How to turn off the red dot in Slack
The Zapier Blog
JUNE 12, 2025
By default, Slack adds a red badge to its app icon whenever there's unread activity, like a direct message (DM), a mention in a public channel, or a Slack reminder. Here's how to turn this feature off. Open your Slack app (you can't change the red dot settings from the browser version of Slack).
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