Google Docs shows connection error even with working internet
Google Docs intermittently displays a waiting-for-connection error even when other apps and services work normally on the same network connection. This forces users to reload or wait out an unexplained sync failure. The bug is a platform reliability issue outside the control of third-party builders.
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