Google services including YouTube down across the globe
Gmail and Google docs have also been affected
Last updated 14th Dec 2020
Today (Monday 14th December) some of Google's key services have been down including YouTube, Gmail, Google Docs, and many more.
Users flocked to social media to flag the issue after seeing error messages including, "We’re sorry, but your account is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience and suggest trying again in a few minutes."
It appears that services which require an account/log in were affected.
As of 12.55, most services appear to be back up and running, after around an hour of down-time.
It's not clear what the issue was, but it led to people missing deliveries because their smart doorbell wouldn't work, smart lighting being unable not turn on and lots of jokes about Googling what had happened.
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Whilst Google is offline, why not entertain yourself with our Guess the lyrics Christmas quiz!
Lyrics...
Guess the song from these lyrics, and then scroll down for the answers:
1) "This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special."
2) "Let the Christmas spirit ring, later we'll have some pumpkin pie."
3) "Santa Claus won't make me happy with a toy on Christmas Day."
4) "You know that sweet Santa Clause is on the way."
5) "Feed the world."
6) "I've got 5 more nights until you're next to me, 4 more days of being lonely."
7) "So this is Xmas and what have you done."
8) "Look to the future now, It's only just begun."
9) "You were handsome, you were pretty, Queen of New York City."
10) "Eat, drink and be merry, come along with me."
11) "Baby if you've got to go away, don't think I could take the pain."
12) "Soon the bells will start and the thing that'll make 'em ring is the carol that you sing."
13) "I sing this song to pass the time away, driving in my car."
14) "Snow is falling all around me."