If you are trying to change your homepage on Chrome and other browsers to Google, Yahoo or even CNN but you can’t wrap your head around it, here is a guide. In this article, we will teach you how to make Google My Homepage on Chrome, Yahoo, CNN, and others.
With the Google search engine default as your homepage on your browser, you must visit www.google.com before you can search for anything online. You will only need to start searching the web by typing what you want to search for. That is the beauty of the modern-day internet browsers.
Although, after you make Google your homepage you can still visit www.google.com to access the webpage but the latter offers the fastest way to surf the internet when Google search engine is made your default homepage.
How Do I Make Google My Homepage
It doesn’t matter whether you are using a computer or smartphone, you can easily set Google as your homepage. Below, I will answer your question “How do I make Google my homepage” on Android, iPhone, Windows and Mac.
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How Do I Make Google My Homepage on Windows
The steps below will teach you how to make Google your homepage if you are using Windows 10 & 11 on Chrome browser.
Computer
- Launch your “Google Chrome” browser.
- Click on the “3 dots” at the top right.
- Scroll down and click on “Settings.”
- Click on “On Startup” on the left side.
- There are three options here:
- Open the New Tab page
- Continue where you left off
- Open a specific page or set of pages
- Choose “Open a specific page or set of pages.”
- Click on “Appearance” on the left panel.
- Tap on the “Show Home Button.”
- Click on “Enter Custom web Address.”
- Type “www.google.com.”
- Restart your browser.
Android
- Launch the “Chrome” browser on your phone.
- Click on the “3 dots” at the top right.
- Select “Settings.”
- Scroll down and tap “Homepage” under “Advanced.”
- Toggle “On” the “Homepage” button.
- Choose “Enter custom web address” under “Open this page.”
- Type “https://www.google.com.”
- Click on the back button.
iPhone
iPhone and iPad are unlike Android and Windows computers. You cannot set Google as your homepage on iOS.
The Google search engine will be set as your custom homepage. However, if you choose Yahoo or CNN web address it will be set as your custom homepage.
Make Google My Homepage on Safari Mac
Before we proceed with how you can make Google your homepage on Safari it is worth noting that you cannot change your homepage to Google on Safari on your iOS devices such as iPhone, or iPad.
However, you can easily make Google your homepage on a laptop or desktop computer. The steps below teach you how to make Google your homepage on Mac Safari.
- Open the “Safari” browser on your computer.
- Click on “Safari” at the top left side and choose “Preferences” from the menu.
- The “Preferences” option comes with several options and tabs.
- Locate the “General Tab” and click on it.
- Type “https://www.google.com” without the quotes in the “Homepage” column instead of the “Apple” address that is there.
- Click on the red dot at the top left when you are done typing the Google address to save changes.
- A pop-up will appear asking you to confirm whether to set the new homepage or not.
- Click on “Change Homepage” to save changes.
You can close the browser or restart it. The Google search engine be set as the homepage henceforth whenever you launch the Safari browser.
How to Make Google My Homepage on Firefox
If the Mozilla Firefox is your main browser you can make Google as your homepage to open Google automatically. So, here, we will teach you how to make Google my homepage open automatically on your Firefox browser.
- Launch your “Firefox” browser.
- You will see a popup that says “Set Firefox as your default browser”, you can choose “No” or “Yes” depending on your choice.
- Click on the “Menu” lines at the top right.
- Choose “Settings” from the menu.
- Select “Home” under the “General Tab.”
- Click on the drop menu opposite “Homepage and new windows” under “New Windows and Tabs.”
- Select “Custom URL” from the options.
- Type https://www.google.com and hit the back button.
Firefox also allows users to set the custom URL to open in a new tab. However, you will be taken to the Google homepage whenever you click on the “Home” button on your browser automatically.