# Pinterest apps

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinterest-apps/780085>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 17, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinterest-apps/780085 "2017-02-17T18:22:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinterest-apps/780085/1 "2017-02-17T18:22:11Z")

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How does one go about removing the little number next to the Pinterest icon on a Smartphone screen? I can view the Pinterest pictures and such, and the number disappears; but it returns later on.