EDIT: I did a search in the community for Reader Mode on Android and it looks like Android doesn’t have an API that allows for apps to use Reader Mode, but Safari on iOS does.
TLDR; They can’t add it to Android because Chrome doesn’t support that feature.
If you use Voyager, go to the settings and turn on the setting that opens links in Reader Mode. You’ll be able read articles without all that BS.
Is this an iPhone feature? I can’t find anything for Android
I’m not sure. Maybe post about it in the Voyager community and the devs can advise or add it?
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EDIT: I did a search in the community for Reader Mode on Android and it looks like Android doesn’t have an API that allows for apps to use Reader Mode, but Safari on iOS does.
TLDR; They can’t add it to Android because Chrome doesn’t support that feature.
Could you tell me where the setting is supposed to be?
It’s on the General Settings tab. I just learned that it doesn’t work on Android though because Chrome doesn’t support that feature.
It’s in a section explicitly marked as Safari why would that work on Android?
I wouldn’t have any way of knowing what settings are on Android, would I? I don’t know if there’s a Chrome version or not.
I’m just trying to help other people find a cool feature.
Where is that setting? I’m not seeing anything that looks right in my settings.
Looks like it’s in general
I’m not seeing that option, it looks like it’s specific to using safari.
It’s says safari, but it should say “default browser”.
I don’t use safari and it works fine. If you are on Android, it might say something else?
Does not exist in Absurd 😭
I initially got around it by opening in safari and hiding distracting items but I like this solution better.
Safari also has a reader mode. You can choose to set it automatically based on the site.
These modes disable JavaScript and makes articles much easier to read. It works with some paywalls too, but not all.