Google's AI assistant Gemini is currently facing a widespread outage, leaving a significant number of users unable to access the service. According to reports on Downdetector, issues with Gemini began around 6:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday morning and continued to escalate into the early afternoon. Google officially acknowledged the problem in an update on its status page at 8:40 p.m. ET, confirming that the disruption started at 6:26 a.m. ET.
The outage is affecting Gemini across all major platforms, including the web, macOS, iOS, and Android, as well as Gemini integrated within the Chrome browser. Users are encountering error codes 1099 and 1076, accompanied by an error message that reads, "Something went wrong."
Google's Response and Current Status
Google Vice President Josh Woodward confirmed the outage in a post on X (formerly Twitter). "Gemini is currently experiencing an outage. We're on it and will get everything back up ASAP. Some of the fixes are in, the rest coming very soon. Stay tuned for updates, and thanks for bearing with us!" Woodward wrote.
On Google's Workspace Status Dashboard, the company provided a detailed update: "Gemini App in Workspace customers are experiencing 'Something Went Wrong' errors. We are experiencing an issue with Gemini beginning on Wednesday, 2026-06-10 03:26 PDT. Our engineering team has applied mitigations to reduce impact and continues to investigate the root cause. We are seeing signs of recovery and will continue to monitor progress."
Affected Services and Workarounds
The following services are experiencing the errors: the Gemini app in Workspace, which includes platforms such as Web, macOS, iOS, and Android, as well as Gemini in Chrome. Users are seeing error codes 1099 or 1076. As of now, no workaround is available, and users are advised to wait for the fixes to take full effect.
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