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by mds101 1567 days ago
The problem is some brilliant product manager decided that the reader mode button should not be available on all websites and should only be available on those it seems to be articles.
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ffpip 1567 days ago
You can add

    about:reader?url=
before any URL to enable it on any website.
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sphodel 1562 days ago
Omg thank you so much! I never knew this. Thank you so much for sharing this!
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morsch 1567 days ago
Only on desktop? Does not work on Firefox 98 on Android.
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ffpip 1563 days ago
Yeah, only on desktop.
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indigodaddy 1567 days ago
I’ve never had reader mode not work on archive.is
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amjd 1567 days ago
Which browser do you use? I've never seen it work on archive.is in Firefox. Case in point: https://archive.is/ZPvrO
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Duetto 1563 days ago
I am using Firefox 78.15.0esr (64-bit) and had no problem getting to the URL with the above link. Arrived at: https://www.economist.com/briefing/2022/03/05/vladimir-putin...
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indigodaddy 1567 days ago
Specifically only speaking of iOS and Safari. Don’t have FF installed and have never found reader mode option in Chrome.
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