This article explains how to enable Gmail sound notifications using the Notifier for Gmail extension for Chrome. It includes information for enabling a pop-up notification for Gmail and sound notifications for other email providers.
How to Enable a New Mail Sound for Gmail
If you want to hear a new email sound when you use Gmail in your desktop web browser, you can make that happen—just not in Gmail itself.
Since Gmail doesn’t support pushing sound notifications through a web browser, you must install a third-party program like Notifier for Gmail (a Chrome extension).
If you’re using the Notifier for Gmail Chrome extension:
- Select Extensions next to Chrome’s navigation bar, then select More actions (three vertical dots) and choose Options.
- Scroll down to the Notifications section and make sure Play alert sound for new emails is selected.
- Change the sound using the drop-down menu.
- Exit the window when you’re done. The changes are saved automatically.
How to Enable a Pop-Up Notification
You can set Gmail to display a pop-up notification when new email messages arrive in Chrome, Firefox, or Safari when you are signed in to Gmail and have it open in the browser. Just turn on that setting in Gmail by selecting the Settings icon then choosing See all settings and going to General > Desktop Notifications. The notification is not accompanied by a sound.Â
FAQ
- How do I turn on notification sounds for Gmail?To turn Gmail notification sounds on and off, open the Gmail app and tap Menu > Settings > your email > Email notifications.
- Can I get a Gmail notification when a specific person emails me?No, but you can set your email notifications to High priority only. You can then mark messages as high priority to get notifications when you receive emails from certain senders, but you can’t set different notifications for specific senders.
Source: LW
