I was in the middle of a conversation when he called me and said ‘it doesn’t work’, I was flabbergasted. Surprisingly I asked why, what happened now? Everything was fine the last time we spoke.
He said no! It hasn’t been working for the last hour.
After a gap of two breaths, I asked, what are you talking about?
“He replied, Gmail! That you thought?
I quickly googled the problem and told him everything he could do to get his Gmail working again and hung up the call.
It was the most technically embarrassing situation of my life. So I thought why not share this issue with my readers and what solutions will save them from stress.
What is wrong with Gmail?
I have even faced this issue when Gmail won’t load for hours on end. When this happens, the possible reasons are:
- Your browser does not support Gmail.
- One of the browser extensions doesn’t work with Gmail.
- Browser caches and cookies are taking over Gmail.
- gmail is down
If you’re wondering ‘Why isn’t Gmail loading?’, let me tell you, you’re not alone. It is one of the most common Gmail problems and now we will go on a trip to the troubleshooting lane together.
Gmail not loading? How to make it work again?
First of all, let’s take the official route. If you visit the Gmail Help Center, you’ll find an entire section dedicated to the “Gmail won’t load” issue. Here are the solutions that Gmail has provided for the problem:
- Gmail is cross-browser compatible; you just need to make sure you are using one of them.
- Not only browsers, their extensions or plugins can also be the culprit. They can prevent Gmail from working, and you can temporarily disable them.
- Return to the Gmail login page after clearing all your browsers’ caches and cookies.
That’s it with the official. But I also have other tricks for you.
What else to try if Gmail is not working?
The above solutions may or may not work for you; this is what you can try:
- If Gmail won’t load in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or whatever browser you use, simply change the browser you have. In case it helps, you don’t need to continue.
- Check if Gmail is down, it’s rare but it’s one of the important steps. Visit the G Suite Status Dashboard and take a look at Gmail, if you’re having a rough time.
- The antivirus you have installed might be busy interfering with Gmail. Temporarily disable your antivirus software and see if it helps or get it back up and running.
- Open a different website using the same network and check if the Internet is working properly.
- Make sure mail.google.com is added to the browser’s allowed sites list, if not; manually adjust your browser settings.
- Please reinstall the browser as it can act strange sometimes and may be the reason for this Gmail issue. Make sure you install the latest version of the supported browser and not the unsupported one.
Now you know what to do when you can’t access Gmail and you don’t need to call someone. Also, if Gmail is not working on your Android or iPhone device, similar solutions will work with a bit of alteration. You can try reinstalling the email app, changing browsers, or switching to a different network.
Hopefully, I answered all your questions about “Why is my Gmail not working?” Happy Gmailing!
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
