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Thank you for the "Always Use Reader Mode" setting! (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Omg did not know about this thank you!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It’s brand new! 🤜🤛

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Wooty woot!

[+] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Safari reader mode strips styling off webpages and displays content in a pre-defined, easy to read format. Reader mode does its best to provide a consistent layout across all sites. It’s great for accessibility but also has many more advantages:

Reader mode targets the content portions of a website and strips away the rest. In doing so it removes many common annoyances; often times paywalls are bypassed, ads are stripped away, elements like email subscribe and GDPR cookie consent popups are removed.

Normally you have to tap the “Aa” icon on the top right of the in-app Safari browser every time a new site is loaded. The new Voyager setting removes this unnecessary tap and displays reader mode automatically.

Firefox on iOS and desktop has the same functionality. I don’t know if reader mode is available on the android in-app browser as I don’t use android devices.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don’t know if reader mode is available on the android in-app browser as I don’t use android

It is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I don’t think there is an API/flag for it though that Voyager can set. :( https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/chromium-dev/c/sEyvpVA4g9k/m/kuafzjZ0AwAJ

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Where is this? Can't find it in Settings.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On iOS devices:

Update Voyager to the latest version as this setting was just added in the latest update.

Settings > General > Toggle “Always Display Reader Mode”

Sorry, I don’t use android devices so your mileage may vary if you are on android. A workaround would be to install Firefox as it has a similar feature. Be sure to change the change the default browser in Voyager’s settings to Firefox.

The reader button in Firefox is located in the url bar at the top right. (At least it is on iOS Firefox.) Hopefully an android user will reply with better context than I can.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I’ve updated my PWA to the latest version, and I don’t see this toggle. Perhaps it is specific to the native apps.

(Re-read the release notes. Yup, it’s native app only.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, unfortunately there is no web API for it