Genshin Impact takes its servers offline before every major update, and version 7.0 follows the same pattern. The downtime blocks all logins while HoYoverse installs the Snezhnaya content, and it happens at the same moment worldwide even though the local clock time differs for each region.
Quick answer: The 7.0 maintenance begins on August 12, 2026 at 6 AM (UTC+8) and is scheduled to run about five hours, ending around 11 AM (UTC+8), when the update goes live for everyone.
Release time: August 12, 2026, 11 AM (UTC+8)
Genshin Impact 7.0 maintenance start time
The shutdown starts on August 12, 2026 at 6 AM server time (UTC+8). Because the servers reset globally, players in the Americas hit this window on the evening of August 11, while most of Asia sees it in the early morning of August 12.
| Time zone | Maintenance start |
|---|---|
| Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) | 3 PM, August 11 |
| Central Daylight Time (CDT) | 5 PM, August 11 |
| Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | 6 PM, August 11 |
| Western European Summer Time (WEST) | 11 PM, August 11 |
| Central European Summer Time (CEST) | 12 AM, August 12 |
| India Standard Time (IST) | 3:30 AM, August 12 |
| China Standard Time (UTC+8) | 6 AM, August 12 |
| Japan / Korea Standard Time (JST/KST) | 7 AM, August 12 |
Genshin Impact 7.0 maintenance end time
The maintenance is expected to last five hours, which puts the end point at 11 AM (UTC+8) on August 12, 2026. That is also the exact moment version 7.0 becomes playable. You will know it worked when the game accepts your login again and the update prompt is gone.
| Time zone | Maintenance end |
|---|---|
| Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) | 8 PM, August 11 |
| Central Daylight Time (CDT) | 10 PM, August 11 |
| Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) | 11 PM, August 11 |
| Western European Summer Time (WEST) | 4 AM, August 12 |
| Central European Summer Time (CEST) | 5 AM, August 12 |
| India Standard Time (IST) | 8:30 AM, August 12 |
| China Standard Time (UTC+8) | 11 AM, August 12 |
| Japan / Korea Standard Time (JST/KST) | 12 PM, August 12 |
Note: These are the planned times. If the patch takes longer to apply, the servers can stay down past the five-hour mark, and HoYoverse has extended downtime for previous versions when needed.
Maintenance compensation: 300 Primogems
Once the downtime finishes, HoYoverse sends a compensation of 300 Primogems to players, based on 60 Primogems for each hour the servers are offline. Anyone at Adventure Rank 5 or above receives the reward in their in-game mailbox, along with other items.
If the maintenance runs longer than the scheduled five hours, additional Primogems are typically paid out to cover the extra time. The reward still arrives even if the servers come back early.
Get ready before the servers go down
You cannot log in during the maintenance window, so finish anything time-sensitive beforehand. Claim daily rewards, spend expiring resin, and wrap up any active events before 6 AM (UTC+8) on August 12.
The version 7.0 preload is already available, letting you download resource packages ahead of time. Pre-installing runs about 8 GB on PC and 3 GB on Android and iOS, which shortens the wait once the update goes live and takes you into the new Snezhnaya region.
