Turn notifications on or off

If you have multiple accounts in the Gmail app, you need to change this setting for each account.

First, turn on notifications & choose your settings

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app .
  2. In the top left, tap Menu Menu.
  3. Tap Settings.
  4. Select your account.
  5. Tap Notifications and select a notification level.
  6. Tap Inbox notifications. Note: If you're using Android O and above, tap Manage notifications. Under your account, make sure the switch is set to On.
  7. Choose your notification settings, including sounds.

Note: Your Android device also has notification settings that are separate from the Gmail app.