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iOS 27.2 reveals Apple’s Messages app could soon get highly requested change - 9to5Mac
Publisher description: iOS 27.2 hints at a forthcoming Messages app change: the ability to exclude muted conversations from the unread badge count.
NewsAPI | Oct 21, 2026 | Ryan Christoffel
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iOS 27. 2 launches next week, and the update includes code that points to a forthcoming Messages app change: the ability to exclude muted conversations from the unread badge count. Except soon, according to iOS 27. 2 code, that might finally change. iOS 27. 2 RC indicates that Apple is working on a feature to exclude muted chats from the unread count in the Messages app— Aaron (@aaronp613) October 19, 2026 Personally, I’m very excited by this potential change. So it always bothers me when Messages has an unread badge for group chats I’ve muted.
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