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How to bring a website to the iPhone screen

You can put the website on your iPhone screen to use as an application on your phone. So we can easily access our favorite websites quickly.

Author: Kareem Winters4 minutes read
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Below are instructions for bringing websites to the iPhone screen.

Instructions for bringing a website to the iPhone screen

Step 1:

At the interface on the iPhone, access Safari, then visit the website you want to display on the phone screen and click on the share icon below. To display options for this website, click on Add to main screen .

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Step 2:

Displays the interface for users to adjust the website when bringing the website to the iPhone screen. You can rename the website if you want and then click Add in the top right corner.

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Soon you will see the website appear on the iPhone home screen as below. We click on the website application to access it as usual.

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Step 3:

If you no longer need the web application, press and hold the website icon on the phone screen and select Delete bookmarks . Then click on Delete to delete this bookmark.

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How to add Chrome website to iPhone home screen

You access the website on Chrome browser then click on the share icon in the browser address bar. Then display the options at the bottom of the screen, click Add to main screen .

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At this time, users also add websites from Chrome to the iPhone screen as usual.

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How to bring a website to the iPhone screen using Shortcuts

Adding a website to the iPhone home screen via the Safari browser is simple, but you can't hide the website icon. This can become a problem when you don't want others to know which websites you've added to your iPhone home screen. If converted to shortcut form, it is very easy to do.

Step 1:

At the Shortcuts interface on iPhone, click on the plus icon in the top right corner and then click on the search bar.

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Step 2:

Now enter the keyword Safari into the search bar and then click to select the result below. Next find Safari's Open URL task .

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Step 3:

In the interface as shown, you will paste the URL of the website you want to display on the iPhone home screen.

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Step 4:

Continue to click on the drop-down arrow icon , then click Rename and enter a name for this shortcut as you like.

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Step 5:

Next, click on the share icon below and then click Add to main screen .

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Step 6:

You will now see the shortcut interface. We click on the current shortcut avatar image as shown and then select the source to replace the other shortcut image you want. After editing, click Add to save.

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Step 7:

You will now see the shortcut displayed on the phone screen to click. You will then be asked if you want to access this website and click Allow to access.

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