Google down LIVE: Hundreds unable to access Gmail and Drive in outage

Hundreds of users reported on Friday afternoon that they were unable to access their Google services. The outage was first reported around 3.10pm on July 18. It appears to have affected Gmail accounts, as well as Google Drive, Meet and Workspace.

Downdetector, a website used to report problems on various services, saw a huge spike in reported issues after 3pm.

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