Unidentified alerts in Settings in iOS and System Settings in OS

My iOS devices (iPhone 13 + and iPad 11th Gen) and OS device (MacBook Apple M2 Pro) have displayed a red "alert" for over a week but I can't figure out what it is alerting me to. I just updated software on each of these devices yesterday but the alerts are still there. Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, how do I find out what I am being alerted about?

iPad, iPadOS 18

Posted on Aug 21, 2025 9:25 AM

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Posted on Aug 21, 2025 2:12 PM

Presumably you refer to a red numeral that appears below your name at top-left of the Settings sidebar. Tap the number to expose/view the notification; nothing else will happen unless you progress beyond the following page.

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Unidentified alerts in Settings in iOS and System Settings in OS

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