Notifications are used on the lock screen not the home screen. I don't know of 
a way to do what you want.

John Diakogeorgiou

> On May 24, 2015, at 5:08 PM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> A
> Alex, I failed to put the question clearly.  Here's Take 2.
> 
> Under "Settings, Notifications," the Gmail app is listed in the "do not 
> include" section.  Background refresh for all apps is toggled off under 
> "Settings, General, "background Refresh.  Given this scenario, why does the 
> Gmail app tell me the number of unread messages in my Inbox when I flick to 
> its name on one of the pages of my home screen in preparation for opening it? 
>  For example, if there are 3 unread messages, VoiceOver will say "Gmail 3."
> 
> Craig
> 
>> On Sunday, May 24, 2015, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote:
>> The badge is just the number on the app, a notification is different. I'm 
>> not sure which one you're after here, but in either case, go to Settings, 
>> Notifications, Gmail (or whatever the app is called),and have a look. Here, 
>> you can control the notification style, lock screen visibility, badge, and 
>> more.
>>> On May 24, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello, everyone.
>>> 
>>> When I hear the Gmail App announced while flicking through my resident apps 
>>> on my iPhone 5 running iOS 8.3, the number of unread messages in my Inbox 
>>> is spoken even though I have Background App Refresh turned off in the 
>>> General section of my iPhone settings. How can I disable the notification 
>>> of unread messages!
>>> 
>>> Thank you.
>>> 
>>> Craig
>>> 
>>> 
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