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• To step
• Tips
• Warnings

Gmail browser notifications let you know when a new email or chat arrives, even if you're not looking at Gmail. You can turn on Gmail browser notifications with a few clicks. This currently only works for Chrome users; there are extensions from other makers available that enable the same function.

To step

1. In the top right corner of Gmail, click "Settings". Or click this shortcut: https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#settings
2. In the "General" tab in the settings, look for "Desktop notifications".
3. Click the corresponding button to turn off both chat and email notifications.
   • New email notification to - Send a notification as soon as a new email arrives in your inbox.
   • Important mail notification to - Only let you know if Gmail thinks you have received a message you think is important. This is the recommended setting to prevent you from getting too many notifications.

Tips

• Gmail browser notifications are only available to Chrome users. If you're using a different browser, such as Firefox, you can search the Firefox add-on store for similar third-party extensions that do much the same thing as Gmail's notification engine.
• If you get too many notifications, you can easily turn off Gmail notifications again.

Warnings

• Gmail browser notifications only work when your browser is open with Gmail. You don't have to look at it, but it has to be open.