This issue is not exclusive to OnePlus users as the same has been reported by users of Google Pixel devices ( 1, 2, 3) and even a number of Samsung users. Have created multiple shortcuts for recently used icons and websites however after restarting the phone all the icons got deleted on their own, which happened for the second time during this week. There were probably over 60 different websites I had saved (which was hours if search) how do I get it back. I’ve been adding shortcuts to my home screen for different cars/parts and they all just disappeared after I restarted my phone. I have not done any software updates by myself. I saw that all my 5 pages were almost empty when I opened my phone yesterday morning.

SourceĪll Chrome shortcuts (icons) disappeared from 5 pages without any warning. However, there seems to be a problem with this feature.Ī quick scroll through the web reveals reports from Google Chrome users on various Android devices noting that their shortcuts are disappearing following recent updates. This allows users a quick and easy way to get back to those important web pages or web services. While the browser, along with any other modern browser for that matter, offers users a way to bookmark and save web pages, one easy way is to add shortcuts to the home screen. This, therefore, means that there are millions of users across the globe that use Google Chrome to browse the web, not only on their PCs but also on their smartphones. Google’s Chrome browser is absolutely dominating the web today with a monopolistic ‎64.19% market share, at least going by the latest 2021 statistics. New updates are being added at the bottom of this story… Original story (published on May 05, 2021) follows:

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