That tab doesn't need to be the one you're currently browsing in.
While desktop notifications are enabled, you'll receive a notification as long as Gmail is open in a tab in a supported browser, such as Chrome, Safari, Edge, or Firefox. Notifications are enabled and will appear when a new email message comes in, as long as your Gmail inbox is open in a browser tab. These will appear when a new email comes in that Gmail assigns the important marker to, no matter which category they appear in. You can also choose to receive Important mail notifications. This will pop up a notification whenever a new email hits the Primary category of your inbox. The first option is for New mail notifications.
Once notifications are enabled in the browser, you can choose when you want notifications to appear. Click the Click here to enable desktop notifications for Gmail link.Īfter enabling notifications, your browser will ask for permission to show them.The Notification settings are found on the General tab. While enabled, a notification will appear whenever a new email message arrives in your inbox as long as you have Gmail open in a browser tab. If you’re using either Chrome, Firefox, or Safari as your browser, you can enable desktop notifications.
