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Add Site Shortcut Link to Phone Screen in Edge on Android

Do you want to add a frequently visiting site on your browser home screen in Edge on Android? Learn how to create startpage quick access links on your browser.

If you visit the site frequently, you can bookmark the URL or add it to your favorite within your Microsoft Edge browser for Android.

Alternatively, you can add the site link to the Android phone home screen as a shortcut link, launching the site link directly into the Edge browser.

Create Shortcut Link on Edge browser

If you frequently visit a website or only read on selected sites, then it’s a good idea to keep the shortcut links of those websites on your Android phone home screen. This will reduce the additional task of searching or looking up the website whenever you launch the browser. Instead, it will automatically create a short link and open the browser with a saved link.

If the website has enabled a progressive web app (PWA) feature, the shortcut icon will act as a standalone native app within the Edge browser.

I use the PWA lite app for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. It doesn’t require downloading any app from the Play Store. Just adding the PWA to the home screen will add the app launcher. Isn’t that interesting?

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Add Link on Homescreen

Microsoft Edge Add to home screen will create a shortcut for quickly launching frequently visited websites. The website shortcut link will automatically open in the Edge (Chromium) browser. The added link to the home screen is a fantastic feature!

Here are the steps to add a website link to the home using:

  1. Launch the Microsoft Edge app for Android.
  2. Access the website that you want to Add to the Home screen.
  3. Tap on the More horizontal 3dots icon icon for the options menu.
  4. Select the option Add to Phone from the list.
    Add to screen in Edge Android
  5. Customize the Title name, if required, and tap on the Add button.
  6. Select Add Automatically or Tap and Hold on the Icon to place it manually on the Home screen.

The website short link will be created and added on the home screen. You can move the icon on the second home screen or grouping folder.

To delete the short link, tap and hold the icon for the option to Remove or Uninstall from the screen.

Video Demo

Watch the video demo on how to add a link to your home screen of an Android smartphone using Microsoft Edge,

How to Add Link on Home Screen with Edge Android?

Bottom Line

Within Edge’s Add to Home Screen feature for Android smartphones, the website’s short icons are created and placed on the home screen. Tapping the shortcut link created on the home screen will automatically launch the Edge browser and the website link.

If a website is enabled with PWA, then a lite standalone app is installed on the phone and placed even in the app launcher. You must uninstall the app launcher to delete the shortcut link on the home screen. Since I use the PWA, much of my storage space is left free for other purposes. It also helps in the smooth functioning of my smartphone. Thanks to the add link to the home screen feature on Microsoft Edge.

Similarly, we can create a shortcut link on your Edge computer browser. The link will be created with a favicon, which you can move to different locations on the desktop screen.

Do you create any shortcut links on the Edge Android browser? What is the website that you have added to the home screen?

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Kushal Azza

Kushal Azza

Kushal Azza is a Google Certified IT Professional, Digital Content Creator, and Go-To Digital Marketer. He has over a decade of experience solving tech problems, troubleshooting, and creating digital solutions. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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