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- Google’s Reading mode app has been silently updated to support email and social media apps.
- You can now use the Reading mode app on apps like Gmail, Threads, and X (formerly known as Twitter).
Android has a long way to go to become a more accessible platform, but progress is made with every release. In late 2020, Google released a new Reading mode app that can turn websites into pure text, making it easier to read without distractions. This Reading mode app also features text-to-speech functionality, making it quite handy to have articles read out to you. Google has silently blessed the Reading mode app with wider support, making it useful across more apps.
As spotted by Artem Russakovskii, the Reading mode app is now working with emails in the Gmail app for Android. 9to5Google was able to get the app’s features working on Threads and X (formerly known as Twitter) too.