Turn Google Chat notifications on or off

1. Open the Chat app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings .

Go to Chat settings

3. Under “Notifications,” turn “Mobile notifications” on.

1. Open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu   Settings .
3. Select your account.
4. Under "Notifications," check the box next to “Chat notifications.”

1. Open the Chat app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Settings .

Go to Chat settings

3. Under “Notifications,” turn “Mobile notifications” off.

Tips:

• If you still get notifications, you can turn off Google Chat app notifications in your mobile device settings.
• To temporarily mute notifications, set your status to “Do not disturb.”

1. Open the Gmail app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu   Settings .
3. Select your account.
4. Under "Notifications," uncheck the box next to “Chat notifications.”

Tips:

• If you still get notifications, you can turn off Google Chat app notifications in your mobile device settings.
• To temporarily mute notifications, set your status to “Do not disturb.”

By default, only threads you follow are bolded and moved to the top of your conversation list. To control how thread updates show in Chat, customize your notification settings.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chat app or Gmail app .
   • In Gmail: At the bottom, tap Chat .
2. Select the Spaces tab at the bottom of the screen.
3. Tap and hold a space Notification settings.
4. Select an option for notifications:
   • All: Notifications for all new messages and replies to threads.
     • Tip: If you select “All,” it automatically follows all new threads for that space. To unfollow a thread, tap Active Threads Following.
   • Main conversations: Notifications for all new main conversations, @mentions, and replies to threads you follow.
   • For you: Notifications for @mentions and replies to threads you follow.
   • None: No notifications, just an indicator for @mentions.
5. Optional: To prevent the conversation from being bolded and moved to the top of your conversation list, select the box next to "Mute conversation."

Tip: When you follow a thread in a space, you’re notified with a blue dot whenever there’s activity in that thread unless that space is muted.

To avoid duplicate mobile notifications from the Gmail and Chat apps, in your device’s settings, turn off Google Chat app notifications.

1. On your device, open the Settings app.
2. Tap Notifications App settings Chat.
   • If you don't find "Chat," update the list to show all apps:
     • At the top, tap the Down arrow All apps.
3. Turn “All Chat notifications” off.