diff --git a/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift b/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift
index e1f0a40..ba3a8af 100644
--- a/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift
+++ b/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import SwiftUI
 struct EntryListView: View {
     @Bindable var vm: ReaderViewModel
     var isCardView: Bool = true
-    @State private var visibleEntryIDs: Set<Int> = []
-    @State private var readByScrollIDs: Set<Int> = []
 
     var body: some View {
         if vm.isLoading && vm.entries.isEmpty {
             LoadingView()
+                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
         } else if vm.entries.isEmpty {
             EmptyStateView(
                 icon: "newspaper",
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ struct EntryListView: View {
                     ? "Star articles to save them here"
                     : "All caught up!"
             )
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
         } else {
             ScrollView {
                 if isCardView {
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ struct EntryListView: View {
                 }
                 .buttonStyle(.plain)
                 .contentShape(Rectangle())
-                .onAppear { visibleEntryIDs.insert(entry.id) }
-                .onDisappear { markReadIfScrolled(entry) }
                 .contextMenu {
                     entryContextMenu(entry: entry, vm: vm)
                 }
@@ -69,8 +67,6 @@ struct EntryListView: View {
                 }
                 .buttonStyle(.plain)
                 .contentShape(Rectangle())
-                .onAppear { visibleEntryIDs.insert(entry.id) }
-                .onDisappear { markReadIfScrolled(entry) }
                 .contextMenu {
                     entryContextMenu(entry: entry, vm: vm)
                 }
@@ -85,24 +81,6 @@ struct EntryListView: View {
         }
     }
 
-    // MARK: - Mark as read on scroll
-
-    /// Only mark as read if the entry was visible before AND has scrolled off
-    /// while other entries are still visible (i.e. user is scrolling, not navigating away)
-    private func markReadIfScrolled(_ entry: ReaderEntry) {
-        // Remove from visible set
-        visibleEntryIDs.remove(entry.id)
-
-        // If there are still visible entries, user is scrolling (not navigating)
-        // and this entry scrolled off → mark as read
-        guard !visibleEntryIDs.isEmpty else { return }
-        guard !entry.isRead else { return }
-        guard !readByScrollIDs.contains(entry.id) else { return }
-
-        readByScrollIDs.insert(entry.id)
-        Task { await vm.markAsRead(entry) }
-    }
-
     private var loadMoreTrigger: some View {
         Group {
             if vm.isLoadingMore {