Everyone has heard of Gmail, it is the most common and used application. No matter whether you have a mobile, laptop, or tablet. But sometimes we see the screen shows “Gmail not loading”. There can be multiple reasons why your Gmail won’t load. Most of the time the problem is simple to resolve.
You can start with these simple steps and see if it is working for you.
Have you tried restarting?
Start with the simplest solution. Firstly try to simply close and reopen your Gmail application. In the most common case the issue with ‘Gmail not loading” gets resolved with this easy step.
1. Sync your Gmail
Make sure that you have the synced option on your Gmail turned ON. Sometimes Gmail won’t work correctly if the Sync option is turned OFF.
Here is how you can check the option
- Firstly open your Gmail Application
- Go to the settings option
- Go to your accounts
- Find Data usage section
- Check the mark in front of the Sync Gmail
2. See if other browsers work
You can check signing into your Gmail account from another browser like if you use Chrome as your browser, you can go with firefox or Microsoft edge. If the problem seems to be in a specific web browser, then it may be possible that you are using an extension or any other plug-in that is causing the “Gmail not loading” issue. Therefore, try to disable all the extensions in your web browser. See if the Gmail working problem is solved.
3. Cookies and cache
Cookies and cache from different websites may be a hindrance to your Gmail not loading. Try to clear all the cache and load your Gmail again.
4. Disable the antivirus
Antivirus that helps to scan your PC for viruses may conflict with Gmail. Sometimes the Antivirus or parental control won’t let your applications like Gmail work properly. Disable the antivirus once and check if your Gmail is working.
5. Check for Privacy settings
If privacy settings for your browser are high, then there is a chance it is the problem. Maybe privacy settings are interfacing with your Gmail not working. If this is the case, add your Gmail manually to the list of allowed sites. Check if this works with your Gmail.
6. Date or time
There is a possibility that your device is not connecting with Gmail because of the date and time. Check if the problem lies there.
- First, go to the settings
- Second, go to System
- Third, go to the Date and time
- Turn ON the “ Use network-provided time”
- Turn ON the “Use network-provided time zone”
If using an iPhone-
- First, go to the settings
- Second, go to the General
- Third, go to the date and time
- Turn ON the set automatically.
7. Try Gmail services
At last, you can try and contact Gmail services. The Gmail site itself offers a wide range of information. You can browse through your problem and see if you can find your solution there
There is a good possibility you will find the solution to your problem in one of these points.
These were some fixes that were related to your PC, Mobile or Browser.
But sometimes the problem can be from Google’s side.
Further, you can check if your Gmail won’t load the issue from google’s side.
Follow these steps accordingly-
- Go to Google’s status dashboard.
- On the dashboard, you will see the Google Workspace apps list.
- On the right side of the page, there will be a list of dates.
- The dates that are leading up to the current date.
- If there is a red or orange circle just next to Gmail that means service disruption.
- If the circle is green then there is no issue with the Google service.
In the case of disruption from Google’s side, you can wait. And refresh the dashboard from time to time.
Final word
If your Gmail not working or loading properly then there is definitely a glitch. The first step is to find if the glitch is from Google’s side, with your PC, or with your browser. Lastly, you can hit and try all the troubleshooting fixes above to find the real problem.
