{"id":59,"date":"2016-07-14T17:39:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T17:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.os-tips.com\/?p=59"},"modified":"2016-07-14T17:39:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T17:39:45","slug":"remove-red-circle-white-number-iphone-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/os-tips.com\/remove-red-circle-white-number-iphone-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove the Red Circle with the White Number from the iPhone App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"
The notifications that you receive on your iPhone are not limited to text messages and missed phone calls. Almost any app that you install on your device will probably try to send you some type of notification, and the App Store, which is included on the iPhone by default, is no different. But the most common type of notification from the App Store is not an alert, but rather a red circle on tap of the App Store icon that displays a number.<\/p>\n
The number in the circle is called a Badge App Icon, and will tell you different things about different apps. In the case of the App Store, it is letting you know how many app updates are available for the apps installed on your device. Our guide below will show you how to turn off the Badge App icon for your iPhone if you don’t like it, or if you prefer to keep your app icons free of clutter.<\/p>\n
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The steps in this guide will turn off the Badge App icon on your iPhone. It will not affect the Badge App icon for any of the other apps that might display one. If you would like to remove the red circle with the number for a different app, such as Mail or Messages, then you can follow these same steps, except choose your desired app instead of choosing the App Store.<\/p>\n
Step 1: Open the Settings<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Step 2: Select the Notifications<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Step 3: Select the App Store<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Step 4: Tap the button to the right of Badge App<\/strong> icon to turn it off. The setting is turned off in the \u00a0picture below, meaning that the red circle with the number inside of it will be gone, and will not display again unless you come back here and turn the App Store Badge Icon back on.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n