Gmail, Play Store, and other Google services affected for some Airtel users

Google services such as Gmail, Play Store, Google Cloud, Meet, and Drive seem to be affected for some users, who are unable to access them and send emails, download apps, etc. Many of the affected users complaining on Twitter about the issue say it is limited to just Airtel broadband and mobile network in India, though other countries also seem to be affected by this outage. According to IsTheServiceDown.in and DownDetector.in, the issue started around 3:30pm IST. The official Gmail handle on Twitter said it is aware of the problem and is working to fix the issue. However, no official reason for this outage has been given by Google yet.

@gmail What happened? Is it for real? #gmaildown pic.twitter.com/oXsW0KjqbC

— Sanyam Mahajan (@EnfielderSAM) July 1, 2020

I think airtel has banned Playstore, Gmail and my others apps too. Im not able to access them since morning. @airtelindia pic.twitter.com/449KoB6s38

— saurabh singh (@MesaurabhSingh) July 1, 2020

I’m not able to receive mail. Saying some temporary problem. #Gmail will retry for 46 more hours? I don’t know what’s wrong? @gmail #Gmail 🤷‍♂️🙄😐 pic.twitter.com/8EwBCVbYhD

— HoneyB 🐝 (@HoneyB_7s) July 1, 2020

Yeah @gmail down on @airtelindia WiFi since afternoon.

— Shreyansh Sharma (@shreyansh_1210) July 1, 2020

Hi Amitabh. Thanks for reporting. We are aware of the issue and are working on a fix. Appreciate your patience.

— Gmail (@gmail) July 1, 2020

@Google @GoogleIndia @GoogleCloud_IN is gmail down , unable to access from last 15 min @GooglePlayDev pic.twitter.com/jmmzya05jS

— Jitender Srivastava (@jitendersrivas) July 1, 2020

While the Twitterati complained about the service outage on the microblogging platforms, memes and jokes followed too, to nobody’s surprise.

#Gmail down
People: pic.twitter.com/xQnzMHPOEL

— Memegious💙 (@memegious) July 1, 2020

People are complaining about #Gmail

*Le Gmail* pic.twitter.com/SAW9PDASUk

— Sanskari Ladki🌈🌸 (@kyun_batayein) July 1, 2020

#Gmail down….
Unemployed would be like…. pic.twitter.com/adBt8uGzuP

— Bella Ciao (Chai)😜 (@punjabiii_munda) July 1, 2020