
Clearing the data or cache on one or both of those serviceson that handset appears to have worked for those users. I have read of other handset users (Samsung) having similar problems but they had some success resetting, via a service related to a system "Badge provider" or the SMSPush service. It is clearly cached somewhere else in some other app or service that has not been mentioned. as soon as either I start up the stock messaging app or reboot the phone, I am once again notified of this phantom 'new' message again in exactly the same way as before, so all of my efforts came to nothing. These notifications sometimes appear to have correctly reset when I clear the cache or other data. Warning, this removes all shortcuts and folders you may have on the home screen, and returns the home screens/desktops to default settings. (in other words, now when I get 1 new message, I'm told I have 2!). If I get any other new message from anyone, the new message counter seems to just increment from the 1st 'phantom' message For a conversation that is marked as unread, repeat this action and you can mark it as read without opening the.

For another option, swipe left to right across the conversation to reveal the blue message icon. I deleted the entire conversation with (every single message to and from) my friend, still no joy on those notifications. For the first, tap Edit > Select Messages > tap each conversation you want to mark as unread > Unread. I have deleted All the texts I have sent my friend today and that he has sent me today. The second is the notification of a new message in the top notification area. The first is the little number over the message icon (i'm using the stock messaging app). Start to swipe the message to the left and you will see a gray, orange and red box appear. vcf contact as an attachment from his iPhone address book.Īlthough I think that this type of message might actually be technically an MMS type of messageĮver since receiving that, I cannot (permanently) get rid of the following 2 notifications. To mark the message unread, hold the arrow at the right that would be to open the message and read it. Today, a friend of mine sent me (via SMS) a message that contained a.

I have never had one single problem with the phone, just love it (I've had for a few months now). Two check marks, on the other hand, means the message has been delivered. A single check mark means the message has been sent to the recipient.

With the new update, check marks will now be displayed under messages to indicate their status.
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Just run into this very same issue today. The Google Messages app recently got an update that replaces the text-based read receipts with icons.
