- Gmail customers are reporting points with the e-mail service right now
- The issues embrace lengthy loading occasions and sluggish efficiency
- Google hasn’t but acknowledged a problem – we have contacted it for a response
In case you’ve been making an attempt to make use of Gmail right now and located it to be sluggish, unresponsive, or unusably sluggish, you are not alone – a rising variety of stories recommend there could possibly be a widespread difficulty, regardless that Google hasn’t (but) formally acknowledged an issue.
A big spike in stories from round 8.30am ET / 12.30pm GMT on Downdetector present that a whole bunch of persons are reporting Gmail points together with lengthy loading occasions, misplaced server connections, and an lack of ability to ship or obtain emails. On the time of writing, there have been over 500 stories within the US on Downdetector, with the numbers persevering with to rise.
Google’s Workspace dashboard is not presently displaying any issues and Google hasn’t formally commented on the reported points. We have requested Google for a response and can replace this story once we hear again.
The problems have been skilled throughout the TechRadar group right now when accessing Gmail in a desktop browser, although some on Downdetector are reporting issues within the app, too. Another signs we have skilled embrace clean display and sluggish efficiency. The difficulty is probably a caching downside, as we have discovered that refreshing or reloading the net web page has often helped.
A major spike
Right this moment’s Gmail points have largely been reported within the US, but in addition appear to be world with customers in areas just like the UK additionally reporting related frustrations.
Nearly all of the stories are for the browser-based model of Gmail, although a small quantity (5%) say the app can be affected.
Google hasn’t but commented on its social channels, however on the likes of X (previously Twitter) many Gmail customers are venting concerning the issues, which embrace “infinite loading” and “sluggish and laggy” efficiency.
Some have discovered that refreshing the browser has eased the issues, however the points proceed for a lot of. We’ll replace this story as quickly as we hear again from Google.