Google rolled out an update for the Gmail app on iOS this week that allows users to choose whether or not they want external images to load automatically when they open an email. This might not sound like a huge deal, but as former Twitter executive Mike Davidson revealed in a blog post back in July, attached images can double as email trackers, and some can even tell the sender exactly where you were when you opened the message.
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You can finally block images in the Gmail app on iPhone and iPad originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 4 Sep 2019 at 20:08:12 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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