Whatsapp notification number incorrect

[digitaldreams]

Samsung Galaxy s10 and WhatsApp with all the latest updates. For the first time ever after years of using WhatsApp, the app icon badge count (notification number) is incorrect with every message received !. One new message and it shows "6" on the icon.

Phone restarted and no change. WhatsApp cheekily suggest it's usually a phone issue then go on to suggest uninstalling WhatsApp, clearing the apps data etc (I'm not interested in losing messages or fighting to get backups reinstalled !).

Anyone found a quick fix that works ?, thanks in advance....

 

[digitaldreams]

The notification for WA is the numb er of WA groups and contacts with new messages, not the number of new messages. If I have a group with 10 new messages it shows up as 1. If I have a contact with 2 new messages it still shows up as 1. Is this different for you?

I have no groups at all.