notifications
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CrippsCorner
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No... my Mail notifications never seem to come through either! 
maybe 10% of the time or something.
Are you meant to actually leave the program open constantly?
maybe 10% of the time or something. Are you meant to actually leave the program open constantly?
This is CRAZY! I've checked everything but still can't get my email notification to sound. Seriously -
* Applied the Aug 2015 update for Office 2013
* Sound settings ok
* Mail account settings verified
* System "Notifications & Actions" verified
* "New Mail Notification" good WAV file picked
* Speakers fine
* "Action Center" icon in system tray working fine
Sure it's a little thing, but now after troubleshooting to exhaustion, it has become a mission. Tell me to RTFM. Tell me it's a simple fix. PLEASE, what's the answer?
k.
* Applied the Aug 2015 update for Office 2013
* Sound settings ok
* Mail account settings verified
* System "Notifications & Actions" verified
* "New Mail Notification" good WAV file picked
* Speakers fine
* "Action Center" icon in system tray working fine
Sure it's a little thing, but now after troubleshooting to exhaustion, it has become a mission. Tell me to RTFM. Tell me it's a simple fix. PLEASE, what's the answer?
k.
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psnative
Member
My hotmail app has just deteriorated since I bought my sp1 when they came out, & it's sad b/c I really liked getting the notifications. first it kept taking longer & longer for the mail to appear (i hear my wife's android notification way before I get it). then it wouldn't send mail, i had to check sent to make sure, often it would say problem sending & i have to retry 2-3 times. then i upgraded to windows 10 & back to 8.1, & it won't send mail anymore so I'm good with desktop mail again
CrippsCorner
Well-Known Member
Well my solution is to keep my iPhone next to my Surface... then when the email noise comes in, I open Mail lol.
Annoyingly I use Outlook on my iPhone, so once again Microsoft's software is working better on competitors hardware!
Annoyingly I use Outlook on my iPhone, so once again Microsoft's software is working better on competitors hardware!
SOLVED: Finally, I got my new email notification to work, as well as the icon. It doesn't make sense, but out of desperation I turned Mail and Outlook 2013 OFF in my Action Center. Then, everything started working! So maybe there was a conflict between the app and the Action Center? IDK, but I'm happy to see my email icon change when new mail arrives, and to hear the sound.
