Why does my mail badge icon say I have 58 unread messages but when I look they are all read ?

Question

Why can I not clear my unread emails mail badge, when I check I've read them all in both hotmail and iCloud accounts ?

Answer 1

Phil0124 wrote:
Why would you suggest this? 
1. You can't delete the mail app as its a preintalled Apple App.
2.  Trying to delete it will do nothing to the message count.
Its better to not answer if you are not sure of your answers., and let someone else answer instead.
Anyway atgreen:
Like Nathan-D suggests, Look in your other folders, like Junk or Spam  for unread emails there.
In the Mailboxes list scroll down to the list of accounts tap on each one to see all the folders and go through them to make sure there are no undread emails there.
He is sure of his answer. Reread the steps, he isn't suggesting to delete the app, but to close it. See the first step, "double click the home button", this brings up the open apps at the bottom. Holding on the mail app brings up the "-" to close Mail. If he were trying to delete an app, you get an "x", but Apple apps don't even show that "x".
Closing the app will cause it to reset the notification flags in the app, that is why it was suggested. If that doesn't work, then he may need to reset the iPad.
Your and Nathan-D's suggestion to check for unread messages in other folders is also valid, but it is only the inboxes that are reflected on the icon.