I don't believe this is totally accurate. I've received an email from an online store sent when an order was shipped, it has an image in it which updates accord

I don't believe this is totally accurate. I've received an email from an online store sent when an order was shipped, it has an image in it which updates according to the shipping status (and now the image shows as delivered). Either Google has added an exception for this retailer (unlikely) or there is a workaround.