what happened to the distill google chrome option

Anyone have the 411 on why this is no longer an option. I used it extensively. Google Chrome is up to date Version 79.0.3945.88 (Official Build) (64-bit). It would appear that I am not the only one who discovered it's absence:

Reader Mode Not Availabe - Google Chrome Help

It's in Chrome Canary so, maybe it's coming back.

Callender said:

Perhaps check your shortcut:

“C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe” –enable-dom-distiller


Source:

How to Use Reader View in Your Desktop Browser

That fix doesn't work

Steve C said:

That fix doesn't work

It will if you pin Chrome to the Taskbar and modify the Target from there only.

Edwin said:

It's in Chrome Canary so, maybe it's coming back.

I don't even use BETA software so while thanks for the suggestion I believe I will stay clear of developer's software : )

Edwin said:

It will if you pin Chrome to the Taskbar and modify the Target from there only.

Furthermore:

If you wish to unpin that modified shortcut from the Taskbar, you can copy it from:

C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\xxxxxxxxxxxxxx...

and paste it into the Start Menu folder as an extra, both will work independently...

Edwin said:

Furthermore:

If you wish to unpin that modified shortcut from the Taskbar, you can copy it from:

C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\xxxxxxxxxxxxxx...

and paste it into the Start Menu folder as an extra, both will work independently...

Thanks again. I had made another post but it got nuked since I apparently used a "bad" word perhaps having to deal with the vocation relevant to the television show "Mad Men." You wouldn't happen to have any insight into why this function was removed or any official word from the powers that be? TIA.

phaedruspress said:

...You wouldn't happen to have any insight into why this function was removed or any official word from the powers that be? TIA.

Not a clue but, I have a reasonable suspicion that it interferes with other Experiments.

You can resurrect the Flag, so to speak...



... by enabling these two Flags...



but, it won't work! It defaults back to a dead experiment every time.