted on May 26, 2020 7:14 PM

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Posted on May 26, 2020 7:20 PM

That red exclamation point on the Messages app icon is telling you that there was a message(s) that it was unable to send and therefore the error. You stated that when you power on the iPhone then it shows up and then goes away after a few seconds.

Can you Try and Force ReStart Your iPhone as instructed in this article by Apple ➔ How to Force ReStart your iPhone

That may clear the badge on the Messages app icon.


Axel F.

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May 26, 2020 7:20 PM in response to landon_short

That red exclamation point on the Messages app icon is telling you that there was a message(s) that it was unable to send and therefore the error. You stated that when you power on the iPhone then it shows up and then goes away after a few seconds.

Can you Try and Force ReStart Your iPhone as instructed in this article by Apple ➔ How to Force ReStart your iPhone

That may clear the badge on the Messages app icon.


Axel F.

Exclamation Mark Badge in Messages

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