If you’re a Gmail user, you know that there’s always a backlog of messages in your inbox. But what if you don’t have time to read all of them? What if you just want to see the number of unread emails in your browser tab? There are a few ways to view the number of unread emails in your browser tab. The first way is to open up your Gmail and click on the “Unread Emails” tab. Then, look at the list of messages and see how many are still waiting for you to read them. If there are a lot of messages waiting for you, then it might be time for you to take some time out and read them all. The second way is to use the “View Unread Emails” button on your Gmail toolbar. This will show you a list of all the messages that have been sent and received but haven’t been opened yet. You can also click on any message in this list and it will open in a new window or tab with more information about that message. Finally, if you’re using Firefox or Chrome, then you can use “Open In New Window” or “Open In Tab” to open up an email in a new window or tab without having to leave your current one.
This option is subtly different from the default number that appears in the Gmail browser tab when you’re in the Inbox.
This number shows you how many unread emails you have in your Inbox, but it only shows you that number when you’re actually in the Inbox. If you’re in any other Gmail folder or location, it disappears.
Gmail gives you the option to enable an unread message icon in the header that works no matter where you are in the Gmail website.
To enable this, click on the setting gear icon found on the right side of the screen, and then select “See All Settings.”
Click on the “Advanced” tab.
Scroll down to the “Unread message icon” option, click “Enable,” and then select “Save Changes.”
Gmail will refresh, and from now on, the email icon in your Gmail tab will always have the number of unread messages displayed, no matter where you are in Gmail.
To turn this feature off, go back to Settings > Advanced and disable the “Unread Message Icon” option.
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