A feed stopped updating
Read what its last check found, check it now, and know when to wait.
Read the feed's last check
Open the feed under Feeds in the sidebar. Its header says when it was last checked, and, when checks are failing, how many failed in a row and why.
Check it now
Press Check feed. Reader fetches it on the spot and says whether new posts arrived, nothing was new, or the feed could not be reached. On Reading, Check all does the same for every feed.
If its checks are failing
| The badge says | What to do |
|---|---|
| The site answered with an error | The site is having trouble or moved its feed. Open the site; if the feed moved, follow its new address and unfollow the old one. |
| The site could not be reached | The site is down or slow. Reader backs off and tries again; nothing for you to do. |
| The feed could not be read | The site sent something that is not a valid feed. If it lasts, look on the site for a new feed address and follow that. |
If the site has gone quiet
A feed is checked as often as it publishes, from every 15 min for a busy one to weekly once it has been silent for a month. A feed with nothing new moves to Quiet at the bottom of the sidebar. That is the site resting, not Reader failing.
If posts arrive and then disappear
The feed's span may be short: under Breaking, posts leave after three hours, read or not. Choose a longer one in How long these posts stay, or save the posts you want to keep. See Follow and manage feeds.