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JGersh
2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
New message notifications will not go away
I have several “unread” messages from Dropbox which when opened or marked as read the “2” displayed above the icon will not go away. The marked as read button does nothing and there appears to be no...
- 2 years agoI ended up removing App from iPhone and reloaded it. Bit of a faff but worked
PaulTexan
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Exact same issue. There are 4 messages showing as unread. But the notification says it’s 3. Cannot mark as unread.
- Walter2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey PaulTexan, sorry to hear that.
Could you try rebooting your device and/or clearing the app's cache and let us know if this persists?
- JGersh2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
The same issue continues to exist regardless of your suggestions. Please advise ?
- Walter2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi all, thanks for flagging this with us.
For anyone who's still affected, could you completely uninstall the Dropbox app from your device and re-install it anew?
Let us know of any updates!
- Phcalc2 years agoHelpful | Level 6I’ve rebooted device, app, cleared cache. I have latest version. Problem still there. It’s changed to 4 unread now as another alert appeared.
Anything else to try. ?
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