The US-based tech giant has not issued an official statement. Some netizens, however, have reportedly managed to gain access to the mapping service since the first errors were detected several hours ago.
#googlemapsdown#epicfail#July4th2019pic.twitter.com/FtVJ0vkp70
— Madhan (@madhanrt) 5 июля 2019 г.
Meanwhile, some people still reportedly experiencing difficulties with access. Many took to social media to report the issues.
What’s going on? #Instagramdowm#googlemapsdownpic.twitter.com/JwsSIMXN1O
— Cassie Ryan (@CassSass84) 5 июля 2019 г.
@googlemaps is your service down?? #googlemapsdownpic.twitter.com/aIKlmjCjmU
— Krish (@pkrish26) 5 июля 2019 г.
Earlier this week, thousands of netizens reported multiple errors with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, including issues with upload and download of various content. The issue primarily affected central Europe, according to media reports.
According to the outage.report web service, the Friday issue with the popular mapping service affected some parts of the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK.