Google’s Gemini AI platform suffered a widespread outage on June 10, 2026, prompting a flood of user complaints on Downdetector and social media. The disruption manifested as "error 1076" and "error 1099" messages that prevented users from submitting new prompts on both the web interface and mobile apps. The issue appeared simultaneously across all supported platforms—Web, macOS, iOS, Android, and the Chrome extension—and impacted both free and paid accounts.
Downdetector recorded thousands of reports within hours. In the United States, the count peaked at more than 1,400 incidents, while Europe saw several hundred reports from countries including the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Bosnia and others. Users described the errors as either a handshake or connection‑timeout problem (error 1076) or a server‑side failure (error 1099). A quick workaround—re‑submitting the same prompt immediately—was shared by several affected users and helped some regain access.
Google’s Workspace Status dashboard confirmed an "Incident affecting Gemini" and posted an initial promise of an update by 9:30 a.m. PDT (5:30 p.m. BST). That deadline slipped to 12:30 p.m. PDT (8:30 p.m. BST) and later to 2:30 p.m. PDT, as engineers worked to mitigate the problem. In a brief statement, Google apologized to users and said its engineering team had applied mitigations to reduce impact while continuing to investigate the root cause. By late afternoon, Downdetector reports began to plateau and then decline, indicating that the mitigations were taking effect.
TechRadar staff, who were among the first to notice the outage, reported being unable to use Gemini for several hours. They observed that the error messages were not confined to a single device or operating system; 57 % of U.S. reports came from the app, while 36 % originated from the web version. Some users attempted to log out, switch accounts or use different devices without success, reinforcing the conclusion that the fault lay on Google's side.
While the outage did not rise to the level of a full global blackout, its duration—exceeding four hours for many—made it one of the longest‑running incidents the company has faced this year. By the time the final update was posted, Google indicated that all systems were operational and that monitoring would continue. Users were encouraged to report any lingering issues, though the majority seemed to have regained access after the short‑term "double‑tap" workaround.
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