Battery Saver mode / Gmail notifications

[tommo800]

I'd be interested to hear if anyone has the same issue....

I use the battery saver mode often on my A51, I see a real noticeable difference in battery life, enough so that I'm happy to forego a few of the features of not having it on (always on display, etc). With one exception, and that is that my Gmail push notifications don't come through. This is a pretty big deal and it's very frustrating. Does anyone else have the same issue, or know of a workaround? Thanks

[Peter918]

I have the same problem I think it's the Gmail app not battery saver mode. I have put my Gmail account on Samsung mail app and I get notifications no. Problem.

[AndrewL]

@tommo800: Can you try heading to Settings > Battery and Device Care > Battery > Background Usage Limits, and check to see if Gmail is in your Sleeping or Deep Sleeping apps? If it is, tap the 3 dots in the top right > Edit Apps > Gmail > Remove. Also, head to Settings > Apps > Gmail > Notifications > Email > Set your preferences> Back > Miscellaneous > Set your preferences > In-app Notification Settings > Check your available options here. 

[LL05]

For android 12 just go into settings - apps - gmail app - battery and select unrestricted

[Members_Pifry5n]

Can confirm this works also on Galaxy S22 - go to Settings -> Apps -> Gmail -> Battery and select unrestricted.

No need to put gmail under "never sleeping apps" under Settings -> Battery & Device Care ->  Battery -> Background Usage Limits. The above setting for the gmail app alone works well.

[Jaykishan Vaghela]

Hi All, I found this solution after doing research (I have Samsung S20 FE 5G)

Go to Settings -> Find Apps Click on Apps -> Find Gmail Application Click on Gmail Application -> Click on Battery -> Select Unrestricted 

😀Now you will get a Notification 

Thanks

[pg94au]

Setting gmail to unrestricted battery usage does not really solve the problem.  I have had this option set since I got my phone, and it's obvious when other android devices (my old phone, other tablets) play alerts when new email comes in and my S22+ does not.  The alert will eventually come, but it is not timely.  Turning on the screen (sometimes) or opening the gmail app after you already know an email was received (by other means) will cause it to alert immediately or show new messages if they haven't been read yet, so there is still some interference with the app's normal operation where it isn't running but will as soon as you intervene manually.