Google Chrome: How to change your homepage
A browser homepage is the website that appears when you open your browser and the page that appears when clicking the home button. These are two separate things in many modern browsers, including the default browser onour top-rated Chromebooks.
Google Chrome doesn’t have a homepage when using its default settings. Instead, the browser opens your startup page. You also won’t find a home button next to theomniboxunless you tweak the settings. The good part is that you can change the startup page on Chrome and set a default homepage. Here’s how to make it happen.
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Change Google Chrome’s startup pages on the desktop
Google Chrome uses the same user interface on the Windows and Mac versions. The screenshots below showChrome for Mac. Windows users can follow the same steps to change the Chrome startup pages.
You have successfully changed the page Google Chrome opens every time. The next time you close Chrome and open it again, each page you listed opens in a separate tab.
Activate the home button and set its URL
If you don’t see a home button beside the Chrome address bar, follow the steps to activate it.
After completing this final step, you’ll see a home button to the left of the address bar at the top of Google Chrome. Clicking the home button takes you to the page you selected.
Set the New Tab page as the homepage in Google Chrome
If you want to revert to the New Tab as the main page at Chrome startup, go through the steps below.
From now on, when you launch Google Chrome, the browser greets you with a familiar page showing Google search at the top and shortcuts to frequently-visited websites below it.
Customize the New Tab page in Google Chrome
Another advantage of using the New Tab page at startup is customization options. You can apply a stunning wallpaper or a picture of your choice, hide frequently visited websites for privacy reasons, and apply a theme to level up your Chrome experience. Let’s go through them.
How to set your Chrome homepage on Android
Unlike on the desktop, the Android version of Google Chrome treats the homepage and the startup page the same. Changing the homepage setting changes the website you visit by tapping the home button, and it changes the page that opens every time you launch the app. Here’s what you’ll do to make it happen:
Your new custom homepage loads when you start the Chrome app or tap the home button.
How to tweak the Chrome homepage on iPhone
Unlike Android, you may’t set a specific web page to open at Chrome startup on the iPhone. You only get frequently visited websites, a Google search bar, and a Discover menu to glance over the news. You can long-tap a website shortcut to remove it.
To turn off Discover, tap theSettingsgear at the top and selectTurn Off.
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Doing more with Google Chrome
Google Chrome packs some nifty features, such as the option toclose all opened tabs at once. It also lets youchange the background. Google frequently releases new Chrome builds to add new features, fix bugs, and keep it secure from vulnerabilities. Read our post tokeep track of all the Chrome releases.
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