6 Best Ways to Fix iPhone App Notification Won’t Go Away
I dislike missing notifications or leaving them unread. Recently, when I opened an app’s notification, it remained in my iPhone’s Notification Center for hours. The app’s icon also had an unread notification badge, which was surprising. Surprisingly, I found a way to remove the notification. In this post, I will show you how I and other iPhone users achieved this.
If you find yourself in a similar situation, the first thing you want to do is force-close the app. Swipe up from the bottom of your phone’s screen and swipe the app up to close it. That fixed the issue for some iPhone users. If the notification is still stuck in the Notification Center or on the app’s icon, try out the solutions listed below.
1. Reboot Your Device
Some iPhone users were able to remove stuck notification badge counters by restarting their devices. You should try doing the same and see if it works for you. To restart your iPhone, press and hold the power button and volume up/down button, then slide the ‘Slide to power off’ slider to the right. Turn on your device again and check if notification badges no longer appear on the app.
2. Update the App(s)
If rebooting your device doesn’t remove the app notifications, update the app(s). This worked for me when the notification badge on my iPhone’s Slack app wouldn’t disappear even after opening and reading the notifications. Go to the App Store on your device and update the app causing the persistent notification. If the badge counter still shows on the app’s icon after updating, reboot your device.
3. Check Notification Badge Settings
You can make a notification badge disappear on an app by disabling and re-enabling the app’s Badge notification settings. Follow these steps:
1. Launch the iPhone Settings menu and scroll to select the app.
2. Select Notifications.
3. Toggle off the Badges option and toggle it back on.
Afterwards, return to the homepage and check if the app’s notification badge is still stuck on the app icon.
4. Modify App Notifications Settings
If notifications or badges are stuck on an app’s icon or in the Notification Center, try disabling the app’s notification, reboot your device and turn it back on.
Step 1: Launch the Settings menu and select the app with the notification issue.
Step 2: Select Notifications.
Step 3: Toggle off the Allow Notifications option.
Step 4: Reboot your iPhone, repeat Steps #1 — #3, and toggle the Allow Notifications option back on.
5. Reset All Settings
One effective way to fix bugs, errors, or malware on your iPhone is to reset the device. Some users have fixed the issue of notification badges that won’t go away by resetting their devices. If the notification badge counter still remains on the app icon after trying the troubleshooting methods mentioned above, reset your iPhone’s settings. Here’s how:
– Launch the iPhone Settings menu and select General.
Step 2: Scroll to the bottom and select Reset.
Step 3: Next, select ‘Reset All Settings’.
Step 4: Enter your device’s passcode to complete the process.
When you reset all settings on your iPhone, your personal data will not be affected. However, you will lose all network-related settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, as well as other system configurations like sound and display settings.
6. Update iOS
To remove the notification badge on the affected app, try one of the five mentioned fixes. If that doesn’t work, update your iPhone’s operating system by going to Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install.
7. Dismiss Notifications Within the App
To eliminate an app’s notification badge counter, you may need to manually close or dismiss the notification within the app. I have successfully used this method to remove the badge from Slack.
Launch the app and check its notification section or settings menu for an option to dismiss unread messages/notifications/texts.
Take Charge of Your Notifications
Notifications are important, but they can be a problem when they stay on your device after opening or reading them, clogging up your phone’s Notifications Center. This can also lead to losing track of new alerts if notification badges get stuck on an app’s icon.
To fix app notifications that won’t go away on your iPhone, try the troubleshooting fixes mentioned above. One of the solutions should resolve the issue.
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