Set Google As Your Homepage And Make Navigation Easier

Setting Google as Homepage for Different Browsers

1. Google Chrome

Google Chrome is the most commonly used these days and even I use the same. Also, with Google Chrome, you can simply enter the query in the address bar and press Enter. It automatically shows the result of the Google search engine. In case you want your browser and new tabs to open Google.com directly, you can do it as follows:

• Launch Google Chrome and click on the menu button (three vertical dots) given in the top right corner; click on ‘Settings’.

• Click on the ‘Appearance’ section from the column given on the left side.

• Turn on the toggle given next to the ‘Show home button’ and in the empty text field, type ‘www.google.com’ to make Google your homepage.

For Android

To set Google as homepage on Google Chrome on your Android device, follow the given steps:

• Open Google Chrome on your mobile device, press the three-vertical dots at the top and then tap ‘Settings’.

• Scroll downwards and tap ‘Homepage’.

• Turn the toggle on for ‘Homepage’ and tap ‘Open this Page’.

• Type in www.google.com and tap ‘Save’ to set it as homepage for Chrome.

2. Mozilla Firefox

Those who are still stuck to Mozilla as their default browser can follow the given steps to set Google as the homepage:

• Launch Mozilla Firefox and click on the menu icon shown as three horizontal lines in the top-right corner and select ‘Options’ from the drop-down menu.

• From the left column, click on ‘Home’.

• Under the heading ‘Homepage and new windows’, click on the ‘Firefox Home (Default)’ drop-down menu and select ‘Custom URLs’.

• Type ‘www.google.com’ to set it as the homepage for the Mozilla Firefox browser.

3. Internet Explorer

Making Google homepage in Internet Explorer is just a matter of few steps as explained below:

• Launch Internet Explorer and click on the gear icon placed at the top-right corner and then click on ‘Internet Options’.

• Under the General tab and in the Home Page section, type www.google.com in the text field and click Ok to set Google as homepage for Internet Explorer.

4. Microsoft Edge

To set Google as your homepage in Microsoft Edge, here are the steps that will help:

• Launch Microsoft Edge and click on the menu button given as three horizontal dots at the top-right corner and then click on Settings.

• Click on ‘On start-up’ from the options given in the left.

• Select the box for ‘Open specific page or pages’ and then click on ‘Add a new page’.

• Enter www.google.com in the text field that appears and then click on ‘Add’.

• Close the browser and reopen it to check if Google has been set as your homepage.

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