Change Gmail notifications

By default, notifications are turned on for any messages in your Primary label.

Choose your Gmail notification settings

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu .
3. Tap Settings.
4. Select your account.
5. Under “Notifications,” tap Email notifications.
6. Choose the types of email notifications you want to get.

Change notification settings for certain labels

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu .
3. Tap Settings.
4. Select your account.
5. Tap Manage labels.
6. Tap one of your labels, like Important.
7. Tap Sync messages Last 30 days or All. If you don't sync messages, you can't turn on notifications for that label.
8. Choose your notification settings for that label. Repeat this for any labels you want to get notifications for.

You can set notifications for only high priority emails.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings .
3. Tap your account.
4. Tap Email notifications select High priority only.

Tip: High priority emails will override any other notifications settings for certain labels.

This lets you turn on notifications to easily get back to your ongoing meeting, such as when you're in another app.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu .
3. Tap Settings .
4. Select your account.
5. Tap Manage notifications.
6. You’ll be taken to the Gmail system settings, where you can then turn on notifications for Gmail.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu .
3. Tap Settings.
4. Select your account.
5. Tap Email notifications select None.