Red dot on iPhone

I have recently change to sim only, changed the sim and now there’s a red dot there constantly and won’t go away, how can I get rid of it?


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iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 28, 2022 9:41 AM

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Posted on Nov 24, 2022 9:52 AM

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.


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Feb 16, 2023 2:04 PM in response to morairmur59

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.

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