# Gmail; something odd

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-something-odd/855617>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 13, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-something-odd/855617 "2020-06-13T17:38:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mislav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-something-odd/855617/1 "2020-06-13T17:38:43Z")

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When I’m logged into Gmail and I google something, I see a sign-in button at the top of the screen, like I have to log in. But I am already logged in. And even when I see that, I can still access my emails, contacts etc., so it’s not like my browser keeps logging me out. I am logged in, but it looks like I’m not. And when I click on the sign-in button, the page simply refreshes and then it shows that I am logged in. Every time.

Does anyone have any idea what may be causing this, and how to fix this? Should I be worried? That only seems to happen in Safari browser, not any others. I ran malware scans on both phones I use and nothing was found, all clear.

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-something-odd/855617/2 "2020-06-13T18:01:54Z")

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Sometimes deleting cookies and cache can fix this. Here’s how to do that on Safari:

> **[Clear cookies in Safari on Mac](https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471/mac)**
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> In Safari on your Mac, clear cookies and website data for some or all websites.

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**Author:** ![Mislav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mislav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mislav)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-something-odd/855617/3 "2020-06-13T18:30:29Z")

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> [@x-ray\_vision](#):
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> Sometimes deleting cookies and cache can fix this. Here’s how to do that on Safari:
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> [Clear cookies in Safari on Mac - Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac)

Thank you. I’ve done that already. Still the same problem.

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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-something-odd/855617/4 "2020-06-13T18:57:19Z")

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I don’t know if what I recently experienced is related, but I had a Gmail email account that gave me fits for about a week. It wouldn’t receive mail unless I rebooted my machine. I also cleared cookies to no avail. I later learned that another Gmail user experienced the same issues.

The problems finally resolved on their own. I think the problem is with Gmail and only they can fix it.