I've found the newest great thing about Google Chrome: it turns your phone into an e-reader, making reading easier.
It's not always fun to read on a phone. The problem isn't the screen size but rather its brightness and contrast and how the eyes focus on it and the text. It's easy to get tired and strained, something that doesn't happen with paper books or e-readers. But Google Chrome has addressed this issue specifically with its improved and more user-friendly Reading Mode. Now, the mode is available whenever you want, and setting it up and activating it is easier than ever with just a few taps, making reading a more enjoyable and seamless experience.
Reading mode in Google Chrome has been available for several years, but the activation process wasn't ideal. The browser itself would detect when it needed to be activated, so there were many instances where activation failed or was completely impossible. However, this has changed: the mode is now always accessible via the three-dot menu.
What's the point of reading mode? It's quite simple: it transforms your phone's screen into a more comfortable reading environment. For example, for reading this article. This mode adjusts screen brightness, uses less saturated colors in the background, and lets you change the font type and size to your liking.
Many people are unaware of Google Chrome's Reading Mode, and now that its design and activation have been improved, this is a great opportunity to try it out. It makes any article or text look like a book page, significantly enhancing the reading experience and, more importantly, reducing eye strain caused by reading large texts with bright white backgrounds and dark black fonts.
Here's how to activate reading mode in Google Chrome
It couldn't be simpler. In fact, the way reading mode is activated is the main change Google Chrome has made. Previously, a large button appeared in the search bar when the browser detected interesting text to convert; now, the user has to do it manually.
The good news is that this option was somewhat hidden, so manually enabling it was a hassle if it wasn't automatically enabled. Now, it's much easier to access: simply tap the three-dot menu and find the "Reading Mode" option at the top.
If this is your first time enabling it, you'll need to adjust the font size, background color, and font style. Once you've customized it to your liking, Google Chrome will save your preferences, and each time you enable it, it will be ready to read any article or text with ease.