His roundups of new features in Windows 10 updates have been called 'the most detailed, useful Windows version previews of anyone on the web' and covered by prominent Windows journalists like Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley on TWiT's Windows Weekly. Instructional tutorials he's written have been linked to by organizations like The New York Times, Wirecutter, Lifehacker, the BBC, CNET, Ars Technica, and John Gruber's Daring Fireball. The news he's broken has been covered by outlets like the BBC, The Verge, Slate, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNet, The Next Web, and Techmeme. Beyond the column, he wrote about everything from Windows to tech travel tips. He founded PCWorld's 'World Beyond Windows' column, which covered the latest developments in open-source operating systems like Linux and Chrome OS. He also wrote the USA's most-saved article of 2021, according to Pocket.Ĭhris was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Beyond the web, his work has appeared in the print edition of The New York Times (September 9, 2019) and in PCWorld's print magazines, specifically in the August 2013 and July 2013 editions, where his story was on the cover. With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf.

Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. Disable 'Badges.' This isn't the ideal solution if you like seeing the unread messages counter.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. Disable the notification badge entirely for the Messages app from Settings > Notifications > Messages.Just like restarting a Windows computer or Mac, restarting your iPhone can sometimes fix weird problems. The unread messages might be buried under 'Unknown Senders.' (If you do not have filtering enabled, you won't see a 'Filters' option at the top left-just an 'Edit' option.) If you are filtering messages from unknown senders or spam numbers, open the Messages app and tap the 'Filters' option at the top left of the screen while viewing the list of iMessage and SMS conversations.A message that isn't visible on your iPhone may be visible on that other device, and this may fix the problem. If you're syncing messages via iCloud, go to another device you're signed into (like an iPad or Mac), open the Messages app, and mark all messages as read on the other device.Here are some other solutions we came across during our research that you may want to try if you still have this problem:

The above solution worked to fix a stubborn stuck unread counter on the messages app on an iPhone running iOS 16.

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