Technology has revolutionized the way we perform tasks, implementing its uses in basically all areas.
Technology has been in a constant state of flux, and with improvements, computer systems undergo drastic updates, just as it is currently the case with the application of artificial intelligence, giving birth to a new technological era.
Today, owning a device such as tablets, mobile phones or laptops is essential for the development of academic and work activities, however, these devices can be a constant distraction for users, thanks to the high consumption of social networks that are present in these moments, not to mention the amount of advertising that appear on the sites.
If what you’re looking for is focus when reading an article, but the bombardment of ads, videos, and suggestions easily distracts you, then this note might be of interest to you.
Internet mogul Google has developed a tool that allows users to read articles online without popups and ads, this feature is called Chrome Reading Mode.
Chrome’s Reading Mode allows Internet users to enjoy a clean, fun, and distraction-free version of any web page. In addition to avoiding a large number of ads, this tool allows you to customize fonts, colors and spacing (according to your preferences).
How to activate reading mode in Chrome?
Chrome Reading Mode is available for any computer running Chrome now by following the steps below.
Open Chrome
The first thing you should do is open your browser and type “chrome:flags” in the search bar. Then, in the search bar at the top, type “reading mode.”
activation
Once you’ve done these steps, you’ll see the “Reading Mode” option, check and click the box next to it to change the function from “Default” to “Active”
Reboot
To finish, you must click on the blue “Restart” button at the bottom of the screen.
In this easy way, you can enjoy reading mode in Chrome after restarting the browser. To access this mode when visiting a web page, simply open the article you want to read and once the page is open, find the side panel icon in the upper right corner of Chrome, which you can see as a square with a dark bar on the right side and click.
Immediately after that, a menu will be displayed at the top where the option “Reading Mode” will appear, select and that’s it, you can enjoy the ad-free version of the page of your choice, but above all, enjoy your reading with the original.
Unfortunately, this application is not available on Android devices, however, this operating system has its own version of the reading mode to enjoy this tool on your cell phone, in addition to offering an option text to speech To convert articles into custom audios.
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