A number of Google's services, including Gmail and Nest, have gone down

What you need to know
- A number of Google's services have gone down.
- It is currently unclear what has caused the interruption in service.
- It is also unclear when Google will restore access to services.
As reported by a number of users on Twitter and server monitoring websites like DownDetector, it appears that a number of Google's services are currently down for users.
One user on Twitter has reported that they are unable to access both Gmail or the Google Play Store.
"Google stuff is down. Gmail, Play Store. Yikes."
Google stuff is down. Gmail, Play Store. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/SyOH7iskkYGoogle stuff is down. Gmail, Play Store. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/SyOH7iskkY— Artem Russakovskii (@ArtemR) September 25, 2020September 25, 2020
Another user has reported their Google Nest services are not working either. This includes services such as Google Home and even being able to record with their Nest camera.
"Nest services are down right now as well. Camera recording, Google home, etc"
Nest services are down right now as well. Camera recording, Google home, etcNest services are down right now as well. Camera recording, Google home, etc— John Trussell 3rd (@jtrussell3rd) September 25, 2020September 25, 2020
It is currently unclear what has caused the interruption to Google's services, or when the company will be able to restore access for its customers.
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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.
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Who cares? It’s google. Why anyone uses google anything is a mystery to me.