Canva app shows persistent phantom notification badge
Canva app persistently shows 14 unread badge notifications that cannot be cleared, creating a minor but constant annoyance.
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Similar Problems
surfaced semanticallyCanva mobile app shows false unread badge counts repeatedly
Canva users report phantom unread notification badges that disappear when the app is opened, happening multiple times daily. The gap is minor UX noise in a third-party product rather than an unmet market need. Low frequency and no willingness to pay for a fix.
Canva Notification Badge Fails to Clear After Update
A Canva update broke the activity notification badge, which never disappears regardless of user actions. Platform-specific regression bug affecting user experience.
Slack Desktop App Slow to Load with Incorrect Unread Badge Counts
Users report Slack taking over 30 seconds to render on all devices, paired with persistent badge count errors that inflate unread message counts by a fixed amount. The combination of slow startup and unreliable notification state forces users to manually verify message status, undermining the core purpose of the tool. This appears to be a recurring client-side bug rather than a network issue.
Canva Consistently Fails to Send Message Notifications
Canva does not reliably notify users when they receive messages, causing teams to miss communications within the platform. The app is seen as overly complex for its core messaging use case.
Canva mobile inflates unread message badge by three for each new message
Each new Canva message inflates the unread badge by three on mobile. Support has manually reset the count multiple times over months but the bug returns despite app updates and cache clears.
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