Google Maps outage sparks mass disorientation
The Google Maps server went offline in some parts of the world, and users found themselves utterly disoriented – or couldn't find themselves at all. Instead, they were reportedly shown “no results found” error messages.
The app was reported down in the US, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Australia, with both coasts of the US apparently hit the worst. Both the Chrome and Android versions of the app were not functional, according to the reports.
Over 1,000 people reported the problem to website Outage Report within a 20-minute period, with some reporting it had been fixed and others remaining stranded in GPS-less limbo. Twitter was full of panicked users wondering if they were alone in this nightmare, while others tried to make the best of the situation: “Google Maps took me in an unexpected journey to the past, I loved it,” one person tweeted.
#Google Maps Down. #Cleveland completely wiped off the map. Millions of Maps users are feared to be lost. Businesses vanish from existence for local search. #GMBhttps://t.co/xBZHNR2ARhpic.twitter.com/KM4MDa2CUO
— Tom Guard (@dailybragger) July 5, 2019
Google Maps is dead. pic.twitter.com/VuAq4EDg3a
— Ryan Rampersad (@ryanmr) July 5, 2019
Of course #GoogleMaps goes down when I'm out of town trying to navigate to a new gay bar. 🤷♂️ This is homophobic. pic.twitter.com/84a7mMZHOl
— Dennis Jansen (@dennisjansen) July 5, 2019
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