Gemini web may be failing for people who are not signed in
Gemini on the web used to work in an without signing in to a Google Account as recently as one or two weeks ago. Now, starting a chat in that state can fail after the first reply.
The page refreshes automatically as soon as the first answer finishes, so the conversation cannot continue normally. The problem appears tied to using Gemini without a signed-in Google Account, but it is not clear whether this is a policy change or a bug.
Key points
- chats may not work properly when the user is not signed in.
- The page refreshes after the first answer finishes.
- The same account-free flow reportedly worked one or two weeks earlier.
- People using incognito for quick AI checks may need a .