With the latest update, iOS 26.0.1, the right hand top corner of messages has different categories. One is transactions. The badge will not disappear. It used to read 1 all the time, although there were no messages. As of this morning when I got another transaction message, it reads 2. I deleted everything in transactions, but it won’t disappear.
iPhone 14 Plus
Try a forced restart.
• Press and quickly release the volume up button
• Press and quickly release the volume down button
• Press and hold the side button.
• When the Apple logo appears, release the button.
Force restart iPhone - Apple Support (IN)
This actually worked. If you ask Siri to "read unread Transaction messages," it will clear the badge.
I am having the same issue. It is ALWAYS a text from my bank regarding transactions... and I can get it to go away via asking Siri to read messages. Not sure if this helps, but I have been having this issue since upgrading to iOS 26.
The forced restart suggestion did not fix this issue for me.
This did not solve the issue. I now constantly have a badge within messages that says I have 3 "Transaction" messages to review. And when I open Transactions...nothing. It's empty.
ios 26.01 - transactions notifications badge wont disappear
