Outage in Google Maps
[Maps SDK] Fatal Exception: m140.fqd: GL context is unusable again / glLinkProgram failed "GVI && cannot compute gv size for oob" on Qualcomm Adreno GPUs (maps_core_dynamite v263020506)
Resolved Minor
September 28, 2026 - Started 15 days ago
- Lasted about 21 hours
Incident Report
Summary AI Generated
A bug in Google Maps SDK (maps_core_dynamite v263020506) caused fatal crashes on devices with Qualcomm Adreno 6xx/7xx GPUs due to a shader linking error triggered immediately upon loading a Google Map. Up to 0.15% of Maps SDK map loads were affected, with impact varying by app depending on their users' GPU distribution. The incident lasted approximately 20.5 hours and was resolved via a fix rollout, with no workaround available during the outage.
Summary: [Maps SDK] Fatal Exception: m140.fqd: GL context is unusable again / glLinkProgram failed "GVI && cannot compute gv size for oob" on Qualcomm Adreno GPUs (maps_core_dynamite v263020506)
Description: We are also posting this incident to the Google Maps Platform Status Dashboard (https://status.cloud.google.com/maps-platform/
) while the fix rolls out.
Based on our telemetry, this issue affects up to 0.15% of Maps SDK map loads in impacted apps, though the rate varies significantly depending on each app's device GPU distribution (Qualcomm Adreno 6xx/7xx).
Diagnosis: A shader linking error crashes the host app as soon as a Google Map is loaded.
Workaround: None at this time.
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