A low-visibility Location Manager setting let Google insert its own imagery into location ads
- Date
- Jan 14, 2026 (first reported)
- Primary source
- Search Engine Land
Paid media analyst Conor Crummey found a setting in Shared Library > Location Manager that allows Google to pull images from its own library into location-based ads without explicit approval. Google had not announced it.
Sources
- open_in_newA quiet Google Ads setting could change your creativeSearch Engine Land · Jan 14, 2026
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