Google Confirms Service Disruption With Docs, Drive, Sheets, More
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Google is reporting a Workspace service disruption affecting Google Docs, Drive, Forms, Sheets, and Slides. The issue started around 12 p.m. ET today and is ongoing, according to the company’s status dashboard.
We’re not having trouble accessing Workspace at PCMag, but those who encounter it may see the following error when they try to access Google’s online services: “This site can’t provide a secure connection / ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR.”
Several thousand people have reported issues with Google Drive on Downdetector, with reports peaking at around 3,000 at 1 p.m. Reports now appear to be declining.
(Credit Downdetector.com)
There is still no workaround for those who can’t access the apps. “We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption,” Google says. “Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue.”
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Disclosure: Downdetector is owned by PCMag parent company Ziff Davis.
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