How to Add a Website to Home Screen on iOS and Android
Do you find it time-consuming to find and open frequently visited websites on your smartphone? Every time going to the browser and typing the URL to open the website. There’s an easy way to deal with this situation. Let me show you how. Whether you’re an iOS or an Android user, you can just add the website to the home screen for a faster browsing experience.
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Why Consider Adding Web Page to Home Screen
Some popular and big sites have their own apps but most don’t. However, you can add a link to the home screen of your iPhone or Android phone for any specific page of a website and not just the home page. That would save you a lot of time. No need to open the site first and then navigate to the inner page. Sometimes, these pages are buried deep inside the archives with no direct link to the website’s homepage.
We recommend creating a folder on your home screen to house all such website shortcuts. One tap will lead you directly to the page bookmarked. Adding a shortcut to the website will also save you some storage space as they take far less space than dedicated apps.
If you’re one of those people who like to check the statistics of their YouTube channel or who likes to monitor stocks or other statistics, for example, this will help you.
Add a Website to Home Screen on iOS
Let me show you how to add as many websites as you want on your iPhone’s home screen by using Safari.
1.Navigate to theSafariicon and tap to open the app.
2.Tap on theURL bar.
3.Now type the website’s address that you want to add to your home screen. And then hit thegobutton on your keyboard. You can also open one of the inner pages of the website to add to the home screen.
Pro Tip:You canlong-presson the URL bar andpastethe address of the website from yourclipboardif you’ve copied it earlier from a chat or a website.
4.Tap theShareicon in the bottom navigation bar.
5.Scroll up through the list of options, and tap on theAdd to Home Screenbutton.
6.Now tap onAddto add the open website or web page to your iPhone’s home screen.
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And the website’s shortcut will appear on your iPhone’s home screen. Next time, you just tap on the shortcut and it will take you directly to the website or the page you just added.
Add a Website to Home Screen on Android
We will be needing Google’s Chrome browser, so please make sure you’ve Chrome installed and we’re good to go then. Let’s have a look at the steps of how to add a website to the home screen.
1.Navigate to theChromebrowser on your Android smartphone and tap to open it.
2.Tap on theURL barto begin.
3.Type the address of the website and then tap onGo(you can also tap on the link preview just beneath the URL bar). You can also navigate to one of the pages if that’s what you want to add a shortcut to the home screen of your phone.
Pro Tip:You can also paste the address of the website from yourclipboardalso, in case you’ve copied it from a chat or a webpage.
4.Once the website or web page loads up, tap on thekebab menu(three vertical dots) to expand the options.
5.Tap onAdd to Home screen.
6.Now tap onAdd.
7.A pop-up menu will again appear, tap onAddto add the website to the home screen (this step is for Samsung Galaxy users only, other Android users might not get the confirmation twice).
And the website will now appear on the home screen of your Android smartphone.
Add a Website to the Home Screen Using Samsung Browser
If you’re a Samsung Galaxy user then the Samsung browser might be the browser of your choice. In that case, we’ve also got you covered. Let’s take a look at a small guide on how to add a website to the home screen using the Samsung browser on your Samsung Galaxy phone.
1.Open theSamsung browseron your Galaxy phone and tap on theURL bar.
2.Type the address of the website you want to add to your home screen and then hitGoon your keyboard. You can also tap on the link preview just beneath the URL bar to open the webpage.
Pro Tip:you may also long-press in the URL bar to paste a link from yourclipboardalso.
3.Tap on thehamburger menu(three horizontal lines).
4.Now tap on+Add page to.
5.From the list of options, tap onHome screen.
6.Tap onAdd.
7.A pop-up menu will appear, again tap onAdd. And the website will be added to your Samsung Galaxy phone’s home screen.
Save Some Taps, Save Some Time
Adding a website to the home screen can help you can quickly access your favorite websites and web pages on your iOS and Android smartphones. By following the above-mentioned steps, you can have any website just a tap away whether it’s an iPhone or an Android phone. Happy Browsing!
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Subham Raj
Subham is a tech enthusiast and a has knack for writing, he also has a deep love for filmmaking. He is currently working as a full-time Technical writer at TechWiser and his roots are from Samastipur, Bihar.
