I Turned My iPad Mini Into The Best E-Reader

I took my iPad Mini 6 and turned it into the ultimate e-reader. Here's how you can do the same!
These principles also work great for reading on your iPhone or any other tablet.

Jump to whatever sections of the video will be most helpful to you:
0:00 One device to read them all
1:39 Setting up a minimalist home screen to reduce distractions and read more
2:55 My reading & notetaking app preferences
6:09 Using focus modes to optimize the iPad for reading
9:10 iPad settings for reading improvements
10:00 Using Night Shift to adjust the color temperature
10:30 Red light filter
11:53 Have your iPad read books to you without the audiobook version.
13:27 Apple Pencil & Screen protector for better writing and notetaking

Here are the Color Filter Instructions:
Go to Settings and search for Color Filters

Enable Color Filters and choose the filter / grayscale / tint that you want

(Optional) Go to Accessibility Shortcut and select Color Filters so that you can toggle this manually by hitting the power button three times in a row

In Shortcuts app, under Shortcuts tab (first tab):

Create a shortcut that turns Color Filters on

Create a shortcut that turns Color Filters off

In Automation tab of Shortcuts app (second tab):

Create an automation that calls your Color Filters On shortcut at a certain time each day (e.g. sunset)

Create an automation that calls your Color Filters Off shortcut at a certain time each day (e.g. sunrise)

[syneresis]

protip, you can also turn on reduce white point in accessibility settings. reduces the intensity of bright colors and lessens eyestrain. i recommend it when reading colored stuff. this and a matte screen protector looks amazing.

[utsavratti]

Very cool. Tbh I don’t use my iPad for focused reading for the reasons you mentioned, but this makes me think I should revisit that. Maybe when the iPad mini 7 comes out…

[devorsharo]

Hi RJ! I love this video, this is what I’d like to do too when my current device either gets too old or if it dies. . I only read at bedtime and I’ve been doing something similar for years on the kindle fire 6 inch which was discontinued a few years ago. I love how small it is. I only use this for reading my kindle books and keep the Wi-Fi turned off except for when I charge it which is every 5 to 6 days since the Wi-Fi is turned off. But I’m a total Apple nerd and when I replace the fire6 this is what I’ll do, go for an iPad mini so I can use all of my reading apps, kindle, kobo, google books and a few others. I use the blue shade on my kindle and I’ve noticed I fall asleep faster since I started using that setting. My iPad mini will be set up sort of like yours, but even simpler. I love your channel! Thanks!

[charlotte]

I use speech central x azure voice from microsoft to have my free audiobook! Free access can read around 5k words of book per month. Why bother with microsoft voice? Its so real and most human like ❤

[Jubez]

Would you recommend getting an iPad mini over a kindle? I read novels, but getting into manga and I can see myself wanting to read comic books eventually.

[toeriest]

Hi, you mentioned the kobo app briefly. Can you anotate in an ebook via the kobo app on the ipad mini?