{"id":58192,"date":"2014-01-09T21:15:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T19:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=58192"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:57:18","slug":"gmail-for-android-update-automatically-shows-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/gmail-for-android-update-automatically-shows-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Gmail for Android update automatically shows images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, Google promised to <a title=\"Gmail to securely show images by default\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/gmail-to-securely-show-images-by-default\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">automatically show images<\/a> securely within its <a title=\"Gmail news\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/b\/gmail\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gmail<\/a> products and today, <a title=\"Gmail for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/gmail.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gmail for Android<\/a> is the first app to get the feature. Previously, Google blocked loading of images by default as images could be abused by hackers. Google is making sure images are secure by passing all images through a secure proxy server, which scans images for <a title=\"Security news\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/t\/security\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viruses or malware<\/a> before sending it off to users.<\/p>\n<p>For those concerned with privacy, the feature can be disabled in the settings.<\/p>\n<p>Version 4.7.2 of Gmail for Android is rolling out now so check Google Play for an update or <strong>download the latest version <a title=\"Gmail for Android download\" href=\"http:\/\/gmail.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong> on Softonic.<\/p>\n<h4>RELATED STORIES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/snapchat-update-gives-option-to-opt-out-of-find-friends\">Snapchat update gives option to opt-out of Find Friends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/your-10-most-burning-whatsapp-questions-answered\">Your 10 most burning WhatsApp questions, answered<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/rdio-shazam-playlists\">Rdio and Shazam team up to create playlists from your tags<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, Google promised to automatically show images securely within its Gmail products and today, Gmail for Android is the first app to get the feature. Previously, Google blocked loading of images by default as images could be abused by hackers. 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