Gmail notifications are extremely useful to catch up on any incoming emails quickly. But, if you see flooded emails only when you launch the app, your Gmail notification is not working.
In most cases, it won’t work unless you allow Notifications from the app and device settings. You may also miss them when your iPhone is on Do Not Disturb or Low Power mode. Other times, app bugs or internet connectivity issues can be responsible too. Although minor tweaks on settings can help trouble troubleshoot the problem.
Check and Disable DND
TheDo Not Disturb (DND) featureof the iPhone can be helpful to silent notifications when you want to avoid them for some time. If you have forgotten to turn it off, you will not get Gmail Notifications. Check if DND is enabled on your mobile and disable it.
Disable Low Power Mode
Is your iPhone on Low Power Mode? If you have enabled it to save battery, it might affect notifications. Therefore, you’re able to turn it off from the Control Center by simply tapping on the Battery icon. If menu is not on the control center, disable it from Settings.
Allow iPhone Notifications
On iPhone, you can choose to get notifications for particular apps only. If it is turned off for the Gmail app, you will not receive any alerts. In such case, you can check from settings and turn it on.
Also, turning on iPhone Notifications Settings for Gmail is not enough. You will miss them if the Alerts such asSounds,Badges, orPreviewsareOff. You can enable them from Settings.
Prioritize Gmail Notifications
In order to receive Gmail notifications, you must allow it on both iPhone Settings and the app. If the Email notification is set to None, you won’t receive it. you may choose to get High priority only, Primary only, or All new mail notifications. We recommend you set the latter one to be on the safe side.
Enable Background App Refresh
When you are not using Gmail app actively, it goes into suspended state. So it won’t check for newer updates or content. This can be the cause of Gmail badge notifications not working. In such case, you’re able to turn on the Background App Refresh. It will automatically refresh the background information of app when your iPhone is on Wi-Fi.
Re-login to Gmail Account
If you have multiple Gmail accounts logged in on your device, log out of all of them. Then, you can log in back only the mostly used account. This should help with the notification error.
Update Gmail
Another fix to solve Gmail notifications not working is to update the app. If there are bugs or issues on their side, it releases fixes in the latest version. You will see an open button instead when there are no updates available.
Reinstall Gmail
If the Gmail notifications are still not working, reinstall the app. There might be a problem with the app itself. Deleting it will clear out existing bugs in the app. you’re able to install the app again. It should fix the problem.
Update iPhone
When using anoutdated iOS version, bugs can affect the app’s performance. It may be the reason your Gmail notifications are not working. iOS frequently introduces the latest firmware updates with advanced features and bug fixes. So, updating your iPhone should troubleshoot the error.
