Why didn't he flip through the pages of the novel on his phone?

When reading novels on the phone, there would usually not be a situation where one would flip through page after page. This was because mobile reading software usually used automatic page flipping to save space and improve reading efficiency. The automatic page flipping method was usually achieved by setting the "automatic page flipping" function in the software. This setting would automatically adjust the reading speed according to the reading speed and content of different novels. For example, some novels might need to be browsed quickly, so the automatic page turning speed would be faster, while some novels needed to be read carefully, so the automatic page turning speed would be relatively slow. Of course, there were also some novels that were read by flipping through the pages one by one. This was usually a long novel or a text that needed to be carefully savored. In this case, the reader can manually adjust the reading progress according to their own needs and turn the pages one by one.