Chrome home page icons

[patruns]

Sometimes, but not always, Chrome will add an icon for the page I just looked at to the Chrome home page. How do I stop that? I can't find anything in the settings that deals with this.

 

[B. Diddy]

In the Chrome menu, there's an "Add to homescreen" option, right between "Find in page" and "Request desktop site." Any way you're accidentally tapping that?

 

[patruns]

I don't think so. Seems to just pick up pages I've reviewed after searching randomly.

 

[B. Diddy]

Are you on Chrome Beta, or the standard Chrome?

 

[Javier P]

I think the OP is talking about the cards below the Google search bar when you open a new page (see screenshot). If so, you can individually remove them. Press & hold on one card and select remove in the menu. But it will be replaced for a different one. It's kind of a favourites / history mix. I haven't found a way to stop that in the mobile app.

 

[B. Diddy]

Oh, silly me--I should have seen that! Thanks, Javier P.

It may be that it will only add the shortcut to the homepage if you've visited it a certain number of times.