Issue with the Google Messenger app after recent app update?

Has anyone else experienced an issue with the Unread / badge count not clearing on the Messenger app icon, after the most recent app updates? The app has been working great for me since I bought this phone, and previous updates have been good. The newest one was version 2.1.161, I believe. The new app update did claim that it added Unread message counts on supported phones. Since the Z series already has an unread count built-in, I think that's causing the issue. After updating...

Issue with the Google Messenger app after recent app update?

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