{"id":303280,"date":"2021-07-19T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-hide-the-red-dot-on-an-apple-watch\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T17:00:00","slug":"how-to-hide-the-red-dot-on-an-apple-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-hide-the-red-dot-on-an-apple-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Hide the Red Dot on an Apple Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfb5847961\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfb5847961\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-hide-the-red-dot-on-an-apple-watch\/#Why_the_Red_Dot\" >Why the Red Dot?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-hide-the-red-dot-on-an-apple-watch\/#Hide_the_Apple_Watch_Red_Dot_Using_Your_iPhone\" >Hide the Apple Watch Red Dot Using Your iPhone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-hide-the-red-dot-on-an-apple-watch\/#Hide_the_Apple_Watch_Red_Dot_from_Your_Apple_Watch\" >Hide the Apple Watch Red Dot from Your Apple Watch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Hide the Red Dot on an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le Watch&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-736099 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/apple_watch_red_dot_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/apple_watch_red_dot_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/apple_watch_red_dot_hero_1200x675.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Apple Watch with red notification dot on a blue background\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-credittext=\"Apple\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Apple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whenever you have unread notifications on your Apple Watch, you\u2019ll see a red dot at the top of the watch face. If you want a clean look, you can hide the red dot, and we\u2019ll show you how.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_the_Red_Dot\"><\/span>Why the Red Dot?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The red dot is Apple Watch\u2019s equivalent of iPhone\u2019s badge notifications. It works well when you get few notifications, but that isn\u2019t the case for some people. If you get a lot of notifications, the red dot remains on the watch face pretty much all the time. If <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/661949\/how-to-quickly-turn-off-annoying-notifications-apple-watch\/\">disabling Apple Watch notifications isn\u2019t an option, you could consider hiding the red dot, which is what we\u2019ll do below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Quickly Turn Off Annoying Notifications on Apple Watch<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_the_Apple_Watch_Red_Dot_Using_Your_iPhone\"><\/span>Hide the Apple Watch Red Dot Using Your iPhone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two ways to hide the red dot\u2014referred to as the \u201cNotifications Indicator\u201d by Apple\u2014on your Apple Watch. We\u2019ll show you how to hide the red dot using your iPhone first.<\/p>\n<p>On your iPhone, open the Watch app and tap \u201cNotifications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-734912 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/watch-app-apple-watch-notification-settings.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"On your iPhone, open the Watch app and tap &quot;Notifications.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"250\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The first option in Apple Watch notification settings is called \u201cNotifications Indicator.\u201d Tap the switch next to \u201cNotifications Indicator\u201d to hide the red dot on your Apple Watch. Remember that if the switch is green, it\u2019s on. If it isn\u2019t green, it\u2019s off.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-734911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/watch-app-apple-watch-disable-notifications-indicator.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tap the switch next to &quot;Notifications Indicator&quot; to hide the red dot on your Apple Watch.\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s all it takes. Exit Settings and the red dot will no longer show up.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hide_the_Apple_Watch_Red_Dot_from_Your_Apple_Watch\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"moka_anchor_AppleWatch\">Hide the Apple Watch Red Dot from Your Apple Watch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can also hide the red dot directly from your Apple Watch. To do this, wake the screen on your Watch by tapping the display once. Next, press the Digital Crown, which is the large circular button on the side of the Apple Watch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-734906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/apple-watch-digital-crown.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Press the Digital Crown, which is the large circular dial-like button on the side of the Apple Watch.\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pressing the Digital Crown opens the list or grid of apps on your Apple Watch. Tap the gear icon to open Settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-734908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/apple-watch-settings.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Open &quot;Settings&quot; on Apple Watch.\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Under Apple Watch settings, open \u201cNotifications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-734905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/apple-watch-notification-settings.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Under Apple Watch settings, open &quot;Notifications.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Toggle the switch next to \u201cNotifications Indicator\u201d to off. Once again, you can tell that the switch is off by checking its color. If it\u2019s green, it\u2019s enabled. If it\u2019s gray, it\u2019s disabled.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-734907 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/apple-watch-disable-notifications-indicator.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Toggle the switch next to &quot;Notifications Indicator&quot; to off to hide the red dot on your Apple Watch.\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After that, exit Settings. With the red dot hidden on the Apple Watch, you can finally enjoy the new clean look on your <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/692419\/how-to-find-and-download-the-best-apple-watch-faces\/\">watch face. 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