Gmail users were experiencing problems with the service just a day after a number of Google services were hit by a major outage.
Downdetector, which monitors websites and online services, showed that reports started around 3 p.m. ET and spread around the world.
Users could access their inboxes but receive bounced messages saying “email account does not exist” when emailing another Gmail account.
Google quickly fixed the issues on its status dashboard and was able to fix the issue at 6:51 p.m. ET.
The problems follow Monday’s massive outage that confused hundreds of millions of people around the world when Google’s family apps crashed for an hour.
Down detector, which monitors websites and online services, showed reports started around 3 p.m. ET and spread around the world
Google shared as of 6:51 PM ET, “The problem with Gmail has been fixed.”
“We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support.”
“You can be assured that system reliability is a top priority at Google and that we are constantly making improvements to improve our systems. If you still have a problem, please contact us through the Google Help Center. ‘
Much of the outage occurred in the US, affecting major cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
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Users received bounced emails when sending messages to other Gmail accounts. The error says the email address does not exist
Parts of Europe, Australia, South America, and Africa also received bounces when emails were sent.
Gmail has about 1.5 billion users worldwide and the outage hit towards the end of the workday, leaving employees unable to finish their day – and many flocked to Twitter to share their frustrations.
Some users seemed shocked that Gmail was not working properly due to the massive outage Google experienced on Tuesday.
Lucy Carson shared, “Gmail, can you get your *** together, these bounce-backs are giving me panic attacks, thank you.”
While others, including Julie Plec, wondered if Gmail is down.
Gmail’s failure is a small part of the fiasco that hit Google Monday, which affected all of its apps and websites, including Google Drive, Google Sheets, Maps, Gmail and YouTube, as well as the main search engine.
Gmail has about 1.5 billion users worldwide, and the outage hit towards the end of the workday, leaving employees unable to complete their day – and many flocked to Twitter to share their frustrations. Some users seemed shocked that Gmail was not working properly due to the massive outage Google experienced on Tuesday
While others, including Julie Plec, wondered if Gmail is down
The outage affected hundreds of millions of users who struggled with problems for about an hour.
Google released a statement stating that the authentication system failure was due to a problem with the internal storage space.
Services required users to sign in at the same time, which was faster than it could handle.
Such outages also show how big technology companies have great power over the daily lives of their users.
Without some of Google’s apps, such as Google Drive and Google Sheets, many businesses couldn’t complete tasks at work.
Gmail’s failure is a small part of the fiasco that hit Google Monday, which affected all of its apps and websites, including Google Drive, Google Sheets, Maps, Gmail and YouTube, as well as the main search engine
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Google isn’t the only internet powerhouse to turn the world around with its services – Facebook is another big player that regularly has connection problems.
Messenger, Facebook and Instagram went down for four hours on Thursday, preventing not only people from communicating, but influencers and businesses to generate income.
However, the problems of Google and Facebook are only the tip of the iceberg for problems that hit ‘Big Tech’.
Last week, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Facebook, along with a coalition of 46 states, Washington DC and Guam.
The groups accuse Facebook and its family of extremely popular apps of illegally taking over competitors in a ‘predatory’ way in order to dominate the market and have an illegal monopoly.
Such outages also show how big technology companies have great power over the daily lives of their users. Without some of Google’s apps, such as Google Drive and Google Sheets, many businesses couldn’t complete tasks at work
The indictment was filed Wednesday and is headed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
“For nearly a decade, Facebook has been using its dominance and monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and take out the competition, all at the expense of everyday users,” said James.
“Facebook is targeting competitors with a ‘buy or bury’ approach: if they refuse to be bought out, Facebook is trying to squeeze all the oxygen out of the room for these companies,” her office said.
The end result of the legal action could lead to Facebook being forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp.