Google’s Gemini AI Suffers Major Outage, Now Mostly Resolved
▼ Summary
– Google’s Gemini outage, affecting users of Google apps and services, was resolved by 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
– DownDetector received over 1,600 reports of Gemini malfunctions during peak work hours before Google deployed fixes.
– The outage was limited to Gemini in Google Workspace, impacting Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and the Gemini app.
– The disruption affected users on MacOS, web, iOS, Android, and Chrome, with error codes 1099 and 1076.
– The total number of affected Google users remains unclear.
The widespread Gemini outage that disrupted access to Google’s AI assistant across multiple platforms has been mostly resolved, according to the company. By 6 p.m. PT on Wednesday, Google confirmed via its status dashboard that all impacted users should now be able to resume normal operations.
Earlier in the day, users were caught off guard when Gemini suddenly stopped functioning. The problem hit hardest during peak work hours, with DownDetector logging more than 1,600 user reports of failures. As Google deployed fixes, those numbers gradually declined.
It remains unclear exactly how many people were affected. The disruption was confined to Gemini within Google Workspace, which includes widely used tools like Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and the standalone Gemini app. The errors extended across MacOS, web browsers, iOS, Android, and the Chrome browser, with many users seeing error codes 1099 and 1076 accompanied by the message, “Something went wrong.”
Though service has been restored for most, the incident raises questions about the reliability of AI tools embedded in critical work applications. For now, users are advised to refresh their sessions or restart their apps if they still encounter issues.
(Source: CNET)
