How to add your favorite websites to your device's home screen

Is there any website you frequent so often that you wish you could just tap it quickly from your phone’s home screen? Well, it turns out that there actually is a fast way to do that, and I have an easy-to-follow hack for it. Just start with these simple steps. 

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How do I add my favorites to my smartphone or computer? 

Add a website icon to your Home Screen 

Go to the website you want to add  

Tap the Share icon at the bottom center 

Steps to save your favorite website to your home screen (Cyberguy.com)

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Steps to save your favorite website to your home screen (Cyberguy.com)

Now among your app icons, you’ll see the one that brings you straight to the webpage you selected. 

Steps to save your favorite website to your home screen (Cyberguy.com)

How to add my favorites to my smartphone or computer using Chrome 

Add Chrome as your default browser 

Tap the three horizontal dots in the bottom right corner 

Tap Settings 

Select Default Browser  

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Add a website to my Home Screen from Chrome 

Steps to save your favorite website to your home screen (Cyberguy.com)

Select My Shortcuts  

Steps to save your favorite website to your home screen (Cyberguy.com)

Tap the + icon 

Steps to save your favorite website to your home screen (Cyberguy.com)

Tap Add Action  

Steps to save your favorite website to your home screen (Cyberguy.com)

Type in googlechromes:// and then the website you want to bookmark. For this example, we used CyberGuy by typing in googlechromes://www.cyberguy.com  

Steps to save your favorite website to your home screen (Cyberguy.com)

Click the blue Done button when you’re done typing 

Steps to save your favorite website to your home screen (Cyberguy.com)

Tap the downward arrow next to Open URLs at the top 

Click Add 

The bookmark is now on your Home Screen. When you click it, you may be asked to allow the bookmark to open in Chrome. 

Tap Allow

Go to the website you want to add  

Tap the 3 vertical dots in the upper right-hand corner 

Tap Add to Home Screen 

Tap Add one more time, and the icon will appear among your other apps 

Settings may vary, depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer  

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