Activate gmail notifications when chrome is closed

I would like to do so that Chrome shows me Gmail notifications when I get a new message even when Chrome is closed. I activated them in the Gmail settings but I only receive them when Gmail is opened. How do I do so that I get them even when Chrome isn't opened?

Solution 1:

Activate gmail notifications when chrome is closed

I would like to do so that shows me Gmail notifications when I get a new message even when Chrome is closed

Give Checker Plus for Gmail a try as a potential solution to your problem which is a Google Chrome extensions that appears to have functionality to allow desktop notifications for new emails delivered to your Gmail mailbox.

Checker Plus for Gmail

Get desktop notifications, read, listen or delete emails without opening Gmail or Inbox by Gmail & easily manage multiple accounts.

Per @Donald Duck I noticed that if you go into the settings for Checker plus for Gmail, you can check the checkbox "execute in background when Google Chrome is closed" and get notifications even when Chrome is closed.

Additionally, using another app rather than Google Chrome web browser may be able to do the trick for your computer to manage your Gmail notifications and settings—just research, install, configure, test, and so on.

Solution 2:

Unfortunately, I don't think you'll get notifications unless Chrome is running. When you exit out of Chrome, practically all of the processes used to support it are stopped. That's a good thing; otherwise everyone would have hidden processes running in the background. It's the same for Outlook and other mail programs.

I have Gmail on my phone to give me those notifications, because on phones, apps never truly shut off all the way. Most apps still have processes that check for updates, including incoming messages. Windows 10 does have the mail app, which through some trickery can probably implement Gmail notifications, but it's a background app almost as heavy as Chrome; you may as well just keep Chrome open all the time.