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Gmail alerts only pop up when opening Mail app
I have added my Gmail account to the Windows Mail app. For some reason, the incoming Gmail mail alerts that appear in the lower right corner only pop up when I open the Mail app itself, which de...
Have you tried updating Windows and Mail app?
If yes, what was the result?
If yes, what was the result?
Yes I have, it didn't help. Could you please test this on your end with a Gmail account in the windows mail app? I'm not sure if this is a universal issue or not.
- Could someone please test this out on the Windows Mail App? I'm curious whether whether this is an issue only on my end.
Hi, I on many computers have a gmail account synchronization with the Mail app for Windows10 (everything works great), so it's a problem that concerns your configuration.
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Thanks for testing. So you receive email alerts from Gmail in your Mail app even when Mail app is closed?
If yes, could you please check something for me?
In your online Google Security settings, do you have 2-step verification enabled and does it show "Email on Windows" when clicking the App Passwords? Please see the attachment for details on how to see this.
