Still a website
No App Store or Play Store download is needed. The icon opens this website; live weather and other online data still need an internet connection. App-style opening depends on your browser and phone.
Save to Your Phone
Keep your time, weather, and world a tap away. Use a Home Screen icon to launch the site, or save a favorite inside your browser.
iPhone
Put an icon on your Home Screen.
- Open the site in Safari.Go to the page you want to save.
- Open Share.Tap the Share icon (a square with an upward arrow). In some Safari layouts, open the Page Menu first, then choose Share.
- Choose Add to Home Screen.Scroll through the share options to find it.
- Check the name.Keep the suggested name or shorten it to “Time Weather Earth.” If Open as Web App is offered, turn it on for an app-style window.
- Tap Add.Find the new icon on your Home Screen and tap it whenever you want to return.
No Add to Home Screen option? Scroll to Edit Actions in the share list and add that action. Older iPhones may not show the Open as Web App switch.
Prefer a browser bookmark or favorite?
- In Safari, open the Page Menu and choose Add Bookmark to. Depending on your version, Share may also offer Add Bookmark or Add to Favorites.
- Pick Favorites or another bookmark folder, then save. In layouts with a Bookmarks button, you can also press and hold that button to add a bookmark.
- Return through Safari’s Bookmarks, or Favorites on its start page.
This saves the link inside Safari; it does not add a phone Home Screen icon.
Android
Create a Home Screen shortcut.
- Open the site in Chrome.Go to the page you want to save.
- Open the three-dot menu.Look beside the address bar for the More menu (⋮).
- Choose the shortcut option.Tap Install and create shortcut, then Create shortcut. On older versions, look for Add to Home screen instead.
- Check the name and tap Add.Keep the name or use “Time Weather Earth.” Confirm any Add to Home screen prompt your phone shows.
- Launch it from the new icon.If it appears only in your app list, press and hold it and drag it onto your Home Screen.
The menu wording varies by Chrome version and phone. A shortcut with a small Chrome badge normally opens in Chrome, rather than a separate app-style window.
Prefer a browser bookmark?
- Open the page in Chrome and tap the three-dot menu.
- Choose Add to bookmarks, or tap the star icon if that is what your version shows.
- To return, open the same menu and choose Bookmarks, then tap your saved page.
This saves the link inside Chrome; it does not add a phone Home Screen icon.
A few helpful things to know
You add the icon
A website cannot place an icon on your phone automatically. Use your browser’s menu to add it. You can move it into a folder or remove it later like another Home Screen shortcut.
Use the live website address
Save the published website, not a developer’s localhost address. If you are viewing a test copy now, add the shortcut again once the public website is available.
Browser instructions: Apple Home Screen guide · Safari bookmarks · Chrome shortcuts · Chrome bookmarks