Gmail not loading

[jdabney]

I have seen a number of threads about not being able to load Gmail. None have come to a useful conclusion. I use a Mac.

I get the following message when trying to load Gmail:

We’ve detected a problem with your cookie settings.

Enable cookies

Make sure your cookies are enabled. To enable cookies, follow these browser-specific instructions.

Clear cache and cookies

If you have cookies enabled but are still having trouble, clear your browser’s cache and cookies.

Adjust your privacy settings

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Even after I do all that it still comes up with the same error message.

This also happens when I try to go to Gmail from my Netvibes Dashboard which I use as my Homepage on Brave.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[eljuno]

Hi, can you share your Brave version?
Also, did clear cookies solve your issue?

Thanks

[jdabney]

I have Brave version; 00.55.20 Chromium: 70.0.3538.67 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Clearing cache achieved nothing.

Thanks for looking into this for me.

John

[jdabney]

Also cleared cookies, no good

[TheSoulRider]

I’ve seen this same problem in Brave. It is the same reason why I abandoned my use of the Google Chrome browser: the Gmail browser interface won’t load. My new testing of Brave has thus completed, and I won’t be using it although I liked the idea of Brave and had seen it mentioned in an AngelList newsletter.

And about clearing browser caches as a leading idea to make the browser work? I have found the efficacy of that approach to be mythical only. It seldom works to clear a browser cache although in the many instances where a page wouldn’t load many first- or second-level techs suggest it. But emptying the cache also destroys data I’d prefer to keep, and that takes my time I’d prefer to invest a different way.

Although I had a 14 year incarnation as a network systems administrator, I don’t have that role here. I’ll instead use a different browser than either Brave or Chrome. If Brave would like me back, it would need to send me an e-mail to my user account through which I posted this. And I’m willing to pay for a great browser which has my interests at heart rather than one which sells my browsing data. Thank you for your time.

[stuart]

Hi. I’m having the same problem in Windows 10 and Version 0.56.15 Chromium: 70.0.3538.110 (Official Build) (64-bit). Same ‘detected a problem’ message despite taking all shields off and compromising all browser security in hopes of finding a key. Cookies have been cleared. I can’t find any way to list the page as excluded from all protection checks. Just no Gmail if I use Brave. Anyone any clues why? I can give this a week or two, but after that I’m back to Firefox!

[idigdeep]

Has anyone found a fix for this yet? I’ve just started trialling Brave but if I can’t get into my gmail account then that’s enough for me to have to go back to Firefox…

[wearingart]

This is still happening and nothing works. Seems like this has been going on for several versions.
Linux Mint 19.1
Brave Version 0.61.51 Chromium: 73.0.3683.75 (Official Build) (64-bit)

[vanessak]

The solution I have found is to be logged into Google/Gmail before you try to link to it. In other words, I cannot open a file from Google Drive through my email, desktop sync or other place where I “click” into it - or I get the same error – it’s not re-routing to a sign-in page. If I’m already signed into Google, it will work no matter how I’m accessing the file/mail.

[TheSoulRider]

I’m running Windows 10.x too. Tonight I bailed on Opera because it had no extension to disable HTML autoplays. But when I came to brave I also remembered that I abandoned Brave because it wouldn’t load the Gmail page. Several years ago I abandoned Firefox because I found it unacceptable that its extensions would keep breaking every time it updated itself. But your post reminds me that I might want to try Firefox again.

[ruben782]

I’ve been having the hardest time as well. But, then I noticed the reply from “vanessak.” So I gave it a shot. I logged into the main Google home page (the one with only the search bar and logo). Then tried to access Gmail. And it worked like a charm! I was shocked!!! So for the hell of it I deleted my cache (all) and cookies (for Google and Gmail). In fact, I just dumped everything just to be sure. Relaunched Brave…and Robert’s your fathers brother…it still works! I’m now back in business.Thank you very much vanessak!!!