Save Webpage for Offline Viewing in Edge on Android

The Edge browser for Android has a feature to save the webpage locally for offline viewing. The browser offers an option called ‘Download page’, which automatically downloads the currently open page and saves it locally. We can visit the Downloads tab to manage the downloaded pages and remove them if no longer needed.

When traveling with limited or no internet access, keeping an offline copy of a webpage is an excellent option. The offline copy of the webpage can be accessed without any internet connection with all attachments. However, we may not be able to navigate or open links that are not available offline.

I keep a copy of blog pages for further reading when traveling without the internet. If I want to access the live page, performing a hard refresh will connect the online version of the webpage. It helps me stay productive even when I am traveling.

You can also keep a copy of the page that you frequently visit for reference. It will help you in saving the network bandwidth as well. For example, a Wikipedia page of the destination or historical place you’re visiting with your family can be kept for reference and saved offline.

Download a Webpage Offline

If we want to keep an offline copy of a website page, we need to download that page first. It’s pretty easy to download any page on Edge Android. The edge download offline is a fantastic feature that helps you read even offline.

Here are the steps to download the website offline and view it:

1. Launch the Edge app on Android.
2. Open the website page that you want to download locally.
3. Tap on the More  menu for options.
4. Select the option Download page from the list.
   
5. If you use the feature for the first time, you must allow storage permission for Microsoft Edge.
6. The page will be downloaded into storage.

If you tap on the OPEN link, then you will be able to view the webpage in offline mode.

Open the Offline Pages

Once the Edge offline page is downloaded, it is stored within the browser storage. Like any other browser, the downloads are available in the download folder of the Edge browser.

Here are the steps to access the downloaded offline webpage:

1. Launch Microsoft Edge on Android.
2. Tap on the More  menu for options.
3. Select the Downloads icon.
4. Here you can see a list of all the downloaded web pages.
5. Tap on any downloaded link to view the page in offline mode.
   

You will notice that the eEdge offline page has been opened and is available in offline mode. If you want to view the offline downloaded page in the online mode, then just hard refresh the page in Edge for Android.

Remove the Downloaded Page

If you’re done reading the Edge offline page and no longer need the offline version, then it’s good to delete the page. It will help in regaining the download storage. The Microsoft Edge download offline has the option to delete the downloaded pages as well.

Here are the steps to remove the downloaded web pages:

1. Launch Edge app for Android.
2. Tap on the More menu for options.
3. Select the Downloads icon.
4. Here you can see a list of all the downloaded web pages.
5. Tap on the More options in Downloads.
6. Select the Remove command to delete the offline page permanently.
   

The Edge download offline website page will be removed from the list and the local storage in your Android phone.

Video Guide

Here is the video demo on downloading a website page for edge offline access and how to delete the edge offline files once done with reading.

Bottom Line

The Edge offline reading is a beneficial feature that can be used while running off-network. You can also print the webpage as a PDF file to maintain an offline copy of the page.

Also, once you have finished reading the entire article or the blog, you can remove it from downloads to free up space. For this, you must go to the download list, tap the three dots in front of the downloaded page, and select the remove option.

Similarly, you can download and save a website page for offline reading in the computer browser on a desktop or PC. The page and supporting files will be stored on the computer’s local disk.

Do you use the offline reading in Edge Android? What pages do you keep in offline mode?

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