Many users have since an hour been tweeting that Gmail is down. Some people are having errors just on file attachments and uploading, while some people can't log in at all. Google says that they are investigating the problem stating that it is a service disruption.
Whatever it is, Gmail outage is causing errors for users around the world! The problems are widespread, but not everyone is completely locked out.
What is the problem with Gmail?
I tried logging in. That was fine, but when I tried attaching a 1 MB file, it takes forever to upload. If it luckily completes, there is an error message saying that I need to check my network. It’s the same thing many others are experiencing, but at least it’s working a little.
This is not all. I was not able to upload any file to drive.
You are not alone!
Users are tweeting their problem. If life was not already painful, Gmail down surely brought remote workers to a halt.
GMAIL not able to send mails with attachement.
😂😂 #gmail#gmaildownpic.twitter.com/g1TKnbaHGf— IHeena (@rashamian_1302) August 20, 2020
We can't either..
GMAIL IS DOWN. I can't decide if this is wonderfully liberating or wildly stressful 🤷♀️
— Rebekah Scanlan (@rebekahscanlan) August 20, 2020
DownDetector shows that the problem is not just for people in India, but Japan, Australia and many parts of the world.
@gmail Gmail is down can not send the email. Tried with the different internet connections with different devices. #gmaildown #Gmail pic.twitter.com/hpMPiJi1Kv
— Abhishek Rathore (@abbhishek_) August 20, 2020
Users, please don't panic.
@GoogleIndia gsuite is down for us. Please help URGENT!!
— varun patodia (@patodiavarun) August 20, 2020
This is the second time in two months that the same widespread issue has been reported. In July, users reported not being able to log into their accounts. The company noted the issue and fixed it, but never issued an explanation as to why the problem occurred in the first place.