How to get desktop notifications for Gmail on your computer, so you won't miss important messages

Marissa Perino

May 19, 2020, 21:03 IST

How to get desktop notifications for Gmail on your computer, so you won't miss important messages

It's easy to enable desktop notifications on Gmail.Alexey Boldin/Shutterstock

You can get desktop notifications for Gmail by enabling the feature in the General Settings section of your account.
In Gmail's Settings, you'll have the option to turn on notifications for all of your incoming messages or just the most important ones.
You may find these notifications helpful so will be aware of any incoming mail even if you aren't actively looking at the browser tab.

Whether it's an important work message or just a daily newsletter, you can enable Gmail desktop notifications so you don't miss a single email.

Turning on this feature ensures that you'll get a pop-up on your screen notifying you of a new message, even if you aren't actively at the browser tab open. The pop-up will include the sender and the email subject and usually appears in the upper right hand corner of your screen.

To find the notifications feature, you'll have to open your Gmail settings which you can access from any page. In the General menu, you'll find the desktop notifications section where you can change the settings for all mail or just the important ones.

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Here's how to do it.

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How to get desktop notifications for Gmail

1. Open Gmail on your desktop browser.

2. Tap the gear icon in the upper right hand corner. This option will appear regardless of what page or inbox you are on.

3. Tap "Settings" from the dropdown menu.

4. The Settings menu should automatically open to the "General" tab. Scroll down until you see the "Desktop notifications" section.

5. Click to switch the "Mail notifications" off selection to the top option: "New mail notifications on." This will notify you when any new message arrives. You can also opt for the "Important mail notifications on" if you wish to only be notified for your most important emails.

6. Scroll down to the very bottom of the page and click "Save Changes" to confirm the switch.