India, Jan. 25 -- Google has confirmed that a technical issue is affecting Gmail after users reported that the platform's email filtering system was not working as intended, leading to inboxes being flooded with promotional and update emails.

Users across regions complained that messages usually sorted into the Promotions or Updates tabs were instead landing directly in their primary inbox. Some also said, as per The Independent, that Gmail was displaying warning banners asking them to "be careful with this message," even on routine emails.

Google addressed the issue on a Workspace Status Dashboard, confirming that the problem began Saturday.

"We are experiencing an issue with Gmail beginning on Saturday, 2026-01-24 05:02 US/Pacific," ...