{"id":441687,"date":"2022-05-03T18:33:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chrome-101-lost-reader-mode-but-its-coming-back\/"},"modified":"2022-05-03T18:33:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T15:33:46","slug":"chrome-101-lost-reader-mode-but-its-coming-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chrome-101-lost-reader-mode-but-its-coming-back\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chrome 101 Lost Reader Mode, But It\u2019s Coming Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dfb46b01d5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dfb46b01d5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chrome-101-lost-reader-mode-but-its-coming-back\/#%E2%80%9CChrome_101_Lost_Reader_Mode_But_Its_Coming_Back%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Chrome 101 Lost Reader Mode, But It\u2019s Coming Back&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChrome_101_Lost_Reader_Mode_But_Its_Coming_Back%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Chrome 101 Lost Reader Mode, But It\u2019s Coming Back&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-770073\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chrome-reading-mode.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chrome-reading-mode.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/chrome-reading-mode.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Chrome Reading Mode\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google has been testing a Reader Mode in Chrome for a while now, which hides page elements outside the core text. The option mysteriously dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared in the most recent Chrome 101 update, but it\u2019s coming back.<\/p>\n<p>Firefox, Safari, and other web browsers offer a Reader Mode or simplified view, but Chrome still doesn\u2019t officially have the same option. Chrome\u2019s developers have been working on the feature, which is only accessible by enabling a feature flag \u2014 one of the browser\u2019s many hidden options intended for use by web developers or people testing the latest changes in Chrome.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1548px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-802859\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-112646.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Chrome with Reader Mode enabled\" width=\"1548\" height=\"1137\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chrome with Reader Mode enabled<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The flag required for Reader Mode vanished in the latest Chrome update, version 101, which left at least a few people confused. Thankfully, it doesn\u2019t look like Reader Mode is being removed. Chrome flags have a built-in expiry date, which Google extends if a given feature isn\u2019t ready yet (or isn\u2019t ready to be removed). The flag for Reader Mode was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/chromium\/chromium\/blob\/101.0.4951.57\/chrome\/browser\/flag-metadata.json#L2683\">set to expire in Chrome 100<\/a>, so when Chrome 101 started to roll out, the feature was inaccessible. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/chromium\/chromium\/commit\/9b8a27c6194f7d858e72aa3177894c64143ca66e\">Google extended the flag to at least Chrome 104<\/a> back in March, but that change seemingly didn\u2019t make it into the stable v101 release.<\/p>\n<p>If you were using Reader Mode and you want it back <em>right now<\/em>, there\u2019s just one extra step you have to go through. Follow our guide on enabling Reader Mode, but before searching for \u201cReader Mode,\u201d search for \u201cTemporarily unexpire M100 flags\u201d and set that to \u2018Enabled\u2019 first. Once that\u2019s done, and you allow Chrome to restart when asked, the Reader Mode flag will be available in the flags page again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-802856\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-03-112200.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"&quot;Temporarily unexpire M100 flags&quot; option\" width=\"1123\" height=\"193\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The other option is to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/chrome\/beta\/\">install Chrome Beta<\/a>, which is currently on Chrome 102 and has the Reader Mode flag accessible without any extra steps required. Chrome 102 will roll out in the stable branch at the end of May. It\u2019s still not clear when, or if, Google will roll out Reader Mode to everyone without the need for enabling feature flags.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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