Here's when you will get a notification:
Someone @-mentions you or replies to your comment.
Or you have notifications set to
All comments
for a page.
You're added to a
Person
property in a database.You set a reminder for yourself to show up at a certain time.
Types & timing
There are several ways these notifications will reach you:
You'll see a red badge with the number of notifications waiting for you next to
Inbox
at the top of your sidebar. Learn more about updates here →Desktop push notifications show up if you have the app installed and open.
Mobile push notifications show up if you have the app installed and you haven't checked the notification within 5 minutes.
Email notifications are sent if you don't have Notion open at the time of the notification, or if you have mobile notifications turned off and you haven't seen a notification within 5 minutes.
If you have
Always send email notifications
turned on, you'll receive an email for every notification, even if you're active on the app.
Note: If you're actively viewing a page that the notification trigger was created on (i.e. the @-mention or reminder), you won't see any notifications.
Go to Settings & members
→ My notifications
to adjust your settings for:
Mobile push notifications
Desktop push notifications and badge icons (if you’re using the desktop app)
Slack notifications
Email notifications. You can receive notifications about activity in your workspace, email digests, and updates or announcements from Notion.
On mobile, tap •••
near the top of your home page → Settings & members
→ My notifications
.