Google Meet Outage Disrupts Monday Meetings
▼ Summary
– Google Meet experienced an outage on Monday, affecting tens of thousands of users.
– Downdetector.com reported around 14,000 complaints at 1:30 p.m. ET, with issues including slow UI loads and inability to join meetings.
– Some users encountered a black screen on desktop but could still hear participants, while mobile access remained functional.
– Google identified the root cause and rolled back a recent change by 2:30 p.m. ET, promising further details later.
– Downdetector.com is owned by Ziff Davis, the parent company of PCMag.
A widespread Google Meet outage on Monday afternoon left thousands of professionals unable to join virtual meetings, causing significant disruptions to workflows and scheduled calls. The service interruption, which began around 1:30 p.m. ET, generated a sharp spike in user complaints tracked by Downdetector.com, with approximately 14,000 reports logged during the peak period.
Google officially acknowledged the issue on its status dashboard, confirming that affected users encountered slow UI loads and meeting join failures. Those attempting to access video calls from desktop devices frequently experienced a black screen, preventing them from seeing other participants or shared content, though audio often continued to function. Interestingly, many found they could still join meetings successfully using the mobile app, suggesting the problem was platform-specific.
By 2:30 p.m. ET, the company’s engineering team identified the root cause and rolled back a recent update responsible for the instability. Google committed to providing additional information later in the day as service gradually returned to normal.
For anyone still facing difficulties, switching temporarily to alternative platforms like Zoom or Microsoft Teams may help maintain productivity. When technology fails, sometimes the most reliable fallback remains the traditional telephone call.
(Source: PC Mag)
