Pin Sites on the Firefox for Android start screen
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- Creator: Roland Tanglao
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When you go to the Firefox home page, Firefox shows your top sites. Learn how to pin sites to this page, and edit sites on this page.
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How do I access the Firefox home page with the sites I have pinned?
There are three ways to access the Firefox home page:
- The Firefox home page is shown when Firefox is first started.
- Firefox automatically bookmarks the home page when installed. Tap on the title bar and then tap on the tab and then tap on .
- Tap on the title bar and type about:home.
How do I organize my top sites on the Firefox home page?
Firefox displays websites on the Firefox home page based on how frequently you visit each site and how recently you were there. You can easily pin, edit and delete the sites that show up on the Firefox home page to customize it just the way you want.
You can pin up to six sites. If you have less than six sites pinned, then Firefox will dynamically fill in empty slots with top frequented sites. If you wish to keep a top frequented site, you can do this by pinning the site. If you wish to change the URL of a pinned site, you can edit the URL.
Pin a site
- Go to the site you want to pin by typing its URL or tapping on it in Top Sites, Bookmarks, or your History.
- Tap on the title bar and type about:home.
- Long tap on the site you want to pin
. - Tap
.
Firefox will display a visual indicator on the top right to confirm the site has been pinned.
Remove a site by unpinning it
- Tap on the title bar and type about:home.
- Long tap on the site you want to remove and then tap .
Edit a pinned site's URL
- Tap on the title bar and type about:home.
- Long tap on the site whose URL you want to change and then tap
- Type in the site's URL or choose it from the Top Sites, Bookmarks or History tabs.
- Tap to save the new URL to the Firefox home page.