Red dot on iPhone

Thanks, guys. but I meant the red dot without any digit in it. so even after I went to the voice mail (which was empty) I still have the dot. However, in one of the discussion replies, there was an answer to it.

I had the same problem -

Thank me later 😃

1. Go to Settings > Notifications> Phone> then turn OFF Badge App button. The red dot should disappear from the phone icon.
2. Check if the voicemail is working (which it should be). Call yourself from another phone and leave a message > Call voicemail and delete your message.
3. Go back to Settings > Notifications> Phone> then turn ON Badge App button. The voicemail should now be working and the phone icon should now start showing the badges when you received an email.

My husband and I have iPhone 14 pro max each. A couple of months ago a red dot appeared on the call app. When going in to call, there was also a red dot on voicemail icon! We tried all of the fixes we could find and even called Apple Support. We were told we would probably need a new sim each. By chance, I called my husband and told him to let it go to answer phone. He then listened to my message and deleted it ( 3 then 3 again). Hey presto - the annoying red dot disappeared! He then called me and once I had listened to and deleted his message, I too am RED DOT FREE! Hope this is useful.

Try and Force Restart your iPhone EXACTLY as shown below and see whether that resolves the issue:

• Press and quickly release Volume UP button
• Press and quickly release Volume DOWN button
• Press and Hold the SIDE button until an Apple logo appears and then release the Side button (Can take up to 20 seconds. (DO NOT release Side Button when invited to Slide Power OFF). 

Axel F.

The first person I spoke to at apple had not a clue

after demanding a senior person I eventually spoke to someone who said it’s because your provider has stopped your voicemail and nothing to do with apple

2 hours wasted

Hello EVERYONE! I had the same problem! Problem is resolved! First restart your IPHONE THEN GO TO VOICEMAIL LISTENING AND DELETE ALL THE MESSAGES! Red dots ARE GONE! Problem solved!! 🔥⚠️🌟

That just means Apple is always listening. Rememember they say they never "sell" your data but they do collect it, and a lot of it. Here you can request data associated with your ID. Try it, see what they have..https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208502

That didn’t work for me. I have no voicemails and I’ve tried forcing a restart still have the stupid red dot

The red dot indicates that your microphone is in use by some app

Ostensibly it has nothing to do with the SIM. It indicates that you have some app that's using the microphone. If you don't expect it (for example, you're not on a call) then it may there's some background app using the microphone.

AppleCursed wrote:

I have turned off all my microphone permissions, I have made sure that my voicemail is empty, I have looked at my call-log, I cannot figure out why this red circle is over my phone application.

It’s called a “badge”, and it means there is either a missed call or a voicemail in the Phone app. Tap on Phone and the badge will appear either on Recents or Voicemail; tap on whichever it is to see the missed call or listen to the voicemail.

My husband has iOS 16.3.1 iPhone SE 2022, the red dot showed up on his phone icon but noting there when he went to open his phone with his finger print it made him put in his passcode, any suggestions?

lovebug1014 wrote:

I HAVE THAT RED DOT 🔴. I HAVE HAD IT FOR MONTHS NOW. I HAVE TRIED SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET RID OF IT. I NEVER HAVE VOICEMAILS. NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. WHY IS THERE NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION?

Voice mail is not related to the active microphone indicator.

If you’re using an app that uses the microphone including the phone app, you will see the red indicator.

If you have tried it all, etc., then contact Apple Support.

Yes, the “badge” means that you have a voicemail that you haven’t listened to, if it is on the voicemail label. If you have an unanswered call you will get a badge on the Recents label. If there is more than one pending message or unanswered call there will be a number in the badge saying how many you have. In general, badges on any app mean there is a notification i the app that you haven’t attended to yet.