You can easily turn off the red number badge that appears on an app icon on your iPhone by adjusting its notification settings. This keeps you from seeing the count of unread messages or notifications directly on the app icon.
The red circle with a number, known as a "badge," is a visual indicator of pending notifications for a specific app. Turning it off doesn't necessarily stop other types of notifications (like banners or sounds) but removes this specific count from the app icon itself.
Steps to Disable App Icon Badges
Follow these simple steps to remove the notification badge count for any app on your iPhone:
- Open the Settings app. Locate and tap the gray gear icon on your Home screen.
- Go to Notifications. Scroll down in the Settings menu and tap on "Notifications."
- Find the specific app. In the list of apps, scroll to find the app for which you want to turn off the badge count. The reference uses WeddingHappy as an example; you would tap on the app name here (e.g., WeddingHappy, Mail, Messages, etc.).
- Tap the Badge App Icon toggle switch so it's off. Look for the option labeled "Badges" or "Badge App Icon" and toggle the switch next to it to the off position (it will turn gray).
And voilà! As mentioned in the reference, once the toggle is off, no more red app badges will appear on that app's icon on your Home screen.
This process allows you to customize which apps display badge counts, helping to reduce visual clutter and potential distraction without completely silencing all notifications from that app.
