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This How.com.vn teaches you how to prevent Gmail from sending notifications to your computer's desktop. While you can disable notifications from Gmail in your Gmail inbox settings, you may also have to block notifications from Gmail if you use Google Chrome. If you use your Gmail account through a desktop email client such as Outlook or Thunderbird, disabling Gmail notifications may not prevent pop-up notifications from appearing on your desktop.
Steps
Disabling Gmail Notifications in Gmail
Open Gmail. Go to https://www.gmail.com/ in your computer's web browser. This will open your Gmail inbox if you're logged in.- If you aren't logged into Gmail, enter your email address and password when prompted.
Click the gear-shaped icon. It's on the far-right side of the Gmail inbox page. A drop-down menu will appear.
Click Settings. This is in the drop-down menu. Clicking it opens the Settings page.
Click the General tab. It's in the upper-left side of the Settings page.
Scroll down to the "Desktop Notifications" section. You'll find this near the middle of the Settings page.
Check the "Mail notifications off" box. This option is in the "Desktop Notifications" section.
Scroll down and click Save Changes. It's at the bottom of the page. This will save your changes and exit the Settings menu.Advertisement
Disabling Gmail Notifications in Chrome Settings
OpenGoogle Chrome. Click the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere, to do so.
Click ⋮. It's in the top-right corner of the Chrome window. A drop-down menu will appear.
Click Settings. You'll find this option in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Chrome settings page.
Scroll down and click Advanced ▼. It's at the very bottom of the page. This will open more options below.
Scroll down and click Content Settings …. This option is near the bottom of the "Privacy and security" section of the Settings menu.
Click Notifications. It's in the middle of the page.
Click ADD. This is to the right of the "Block" heading near the top of the page.
Enter Gmail's address. Type https://mail.google.com/ into the text box that appears.
Click ADD. It's a blue button at the bottom of the text box. Doing so adds Gmail to Chrome's list of blocked notification sites, thus preventing Gmail from sending desktop notifications to you.Advertisement
Community Q&A
- QuestionHow do I remove the Gmail icon from my Firefox home page?
Community AnswerRight click the icon and press "Remove." If you want to go further, you can click "Settings," go into "Default browsers" and remove Google altogether.
Tips
- You may need to restart your browser or your computer for these changes to take place.Thanks
- Any time you block a site from showing notifications by clicking Block in Chrome, the site's address is added to the "Block" section of the Notifications menu.Thanks
Warnings
- If you have your Gmail account listed in the Windows 10 Mail app, you'll still receive notifications for incoming Gmail messages. The same goes for any other desktop-based email client (e.g., Outlook or Thunderbird).Thanks
- You can't change the desktop notifications settings from the mobile app.Thanks
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