Description
Chrome browser only
Turn on notifications in Google Drive so you know when people share files with you or mention you in a comment.
Notifications appear in your Chrome browser. On Android devices, notifications also appear in your Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps.
Mobile instructions
Turn on notifications
- Open the Drive app.
- At the top, tap Menu menu.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Notification settings (Android) or Notifications (Apple® iOS®).
- Turn on Show notifications (Android) or Notifications enabled (iOS) and choose which settings you'd like to change.
Web instructions
Turn on notifications
- In Chrome, open Drive.
- Click Settings settings and select Settings.
- On the left, click Notifications.
- Check the Notify me on this device box.
- Next to Notify me about, make sure that the Shared items box is checked.
- Click Done.