Missed Call Notification on Samsung S3

Are you a proud owner of the Samsung Galaxy S3 ? Do you have a persistent missed call notification which does not clear itself and there is a permanent red “1” icon on the Phone, Look no further, let’s look at the solution real quick.
I must confess, this has haunted me for months before I could find the solution. I went from ICS to JB and had the same problem. Off course my phone is on the Stock ROM.

The following steps needs to be taken to clear this out.
1. Reboot the Phone – Duh!, I guess you guys would have done this.
2. If you have voice mail services On, please ensure you have listened to all your Voicemails, and if possible deleted them and then rebooted your phone

If the above 2 steps have not cleared it out, here is what you got to do.

Go to your Settings app and click on Application manager, Scroll to the right , to select “ALL” and then select “Badge Provider”. Click on  Clear data

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If needed, click on Clear Cache also (In the badge provider) and then reboot the phone. Voila! … The notification should now be gone.

Hope this helps !!!

Comments

  1. UnknownDecember 20, 2012 at 12:52 AM

    millionnnnnnnnnnnnnnn thanksssssss

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    1. Thunder EmperorDecember 24, 2012 at 3:28 PM

      Glad I could be of assistance ... :) Merry Christmas

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    2. UnknownMay 9, 2013 at 1:03 PM

      it was stupid of me to assume I was the only sufferer. After months of annoyance I'm so pleased to have landed up on this page. Thank you very much indeed. I tried the above for the "phone app" but now see that this makes so much more sense...and works a charm.

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    3. UnknownDecember 20, 2013 at 11:23 PM

      Yeeehaaaa many thanks I have put up with that for months

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    4. UnknownJanuary 13, 2014 at 7:21 AM

      This actually worked! I too thought I was the only sufferer. Thanks so much!

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    5. ChaithanyaMarch 12, 2014 at 2:52 PM

      thank u so much

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  2. RAMFebruary 14, 2013 at 6:52 PM

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  3. RAMFebruary 14, 2013 at 6:54 PM

    millionnnnnnnnnnnnnnn thanksssssss sooooooooooooooooooooo muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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  4. AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 3:51 AM

    Clearing the badge data worked like a charm! Many thanks!

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  5. wencyMarch 14, 2013 at 11:57 AM

    Thank you! It was driving me crazy!

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  6. UnknownMarch 16, 2013 at 1:01 AM

    Awesum!! I have been suffering from more than 6 months. I have galaxy S and it had option of LogProvider and not BadgeProvider.
    Thank you so much!

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  7. Thunder EmperorMarch 19, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    DigitalHelder, Wency, Anvita ... Glad I could be of assistance...

    Anvita, thanks for pointing out the "LogProvider" option in Galaxy S ... I will incorporate it in my Blog

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  8. kayotickleyApril 5, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    i'm new to smart phones.. when i get the clear data part it warns me that "all of this applications data will be deleted permanently. all files, settings accounts databases etc" and i have no idea what the implications of that are.
    i'd be really happy if someone could enlighten me. cheers. :)

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    1. Thunder EmperorApril 5, 2013 at 7:08 PM

      Kayotickley, it does exactly what it says, it will clear all the data of the "badge provider".

      Badge provider handles the notification icons that you get on your e-mails, messages, phone calls, etc. Clearing it will just reset all the values to "0". It will not clear out any production data. Like you see a lot of people have done it without any impact.

      Off course the warning message is a standard. for example, if you were to do this on your facebook app, it will automatically log you out and clean all the data that it has cached for you, and it will be as if you installed the application new

      Hope this helps

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  9. kayotickleyApril 6, 2013 at 1:45 AM

    thanks so much.. yes, the comments from others were reassuring.. no one going nuts about their new phone going up in a puff of smoke, :), but thanks for explaining further. :)

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  10. Milin GaarrudApril 21, 2013 at 9:29 PM

    Thanks....yuppy...!

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  11. UnknownApril 23, 2013 at 2:48 AM

    You sir , are a f*****g genius ! Thx ! God bless you !

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  12. UnknownMay 12, 2013 at 9:56 PM

    thanks alot

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  13. UnknownMay 17, 2013 at 5:25 PM

    Thank you :)
    You helped me a LOT...that "1" was also in my msg box icon and was driving me crazyyy...

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  14. Crystal HeadrickMay 20, 2013 at 8:33 PM

    Yay! It's finally gone! Thank you so much! I thought it would just be on there until the end of time. :)

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    1. Thunder EmperorJuly 16, 2013 at 8:10 AM

      Originally I thought so too ... Glad I could help

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  15. UnknownMay 23, 2013 at 8:00 AM

    tanx brooooooooooooooo million thnx

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  16. UnknownJune 6, 2013 at 6:29 PM

    Awesome! Thanks man!

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  17. UnknownJune 22, 2013 at 10:35 PM

    Thank you very much. Have my respects.

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  18. UnknownJune 26, 2013 at 8:17 PM

    Thanks so much!

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  19. UnknownJuly 10, 2013 at 4:38 AM

    new GS3 user... worked but, recurring. Dont wanna have to do this every misssed call. Am I missing something?

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    1. Thunder EmperorJuly 16, 2013 at 7:46 AM

      Leaky Brain ... It should not happen continuously, should be just once or some thing. Unless that component is not working correctly. You may want to send it back to the Samsung Store for a reflash of OS or some thing :)

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  20. BunnyLoveJuly 10, 2013 at 6:06 AM

    I want to know how I can see ICON glossary on GS3 for boost.

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    1. Thunder EmperorJuly 16, 2013 at 8:07 AM

      Hi BunnyLove,

      I dont understand the question. Sorry

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    2. UnknownJuly 24, 2013 at 6:32 PM

      Amazing.....it worked like a miracle...the badgeprovider cleared it out. Thanks a million. Ive had this problem for over one year now

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  21. UnknownJuly 31, 2013 at 10:32 PM

    unfortunately this is not working for me because there is no BadgeProvider on my phone!!! LG - Android...please help me where can i find the installer file of it? it#s not on the google play store, and I tried to move the badgeprovider.apk from my tablet to my phone, and installed it, but installation is unsuccessful... Please help me ;(
    THANKS!

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    1. Thunder EmperorAugust 5, 2013 at 11:16 PM

      Hi Ginger, Check if you have "Log Provider", that would work exactly the same way

      Thanks

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    2. K.LeeNovember 4, 2013 at 8:45 AM

      Hi,

      I have the same problem, I also have an LG and don't have badgeprovider OR logprovider. :(

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    3. K.LeeNovember 4, 2013 at 9:07 AM

      I found it!!! There's an app in Google Play called "clear all SSM and MMS", the icon is a green trash can. It deletes the unread "stuck" messages. :D

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  22. LolitaAugust 1, 2013 at 3:33 AM

    Thank you!!!

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  23. UnknownAugust 25, 2013 at 12:20 AM

    thanks :)

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  24. Aniket GanpuleAugust 25, 2013 at 11:48 PM

    Thanks ThunderEmperor :)
    That worked for Galaxy S Duos as well

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  25. UnknownSeptember 5, 2013 at 3:40 AM

    Thanks so much
    it worked :)
    thanks again =)

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  26. SACHINSeptember 12, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    Worked like a charm ... Thanks !!!!

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  27. UnknownSeptember 15, 2013 at 3:26 PM

    Hi, i lost badgeprovider.apk :-) how can reinstall for S3
    Thanks

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    1. RAJESHSeptember 16, 2013 at 6:01 PM

      http://lycos.16mb.com/android/e6YAhe_o/BadgeProvider.apk.html

      hi use this link and download and install

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  28. RAJESHSeptember 16, 2013 at 5:59 PM

    THanks a lot! It works

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  29. GurbaxSeptember 23, 2013 at 11:56 AM

    Thanks a lot.....

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  30. UnknownSeptember 23, 2013 at 2:26 PM

    Grt. Thanks a ton.

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  31. UnknownOctober 6, 2013 at 6:41 AM

    it worked!!!! thanks

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  32. Dana GraysonOctober 24, 2013 at 7:08 PM

    Thanks so much for this solution! This happened to me about a week ago, I've had my s3 since December and this is the first time it happened, but it was driving me nuts. A million thanks!

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  33. kieranNovember 6, 2013 at 12:45 PM

    Thanx a mill . Was a little wary of the warning but bit the bullet . Worked

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  34. എബ്രഹാംDecember 3, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    Thanks a lot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  35. UnknownDecember 6, 2013 at 1:39 AM

    Yes!! It worked!! It was driving me crazy and tried everything. Thank you for your help!

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  36. UnknownDecember 27, 2013 at 2:28 PM

    Thanks Buddy

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  37. Dr.RahulJanuary 25, 2014 at 2:13 PM

    thank a ton...it worked

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  38. நவீன்February 11, 2014 at 10:08 AM

    Thanks boss

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  39. UnknownMarch 6, 2014 at 12:05 PM

    Thanks . method works for Samsung S duos too!

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  40. ChaithanyaMarch 12, 2014 at 2:54 PM

    thank u so much

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  41. Colorado BeetleApril 3, 2014 at 10:50 PM

    Does it delete the messages in the inbox?

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    1. Thunder EmperorApril 7, 2014 at 3:05 AM

      Nope ... It doesn't. It just resets the counters ...

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  42. UnknownJune 6, 2014 at 8:13 AM

    Thanks you are awesome

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  43. djwAugust 13, 2014 at 1:49 AM

    AMAZING! A simple fix for a very annoying issue on my Galaxy S Duos. Thanks.

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  44. UnknownDecember 14, 2014 at 2:18 AM

    Thanks a lot. It was annoying me there was a good time. Greetings from Brazil.

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  45. 24NewsLinkJanuary 13, 2015 at 8:22 PM

    Thanks a million times....it was magic!!!!!

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  46. UnknownJune 25, 2015 at 11:24 PM

    Brilliant - who teaches you such knowledge?

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  47. UnknownSeptember 22, 2015 at 10:58 PM

    Thanks how clever are you :-) !!

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