Google Cloud outage brings down Snapchat, Spotify, Discord, and 'Pokémon Go'
A Google Cloud outage is causing major headaches for some of the most popular apps.
Snapchat, Spotify, Discord, and Pokémon Go all went down for portions of the afternoon Tuesday, after an unspecified issue with Google's App Engine.
The cause of the issue is unclear, but problems began at 12:35 p.m PT and lasted for nearly hour, according to Google Cloud's status page. Whatever the issue, though, it also took out several apps which rely on Google's services for back-end infrastructure.
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Discord confirmed the issue was related to the Google outage, while Snapchat's support simply said it was "working with a partner on the fix." Pokémon Go and Spotify also confirmed issues, but didn't cite Google specifically.
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At 12:58 p.m. PT Google said in another update that "the issue with Google App Engine should be resolved for some users and we expect a full resolution in the near future."
At 1:23 p.m. PT, Google confirmed its service had been fully restored, though the cause was still unclear. "We will conduct an internal investigation of this issue and make appropriate improvements to our systems to help prevent or minimize future recurrence."
Karissa was Mashable's Senior Tech Reporter, and is based in San Francisco. She covers social media platforms, Silicon Valley, and the many ways technology is changing our lives. Her work has also appeared in Wired, Macworld, Popular Mechanics, and The Wirecutter. In her free time, she enjoys snowboarding and watching too many cat videos on Instagram. Follow her on Twitter @karissabe.
