Gmail shows download icon on images of HTML Email

Question

We have a Html Builder, that allows you to create responsive html for emails. We are using a third party engine to send the emails in bulk. The problem is, when email is being o

Answer 1

In a marketing email you're probably better off anyway having as many images as possible link to your website.

Your massive sale banner should probably just link to your website - no tricks needed.

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And if you have a large image of an actual product, then it's actually a nice feature allowing it to open in a lightbox inside GMail. The download in that context should appear less out of place.