Settings app badge won't go away on my iPhone 17 Pro Max

I got my iPhone 17 pro max and the setting badge doesn't seem to go away,

I've cleared all notifications and followed avery prompt that I can follow to ged rid of any notifications, but it's still there

I restarted the phone and nothing

Thanks for your helps guys


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Original Title: Settings badge not going away

iPhone 17 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on Oct 16, 2025 10:40 AM

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Posted on Oct 16, 2025 10:50 AM

Usually the badge will remain in settings because you have not completed all of the steps to set up your new iPhone.


Go to settings. Is there are notice telling you to finish setting up your iPhone?

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Settings app badge won't go away on my iPhone 17 Pro Max

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