How to enable Gmail notification for incoming emails

You are waiting for a important email, and you don't have time to keep eyes in your Inbox all the time? This article will show you some ways to turn on notification for your Gmail, let's see which one is the most suitable for you!

Although it's easy if you have a smartphone and your Gmail is signed in Gmail/Email Apps, these apps will push notification to remind you. But, if you just have computer or you cannot sign in this email on your phone? So there are 3 ways for you to receive a notification when an email arrived right in your computer.

1. Desktop Notification with Web Browser.

This notification is available for Chrome, Firefox and Safari.

First, you need to be signed in to Gmail and have Gmail open in your browser to see desktop notifications.

Next, Open your Gmail (the address that is signed in your web browser) then in the top-right corner, click the gear icon and select Settings. In General Tabs, please scroll down to find "Desktop Notifications" section and choose one of the options given you want.

New mail notifications on: If you use inbox categories, you’ll only be notified about messages in Primary.

Important mail notifications on: You’ll be notified about every incoming messages marked as important. Learn more about importance ranking.

Mail notifications off

Click at the blue link "Click here to enable desktop notifications for Gmail" to receive desktop Notifications then choose Allow in the pop-up. The Notification will appear in bottom-right coner of your desktop with the name of sender and the Subject of email received.

Don't forget to click "Save changes" button after choosing at the bottom of page.

Pros: Easy to use, it is intergrated in Gmail Lab so you don't have install anything.

Cons: You have to keep Gmail available in a tab to received notifications, close the Gmail tab means you won't see notification anymore.

2. Gmail Notifier

This is an add-ons/extension/application for web browser (Chrome, Firefox...), Windows and Mac OS (as known as Google Notifier) that shows you alerts when you have new Gmail messages or upcoming Google Calendar events from all your Google Mail accounts and labels.

This application will appear in you web browser with a small icon

They will automatically load all the email address of yours then show the number of unread emails, contained emails in primary tab, social tab and promotion tab. You also can check the email with the pop-up windows of this application, choose whether open it, archive, delete or mark as spam. Gmail Notifier also push a desktop notification even when you don't open Gmail in a tab. The desktop notification contain Name of sender, Title and Summary of the email received. Cons: This application also push sound notification if you want but it's only avaible in Windows version, that means you have to install Gmail Notifier in your computer

3. Check Plus for Gmail

Check Plus for Gmail is a extension for web browser and after installing it in your browser, Check Plus for Gmail will appear as a small icon near close button in top right of your browser. With this extension, you even play a sound notification (if you want) when you received any emails, so you don't have to be always looking at your computer all day to see the desktop notification. The appearance of Check Plus for Gmail is more beautiful and friendlier. You even can compose a new email without open Gmail in a new tab with this extension.

You also can change the sound you like for Check Plus. All the email of yours will appears with small images in the left. Check email is never easier than now.Check Plus is also one of the highest rated Chrome extensions and continues to be in the top 10.

Conclusion: In my oponion, Check Plus for Gmail is the best way for you to check new email received, and I think you will like it. Very easy to use, Check Plus have most of button you need and you can adjust as you want. Let's try it and have fun!!

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