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EdD50 Author

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Removing red spot on settings icon

I have a red spot on my settings icon referring to ‘important Display Message’ how do I get rid of it please?

MacBook, OS X 10.10

Posted on Jul 18, 2023 3:48 PM

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Jeff_W.

Community Specialist

Posted on Jul 19, 2023 11:16 AM

Hi EdD50,

Thanks for posting here in Apple Support Communities. We understand that you'd like to remove the notification that you're seeing in Settings. Once you click on the notification, it will guide you to what needs to be done next.

You can read more information about what this notification means at this link as well: About genuine iPhone displays - Apple Support

Kind regards.

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