Login with Google account NOT working: This might be why you're having trouble
GOOGLE'S tool to help you login to third-party services is experiencing some difficulty – leaving individuals and businesses without access to online systems.
Google is reportedly having trouble with its Login With Google system
Google is having trouble with its Login With Google system, according to numerous reports online.
Google OAuth is the system that lets users login to third-party websites and services, like Etsy, with a Google or Gmail account.
Twitter users have flooded the social network to report problems with the OAuth.
?????? Google oauth login down = 15% of Internet down pic.twitter.com/Y3WsWWVE7A
— Erez Pilosof (@pilosof) April 19, 2016
Google OAuth is down. That's all we know. pic.twitter.com/jPydT2YNty
— Christopher Ryan (@cryanweb) April 19, 2016
Google oauth is down! Run to the hills!
— Daniel Coldham (@BritishDan) April 19, 2016
Many claimed the error had locked them out of essential work services.
The latest outage comes after a Gmail disruption that hit users yesterday.
Google's Apps Dashboard, which monitors disruptions and outages across the US search firm's various services, has not been updated to reflect the reported outages.
Google experienced a number of issues with Gmail yesterday
However the US firm tweeted, "We are investigating an issue with Authentication services.
"We will provide more information by 07:30 US/Pacific."
The news comes as Facebook reportedly started to test a number of major changes to its News Feed.