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No unread messages, but my messages badge still has a huge number!

I have no unread messages in my messages app but the badge still says 128! I tried a solution from another thread and it didn't work. This is what I tried.


"How to restart your iPhone X, 11, 12, 13, or later

  1. Press and hold either volume button and the side button until the power-off slider appears.
  2. Drag the slider, then wait 30 seconds for your device to turn off. If your device is frozen or unresponsive, force restart your device.
  3. To turn your device back on, press and hold the side button (on the right side of your iPhone) until you see the Apple logo."


After the iPhone restarts, go ahead and enable the Badge App Icon setting.


This did not work. Anyone able to help? Thank you.

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Apr 27, 2023 8:09 AM

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Posted on Jul 28, 2023 10:08 AM

I looked forever before I found something that actually worked. The only fix I found is to ask Siri "Read me my unread messages" she'll read out all of the lost/hidden messages that are still showing as unread. When she's done it will finally show zero unread messages.

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No unread messages, but my messages badge still has a huge number!

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