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How to Easily Add Safari Bookmarks to Your iPhone's Home Screen

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When you find a website you like on iPhone's Safari, not only can you bookmark it, but you can also add an icon to your home screen, allowing you to access it with just one tap—super convenient!

This article will explain in detail how to add Safari bookmarks to your iPhone's home screen, complete with images. It's a quick process, so give it a try!

Steps to Add a Bookmark to the Home Screen

Here are the steps to add a Safari bookmark to your iPhone's home screen:

  1. Open Safari and navigate to the website you want to add to your home screen.
  2. Tap the share button (the icon with an arrow coming out of a box) at the bottom of the screen.
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  4. From the menu that appears, tap 'Add to Home Screen'.
  5. You can edit the title of the icon. If necessary, change it and tap 'Add'.
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  7. The icon of the added website will appear on your home screen.
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You've easily added a Safari bookmark to your home screen!

Icons Added to the Home Screen Can Be Changed!

Sometimes, the icon image might be unclear when added from some websites. In such cases, you can change the icon image.

How to Change Bookmark Icons

  1. Open the 'Shortcuts' app.
  2. Tap the '+' button in the top right corner to create a new shortcut.
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  4. Tap 'Search Actions'.
  5. Search 'Open URLs'.
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  7. Tap 'Open URL'.
  8. Tap 'URL'.
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  10. Type the URL of the site you want to add to the home screen.
  11.  *Please enter directly or copy and paste.

  12. Tap 'Done' in the top right corner.
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  14. Tap the '...' in the top right of the created shortcut.
  15. Tap the 'Share' button
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  17. Tap 'Add to Home Screen'.
  18. Tap the image icon (if the image icon does not appear, consider updating to iOS 17.4).
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  20. Tap 'Choose Photo'.
  21. Change the name of the bookmark icon.
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  23. Tap 'Add' in the top right.
  24. Done!
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How to Delete Bookmarks

  1. Long-press the icon you want to delete.
  2. Tap 'Delete Bookmark' when it appears.
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  4. A confirmation dialog will appear, tap 'Delete'.
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Customizing the appearance of your icons allows you to create a unique home screen.

Summary

We've detailed how to add Safari bookmarks to your iPhone's home screen. The process is straightforward and takes just a few steps.

By arranging icons for frequently used or favorite websites on your home screen, you can quickly access them like apps, which also helps in organizing your bookmarks.

Take advantage of this useful feature to enhance your web browsing experience on your iPhone!


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