Apple has made iCloud a big part of the iOS 5 experience on iPhone and iPad. This new feature is built into Safari and allows you to sync a reading list between all your iOS devices and Safari on your computer.
The free service makes it possible to save a page for later reading and instantly pull it up. There are two areas where this is incredibly useful.
If you want to read an article on your way out the door, you can add it to your reading list in Safari on your computer and pull it up on your iPhone while you wait in line later in the day.
Conversely, if you find a long article that would be better read on your iPad or computer while you’re out and about, you can add it to your reading list to come back to when you have more time.
How to Use Safari Reading List in iOS 5
This service will only work on your devices with the latest version of Safari and iOS 5.
Adding Pages to Reading List in iOS 5
To add a new page on your iPhone or iPad, you want to add it to your Reading List.
Add to Reading List on iPhone
Tap the little icon in the bottom center of your screen.
To choose .
The webpage will be synced to your Reading List and can be accessed from your other devices.
Adding Pages in Safari for Mac
The process is similar for adding pages to your reading list in Safari.
Visit the page you want to add to your reading list.
Add to Reading List in Safari
Click the icon.
Click .
Access Your Reading List in iOS 5 and Safari on Your Computer
To access your list, you will click on the icon you made to add a page in Safari.
On iPhone or iPad, you will need to do it at the bottom of your page.
Then click on the top selection.
View your Reading List on iPhone
It’s that simple to use the new Reading List in iOS 5. It’s a nice way to keep track of articles and pages you want to make sure you can read later. Unfortunately, you cannot access the Reading List from other browsers such as Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer.
