I have the answer to this and needed to post because it was no where to be found. You need to ask Siri to read your messages.
I had that issue, had no unread messages but still came up as 3 unread.
Easiest way to deal with this is saying ”Hey Siri” ”read my messages”.
She will read the ones that are unread that you may have missed and problem will often solve this issue.
You can power off your phone wait one minute then turn it back on . You might have some hidden so check your hidden messages. Call support if either is not working.
The only solution that actually worked. Thank you!
THIS is the most helpful answer!! Thanks a TON!
This was great advice!! Worked.
You are awesome. This was so frustrating! Thank you!
Brilliant! Thank you
Thank you so much. My OCD was has been troubling me for so long. Most easy and effective solution.
Over a year I've had this annoying phantom message. I've been through every message numerous times. You've fixed it. 👍
Thank you so much, I followed several help opinions but yours was the one that worked 👍 many thanks 🙏🏻
Thank you. So simple yet..Nevermind. Thanks again.
Thank you! You're easy fixed worked! was driving me, well not crazy but close!!
best advice I've received in a long time. Thanks for this tip!! Saved me endless hours of looking for the one missed text!!
Confirming that having Siri read those messages aloud also worked for me! Happy New Year!
Why does my iPhone say that do not have any voice messages when there are voice messages?
Omg thank you so much. Worked like a charm.
iPhone and iPad showing unread messages even though I’m not seeing any unread message
