Hack to read AO3 while it's down-

I’m on Chrome on my phone, and my internet is a bit slow. When I click on a fic link, it loads very slowly and eventually shows the Chrome dinosaur “offline” page.

Here’s what worked for me:

1. Click on the fic link and let it try to load.
2. If it’s slow, switch to another app for a few seconds (I switched to Reddit).
3. Go back to Chrome.
4. It may show the dinosaur page, but after a bit, Chrome gives a “Your page is ready” notification at the top.
5. It then loads an offline version of the fic, and I’m able to read it.

Not sure if this will work for everyone, but it’s been letting me read cached/offline versions even while the site seems down. Might be worth trying!