says 1 text but not there

[AC Question]

I forgot a password to a website so I had that site send me a text it was gone faster then I got it never open it the text was gone before I even had a chance to pull the notification bar down to look at it but it shows on the top of screen I have 1 new text message

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Which phone? Is this a persistent notification in the notifcation panel, or are you talking about the unread count badge number associated with the Messaging app icon?

 

[richtownca]

unread count badge on moto g