Minor problem with Samsung Internet Browser - Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, since I have s6, I used only the Samsung browser because of all the functions it has. However, recently (I can't remember when it started) the URL bar and navigaton bar at the bottom won't hide while scrolling down any more. Even when playing videos in browser it stays.. I believe it shouldn't do that and there is no option for that anywhere. I tried clearing cache and data but it didn't help. I'm on stock marshmallow (which is great btw).
Did anyone have that problem and if someone knows how to fix this I would be grateful!

I resolved the problem. In case anyone else has it, try turning off Optical Reader in Settings -> Accessibility, under Services.

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