Please note that Instant Sync is subject to Apple’s battery-saving algorithms, and as such is not 100% reliable. The silent push notification allows the iOS app to download the new content from the server immediately, and the result is better syncing between your iOS devices and our servers. On iOS, you can enable Instant Sync in Settings to allow Instapaper to send you silent push notifications when you save a new article. Speed reading is unlimited for Premium users and available for up to 10 articles per month for standard Instapaper accounts. The result is a more focused, faster reading experience. This method of speed reading is meant to help you eliminate subvocalization, that voice in the back of your mind repeating words as you read them, and reduce time lost scanning between words. Speed reading in Instapaper uses rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP), showing you one word a time at the speed of your choosing.
On the web, the speed reading button can be found in the navigation bar: Use speed reading to get through your Instapaper queue up to three times faster! To turn on speed reading from an article on iOS, press the action icon, then the “Speed” button: Instapaper 6.2 just hit the App Store! Our focuses for this release were speed and efficiency, which are evident in three new features:
