Comfortable web page reading

In order to make reading pages on the smartphone easier, turn on reading mode, use word wrap, and change the page display scaling.

  1. Reader mode
  2. Jump to the top of the page
  3. Text wrap (auto-fit)
  4. Text zoom
  5. Full website version

Reader mode

When you view a page in Reader mode, you can only see the text and the images (videos) contained in the text. Other page elements (banners, interactive elements, or social media buttons) are hidden.

Switch to Reader mode

Tap in the SmartBox.

Restriction. If you can't see Reader mode in the menu and there's no icon in the SmartBox, it means that Reader mode is not available for this page.
Exit Reader mode

Tap in the SmartBox.

Note. If the mobile Yandex Browser uses dark theme, the text in Reader mode has a dark background, regardless of the site background.

Jump to the top of the page

To go back to the top of the page, tap in the lower-right corner. This button appears on the screen when you've read all the way to the end. You can also call it by scrolling down a bit and then up.

To hide the button:

  1. Tap  in the browser (if you don't see the icon, press the menu button on your smartphone).
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Go to More settings and turn off "Back to top" arrow.

Text wrap (auto-fit)

If you increase the page zoom on a website, the text may go off the screen. Turn on the Auto-fit option so you won't have to scroll horizontally in order to read a sentence.

Turn on auto-fit
  1. Tap  in the browser (if you don't see the icon, press the menu button on your smartphone).
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. In the Text zoom and auto-fit section, enable Auto-fit text to screen.

Text zoom

You can make the page font larger or smaller:

  1. Tap  in the browser (if you don't see the icon, press the menu button on your smartphone).
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Go to Text zoom and auto-fit and use the slider to choose the zoom level.

If the word wrap option is on, the slider is inactive. Turn it off to change the zoom.

Note. Some sites do not allow browsers to change the text zoom. If you still want to change the zoom, go to Text zoom and auto-fit and turn on Ignore site requests to forbid font zoom.

Full website version

Mobile site versions are displayed in the browser by default. To open the full version:

  1. Tap  in the browser (if you don't see the icon, press the menu button on your smartphone).
  2. Tap Desktop version.

To go back to the mobile version of the site, tap Mobile version.

If you want Yandex Browser for Mobile to always open full versions of websites:

  1. Tap  in the browser (if you don't see the icon, press the menu button on your smartphone).
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Under Advanced, tap Site capabilities.
  4. Turn on Always open desktop versions of all websites.

If you can't find the information you need in Help or you are having issues with Yandex Browser for Mobile, please describe your actions step by step. Take a screenshot if possible. This will help our support specialists quickly find a solution for the issue you're experiencing.

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