How can I remove this alert badge from my settings icon?

Solution 1:

It's a bug in recent version(s?) of iOS. The fix is to log out of iCloud and log back in. I have the badge as well, but haven't tried the fix yet.

From reddit:

So on a hunch, I signed out of iCloud and back in. Badge gone!

When I signed back in, there was a prompt about not having backed up in over 7 days. So maybe there is a bug that's causing that to lurk under the hood somewhere.

Solution 2:

There are several things it could be:

• Go to the top of your settings and under your Apple ID check for any notifications

• Go to general -> software update and see if there is a software update that is needed to be downloaded

• Go to iCloud in settings and check for any notifications