We Now Support Embedded Images
We are excited to announce that we now support embedded image testing within our email testing suite. In case you aren’t aware, using embedded images is a technique in which the actual images are included, “embedded”, within the email. The primary reason to use embedded images is to get around the concept of image blocking within email clients. If the image is embedded inside the email, in most cases, the image will be displayed regardless if images are turned on or off.
Embedded Image Support in Email Clients
Although we support embedded images, it doesn’t necessarily mean that we suggest using this technique over referenced (hosted) images. That is due to some email clients not supporting embedded images and you could experience some deliverability problems. We leveraged our email testing suite and compiled a complete list of which email clients support and do not support the use of embedded images.
Check out the results below:
Embedded Image Support | ||
| Email Client | Image Blocking On | Image Blocking Off |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Mail 6 | ||
| Apple Mail 7 | ||
| Live Mail | ||
| Lotus Notes 6.5 | ||
| Lotus Notes 7 | ||
| Lotus Notes 8 | ||
| Lotus Notes 8.5 | ||
| Outlook 2003 | ||
| Outlook 2007 | ||
| Outlook 2010 | ||
| Outlook 2013 | ||
| Thunderbird | ||
| Android 2.3 | ||
| Android 4.0.3 | ||
| Android Gmail | ||
| BlackBerry 9930 | ||
| Gmail App iOS 7 | ||
| iPad 2 | ||
| iPad Mini | ||
| iPhone 5S (iOS 7) | ||
| iPhone 5S (iOS 8) | ||
| iPhone 6 (iOS 8) | ||
| iPhone 6+ (iOS8) | ||
| AOL | ||
| BOL | ||
| Comcast | ||
| EarthLink | ||
| Freenet.de | ||
| Gmail | ||
| GMX | ||
| Libero | ||
| Mail.ru | ||
| Office 365 | ||
| Orange.fr | ||
| Outlook.com | ||
| SFR.fr | ||
| T-Online.de | ||
| Web.de | ||
| Yahoo! | ||
Do you embed images within your emails? If so, then give our email testing services a test drive with our 7-day free trial. Always be sure to test your emails before you send so you don’t lose any precious conversions!
Author: Alex Ilhan
Hailing all the way from England, Alex brings his email development expertise along with an endless stream of cups of tea and British cynicism. Follow him on Twitter: @omgitsonlyalex.
