How to disable Google Now notifications in Chrome (Windows)

[FanIn80]

• Type chrome://flags into the URL bar
• Search (Ctrl-F) for "Enable Rich Notifications"
• Make sure it's set to "Disabled"
• Search for (Ctrl-F) "Enable Experimental UI for Notifications"
• Make sure it's set to "Disabled"
• Search for (Ctrl-F) "Google Now"
• Make sure it's set to "Disabled"
• Click the "Relaunch Chrome" button at the bottom
• Rinse and repeat every time Google pushes a background update to your browser that turns it all back on

Also, you should probably do yourself a favour and uncheck the "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed" box in the Settings menu.

Remember when we all switched to Chrome because it was the cleanest-running browser that used the least resources, and didn't have a history of running a bunch of crap in the background that we didn't need?

Those were the days...

[DownInFlames]

I've never had a Google Now notification in Chrome. Is this something new?

[Brannigans Law]

Chrome, for all intents and purposes, is still the cleanest and lightest browser out there. But the ecosystem building around it is becoming a little troubling.

edit: I also haven't noticed these notifcations

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Brannigans Law

Chrome, for all intents and purposes, is still the cleanest and lightest browser out there. But the ecosystem building around it is becoming a little troubling.

edit: I also haven't noticed these notifcations

I don't think Chrome could ever been confused for light, but it is very fast.

[FanIn80]

Look for this icon in your system tray...



I have Chrome version 34.0.1847.131. Maybe you two don't have the latest version?

[Rathji]

I have the latest version, and have that icon, but have never noticed a Google Now notification.

edit: Just realized that this is because I didn't turn on Google Now on my phone after the last time I formatted it.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Rathji

I have the latest version, and have that icon, but have never noticed a Google Now notification.

edit: Just realized that this is because I didn't turn on Google Now on my phone after the last time I formatted it.

So Google Now is running in the background on your PC, but you just weren't aware of it. If only someone would post a thread about how to disable it...