What's in the bell on Home?

The bell at the top of Home collects reminders and updates, so they wait there instead of piling up on Home when you open the app. You'll find things like last month's Service Report, a pending time rollover, backup and data protection reminders, missed Follow-ups, reminders that already went off, new badges and new items for your pet that you haven't looked at yet, Buddies activity (where Buddies is available), and What's New. The red badge counts items you haven't seen yet. News from your buddies, like a buddy's new badge or a reaction to yours, sits at the bottom under From your buddies and never adds to that number; a small dot on the bell means some of it is new. Tap an item to act on it, tap X to dismiss it, or tap Clear All. Invitations and requests still waiting for your answer stay until you respond. A dismissed item doesn't come back. Which items you've seen or dismissed is remembered on this device only.