Get notifications for new email

Created by Johnny Campbell, Modified on Thu, 14 Jul, 2022 at 5:00 PM by Johnny Campbell

Waiting for an important email you don’t want to miss? Set up notifications in Gmail so you’ll know as soon as it arrives.

Note: If you use multiple accounts in the Gmail app, you need to change this setting for each account.

Open the Gmail app.
At the top, tap Menu Settings .
Select your account and scroll to Notifications.
Tap Inbox notifications and select your notification settings.
(Optional) To change notification settings for certain labels in your inbox:
1. Tap Manage labelstap a label, such as Important.
2. Tap Sync messagesLast 30 days or All. If you don't synchronize messages, you can't turn on notifications for that label.
3. Choose the notification settings for that label.
4. Repeat steps for any other labels you want to get notifications for.

Note: If you use multiple accounts in the Gmail app, you need to change this setting for each account.

Open the Gmail app.
At the top, tap Menu Settings.
Tap your account.
In the Notifications section, tap All new emails.
When you see a notification on your device, swipe it to the left to Reply or Archive.

Open Gmail.
At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
Scroll down to Desktop notifications and select New mail notifications on or Important mail notifications on (if you use Priority Inbox).
Click Save Changes.