Everytime I have to click 'display images below' then only it displays. I am not sure what version of Gmail you have, but the version I have (along with Android 4.1.2) allows me to 'Show Pictures' in the message, then I have the option to 'Always show pictures from this sender'. But just as links, not as images as they were intended to be. This is especially applicable for internal newsletters or an employee newsletter for example. I receive them fine on my gmail email account. One of the best ways to get the maximum from your emails or newsletters is to ask your recipients to always accept images when the email comes from you. Once a spammer knows if she has a valid email this becomes useful knowledge for her devious practices. As always, Gmail scans every message for suspicious content and if Gmail considers a sender or message potentially suspicious, images won’t be displayed and you’ll be asked whether you want to see the images. This implicitly also tells them whether the email was delivered successfully and whether the destination email address was valid (the useful part for spammers).
Images in email are commonly used by spammers and marketers to determine whether or not you’ve opened an email. Yahoo Mail has a security feature that disables the loading of images in. We’re often asked at Flashissue what is the security risk of “displaying images” in a Gmail or other email client?Īs a general rule, it makes sense to turn off images by default because it prevents spammers from using images embedded in a message to confirm that they’ve found a real email address when someone actually reads their email.