Issues common to Gmail and How to fix them

In the modern world scenario emailing has transformed from just another luxury to a necessity. We come across various situations both in our personal and professional lives where we use the facility of email at ease. Gmail is one of the most popular email services that most of us use due to its ease of use and reliability. But just like any other software or web service you might encounter some minor issues while using your Gmail account and its services related to Gmail not loading or Gmail not working properly. Resolving such Gmail issues does not require any high expertise and can be resolved by yourself, provided that you know the step-by-step procedure.

Common Gmail Issues:

Following in this blog mentioned are some common Gmail issues that you may face often and the steps to be followed in order to resolve them:

• Gmail not opening properly

• Gmail not loading

• Issues while syncing your Gmail account

• Gmail issues with two-step verification facility

Now that we have gone through the aforementioned list of commonly occurring Gmail issues, the next step is to know the step-by-step procedure to fix the above mentioned Gmail issues one at a time.

Gmail, not opening/working as desired:

In case due for any reason if your Gmail account is not opening or working properly, go to your Google’s app status Dashboard. In case of an outage or suspected outage or credible report of an outage, you can get information from here. There is a list of all apps included in the Google suite along with a list of dates leading to the current date on this dashboard.

If you observe any orange dot this indicates any history related to issues. To check for a detailed history of old outages you can use this feature.

Issue related to Gmail not loading:

There are some issues that can lead to the problem of Gmail not loading like while trying to access Gmail using a web browser if the respective web page does not load. Check for the following causes along with its solution for such Gmail issue:

Check whether the web browser used is supported by Gmail and is not corrupted. You can get a list of all supported browsers from Google’s help site

Ensure that your computer/smartphone is connected to a stable internet connection as an unstable internet maybe lead to improper loading of the page 

This issue can also occur because of obstruction provided by any browser extension or any other third-party applications running. In order to overcome this issue try temporarily disabling browser extensions or third-party applications. You can also try accessing Gmail account in incognito mode on your web browser

 Gmail sync issues:

Gmail sync issues can happen because of a variety of reasons and similarly can be resolved using a variety of solutions. Often while using Gmail on your android device you may see an error message stating- “Account not synced” and it may result in not loading of new messages or failing to send messages activity. Use the below-mentioned steps to overcome such kind of Gmail issues:

Check if there is any update available for Gmail on your App store. If yes, then update your Gmail app. Always ensure that the latest version of the Gmail app is installed on your smartphone

Try restarting or rebooting your machine or device to check for resolving the sync issues

Ensure that your device is connected to a stable internet connection and your router is working properly. Also, ensure that your smartphone is not on airplane mode and is received good network signals

Check whether the sync feature is enabled in your Gmail app. Go to your Gmail ‘Settings’ section, tap on your account icon and ensure that the ‘Sync Gmail’ option is checked on

Try clearing cache data for your Gmail app. To do so follow the below-mentioned steps:

• Go to the ‘Settings’ app.

• Then go to the ‘Apps and Notifications’ section

• Go to ‘App Info’ and search for ‘Gmail’

• In its ‘Storage’ option, choose ‘Clear Data’ and then click OK

Gmail issues with two-step verification facility

Two-step verification is a feature provided by Gmail to make your account more secure. It provides a shield to your account from any unethical cyber attack. This feature includes you receiving a code on your registered mobile number each time you are trying to log in to your Gmail account. There are some instances when you might face issues related to this feature.

In case you do not receive the code this may be because of a poor network signal, so ensure that your device is connected to proper and high-speed internet.

You can also use the ‘back code’ in case you are not receiving the code on your device. These sets of 10 code should be procured in advance, for being at your disposal in situations when you have not received the code. Below mentioned are the steps that can be used for getting back code for your Gmail account in advance.

• Visit the two-step verification page and scroll down to the back area

• Click on the ‘Get new codes’ option which will help you in generating codes for your Gmail account

• A downloadable file will be created after clicking the above-mentioned option, download the file

• It will be in a format of ‘Backup-codes-<yourusername>.txt’

• These generated codes in advance can be used by you in case you are unable to receive the code while using the two-step verification feature.

Conclusion:

Above in the blog, you came to know some common Gmail issues that you may encounter. Knowing a step-by-step procedure for fixing such issues like mentioned above may help you fix such Gmail issues in no time and will make you continue with your seamless and hassle-free experience to all the services provided by Gmail.