How to turn on Windows 10 Notification on Google Chrome

Google Chrome is the most popular browser today with more than 60% of the world's computers installed this browser, while Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge run long behind.But despite running smoothly on the latest Windows versions, Google has never supported pushing enough for Windows 10 and still refuses to show notifications for applications.Not only that, Google also did not put Chrome on the Microsoft Store but kept its own version of Win32.Applications such as Gmail, Google Maps . not on Windows 10 Mobile, though very popular on Android and iOS.

But when Windows 10 became more popular, Google was forced to update to support.In the latest Chrome update, users can receive Windows 10 notifications on the browser.

Google recently announced that the latest version of Chrome (build 68) now supports displaying Windows 10 notifications instead of Chrome's notification system.The announcement will also be included in Windows 10 Action Center, allowing users to easily manage, apply Focus Assistant rules to turn off when playing games or presentations.

Currently only about 50% of users have this feature, Google said that the next few days will be widely released.If you haven't received it, you can easily enable this feature manually in Chrome.

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Native Notification notifications on Chrome

First make sure Chrome has updated to the latest version 68.0.3440.106.Then open chrome: // flags in the address bar, find Enable native notifications or paste this address directly into the browser.

chrome://flags/#enable-native-notifications

If the feature has not been updated it will display as Default, so you just need to switch to Enabled and restart the browser.Chrome's notification system will switch to a Windows 10 notification, displayed in the right corner by Microsoft design and also in the Action Center.

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Enable Native Notifications on Chrome if not enabled

If you want to return to the old configuration, just do the same steps and switch the status to Default to be okay.

Note: Any changes on chrome: // flags can affect browser stability and performance, so if you are unsure, you should wait for Chrome to update.If something goes wrong, reset the browser to its original state by clicking Reset all to default.

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