Safari doesn’t offer a homepage on mobile devices. This isn’t a huge deal if you like the default new tab page, which shows links to your hand-picked “Favorites,” tabs you’ve opened on other devices, and a few other recommended pages. If you’d rather display your favorite search engine or landing page, however, you’ll need an app called Homepage. This tool is completely free and does one thing: it lets you set a homepage in Safari.

Tap on Homepage and make sure Allow Extension is checked. Then tap on Open New Tabs and make sure With "Homepage" is selected.

Now go to Safari and open a new tab. If everything is configured correctly, you should see your chosen URL instead of the default “new tab” page. It’s a simple thing, sure, but if you want to see your favorite web page every time you open the browser, this is the best way to do it.

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