How do I turn off email notifications on my Gmail app on Android?

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I'm using an LG Tribute phone which I recently purchased for Virgin Mobile. I have Gmail installed and by default, whenever I get an email, it generates a notification (in my case a buzz since I have my phone on vibrate).

How do I turn off notifications entirely for my Gmail app (don't want any sounds when I receive an email)?

Do you want to stop only the sound from the notifications but still receive the latter or do you put a stop on any kind of Gmail notification? The last case is a duplicate of How to turn off notifications for individual apps? — Firelord, Oct 28 '15 at 06:06
I don't think this is a dupe since Gmail has its own settings for notifications. — Matthew Read, Nov 02 '15 at 17:29

Trevi Awater · Answer 1 · 2015-10-28T14:56:18.197

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In the Gmail app itself:

Slide open the hamburger (3-lines) menu and tap on "Settings".
Then tap on the Gmail account that you want to disable notifications for.
In here deselect the "Notifications" check box.

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answered Oct 27 '15 at 22:11

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@Dave, you need to be in the gmail app itself. – Trevi Awater Oct 28 '15 at 15:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 10 '20 at 13:47

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Also, if you wanted to disable notifications entirely for the Gmail app (or any other app for that matter), you could do this:

Go to Settings → Apps → All Apps tab.
Find the app you want to stop receiving notifications for and tap on its entry.
Find a check-box for "Show Notifications" and uncheck it.
A warning that you might miss important updates will be shown, tap "OK" to continue.

You have now successfully disabled notifications for the app!

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answered Oct 28 '15 at 05:50

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When I open up "Settings" -> "Apps", I don't see a Gmail app. There is a "Google App". Does that mean I turn off notiricaionts for anything related to Google? I can't find any app just named "Gmail." – Dave Oct 28 '15 at 13:38
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Look under Settings->Apps->All apps. Because Gmail is a system app, it won't show up under downloaded apps. – Tamoghna Chowdhury Oct 28 '15 at 13:45

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 04 '15 at 15:02

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On Android 5.0 and up, go to Settings > Notifications > App notifications > Gmail > Block.

You will not get any notification from Gmail app until you change this option.

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answered Nov 04 '15 at 10:01

Łukasz Kleczaj

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How do I turn off email notifications on my Gmail app on Android?

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