Google Gemini is finally recovering after suffering what may be its biggest ever outage.
The AI chatbot has been plagued by problems today, with users greeted by annoying 'error 1076' and 'error 1099' messages when they tried to use it. The problems started at around 6.11am ET / 11.11am BST, which is when a large spike in reports appeared on Downdetector in both the US and UK.
However, reports on Downdetector have dropped sharply over the past hour or so, and Google has now updated its Workspace Status dashboard, stating that "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."
It then added that "We will provide an update by Wednesday, 2026-06-10 14:30 PDT with current details" — so there should be more news to come.
On top of that, Claude also had some issues for a while — the Claude status page notes "Elevated errors on Claude Haiku 4.5", but says that "A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results."
If you're still experiencing annoying 'error 1076' and 'error 1099' messages in Gemini, here's all the latest news plus some potential short-term workarounds…
The latest news
- Goole now says "we are seeing signs of recovery and will continue to monitor progress"
- Google earlier admitted "we are experiencing an issue with Gemini"
- Users started reporting problems at around 6.11am ET / 11.11am BST
- The problems include 'error 1076' and 'error 1099' messages when starting new chats
Reports are on the rise
We first notice the Gemini issues on the TechRadar team, with many of us experiencing error messages or simply being kicked back to the prompt screen. And according to Downdetector, we're not alone — with reported issues now spiking there.
We've experienced a range of error messages, from 'error 1099' to 'error 1076' (a personal favorite of mine), which is seemingly a "handshake or initial connection timeout error" (according to Gemini).
Yet right now, there are no official problems on the Gemini status page. It'll be interesting to see if that changes soon if the reports continue to rise...
A temporary workaround
While many on the TechRadar team are getting different "something went wrong" error messages, there does seem to be one temporary solution to the problems.
Immediately typing the same query into the Gemini chat box seems to get it to work. That's not something we'll want to be doing all day, but it is a short-term workaround while Google irons out the problems.
Right now, Google is reporting that "all systems are operational" on Gemini, so hopefully these issues will be short-lived.
Issues across desktop and mobile
We're seeing those pesky 'error 1076' and 'error 1099' messages on Gemini across both its web and mobile versions, so this doesn't appear to platform-specific.
This seems to be the case for most people who are affected — on Downdetector, 57% of the reports in the US are for the app, while 36% are from people having issues on the web.
Many have reported trying different phones and accounts with no success, so it seems the only solution (for now) is to immediately re-enter your prompt (see below).
The error messages continue
Am i the only one having Gemini not working at the moment with a workspace account ? error 1076 and 1099 when starting new prompt, same on web and app, user did not reach the quotas.@GeminiApp @GoogleJune 10, 2026
Social media sites like X (above) are starting to getting flooded with frustrated messages from Google Gemini users.
Like @SenorZatara above, we've been seeing both 'error 1076' and 'error 1099' messages after typing a new prompt, across both the web and app. Gemini says that error 1076 means "Gemini is hitting a wall with a specific chat thread", potentially due to browser memory overload.
The 'error 1099' message, meanwhile, is "almost always a server-side issue on Google's end rather than a problem with your device". Gemini suggests trying to log out and log back in, or simply be patient – stating that it "often resolves itself automatically within a few hours once server loads stabilize".
Which probably isn't what you want to here if you're trying to finish a project to a deadline...
Still bubbling away
Today's Google Gemini problems haven't mushroomed into a full global outage, but neither are the error messages going away.
Here in the UK, the reports have stabilized at around the 450 mark on Downdetector (above) but are starting to move in the wrong direction. In the US, they've fallen slightly to around the 610 mark over the last 30 minutes, but many continue to report getting the same 'error 1706' and 'error 1099' messages we've experienced.
There's still no official word from Google on what the problem is or when it might be fixed.
Officially under investigation
Google has identified this officially as a problem, but that hasn't really shed any further light on the matter. The Google Workspace Status dashboard says that there is indeed an "Incident affecting Gemini", and the specific incident report says that "Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue." But that's it.
We may know more soon, though, because Google says: "We will provide an update by Wednesday, 2026-06-10 06:30 PDT".
Google promises us an update soon
The official line from Google on today's Gemini issues, which continue to affect thousands, is that its "engineering team continues to investigate the issue".
It's promised update on the situation has now been pushed back to 8am PDT / 4pm BST, so there'll likely be a little wait until we know more.
Google says "we apologize to all who are affected by the disruption" — in the US, the reports of issues recently hit a new peak of 1,168, while in the UK they continue to hover around the 450 mark.
It's 4.5 hours and counting...
These Gemini issues are becoming some of the longest-running ones we've seen this year — it's now well over four hours since the reports first started spiking on Downdetector, and they've just hit a new high in the US of 1,407.
There's been no further update from Google, with its Workspace Status Dashboard still promising us an update at 8am PDT / 4pm BST. The problems continue to be a mix of 'error 1099' and 'error 1076' messages, or simply being kicked back to the prompt text box when you enter a new one.
If you're still experiencing issues, let us know in the poll at the top of this page.
The 'error 1076' workaround
With many of us still struggling with 'error 1076' messages when typing new prompts into Gemini, here's a reminder of small workaround.
That error message is usually down to a handshake or connection timeout error (according to Gemini), which means your request takes a little too to establish a secure link, so the request is effectively aborted.
However, if you quickly press submit again on your prompt, it will go through as the connection pathway has already been established. I initially got the 'error 1076' message when entering the prompt above, but quickly pressing enter again pushed it through.
Not ideal, but a short-term fix while we wait for a proper one from Google...
Google pushes back its promised update
Oh dear, Google's incident report on its Workspace Status Dashboard has just been refreshed with a new time for that update we were promised — it'll now be at 9.30am PDT / 5.30pm BST, which tomorrow at 2.30am AEST for those in Australia.
Clearly, this is far from a simple fix, and reports are now scraping the 1,500 mark in the US on Downdetector, although they've recently dropped in the UK.
According to our poll at the top of this page, most of you (89%) are getting either an 'error 1076' or 'error 1099' message when you post new prompts, with a minority (11%) simply getting pushed back to the prompt box or just unable to post new ones.
This is a global outage
In case you were wondering, today's Gemini issues are affecting everyone around the world across every platform — which is at least one small crumb of comfort.
Check virtually any country on Downdetector, and you'll see spikes for reported Gemini issues — while users from the United States to Italy, Portugal, Thailand, Greece, Bosnia, France, Belgium are all reporting the same problems on various Reddit threads.
Google's Workspace Status Dashboard has also confirmed that the issues are affecting Gemini across the Web, macOS, iOS, Android and Gemini in Chrome, and it's hitting people across free and paid accounts.
In short, this is a big one — and we're expecting an update from Google on the situation very soon...
Oh, still no update from Google...
We were expecting an update from Google on today's Gemini issues at 9.30am PDT / 5.30pm BST on its Workspace Status Dashboard — but that's now been pushed back again until 12.30pm PDT / 8.30pm BST.
There are now popular Reddit threads exclaiming that they're "shocked Google has not addressed the Gemini outage". And while Google has posted some basic information on the aforementioned dashboard, it is surprising that its long-promised update on the situation has been continually pushed back without any real explanation.
From my memory, the length of this outage is completely unprecedented for Gemini, and any major Google product in recent years — well, at least since the day Google News went down and made us all use Bing News, at least...
A steady climb
Anger is brewing about the length of this Gemini outage now — and if you're a paying AI Pro or Ultra subscriber, that's certainly understandable. We're now approaching seven hours since reports first started on Downdetector, and there's still no sign of a fix.
We won't get an official update from Google until at least 12.30pm PDT / 8.30pm BST, which is when most Australians will be tucked up in bed (5.30am AEST tomorrow).
Until then, the best thing you can do is try the short-term workarounds mentioned below (like the 'double-tap resubmit' technique if you're getting the 'error 1076' message), and also cross your fingers that Google doesn't push back that promised update again...
Et tu, Claude?
We've also seen some reports of problems with Claude today, and sure enough the Claude status page has been updated — and with a much more positive progression than Google's system.
The problem was flagged early, was identified swiftly, and as of a couple of hours ago "A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results."
If you're having any on-going issues with Claude, please let us know in the comments!
Positive movement?
There seems to be an increasing decline in outage reports for Gemini in the US on Downdetector now… Google hasn't updated the status page with anything more concrete, but it had said "Our engineering team has identified a mitigation which is currently in progress. We do not have an ETA for mitigation at this time" — so perhaps things are indeed being mitigated.
It's back for me
To match the rapidly falling Downdetector reports, I'm now able to use Gemini first time, having been unable to get it to do anything all day. I've been trying to build a little bookmarklet tool to help the TechRadar team view our site from different countries without firing up a VPN, and 3.1 Pro has just knocked it up for me in a few seconds.
Out of the frying pan…
Gemini reports continue to drop, so it looks like that issue may be over… but I've noticed reports starting to spike of people having trouble with Wordle. Now that would be a tragedy. We'll keep an eye on it, of course.
Still no update from Google
The Google Workspace Status page still hasn't been updated to say the fix is confirmed, and still say the company will update us by 12:30pm PDT — so it's possible things might go wrong again. But things seem pretty stable at this point — everyone on the TechRadar team is able to use Gemini normally now.
Hello again, Claude!
Oh, is there a twist in this saga? Gemini's reports on Downdetector have continued to drop, though that fall has plateaued somewhat (still trending down to almost nothing, though).
However, Claude is spiking again! It's already reached the same level it hit for the brief problems earlier today. As of this moment, the Claude status page says everything is working properly, so we'll keep an eye on how this develops…
Google finally updates status page, says very little
Google's latest status update is:
"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.
"We will provide an update by Wednesday, 2026-06-10 14:30 PDT with current details."
So, it's not much of a communication, but I guess technically Google hit its deadline of an update by 12:30pm PDT.
What does Gemini think happened today?
The Down Detector numbers continue to fall, and Gemini now appears to be working fine for me and everyone I've asked about it.
So, with the outage seemingly over (fingers crossed!), I decided to see what Gemini itself makes of what happened today.
"The short answer is that the system suffered a major internal breakdown in its central serving and response-processing infrastructure," it told me — before slightly ruining the effect by citing Sportskeeda Tech.
Now, I have no problems with Sportskeeda, but it seems slightly surprising that Gemini needs to get its answer from there — doesn't it know what happened itself? Then again, I guess it was offline at that point, so it's like it's just woken from a dream (or a nightmare).
