Question from Andrew. T.: Rick, I have a weird problem and I’m hoping you can help me solve it.
Since I switched from I.E. to Google Chrome I can’t read any RSS feeds. All I see is gibberish that looks like computer code.
I really like Chrome, but I really need to be able to read RSS feeds. Is there any way to fix this? Thanks in advance.
Rick’s answer: Andrew, for whatever reason Google decided not to have Chrome support formatted viewing of RSS feeds by default, and there isn’t an entry in the settings menu for enabling RSS feeds.
But don’t despair, the folks on the Chrome team have provided a handy extension that will display your RSS feeds correctly. Here’s how to install it:
1 – Visit this page with your Chrome browser.
2 – Click the Add to Chrome button.
I’ve been using Google’s “RSS Subscription Extension” for years and I’ve never had a problem with it. I believe it’ll solve your problem just fine.
I hope this helps, Andrew. Please let me know if it works for you. Good luck!
Update from Andrew: Thanks Rick – Works like a charm!
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Doesn’t work for Android? What’s the point of having Chrome for a browser if it renders webpages in HTML/XML gibberish?
I agree Nate. I have never understood why Google chooses to display RSS feeds in this manner when the other browsers do not.
When I click add to chrome the RSS Subscription Extension says it can change all your data on websites you visit. What’s that about?
That’s nothing to worry about, Barbara. It can in fact change the data on the websites to visit, but it has to be able to do that in order to pretty up the RSS feeds you view. I’ve been using this extension for years with no issues whatsoever.