From cd87742a644ad139b55d0bf81b8b1ada796f631d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Willison Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 14:18:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] You don't have to go into reader mode first --- ios/listen-to-page.md | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/ios/listen-to-page.md b/ios/listen-to-page.md index eb10144f1..1f3200c6d 100644 --- a/ios/listen-to-page.md +++ b/ios/listen-to-page.md @@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ I found a better way to listen to a whole web page through text-to-speech on Mob Previously I'd been selecting all text on the page manually (an arduous task) and using the "Speak" action menu. It turns out there's a better way. -1. Hit the `aA` button next to the URL bar and select "Show Reader" from the menu -2. Then hit that button _again_ and select "Listen to Page" -3. Hit that button a third time and you can control the Speaking rate, pause and skip forward or backwards by a short amount of time +1. Hit the `aA` button next to the URL bar and select "Listen to Page" from the menu +2. Hit that button again and you can control the Speaking rate, pause and skip forward or backwards by a short amount of time -![Screenshot of the three different states of that menu, with pink arrows highlighting the key options](https://github.com/simonw/til/assets/9599/544e1e6c-e278-4db1-92d6-f67e9a443992) +I think this is a new feature. Sadly it only works on pages that support "Reader" mode - which tends to be most article pages, but it won't be shown for pages that do not have a detected single article on them. + +The content read out loud is the same content as is displayed if you select "Show Reader". + +![Screenshot of the two different states of that menu, with pink arrows highlighting the key options](https://github.com/simonw/til/assets/9599/89bc7329-ece0-4b80-8872-7888ea593303)