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No "Reader" in Safari? (iOS 7, iPad 3rd gen)

Maybe I'm overlooking something, but I can't find Reader in Safari on my iPad. My little iPhone 5 displays Reader as a little text button on the left side of the URL/search bar. The feature doesn't seem all that technically taxing, so I'm not sure why they'd remove it.


Can anyone confirm? Am I missing it?

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi + Cellular (VZ), iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Sep 18, 2013 4:59 PM

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Sep 18, 2013 5:50 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

Doesn't address the inconsistency mentioned above.


iPad 3rd Gen:

daringfireball.com - no Reader
NFL story page - Reader


iPhone 5:

daringfireball.com - Reader
NFL story page - Reader


I've visited several other pages on the iPad that yield no Reader, where the iPhone 5 does. So the most interesting question remains: why the inconsistency, and is it just me, or are others noticing this?

Sep 18, 2013 7:40 PM in response to scamper

I get the same results using the same websites as you are getting scamper. I was just happy to figure out where the 'reader' button was now located, but now am perplexed as you are about why it works on my iPhone 5 and not always on my 3rd generation iPad.


I never paid attention if this happened under iOS 6, but could imagine that some sites might need the option on the smaller iPhone and not on the larger screen of an iPad.

No "Reader" in Safari? (iOS 7, iPad 3rd gen)

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