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Chrome on Android has offered a Reading mode for several years now, and Google is now significantly redesigning it.<\/p>\n
Update 2\/28\/26: As of this month<\/a>, Chrome for Android\u2019s Reading mode redesign is widely rolling out. We\u2019re seeing it with Chrome 145, but there\u2019s a server-side component.<\/p>\n Since December, Google has made the button to switch back to the live webpage a bit more prominent by placing it in a rounded square. Additionally, Lexend is a new font option for the reader.<\/p>\n When you tap \u2018Show reading mode\u2019 and the web page isn\u2019t available in reading mode, a pop-up message appears that \u2018reading mode is unavailable\u2019.<\/p>\n \t\t Original 12\/30\/25: The previous \u201cReading mode\u201d experience did not consistently appear on every article that you would think warrants a simplified view. When it was available, you\u2019d get a large button next to the Omnibox that eventually shrank into a circle.<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n Old<\/p>\n On some devices, we\u2019re now seeing \u201cShow Reading mode\u201d in the three-dot menu underneath Tapping takes you to a new view that retains the Omnibox instead of taking over the entire screen like before. A \u201cReading mode\u201d sheet, which takes full advantage of Material 3 Expressive containers and shape morphing, at the bottom lets you set similar customizations like before:\u00a0<\/p>\n Fonts: Sans serif, Serif, or Mono<\/p>\n Text size: Up to 250%\u00a0<\/p>\n Background color: Light, Sepia, or Dark<\/p>\n Your Reading mode preferences are preserved through different pages, with the manual activation option being the best part of this update.<\/p>\n New<\/p>\n We\u2019re seeing this on two Android devices running Chrome 143<\/a> in the stable channel today. However, it\u2019s not yet widely rolled out. There are several \u201cReader Mode\u201d flags to manually trigger this before the full launch:\u00a0<\/p>\n chrome:\/\/flags\/#reader-mode-improvements\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chrome-145-Reading-mode-1.jpg\")
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\u201cListen to this page<\/a>.\u201d This button consistently appears in the overflow regardless of what page you\u2019re visiting. It does appear to remove the old address bar shortcut, but a button remains to quickly exit Reading mode.<\/p>\n
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