iOS access to Safari Reader feature through UIWebView

Question

I am using iOS 4.3 & was wondering if there is any way that I can access the Safari\'s \"Reader\" feature through which webpages are removed of ads & other riff raff

Answer 1

Important: THIS ANSWER NO LONGER WORKS!

Readability shut down on September 30, 2016.

Here is something they recommend as a replacement: https://mercury.postlight.com/web-parser/

Keeping the answer as a historical reference

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You can use Readability mobilizer for this. You will get a cleaned up version of any article, in the Readability styling:

http://www.readability.com/m?url=http://{URLOFTHEARTICLE}

Just prepare the URL and load it in your UIWebView. Here is how it looks in action:

http://www.readability.com/m?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F01%2F11%2Fshowbiz%2Ftv%2Fgolden-globes-tv-vineyard%2Findex.html%3Fhpt%3Dhp_abar