Google Meet users in India have been hit by a sudden outage, with thousands reporting that the platform repeatedly displayed a ‘502. It’s an error message. The error reportedly affected major cities, preventing users from making calls, hosting meetings, or loading the main interface on November 26.
Interestingly, the outage followed weeks of smaller glitches, including login failures, browser conflicts, and connection issues. These back-to-back issues now raise concerns about Google’s server infrastructure and the platform's unpredictability during working hours.
On Wednesday, millions of Google Meet users complained that the platform showed an error code, preventing them from using it for official purposes. Google’s support forums and Downdetector got flooded with complaints, especially in metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai.
Downdetector received more than 1,000 reports within a minute, with 66% related to website failures and another 32% to server connection errors. Further, the 502 Bad Gateway error indicates a backend failure beyond the user's control.
Users have stated that they were kicked out of meetings or unable to join meetings, classes and interviews. Up to now, Google hasn’t acknowledged this matter officially and that’s what frustrates users more. Until 1:30 this afternoon, 1,607 users in India had flagged issues complaining about failure to join meetings.
No official fix or acknowledgement has been issued yet, but the issue won’t be resolved without Google’s intervention. However, some reputable sources have identified a few fixes that may help professionals and students return to their normal lives.
Check outage status first: First use Downdetector or Google Workspace Status Dashboard to confirm if the problem is global.
Refresh or reset browser environment: Whatever the trouble is, clearing cache and disabling extensions often resolves everything. In case they don’t, you have to switch to Incognito Mode or change browsers.
Restart network devices: The next step is to reboot routers, switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data, or flush DNS to reset connectivity paths.
Reinstall or relaunch Google Meet: On mobile devices, reinstalling the app or restarting the device often resolves all the issues.
These fixes work, but they can’t resolve server breakdowns. Those issues require a fix from the organisation.
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The Google Meet outage is annoying. At the same time, it has raised a bigger question: Is Google gearing up for a major infrastructure upgrade to stabilize Meet?
The recent Google Meet errors, login failures, and browser conflicts point to deeper load-management issues across Google’s communication services. For now, users can only rely on quick fixes and wait for Google’s internal corrections, as there’s no other way to resolve server issues.