How to remove Firefox’s Reader View (book) icon in the Address bar

Mozilla to release Firefox 38.0.5 (currently in beta) with Reader View, Pocket integration and Firefox hello tab sharing. We’ve already covered how to disable Pocket, now let us see how to remove the Reader view (book) icon in the address bar, which only appears when readable content page is detected.

Firefox Reader view icon

READ: Firefox 38.0.1 release fixes Crash Issue due to Nvidia Optimus Graphic Cards

Remove Reader View (book) icon in the Firefox Address bar

1. Visit about:config

2. Find the preferences reader.parse-on-load.enabled and change its value to ‘false’.

Will you use Reader View aka Reader mode in Desktop Firefox?

Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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