Google Chrome users no longer need apps like Pocket to read articles offline. An update has added a nice Google Chrome reading list to Google’s mobile browser.
This is how the Google Chrome reading list works
Version 57 of the Google Chrome iOS app adds a Reading List. Here you can store articles and web pages, so that you can read them at a later time. Since these pages are stored locally on your iPhone or iPad, you don’t need an internet connection to access them at a later time.
This read later feature of Chrome is reminiscent of the one that has been present in Safari on the Mac and iOS for some time. However, if you use multiple Google services and Chrome is your favorite browser, this is a very nice function to save pages. You open the list as follows. Make sure you have version 57.0 or higher installed.
Using Google Chrome Reading List
- Open a webpage that you want to view later;
- Tap the three dots to the right of the status bar;
- Select the share icon at the top left;
- Tap Read Later in the bottom row of icons.
Synced between iOS and macOS
You can then tap the three dots next to the status bar to open the reading list. As soon as you have saved a new article in it, the name will turn blue and you will see with a small number how many pages have been saved. If you have read an article, it is automatically grouped with other read articles. You can quickly clean up the list by tapping ‘edit’ and choosing Remove read items. Web pages that you save on the Mac or iPhone appear in your Reading List on both devices.