How to change the homepage in Chrome on Android

By Abu Bakar Saadat · Reviewed by Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 3 steps · Published 7 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Chrome

Real screenshots

2 of 3 steps

What we did

Looked at each screen; changed nothing

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. Open Homepage

   Tap the three dots, Settings, and Homepage under Advanced.

   Done

2. 

   Make sure Homepage is on

   The switch at the top shows the house icon next to the address bar. Switch it off to hide the icon.

   Done

3. 

   Choose the page

   Chrome's homepage opens the new tab page with search. Tap Enter custom web address and type an address to use your own page. Ours stayed on Chrome's homepage.

   Done

About this guide

The homepage is the page the house icon opens. Set it to a site you open every day.

The screenshots are from Chrome and the Gmail app on a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with Android 16 and One UI 8.5, in dark mode. Both apps look the same on other Android phones; only the phone's own settings screens differ by brand.

Good to know

On a phone, Chrome opens your last tabs when you start it; the homepage only opens when you tap the house icon.

Old tabs can tidy themselves away: Settings, Tabs and tab groups, Move to inactive section, which was set to after 21 days inactive on our phone.

In short: Chrome, Settings, Homepage: switch on, Chrome's homepage or a custom address.