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Red dot on Notifications Icon in System Preferences

I'm running Big Sur v 11.2.1 on a MacBook Pro. The notification icon at the right of the System Toolbar is missing and there is a Red Dot on the Notification icon in System Preferences. If I click to the right of the System Toolbar, the Notifications are displayed.

System was recently updated to 11.2.1 when problem appeared. Anyone else seeing this or have a way to fix.

Suggestions much appreciated.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Feb 16, 2021 12:48 PM

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Alan Musgrave Author

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Posted on Feb 16, 2021 1:27 PM

Solved: I did more research and it appears the red dot is part of the design of the Notifications icon in System Preferences. I must not have noticed before. Regarding the notification icon at the right of the System Toolbar, it appears this was changed in Big Sur.

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/mac-help/mchlp1446/mac

At the right end of the menu bar, click the date and time to open Notification Center

Hopefully this helps others who might have the same questions.

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