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no Mac Mail notifications when app closed?

I am not getting notifications when mail is received when the mail app is closed.


I believe I was before a few days ago. And on iOS I don't need the app opened to get notifications.


  1. Am I right that I should be getting notifications when the app is closed?
  2. If yes, is there a way to fix? (I've already tried closing the notifications process in activity monitor to reset)


Thank you



Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Aug 31, 2021 8:56 AM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2021 8:59 AM

Mail on the desktop does not get email while closed. It has no underlying mechanism to notify you of messages waiting on the server.

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no Mac Mail notifications when app closed?

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