new text message notification won't go away, but there are no unread text messages

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new text message notification won't go away, but there are no unread text messages

I've tried turning the phone off and on again about a million times. I've tried deleting the text message thread that it should have been talking about. I've restored my settings, I've erased the entire phone and then restored from itunes... and IT'S STILL THERE. Stupid little red "1" in the text message icon. When I click on messages, it just opens to the screen showing all your threads. I've obviously checked all, and there are no unread messages...and even if there was 1 unread message like it's saying, when I click on messages it should open up directly to it, but it doesn't, because there isn't one.

Don't know what else to try. Anyone have any suggestions or heard of this before? Thank you so much, I appreciate all help!

iPhone 4, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Feb 1, 2012 6:06 PM

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Dagg3r

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Sep 8, 2015 3:10 PM in response to sbake3

[POSSIBLE FIX]

simply ask SIRI "read messages"

she finds the messages that you can't physically see since the message never really appeared but is still there.

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gdgmacguy

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Feb 1, 2012 6:37 PM in response to sbake3

Basic troubleshooting steps as well-outlined in the User Guide are restart, reset, restore.

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AnneMBF

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Feb 25, 2012 1:22 AM in response to sbake3

I had this same problem with my phone. I reset it, no messages appearred unread! Eventually I "dragged down" my notification centre at the top of your screen, and it showed my "unread" message! I clicked it and my problem was solved! Hope this works for you!

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sbake3 Author

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Feb 25, 2012 1:33 PM in response to AnneMBF

AnneMBF,

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! THIS SOLVED MY PROBLEM PERFECTLY. I really REALLY appreciate it!!!!

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Robbi1

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May 5, 2012 8:50 PM in response to sbake3

Thanks AnneMBF. You solved my problem!

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Oct 9, 2013 7:33 PM in response to AnneMBF

It also showed me the unread messge i clicked on but it didnt desapeared, so i pressed the little "X" on the notification center the unread message desapeared but the red notification with a number 1 was still there

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Sep 21, 2015 9:01 AM in response to sbake3

I had the same problem... I went to SETTINGS, GENERAL, RESET, then RESET NETWORK SETTINGS.. And that removed my undeleted notifications from off my Iphone 6plus.

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