If you don’t want to get notifications for messages, turn off or mute them.
Mute all notifications
You can mute notifications for up to two days.
- Go to Hangouts at hangouts.google.com or in Gmail.
- Open your settings.
- In hangouts.google.com, click Menu
Settings.
- In Gmail, click the Down arrow
.
- In hangouts.google.com, click Menu
- Click Mute notifications for and select how long you want to mute notifications.
- You’ll see “Notifications muted.”
- To get notifications again, go to “Notifications muted” and click Resume.
Stop getting notifications from someone
- Go to Hangouts at hangouts.google.com or in Gmail.
- Click a contact or conversation.
- Click Settings
.
- Uncheck Notifications.
Turn off message or call sounds
- Go to Hangouts at hangouts.google.com or in Gmail.
- Open your settings.
- In hangouts.google.com, click Menu
Settings.
- In Gmail, click the Down arrow
.
- In hangouts.google.com, click Menu
- Uncheck the box next to the sound you want to turn off.