Add a GetAbout Australia icon to your Apple or Android device
You might have noticed that some websites have Home Screen icons that seem perfectly tailored to a mobile device interface. These sites have specifically created an image for this purpose and defined it in their website’s code. Otherwise, your device will generate a tiny thumbnail of the website to use as its icon. GetAbout Australia is mobile friendly and you can set the GetAbout icon on your Home Screen to provide a quick and convenient link to the site.
Apple
For Apple devices, only Safari can create shortcut icons like this. And since Apple doesn’t let you change your default browser, the site will always load in Safari. If you use another browser such as Chrome you will need to use its native shortcuts.
iPhone
1) Open Safari and navigate to the GetAbout Australia website. Once there, make sure you can see the navigation toolbar by tapping once near the bottom of the screen, which will make it appear.
2) On the navigation toolbar at the bottom of the screen, tap the Share icon (the rectangle with an upward arrow).
3) A Share menu will appear at the bottom of the screen. Use your finger to pull it up and swipe through the list. Tap “Add to Home Screen.”
4) A menu titled “Add to Home Screen” will appear. Use this menu to name your new Home Screen web icon anything you’d like using the onscreen keyboard or use “GetAbout” for short. Once you’re done, tap “Add” in the top-right corner of the box.
5) The icon for GetAbout Australia will appear on your Home Screen. Any time you’d like to use it, just tap on the shortcut as if it were a regular app. Safari will automatically open and load the website.
iPad
1) On your iPad, open Safari and navigate to GetAbout Australia. Once there, make sure you can see the navigation toolbar by tapping once near the top of the screen, which will make it appear.
2) On the navigation toolbar at the top of the screen, locate the Share icon (the rectangle with an upward arrow). Tap on it.
3) A Share menu will appear on the right side of the screen. Tap “Add to Home Screen.”
4) A pop-up titled “Add to Home Screen” will appear where you can name your new Home Screen icon anything you’d like or use “GetAbout” for short. Once you’re done, tap “Add” in the top-right corner of the box.
5) The icon for GetAbout will appear on your iPad’s Home Screen. Any time you’d like to visit the site, just tap on the shortcut. Safari will automatically open and load it up.
Android
Different Android devices and browsers may have differing procedures, but the principles are essentially the same. This has been tested on a Samsung Tablet.
Most Android web browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Samsung's Internet, and Dolphin, let you add shortcuts for your favorite websites to your Android's Home Screen. When you tap on a shortcut, the website will open in the browser you used to create it.
Add a Website to Your Home Screen Using Chrome
1) Open the Chrome app on your handset and navigate to GetAbout Australia. Once the website loads, open Chrome’s Settings menu by tapping the three vertical dots found in the top-right corner.
2) Select the “Add To Home Screen” option.
3) A new screen opens that will allow you to place the icon automatically or choose where to place it. On this “Add To Home Screen” screen, you’ll see a preview of the shortcut’s icon. Tap the “Add Automatically” button to place the new icon on your Android device’s Home Screen wherever space is available.
4) If you want to place the icon somewhere different on your Home Screen, touch and hold the icon, and drag it to your desired location.
Add a Website to Your Home Screen Using Firefox
1) Open the Mozilla Firefox app and navigate to GetAbout Australia. Touch and hold the website’s URL in the address bar until a pop-up menu appears.
2) Select the “Add Page Shortcut” option.
3) A new window will open, and you’ll see a preview of the icon. Press the “Add Automatically” button to add the icon to your device’s Home Screen.
4) To configure exactly where the shortcut is placed on the Home Screen, touch and hold the icon, and drag it to your desired location.
You might have noticed that some websites have Home Screen icons that seem perfectly tailored to a mobile device interface. These sites have specifically created an image for this purpose and defined it in their website’s code. Otherwise, your device will generate a tiny thumbnail of the website to use as its icon. GetAbout Australia is mobile friendly and you can set the GetAbout icon on your Home Screen to provide a quick and convenient link to the site.
Apple
For Apple devices, only Safari can create shortcut icons like this. And since Apple doesn’t let you change your default browser, the site will always load in Safari. If you use another browser such as Chrome you will need to use its native shortcuts.
iPhone
1) Open Safari and navigate to the GetAbout Australia website. Once there, make sure you can see the navigation toolbar by tapping once near the bottom of the screen, which will make it appear.
2) On the navigation toolbar at the bottom of the screen, tap the Share icon (the rectangle with an upward arrow).
3) A Share menu will appear at the bottom of the screen. Use your finger to pull it up and swipe through the list. Tap “Add to Home Screen.”
4) A menu titled “Add to Home Screen” will appear. Use this menu to name your new Home Screen web icon anything you’d like using the onscreen keyboard or use “GetAbout” for short. Once you’re done, tap “Add” in the top-right corner of the box.
5) The icon for GetAbout Australia will appear on your Home Screen. Any time you’d like to use it, just tap on the shortcut as if it were a regular app. Safari will automatically open and load the website.
iPad
1) On your iPad, open Safari and navigate to GetAbout Australia. Once there, make sure you can see the navigation toolbar by tapping once near the top of the screen, which will make it appear.
2) On the navigation toolbar at the top of the screen, locate the Share icon (the rectangle with an upward arrow). Tap on it.
3) A Share menu will appear on the right side of the screen. Tap “Add to Home Screen.”
4) A pop-up titled “Add to Home Screen” will appear where you can name your new Home Screen icon anything you’d like or use “GetAbout” for short. Once you’re done, tap “Add” in the top-right corner of the box.
5) The icon for GetAbout will appear on your iPad’s Home Screen. Any time you’d like to visit the site, just tap on the shortcut. Safari will automatically open and load it up.
Android
Different Android devices and browsers may have differing procedures, but the principles are essentially the same. This has been tested on a Samsung Tablet.
Most Android web browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Samsung's Internet, and Dolphin, let you add shortcuts for your favorite websites to your Android's Home Screen. When you tap on a shortcut, the website will open in the browser you used to create it.
Add a Website to Your Home Screen Using Chrome
1) Open the Chrome app on your handset and navigate to GetAbout Australia. Once the website loads, open Chrome’s Settings menu by tapping the three vertical dots found in the top-right corner.
2) Select the “Add To Home Screen” option.
3) A new screen opens that will allow you to place the icon automatically or choose where to place it. On this “Add To Home Screen” screen, you’ll see a preview of the shortcut’s icon. Tap the “Add Automatically” button to place the new icon on your Android device’s Home Screen wherever space is available.
4) If you want to place the icon somewhere different on your Home Screen, touch and hold the icon, and drag it to your desired location.
Add a Website to Your Home Screen Using Firefox
1) Open the Mozilla Firefox app and navigate to GetAbout Australia. Touch and hold the website’s URL in the address bar until a pop-up menu appears.
2) Select the “Add Page Shortcut” option.
3) A new window will open, and you’ll see a preview of the icon. Press the “Add Automatically” button to add the icon to your device’s Home Screen.
4) To configure exactly where the shortcut is placed on the Home Screen, touch and hold the icon, and drag it to your desired location.