Setting Safari’s homepage on Shared iPadSolved

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1 week ago

Has anybody been able to successfully change the Home Page in Safari on a Shared iPad? Can you please share your method?

Thank you!

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1 week ago
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Based on my observations, I don’t seem to find Apple providing any sort of options to manage Homepage (start page) of Safari browser on iOS/iPads/Shared iPads.  
 
I think this configuration is applicable to macOS devices and macOS devices alone. I found a configuration profile for macOS in Hexnode repository: 

https://www.hexnode.com/mobile-device-management/help/configuration-profile-to-manage-safari-settings-on-macs/  

Maybe Apple might roll this out for iOS/iPads in the near future.

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Participant
6 days ago
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Thank you for your response? Do you know if setting the Home Page is possible for Chrome on Shared iPad?

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Hexnode Expert
5 days ago
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Thank you for actively participating in Hexnode Connect. I understand your requirement to set a home page for the Google Chrome browser on Shared iPads. However, I regret to inform you that iOS/iPadOS devices currently do not support configuring home pages in the Google Chrome browser. You can only set your homepage when you use Chrome on a computer or Android device. Click here 
If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out, we’re always happy to assist. 
 
Best regards, 
George 
Hexnode UEM

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5 days ago
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Hey man, the difference I noticed between Safari on a Shared iPad and a normally enrolled iPad is the absence of the “Add to Home Screen” option when trying to share a webpage using the arrow at the top right corner next to the webpage URL.

Has anyone else observed this? Could it be related to this issue? I came across this information on an Apple support page, where it was mentioned as a possible solution. Check it out:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3699337?sortBy=rank

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4 days ago
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Thank you all for taking the time to respond!

I was not able to accomplish setting the Home Page with either Safari or Chrome, but it worked fine in Edge, and for my purposes this should work just fine – for anybody who has the same issue.