Updated 8:49 p.m. Eastern on September 22, 2026
Google Workspace says the Gmail Android app issue remains under investigation, with the engineering team having identified the root cause and actively working on mitigating the issue.
What is affected
Gmail Android App users on the latest Gmail Android release may experience issues accessing their inbox, including accounts appearing logged out, failed account recognition after re-login, and an error stating the account is already added.
What users can do
The workaround is to uninstall recent application updates and revert to the system's base version of Gmail, optionally reinstall the latest version from the Play Store, or access mail.google.com on mobile browsers.
Official workaround
**Title:** Gmail Android App users on the latest Gmail Android release may experience issues accessing their inbox. **Description:** Our engineering team has identified the root cause and is actively working on mitigating the issue. We will provide more information by Tuesday, 2026-09-22 18:00 PDT. **Symptoms:** - Users on the Gmail Android app are finding that their accounts unexpectedly appear logged out. - Upon re-login, the process completes but the app fails to recognize the account. - Users receive an error message stating the account is already added. **Workaround:** The workaround for the Gmail app issue is to uninstall recent application updates and revert to the system's base version of Gmail. Optionally reinstall the latest version of the Gmail app from play store. Alternatively, users can access https://mail.google.com on their mobile browsers.
**Title:** Gmail Android App users on the latest Gmail Android release may experience issues accessing their inbox. **Description:** Our engineering team has identified the root cause and is actively working on mitigating the issue. We will provide more information by Tuesday, 2026-09-22 20:30 PDT. **Symptoms:** - Users on the Gmail Android app are finding that their accounts unexpectedly appear logged out. - Upon re-login, the process completes but the app fails to recognize the account. - Users receive an error message stating the account is already added. **Workaround:** The workaround for the Gmail app issue is to uninstall recent application updates and revert to the system's base version of Gmail. Optionally reinstall the latest version of the Gmail app from play store. Alternatively, users can access https://mail.google.com on their mobile browsers.
