Google shopping ads missing product images on mobile

Google Ads is showing Shopping ads with product titles but no images, spotted by Arpan Banerjee unclear whether it's a test or a bug.

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Google Ads appears to be showing product titles without accompanying images. This was spotted by Arpan Banerjee on LinkedIn, who wrote: “Google Ads is just showing product titles and not images.”

I tried to replicate this myself several times but couldn’t. This could be a test, though it’s also possible this is simply a bug.

Here is a screenshot.

Google Shopping Ads Missing Product Images on Mobile

Personally, I’m not a fan of this. Shopping ads without images tend to look empty and less engaging, and if this is intentional, it seems unlikely to roll out widely.

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