Why does my email not have notification sound?

Why does my email not have notification sound?

Make sure the Notifications are set to Normal. Go to Settings > Sound & Notification > App Notifications. Select the app, and make sure that Notifications are turned on and set to Normal.

How do I change the email notification sound in Thunderbird?

Change the New Mail sound

1. At the top of the Thunderbird window, click the Tools menu and select OptionsIn the menu bar, click the Thunderbird menu and select PreferencesAt the top of the Thunderbird window, click the Edit menu and select Preferences, or click the menu button.
2. Select the General tab.

How do I turn off sounds in Thunderbird?

Open Thunderbird>Go to Edit on the taskbar/topbar>Click on Preferences>In the default General tab, uncheck the Play a sound checkbox.

Why is new email notification not working in Thunderbird?

This looks like some bug in Thunderbird, where an event (new email) is not properly recognized and acted upon. This is an alternative solution to play the sound file and show a notification on the desktop. Create a small shell script that will contain the commands to be run when a new email arrives:

Why is my new email notification not working?

I have set up “new email notification” in my Thunderbird, both “Show an alert” and “Play a sound”, as shown below. But now I am experiencing strange problems. The sound only works sometimes. Then, I close Thunderbird and start again, and there is 50% chance that the sound will not work.

Why is the sound not working on Thunderbird?

Then, I close Thunderbird and start again, and there is 50% chance that the sound will not work. If I keep restarting Thunderbird, eventually the sound will start to work again. The wav file exists, when I click on Play I can hear the sound.

How to set firetray to true in Thunderbird?

Install the extension FireTray, then go to its settings. On the tab Mail, place the full path to the script in Launch on count change. The script will be called by FireTray either with the argument true or false. The argument will be true if there’s new mail.