This wikiHow teaches you how to change the Google Chrome homepage. This page can be visited by clicking the " Home " button in the browser. You can enable and set the home page on both the computer version of Google Chrome and the Android phone or tablet. However, this setting or feature is not available on the iPhone or iPad versions of Google Chrome.
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Method 1 of 2: Changing Homepage on Desktop Version of Google Chrome
Step 1. Open Google Chrome
These programs are marked by red, yellow, green, and blue icons.
Step 2. Click the icon
It's in the upper-right corner of the browser window. After that, a drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Click Settings
It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Once clicked, the settings menu (“Settings”) will open in a new tab.
Step 4. Click the gray "Show home button" switch
It's at the top of the " Appearance " settings section. The switch color will turn blue after clicking
. Now, you should see a house icon in the top left corner of the browser window.
If the “Show home button” switch is already displayed in blue, the “Home” button has already been activated in your browser
Step 5. Mark the circle "Enter a URL"
Click the circle to the left of the "Enter a URL" field. Now, you can enter the website address to set as the browser's home page.
You can also tick the “New Tab page” circle to open a new tab each time you click the “Home” button
Step 6. Enter the website address
Click the "Enter a URL" field, then type in the address of the website you want to make your homepage (eg
Step 7. Close the settings tab (“Settings”)
Click the icon " x ” in the upper-right corner of the "Settings" tab, at the top of the Chrome window. After that, the changes made will be saved. You can now click on the home icon
in the upper-left corner of the browser window to open the page that has been designated as the main page.
Method 2 of 2: Changing Homepage on Android Version of Google Chrome
Step 1. Open Google Chrome
Tap the Chrome icon, which looks like a red, green, yellow, and blue ball.
Step 2. Touch
It's in the upper-right corner of the screen. After that, a drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Touch Settings
It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Touch Home page
This option is at the bottom of the " Basics " settings group.
Step 5. Touch the gray “On” switch
The switch color will turn blue after touch
. With this switch, a home-shaped “Home” button will appear in the top-left corner of the Google Chrome page.
If the switch is already blue, the browser's main page has been activated
Step 6. Touch Open this page
This option appears at the top of the page.
Step 7. Touch the text field
This column is at the top of the page.
Step 8. Enter the website address
Type in the address of the website you want to use as your home page (eg
If there is already a web address in the column, delete the address first
Step 9. Touch the SAVE button
After that, the entered web address will be set as the browser's home page. You can touch the home icon (“Home”) to visit the page at any time.
