Whenever any new OS is released, your Mac System Preferences show you the red badge circle. Some Mac users find it helpful to get notified for each new update released. It is necessary to keep your Mac OS updated with the latest OS update. Sometimes, it is vexatious to see the red badge circle on the system preferences icon. Particularly, when you are purposely avoiding the newest Mac OS update.
Mac users disable the notifications and prompt for Mac Catalina update but still see the red badge circle on system preferences. In this article, we will take you through the step by step guide to disable the red badge circle on system preferences in Mac OS.
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How to Disable the Red Badge Circle on System Preferences in Mac OS?
You can disable the red badge circle with the help of terminal in Mac. If you are not aware of command-line, then please avoid using it as that is for advanced Mac users.
- Open the Terminal application on your Mac.
- Enter the syntax exactly in command-line. Suntax: defaults write com.apple.systempreferences AttentionPrefBundleIDs 0 && killall Dock
- Hit return button, the dock will refresh itself and the red badge not visible anymore on system preferences icon.
- Exit from the terminal once you finished.
Majority of the Mac users do not disable this feature, as they want to gear up their Mac system with the latest updates available. This feature is beneficial to those who install selective updates or do not want to see the red badge circle at all.
Doesn’t work on my M2 Mac Mini running Ventura