[Q] HTC browser "read mode"

[kerisky]

Hello !

I've installed IC 3.7.0 + Exceed Kernel + Synapse and the phone work well
There is just one thing that I don't like at all ... but I don't know if it depends from InsertCoin or not.
I have an old Desire X with Sens 4.1+ and the HTC browser allows to enter a "read mode" that is useful for reading newspaper's articles ! When you click a little square icon near the web address (see photos in attachment), the page is re-opened in a "read mode", without banners, colors or pop-up, but just a clean text page ! ... like word or PDF texte.
I've downloaded also the last HTC browser .apk but there no way to find this option...
Does anybody know how to find/install this future ?

 

[kerisky]

... mmmh ... no replies, no idea ?

 

[deiwiux]

Hello !

I've installed IC 3.7.0 + Exceed Kernel + Synapse and the phone work well
There is just one thing that I don't like at all ... but I don't know if it depends from InsertCoin or not.
I have an old Desire X with Sens 4.1+ and the HTC browser allows to enter a "read mode" that is useful for reading newspaper's articles ! When you click a little square icon near the web address (see photos in attachment), the page is re-opened in a "read mode", without banners, colors or pop-up, but just a clean text page ! ... like word or PDF texte.
I've downloaded also the last HTC browser .apk but there no way to find this option...
Does anybody know how to find/install this future ?

Hey ya
For now I'm having android 5.1 (cm12.1) but as I can recall from IC, there was no reader mode on default browser But as an alternative, there's a reader mode on chrome browser which is hidden under chrome flags :good: Here's how to enable it:

1. Open Chrome (make sure you're running the latest version) and type chrome://flags in the address bar. Press Go.
2. Head to Menu > Find on Page and search for "Enable Reader Mode Toolbar Icon". Click the Enable link under that setting.
3. Relaunch Chrome when prompted.

Hope that would help you

 

[kerisky]

That works
I don't understand why HTC has not implemented this future in Sense 6. I've taken a look to HTC site and "read mode" is only for few old models, some Desires and One V. I think the stock ROM of One mini doesn't have this option, it's not a bug of IC.
Anyway, I've to say that HTC browser, in my device, it is more smooth and the text re-size is nice, Chrome is faster but not as fluent as HTC...
In the other hand Chrome has "read mode" and you can also modify the text size !

Thank you !!
:good:

 

[rosi91]

sorry for the dumb question: I enabled the option but can't find a damn symbol for it. where is it?

 

[kerisky]

sorry for the dumb question: I enabled the option but can't find a damn symbol for it. where is it?

In Chrome it is between addresses bar and ... tab. See the picture !
I think I will go with Chrome
I've a problem with some videos, when there is an advertisement before the video it doesn't start, the same occurs both in Chrome and in HTC browser...

 

[rosi91]

In Chrome it is between addresses bar and ... tab. See the picture !
I think I will go with Chrome
I've a problem with some videos, when there is an advertisement before the video it doesn't start, the same occurs both in Chrome and in HTC browser...

since I'm using Chrome on android 5.1 I don't have the symbols next to the adress bar :/ stupid beautiful lollipop

 

[kerisky]

... about video, the problem was Flash player.
I've downloaded Dolphin Browser, it's nice, with text reflow, reading mode and Flash player... all I had in 4 years old HTC browser