Hi,
I'm having an issue where the mail app randomly just opens every 20 minutes or so... I've tried a few different things to fix it, but nothing seems to work. how can I stop the mail app from randomly popping up? This interupts videos that are playing in full screen and gets very annoying.
Thanks!
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15
Since I don't permit Google products to be installed on any of my Macs I don't know either. However, I do know that Google implemented some kind of change that resulted in an inability to authenticate in the usual manner. See this Discussion: Mail Google authentication. I surmise that a subsequent macOS update has resulted in the behavior you describe.
I suggest that you examine System Preferences > Security & Privacy. Click through each one of the entries on the left column and determine if Google has been granted access to Mail (for example).
A representative screenshot is below, but examine each one of the entries such as Automation, Calendars, etc. Your Security & Privacy settings are almost certain to be different, and it may shed some light on the cause:
FWIW, I have 3 Gmail accounts in Mail. It has not opened on its own in two days. However, I don't use the red "close" button, but the yellow "minimize" button.
I've tried using that yellow minimize button instead of closing, but it still popped up. I just read this other post which gave me instructions to go on google calander and turn off email notifications, we'll see if that works... If not il try the minimize button a few more times just incase.
This never use to happen, only started recently happening in the past 1-2 months. Not sure what changed.
Is Google your email service provider?
yeah i've got two google accounts on the mail app. I can't see any solutions apart from people saying to remove the google email providers... hmm
Mail works just fine with my 3 Gmail accounts.
edit: on my 5 Macs.
I don't sync Google Calendars so I don't know if that will help.
Just to add, in System Preferences > Internet Accounts, I only have Mail enabled. Contacts, Calendars, and Notes are disabled.
Awesome, il check through that if it pops up again!
Post back either way.
It's odd I have none of these problems on 5 different Macs.
Beats me, but it seems to be affecting quite a few. It would be nice to determine why some are and some aren't. Gmail Suite? Calendars? Who knows.
Apparently that's how Google wants Mail to work. After all, it's their Mac, not yours. Right?
For a few recent examples read
when i hide mail it will periodically open by itself
Mail coming to fore window for no reason?
I can't see any solutions apart from people saying to remove the google email providers... hmm
I did that a very long time ago. Mail works properly on all my Macs.
Issues with mail app constantly automatically opening.
