Google has updated its Gmail app for iPhone and iPad. It now allows you to block the automatic downloading of images when opening a message.
A few days ago, Google offered an update to Gmail on iOS to disable the automatic download of images contained in received emails.
In addition to saving your data envelope, blocking the automatic download of images will also allow you to limit the hidden tracking used by some senders to collect information without your knowledge.
1. Update Gmail
To take advantage of this new feature, make sure the app is updated on your device. The integration of this function is effective from version 6.0.1.190811.
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2. Enter the settings
Open Gmail on your device, deploy the main menu and go to the Settings of the application.
Select the account for which you want to block the automatic downloading of images, enter the Images menu and select the option Ask before displaying external images.
3. Display the images in an email
Now when you open an email, no image is displayed. To see the entire content of a message, you must manually download the images it contains by tapping View images at the top of the message.
Gmail will then retrieve all the remote images contained in the email. If the open message is from a trusted sender, you can optionally choose to Always show pictures from this sender.
Otherwise, and for other messages received, each time you open a new email, click on the button to download and display the images in the message.