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Google Business Profiles Products Stuck in Pending Status—Bug Affecting Multiple Accounts

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A Google Business Profiles bug is causing both new and previously approved products to revert to pending status across multiple accounts with no official fix announced yet.

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SERoundtable reports that Google Business Profiles users are experiencing a bug where products—both newly added and previously live—are stuck in or reverting to pending status. The issue, which began a few days before late July 2026, appears widespread across multiple accounts and profiles, with complaints surfacing in the Google Business Profiles Forum and Local Search Forum, though Google has not yet publicly acknowledged or addressed the problem.

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