You can add websites or webpages to Favorites on iPhone by making use of “Add to Favorites” option; as available within the native Safari browser on iPhone. This allows you to revisit those websites by tapping on Favicon or Shortcut Icon of the websites that becomes available on the Start-page of Safari browser on your iPhone.
The key benefits or advantages of “Add to Favorites” feature; as available in the native Safari browser on iPhone can be summarized as the following.
- Easy Recall & Reference: The Favorites feature in Safari browser saves specific webpages and not just the root-level website domains; which allows you to directly land on those exact webpages, without the need to remember and type keywords and search those webpages in the browser or search bar of the websites.
- Organization of Resources: You can organize and categorize web sources (websites/webpages) by types or categories by creating Nested Folders (Sub-Folders) within the main Favorites folder in Safari browser.
- Cross-Device Sync: List of Favorite websites can be made available across all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) by making use of iCloud sync feature; as available in Safari browser.
Note: The Favorites feature in Safari browser saves URLs for quick access to Start page or Favorites bar of the browser; while Reading List saves a full copy of the webpage content for offline reading.
Add Website or Webpage to Favorites on iPhone
When you come across an interesting website or an informative webpage on the internet, it can be easily added to the Favorites List on your iPhone by using the following steps.
1. If you are not already on the website, open Safari browser and visit the website or webpage that you want to add to Favorites.
2. Once you are on the website, tap on the Share Icon located in the bottom menu.
Note: If Safari browser is in compact view, tap on 3-dots icon and select the Share option in the menu that appears.
3. On the Sharing menu, scroll down (or tap on View More) and select Add to Favorites option.
4. On Add to Favorites screen, tap on the Save option to save this particular webpage to Favorites List in Safari browser on your iPhone.
This will Add the selected webpage of the website to favorites list in Safari Browser, making it easy for you to access this particular website/webpage at any time on your iPhone.
2. Remove Websites from Favorites in Safari Browser on iPhone
At any time, you can remove any of the websites that you had added to the Favorites List on iPhone by going to the Favourites Folder in Safari browser.
1. Open the Safari browser on your iPhone > tap on Bookmarks (Open Book) Icon; located in the bottom menu.
Note: If you are in compact view, tap on 3-dots icon and select the Bookmars option in the menu that appears.
2. On the next screen, switch to Bookmarks tab > swipe-left on the webpage that you want to remove and select the Delete option.
3. Tap on Done to close the Favorites screen and save the change on your iPhone.
The selected webpage will be removed from the list of Favorites in Safari browser on your iPhone.