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Red dot on the phone icon

Since updating my iPhone 11 to ios16.1 I have a large red dot on the phone icon. I have no messages pending, no missed calls etc. Anyone know why or how I can get rid of it?

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Posted on Nov 3, 2022 2:37 AM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2022 6:27 AM

I just found out how to fix this from another site and it worked!


1) Go to Notifications --> Phone and turn OFF the Badge icon.


2) Verify that your voicemail is working by sending yourself a message from another phone and then deleting it. ( I skipped

this step and the process still worked)


3) Go back to Notifications--> Phone and turn the Badge icon back on.


4) Restart your phone, and the red circle should now be gone from your Phone icon.


Good luck!


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Nov 4, 2022 6:27 AM in response to thebisson

I just found out how to fix this from another site and it worked!


1) Go to Notifications --> Phone and turn OFF the Badge icon.


2) Verify that your voicemail is working by sending yourself a message from another phone and then deleting it. ( I skipped

this step and the process still worked)


3) Go back to Notifications--> Phone and turn the Badge icon back on.


4) Restart your phone, and the red circle should now be gone from your Phone icon.


Good luck!


Nov 12, 2022 12:55 PM in response to SueVee

I have the same issue on my iPhone 12. Since updating my iPhone 12 to ios16.1 I have a large red dot on the phone icon. I have no messages pending, no missed calls etc. Anyone know why or how I can get rid of it?


I tried all of the steps that SuuVee recommends including Step 2 and this did not resolve the issue for me. The Red Dot still appears with no messages pending, no missed calls etc.


Does anyonehave any additional suggestions for how I can get rid of it?


Thanks.

Red dot on the phone icon

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