Gmail outage, 6 May 2026

**Summary** Gmail Android users using Microsoft Exchange Online may fail to log in due to authentication issues. **Description** We are experiencing an issue wi...

Started
Resolved
21 May 2026, 22:00 UTC (after 15 days)
Impact
Not stated
Affected
Gmail

Is this still happening?

No. Gmail marked this incident resolved on 21 May 2026, 22:00 UTC, 15 days after it began.

Right now: Gmail reports all systems operational. (as of 5 Nov, 00:11 UTC) Live Gmail status

Last update from Gmail

Summary [Resolved] Gmail Android users utilizing Microsoft Exchange Online accounts experienced authentication and synchronization failures. Description The issue with Gmail has been resolved in the new Gmail android release (version 2026.05.11) as of Thursday, 2026-05-21 15:00 PDT. Our engineering team identified the issue and released a new version of the Gmail Android application to the Google Play Store, which contains a fix to unblock affected users. If you are currently encountering this issue, please upgrade to the latest version of the Gmail Android app. Users operating on the new app version will be able to successfully log in and sync their accounts. We thank you for your patience...

22 May 2026, 18:57 UTC

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