Google down: Workspace hit with huge outage as users battle to access Gmail, Google Drive and more
GOOG-NESS SAKE! Google down: Workspace hit with huge outage as users battle to access Gmail, Google Drive and more
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GOOGLE is facing outages as users report delays and errors across a number of services.
The service reported that the incident began at 3.10pm and is affecting Gmail, Google Drive, Google Meet and Google Workspace.
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A number of Google services are experiencing problems
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It is primarily affecting the Workspace products including Gmail and Google Docs
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According to DownDetector, reports of issues reached a peak at around 4.30pm today.
Hundreds of users have logged issues with the service.
This is affecting platforms like Google Docs, Google Chat and Google Analytics.
A report from Google says: "Various Workspace services are experiencing elevated latency and error rates."
Users flocked to X to complain about the ongoing issues.
One said: "Google would go down on a Friday lol like this couldn't wait til Monday?"
Another said: "Google drive is down? Well my work day is over then."
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