{"id":10480,"date":"2022-03-19T01:20:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T01:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/19\/its-the-end-of-the-world-google-maps-down-for-many-users\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T01:20:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T01:20:51","slug":"its-the-end-of-the-world-google-maps-down-for-many-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/19\/its-the-end-of-the-world-google-maps-down-for-many-users\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s the end of the world: Google Maps down for many users"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p>Call it a first-world problem, but Google Maps did not work for many users Friday, March 18, causing confusion and navigation headaches.<\/p>\n<p>The people who tried to use the service saw empty spaces where a map should load if they tried to use Google Maps.<\/p>\n<div  >\n<p  >Screenshot \/ Google Maps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We can confirm that the technical problem of yesteryear is now fixed,&#8221; a rep told Google Daily Hive on Friday afternoon, March 18th.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All affected Google Maps and Google Maps platform services are now back up and running worldwide,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<p>On social media, Wayfinder expressed their concerns about the failure.<\/p>\n<blockquote >\n<p >Google Maps is down.<br \/>Me: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RQbvJrhRc8\">pic.twitter.com\/RQbvJrhRc8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Emilio (@emilioplayz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilioplayz\/status\/1504846281994379268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote >\n<p >In the last hour, we learned that our navigation preferences are as follows:<br \/>Google Maps if it is not broken<br \/>2. Guess and check<br \/>Download Google Maps to see if it&#8217;s still broken<br \/>4. A frown<br \/>5. Apple Maps<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Eric Skoglund (@eskoglund) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eskoglund\/status\/1504860859444641796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote >\n<p >Google Maps is down .. Time to dust off ol &#8216;reliable <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zwuosRBGBZ\">pic.twitter.com\/zwuosRBGBZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \ud835\udd6e\ud835\udd8d\ud835\udd97\ud835\udd8e\ud835\udd98\ud835\udd99 (@ElevatedNinja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElevatedNinja\/status\/1504854517044723714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote >\n<p >We are so dependent on technology.<\/p>\n<p>Google Maps is down and I had to use the GPS of my truck to get directions to a place I was at least 20 times before.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Travis Nelson @ an \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \u2764\ufe0f \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@trnelson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trnelson\/status\/1504862525837524995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DownDetector has reported a major spike in people reporting issues with Google services at around 9am PST.<\/p>\n<div  >\n<p  >DownDetector<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>More to come\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call it a first-world problem, but Google Maps did not work for many users Friday, March 18, causing confusion and navigation headaches. 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