Why Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs And Other Google Apps Server Crashed Today??

Gmail down for several users. The email service is not working globally. Users are complaining that they are unable to send across emails and attach files to emails. We tried to send an email with attachment and Gmail showed error. It has been over an hour that people across the world are facing this issue.

Some users say they are unable to send emails, while others say they’re having trouble working because of the issue. Some users have also said the problem is with sending attachments, which are uploading very slowly

The Google Apps status page has also updated saying they have received these complaints and will be providing a follow-up by 1.30pm. “We are continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by 8/20/20, 1.30pm detailing when we expect to resolve the problem," the message says.

Popular outage tracking portal Down Detector has reported that user reports indicate Google is having problems since 1:16 AM EDT. Down Detector reported there was an outage with Google servers.Google responded to users, saying they were working on a fix to resolve the issue. Down Detector said nearly 62 per cent of the users reported problems with Gmail, being unable to send or receive emails.

It’s unclear what caused the issue right now and why Gmail is down, but it has caused troubles for many. Some users say they are unable to send emails, while others say they’re having trouble working because of the issue. Some users have also said the problem is with sending attachments, which are uploading very slowly.

The platform is important for most users right now, since almost everyone is working from home and mails are one of the few ways of communication.

Gmail in its status page confirmed the disruption. It wrote, "We're investigating reports of an issue with Gmail. We will provide more information shortly".

Users in India and in some other countries went to social media platforms complaining they were unable to access Gmail and other Google services.

Down Detector reported there was an outage with Google servers.Google responded to users, saying they were working on a fix to resolve the issue. Down Detector had said nearly 62 per cent of the users reported problems with Gmail, being unable to send or receive emails.

Update: Gmail is back for some users after suffering a global outage earlier in the day. We are now able to attach documents on email and send them. All mails are being delivered. However, the process is taking some time.