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In iPadOS 18, when entering Reader Mode in Safari, the article initially displays in a narrow, centered column with a very small font size. However, as soon as I tap either of the font size adjustment icons, the article expands to full width and adjusts to a larger, readable font size. This issue occurs consistently and requires manual font size adjustment to display the article properly.
iPad, iPadOS 18
That seems to have fixed it. For a few minutes.
The first few sites I tried (Wired, Wikipedia, Ars Technica) worked just fine. Then it reverted to the old behavior.
It looks like a "feature" that wasn't well thought out. I see page-like shadows around the narrow page that has been presented. But, the font is too small for old eyes, and tapping the Reader Mode icon and tapping the font size adjustment icons brings it back to full width.
I suspect the "Highlights" feature/setting. I'll do more testing and come back here if I find anything.
Yep. It's the Highlights setting that causes the narrow pages. Turning it off fixes it.
I’m not seeing the issue on my end on 2 different iPads (one with the M1 processor, the other a non-M processor) Try to close/quit Safari and restart your iPad.
You also may want to clear the history and cookies from Safari.
Great! Thanks for having shared your fix.
Reader Mode Error in iPadOS 18.0
