Wow, a readable website on your phone. Who knew that was possible? | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
We’ve all been there: someone in our social feeds or group chat just sent a link to an interesting article, but when we click that link and it opens in our phone’s browser, it’s almost impossible to read because there are so many ads, pop-ups, “chat with us” nags, and other crap getting in the way. Most times, I just give up and close the browser, forfeiting knowing about whatever the topic was.
But since I installed Google’s Reading Mode app on Android, I can quickly bypass all of that crap with a simple two-finger swipe gesture and actually read the thing I clicked the link for.
Reading Mode was released late last year and is intended to be an accessibility feature — it makes reading content on your phone easier if you are vision…