You can add a website shortcut to your Android home screen — here's how
With one tap, you will be able to visit the website, or even a particular page, in an instant without having to launch the browser first and tap in the URL.
In this guide, we'll show you how to do this with two of Android's most popular browsers: Google's Chrome, of course, and also Samsung Internet Browser which is the go-to for many Samsung device users.
Here's how to add a website shortcut to your Android home screen.
While the steps for each browser are fairly similar, it's worth noting a key detail before you get started: the shortcut you create will always open in the browser you used to add it.
So, if you use Chrome to add a shortcut to tomsguide.com, it will launch in Chrome when tapped. The same goes for Samsung Internet — a shortcut created there will always open in Samsung's browser.
That's something to keep in mind if you use both browsers regularly, or if you want all your shortcuts to open in the same one for consistency.
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Let's start by taking a look at how you add a website via Chrome.
First of all, open the Chrome browser on your Android device and visit the website that you'd like to add to your home screen.
Once there, tap the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
Now in the menu that appears, select Add to Home screen. The option will be close to the bottom of the menu.
In many cases, you will be taken straight to the next step but you may be presented with a choice: to install the website to your home screen or create a shortcut.
The Install option appears if the website you are visiting is a Progressive Web App — this means it will behave like a native, standalone app.
By creating a shortcut, you'll be opting to simply link directly to the site.
You will be given a suggested name for the website that is going to appear on the Home Screen. This is the one that has been created by the website's developer but you can edit the name if you wish.
When you are satisfied, just tap Add.
You will then be prompted to confirm that — tap Add again. An icon will now appear on your home screen and if you tap it, you will be taken straight to the site.
And now we turn our attention to Let's add a website via Samsung's own browser.
After you open the Samsung Internet Browser on your Android device, you need to visit the website that you'd like to add to your home screen.
Once there, tap the hamburger icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Now in the menu that appears, select Add page to.
You can now decide where you want to add the webpage to. In this instance, you need to select Home screen.
You will be given a suggested name for the website that is going to appear on the Home Screen.
This is the one that has been created by the website's developer but you can edit the name if you wish. When you are satisfied, just tap Add.
You will then be prompted to confirm that — tap Add again. An icon will now appear on your home screen and if you tap it, you will be taken straight to the site.
And there you go. You now know how to add a website to your Android home screen. You can also learn how to set a homepage in Chrome to ensure it always opens on the website you want.
If you want to make browsing even faster, explore how to speed up Chrome on Android. You can also choose how you view websites by finding out how to change the default browser.
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