Gmail status: access issues and outage reports
Some problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: website down, errors and sign in.
Gmail is a free, advertising-supported email service developed by Google. Users can access Gmail on the web and through the mobile apps for Android and iOS, as well as through third-party programs that synchronize email content through POP or IMAP protocols.
Problems in the last 24 hours
The graph below depicts the number of Gmail reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.
August 18: Problems at Gmail
Gmail is having issues since 10:40 AM AEST. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!
Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Gmail users through our website.
- Website Down (38%)
- Errors (36%)
- Sign in (27%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Gmail outage reports came from the following cities:
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Website Down | 2 days ago |
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Errors | 3 days ago |
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Errors | 4 days ago |
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Sign in | 4 days ago |
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Website Down | 4 days ago |
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Website Down | 5 days ago |
Community Discussion
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Gmail Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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ArchesB (@archesanon) reported@Arieko_chan @ItsSoPringles I see you use gmail for your business email. You can create a Google Form that will email you each time it receives a response in lieu of people emailing you directly. They will need to put in a return email, though. A lot of websites do this now due to this exact issue.
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VaultKeepR (@vaultkeepr_xyz) reported@BrooksWhaleX Real fix: don't let gmail reset access to a vault at all. Local-first storage w/ argon2id + xchacha20 means master pw never leaves device, so email breach can't touch it.
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Lila 🤍 (@kisslilasthrone) reported@all4zuri im not ashamed to admit i have an iphone X still with an old battery.. i am woman enough to admit my phone overheats real bad in safari and my gmail notifs are broken so this way i get all my send notifications 🤪
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Jahid Xyz (@jahidxyz931) reported@IPPBOnline I gmail many times , but yet problem not solve , Please remove lein from my account ASAP I'm ready to pay lien ammount
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Kaluhi's_Kitchen (@KaluhisKitchen) reported...falsified depletion and fake urgency with everyone's Gmail "being full" and being gaslit to pay for space. Or YouTube membership etc So by the time pay-to-comment/login arrives, you are all well primed
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Solo Ranez (@solo_ranez) reported@MarioSaputra I have an issue after reset my marketing IPhone I can’t even create the US Gmail, because Google requires the phone number from me actually. Who faced this? Guys please I really wanna market on US audience 🙏🏼
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OE7REH Oliver 🇬🇱🇺🇦🇪🇺🇩🇪🇦🇹 (@oe7reh) reported@gmail sucks. shutting down the "send as" feature. How stupid are you? It looks like, that I will use #Thunderbird again. #GMail is no longer usable for me
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Of The People By The People For The People (@_OTP_BTP_FTP_) reported@RedactedNews What Google Logs on Its Servers When someone uses Google Search, the server logs contain significant metadata beyond what is publicly visible in Google Trends: Account Identifiers: If the user was logged into a Google account (Gmail, YouTube, Chrome, Android, etc.), the search query is linked directly to their Google Account ID. IP Address & Timestamp: Even if the user was logged out or in Incognito Mode, Google logs the user's IP address, device user-agent, and the exact timestamp of the query. Location Data: GPS or network-based location metrics associated with the device at the time of the search. How the Technical Trace Works 1. Reverse Keyword Request: In a legal discovery process, lawyers can issue a subpoena or court order demanding records for any search containing a specific string during a precise timeframe. 2. Identifying the Source: Logged-in search: Google directly identifies the user's Google Account (revealing name, recovery email, phone number, and signup IP). Logged-out / Incognito search: Google yields the IP address and exact timestamp. 3. Subpoenaing the ISP: If Google only yields an IP address, a second legal subpoena is sent to the Internet Service Provider (e.g., Comcast, AT&T) holding that IP block to match the timestamp to a residential address or subscriber name. Key Hurdles & Reality Checks 1. Data Retention Limits Google does not keep full, identifiable IP logs indefinitely. While aggregated metrics in Google Trends live on indefinitely, raw backend logs linking specific queries to IP addresses/accounts are routinely anonymized or deleted after a set retention window (typically 9 to 18 months). If the query happened too far in the past, the underlying server logs connecting the term to a person may no longer exist. 2. Civil Subpoena vs. Criminal Warrant Standards In criminal cases (e.g., corporate espionage investigated by the FBI), law enforcement uses "reverse keyword warrants" to compel Google to surrender user identities. In a civil lawsuit (e.g., suing an ex-employee or rival company for trade secret theft), judges scrutinize discovery requests heavily. You usually cannot issue a broad subpoena to Google to unmask unknown searchers without first presenting sufficient prima facie evidence that a specific, named defendant committed trade secret theft. 3. Circumvention Tactics If the person who searched the term used a VPN, Tor, or a public Wi-Fi network (like a coffee shop), Google’s logs will only trace back to the VPN server or public router rather than the individual's personal device.
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TheIfeanyi_Williams (@theluxuriousgra) reported@AirtelNigeria it will never be well with you people... I can't update any of my app I can't Access my Gmail I can't watch anything on YouTube I can't do anything Fgs... I have to use someone else's hotspot to know what exactly the problem is jesussssss Are you people maddd
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FlippingDave (₿,₿) (@FlippingDave) reported@bitcoin_eagle @BTCSchellingpt The real issue is that these people are syncing their 2FA to the same Google account as their Gmail. Other webmails don't offer 2FA.
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Dr. Piyush Fulara (@drfulara) reported@gmail My Google Accounts are locked by 2 step verification and both are linked to each other for codes in email. Kindly help me. I have all the information to prove my identity, my face, biometric, my contact numbers for verification but can't login still
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tobias (@tobiastornros) reportedWhen I give access to my personal gmail in @bot it seems to be exposed to my @cursor_ai account.. So what stops Cursor agents from readming my personal emails when doing work? (enterprise account) with Github login...
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Furbix Tubs (@0xFurbix) reportedA few weeks ago I realized I had applied to about eight roles and could not tell you, without digging through Gmail, who I had followed up with and who I had forgotten. So I built a Zapier automation to fix it. It logs every application automatically. I BCC myself with a consistent subject line, Zapier catches the copy, uses AI to pull out the company, role, and date, and writes it into a tracking sheet. The harder part was the follow-up logic. A daily check looks at everything still marked "Applied" and only acts on rows sitting past a week. Sounds simple, except Google Sheets returns all rows bundled together, not one at a time. My first few tests compared every application against every date at once and returned nonsense. Had to add a looping step to split rows apart before the date math and filter could evaluate each one properly. Once a row passes that filter, I get a reminder email telling me who to follow up with, and a second AI step drafts the follow-up itself. It does not send automatically though. It lands as a draft. Tracking and remembering are automated. Deciding what actually gets sent to a real person stays with me. Small annoying problem, but it taught me a lot about where automation helps and where it should not go all the way.
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Shae Feltz (@ShaeFeltz) reported@shownotover Pretend Gmail has a giant wall of light switches. Most switches start OFF. Every time someone makes a real Gmail account, the computer flips a few switches ON for that username. It doesn’t write the whole name down — it just flips a few switches using a secret code. When you type “CoolKid123”: The computer looks at those same few switches. If any of them is still OFF → the name is 100% free. You can have it! If all of them are ON → the name is probably taken. (It might be wrong once in a while, so Gmail double-checks the real list really quickly.)
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ْ (@Ibrr2him) reportedHello team, my account is disabled and I’m unable to sign in. My appeal was already approved via email, but I still get ‘Too many failed attempts’ when trying to verify. Please help me recover my account at the earliest. @Google @googleaccount @gmail
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Mark's Yesterworld (@Yester_World) reportedForgot to put this into my video about how @Google is destroying the way I make a living (see previous post)....but this was the 'helpful' advice I got directly from The Google Support Team recently: "Unfortunately the process is automated and we have no input on it. We cannot influence it in any way and there is no escalation path to take to resolve this on our end manually, your only option is to wait and try again." So let's break this down: @Google falsely suspends the Gmail account that I've used with my YouTube channel's AdSense for almost 10 years, claiming it was "created by a bot". I appeal, win the appeal, restore my account...then because of this same error, it's suspended again. Then, because of a glitch they have admitted to being aware of, one that countless others are forced into, I'm locked out the account so I can't even appeal again. Every day this is causing financial devastation to the way I make a living, using THEIR faulty service, but they offer no way to resolve it other than "wait and try again". This has been going on for over a month...how much longer, @Google, would you like me to wait? FIX THIS!
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Prateek (@PrateeekP) reported@airtelindia I am writing to inform please fix the issue of SMS delivery Im not getting any SMSes on my number and no support. What is this priority support you advertise to bill me. Refer- Reg email prtkk45-at-gmail-dot-com
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WADIBIG (@WadibigQ) reported@charliefreak1 So the Dark Web is taken down, And I have almost weekly know 10 0r 15 updates from Google Play. X,YouTube, Google, Outlook,Bitdefender, Gmail,Firefox
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Flora Kiiro 🌺 (@FloraKiiro) reportedDay 3 of trying to get in contact with @discord_support, @YouTube or @gmail support which both have terrible support systems. My gmail was changed to a child gmail and im stuck in a loop. Discord is useless and doing absolutely nothing despite given PROOF that the account is mine
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Tobias Pfütze (@tobias_pfuetze) reportedInbox, not a second CRM. Gmail stays people who might run a first underwriting case. A browser when there is no connector. LinkedIn, X, the dashboards. One login.
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Mọ́gàjí Agboo'lé Owódé Arárọ̀mí (@Hafi__z) reported@BeuianceG @gmail Attachment issues again? Last time, I had to use browser before I was able to attach files
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Jeffrey’s Turing Machine (@jeffreyon_) reported"Cross platform" in a scope document means Android and iOS. It does not mean a website. So nobody quotes a website. Then you reach submission and the stores want one. Apple wants a real org presence, a privacy policy that resolves, a support URL that is not a Gmail address. Now there is work nobody priced, at the exact moment everybody expected to be finished. That is the worst possible place to find scope, because from the outside it looks like the developer stalling at the finish line. The fix is boring. Read the submission requirements at quoting time, not at submission time.
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Blaq Chyld 🧝 (@VeryBlaqchyld) reportedAm I the only one having issue with Gmail today? Mails are not delivering
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seekor majikan (@chwyye) reported@AppleSupport Hey, someone use my gmail to create apple id, how do i delete it because i can’t login or forgot password. They use their own phone number as well. Please help🙏
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leonel (@aleonelfilm) reportedI feel like the only person on planet earth that feels the opposite of this. It’s fine! I’ve tried to use the Gmail app and I’ve always just gone back to Mail. I don’t get the issues people have with it
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Artificial Intelligence (@AIGuideHQ) reportedYOUR GMAIL ISN’T JUST EMAIL. IT’S THE MASTER KEY TO YOUR DIGITAL LIFE. If someone gets control of your inbox, they may be able to reset access to your social media, shopping accounts, cloud storage, payment services, and other accounts tied to that email. The scary part? They may not need to know every password. They just need to control the account that receives the reset links. Here’s how to lock down your Gmail in about 10 minutes.
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Eze (@thenewpersone) reported@mymannemcee @JibriHashim Is this your main issue or are there others? Because for this issue specifically, that’s on Gmail.
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Auza (@_Auza_) reportedI got hacked and lost 2,500 USDC from @baseapp. 😭 @baseapp, I logged into my Base App with Gmail, and somehow my account got hacked. I downloaded a PDF yesterday but never opened it, and I still got hacked. 😭😭 I haven’t slept properly all night. My laptop is also not working. Can someone please help me? My Twitter was also logged into but I’ve changed my password now.
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sasy27 (@sasy27) reportedSafari and GMAIL not working
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CosmicRichy (@CosmicRichy) reported@BitcoinNewsCom I’m calling bullshit on this story. First, there’s zero proof or screenshots to back up the original claim. All you’ve done is repost the original story with your take. Second, everyone knows how strict Google is. You so much as even look at your Gmail inbox wrong Google practically sends a swat team to your house to make you verify your login. No one, and I mean absolutely no one, is gaining access to another Google account without the person knowing. There would be pop ups, notifications, confirmations sent to the user through their Google apps that are already installed on their devices. Third, you’re telling me that these people were able to access this guys exchange account and somehow the exchange approved the unusual login and large withdrawal without question even with the new Australian crypto regulations? Lol, okay sure.