Navigator: clearAppBadge() method

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

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Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The clearAppBadge() method of the Navigator interface clears a badge on the current app's icon by setting it to nothing. The value nothing indicates that no badge is currently set, and the status of the badge is cleared.

Syntax

clearAppBadge()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that resolves with undefined.

Exceptions

InvalidStateError DOMException: Thrown if the document is not fully active.
SecurityError DOMException: Thrown if the call was blocked by the same-origin policy.
NotAllowedError DOMException: Thrown if PermissionStatus.state is not granted.

Examples

Once all messages in an application have been read, call clearAppBadge() to clear the badge and remove the notification.

navigator.clearAppBadge();

Specifications

Specification
Badging API # clearappbadge-method

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile							server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS	Node.js
`clearAppBadge`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 81 (Release date: 2020-04-07) footnote footnote Windows and macOS since Chrome 81. footnote ChromeOS since Chrome 91. footnote Linux offers no universal badging API on the operating system level.	Edge – Full support Edge 81 (Release date: 2020-04-13) footnote footnote Windows and macOS since Edge 81. footnote ChromeOS since Edge 91. footnote Linux offers no universal badging API on the operating system level.	Firefox – No support Firefox footnote No support	Opera – No support Opera footnote No support	Safari – Full support Safari 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18) footnote footnote Badging is supported for installed web apps on macOS Sonoma and higher.	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 81 (Release date: 2020-04-07) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – No support Firefox for Android footnote No support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 58 (Release date: 2020-05-13) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – Full support Safari on iOS 16.4 (Release date: 2023-03-27) footnote footnote Badging is supported for web apps saved to the home screen.	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 13 (Release date: 2020-12-02) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 81 (Release date: 2020-04-07) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote footnote Badging is supported for web apps saved to the home screen.	Node.js – No support Node.js footnote No support

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Full support: Full support
No support: No support
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Navigator: clearAppBadge() method

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