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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...
Wait, so you don't get Gmail notifications from the Mail app when the app is closed because you've disabled it? How about if you enable it but keep Mail app closed and send a mail to your Gmail account, because that's the issue I'm talking about.
OH, after sending I have an immediate notification (so I can not close the application so quickly it is not possible)
- Thanks a lot for your time to test this
- now on the default settings I do not have notifications from the mail application for Windows, so this is confirmed.
- They are all enabled in Windows settings. In the Mail app settings you can set alerts separately for each account that is added in your Windows Mail app.
Hence me wondering how you tested this out. Alerts should be on for Gmail in Windows Mail app settings. - Check your Windows settings to see if you have enabled notifications from other senders, and see what apps can send notifications (this setting should be turned on for the mail app).
There are no separate settings for Gmail! - Thanks for testing.
Just to make sure, you have tested this while not using the default settings for alerts? Or did you test it out while enabling alerts for Gmail in the Mail app settings? The latter is what I'm curious about. You can disable it again afterwards if you like. Yes, if the mail app is closed, I don't have notifications, but I don't use the default settings – and this behavior is great for me!
I would probably go crazy if the mail sent notifications all the time (I would do anything to turn it off).
So someone else needs to confirm this mail behavior in order for it to be reliable.
Best regards
Is it possible to send from your phone instead? Because the issue is about not receiving alerts when the mail app is closed.