How to Mark Your Direct Messages As Read on Twitter

Direct messages on Twitter can be sometimes very annoying if you get many of them. Marking them all as read at once can be a good way of removing them from your view without having to sift through each one.

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   Sign in to your Twitter account. Type in your username and password.
   
   
   
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   Click on the gear icon. You can find it on the top right of your homepage, to the right of your search bar.
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   Select "Direct Messages." It's the first option from the top of the drop-down menu. A new window will pop up.
   
   
   
   • Alternatively, you can click on 'Me' and press the messages icon.
     
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   Click on the 'tick' icon. This means that you want to mark the direct messages as 'read'.
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   Once you do click on it, click on 'Mark all as read'.
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   Finished. When you done, you'll realize that there will be no more of the blue circles.
   • And, also your profile won't have a number next to the message icon.