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Enable Reader View Mode in the Samsung Internet browser

Reader mode offers disturbance-free reading in your browser that will please your eyes. The reader mode can be enabled from the URL bar in the Samsung Internet browser.

It also offers the customization option to change the background color, font type, and text size to make reading comfortable.

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How to Enable Reader Mode in the Samsung Internet App

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Enable the Reader View

Reader view is built into the Samsung Internet browser. If the blog post you’re browsing supports the reader view, you will see the reader view icon at the end of the website URL in the address bar.

  1. Launch Samsung Internet on your Android smartphone.
  2. Open the website for which you want to enable reader mode.
  3. Tap on the Reader Mode icon within the URL bar.
    Enable Reader Mode icon in Samsung InternetIt will enable reader view mode in the browser.

Now, the browser window will contain only the main web page content, no advertisements, and no popups.

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Note: The reader view is supported only on the text-heavy page or sites. If the page has very few text elements, then the reader mode icon will not appear.

Once the reader view mode is enabled, you can customize the web page, including background color, font size, and font family, as per your choice. To customize, tap on the Tt button at the end of the website URL.

Samsung Internet Reader View Settings option

To switch back to the original layout, you need to disable the reader view in the browser by tapping on the same Reader View icon you used earlier. It will reload the page back to regular mobile website mode.

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Note: The Reader Mode has several preset color and font customization options. We can choose from the available options.

Bottom Line

The reading view mode of the Samsung Internet is beneficial for browsing websites with fewer distractions. You can read long web page content without seeing irrelevant ads or popups.

The web pages load faster when the reader view mode is enabled. You can also switch to a desktop site view in the Samsung Internet browser.

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Kushal Azza

Kushal Azza

Kushal Azza is a Google Certified Analytics & IT Professional, Digital Content Creator, and Go-To Digital Marketer with an Engineering Degree. He has over a decade of experience solving tech problems, troubleshooting, and innovating digital solutions. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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