You can change the homepage screen on Chrome to your desired choice in just a few clicks. Changing the homepage to your desired website means that you will waste less time in opening up those same websites which you usually do. This will increase your workplace productivity.
In this article, we discuss how you can change the homepage on Chrome on PC and Android.
How to change the homepage on Chrome for PC?
Here are the steps to change your default homepage on Google Chrome. First, you will have to enable the home page button, and then you can enter the name of the web address that you want to set up as your homepage. This button is located at the top, just left to the address bar and is shaped like a thatched house.
Step 1: Open Chrome and then click on the three-dot button at the top right of the screen.Step 2: Choose Settings from the drop-down menu.
Step 3: From the left sidebar menu, select Appearance.
Step 4: Turn on the toggle beside Show home button.
Step 5: Now, enter the address of the website which you want to add to your homepage. If you want a new tab to open every time you open Chrome, you can select New Tab page option.
Now, whenever click on the home button, you will open the same website you have entered before.
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How to change homepage when Chrome starts?
While the above steps will help you in setting up the home page button, the steps that we are about to mention will set up the homepage when you start Chrome on PC.
Step 1: Go to three-dot button > Settings > On Startup from the left sidebar. Step 2: Now, click on Open a specific page or set of pages.
Step 3: Click on Add new page.
Step 4: Enter the URL of the page that you would like to see when you start Chrome and then press Add. Similarly, keep on adding more pages by following the same process.
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How to change the homepage on Chrome for Android?
To change the Chrome homepage on Android, follow the steps given below.
- Open Chrome and then tap on the three-dot button at the top right.
- From the drop-down, select Settings.
- Scroll down a bit and then tap on Homepage under Basics heading.
- Here, turn on the toggle and then enter the page address by tapping on Open this page option.
Remember, all the changes are saved automatically, and you don’t need to worry if you accidentally close the browser after making the changes.
How to change the homepage on Chrome for iOS?
Users don’t have an option to set a custom homepage on Chrome app for iOS, but they can select from among four search engines that’ll show up as soon as the app is launched — Google, Yahoo!, Bing and DuckDuckGo.
To change the homepage on Chrome for iOS with one of the aforementioned search engines, launch Chrome and follow the steps below.
- Tap on the three horizontal dot menu icon at the bottom-right of the display.
- Then tap on Settings from the menu.
- On the next page, tap on Search Engine and then choose one of the four search engines.
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