If you often struggle to find the time to read articles on the web, Safari’s “Listen to Page” feature in iOS 17 might be the answer. you’re able to now listen to articles while you’re on the go, and here’s how to use it.
How to Use Safari’s Listen to Page Feature on an iPhone or iPad
For the Listen to Page feature to work, you need the website—whose content you want to be read—to be compatible withthe Reader View in Safari. An easy way to tell whether a webpage supports Reader View is by looking for a document icon on the left side of the address bar that appears momentarily when you load a page.
If available, you’re able to proceed with the steps below to use Safari’s Listen to Page feature:
Siri will now begin reading the article, and a speaker icon indicating the same will appear in the address bar. Tap the speaker icon and selectListening Controlsfrom the pop-up menu to reveal control options.
From this pop-up, you can pause/resume the playback, jump to the next sentence, go back to the previous sentence, change Siri’s speaking rate, and end the listening session.
iOS also puts playback controls on the Lock Screen for quick and easy access. And if you don’t like the voice of the spoken content, you can change it by simplychanging Siri’s voice on your iPhone.
Alternatively, you can ask Siri to read an article for you once you have a supported webpage open by saying, “Hey Siri, Read this!” or “Hey Siri, I want to listen to this page.” Once Siri starts reading, you can access and use the listening controls like we mentioned above.
The ability to listen to a webpage is a nifty addition to Safari. The feature works pretty well, and Siri manages to read out content in a way that’s easy to comprehend. It’s ideal when you want to catch up on some web content hands-free; you can put it to good use while driving.
