Browsing the web on your Android device or iOS, you may encounter a page that you want to save to your phone or cloud drive.
There are several ways to save a web page as a PDF file, which you can then save to the built-in storage or sync your device with cloud service, such as Dropbox or Google Drive. You can also save articles to the offline reading app, or email the entire text of the page.
Bookmarking a webpage in Safari for iPhone or iPad saves no more than the URL of the page, and if you lose network connection- get an error message.
The benefit of the iOS list reading feature is that it can take a functional snapshot of any web page, save it to the phone's local storage for offline reading, and sync it with all other iCloud connected devices.
To open the Reading List, click the Bookmarks button (the button that looks like an open book) and then click the Reading List tab (reading glasses icon).
Note. Adding a web page to your reading list will not necessarily keep it permanent. If the device is online and if the page disappears from the Internet, you will receive a "page not found" error message. If you go back offline, the reading list usually reverts to the old, "cached" version.
Download a webpage in Chrome (Android only)
If you're using Chrome for Android, there's an easy way to download web pages for offline reading.
Unlike the iOS list reader feature, Chrome doesn't sync downloaded web pages with other Android devices. But Chrome treats saved web pages as the snapshots you took when you loaded a web page, even if it has been modified or removed from the web.
Save the web page as a PDF (Android and iOS)
While a webpage added to an iOS reading list or downloaded in Chrome will look largely identical to its online version on the web, the PDF version of the same page may differ from the original. A PDF web page is essentially a digital printout, that is, saving it, regardless of what happens to the online version of the page.
You can create a PDF version of any web page on your Android or iOS device, but the methods are slightly different.
When Android has finished creating a preview of the page you want to save, click the "Save to" drop-down menu at the top of the page. Select "Save to Google Drive" to upload the PDF to your account, or click "Save as PDF" to save the file to your phone's local storage.
Now go to Google Drive to view the saved page (look under "Recent" if you're not sure which drive directory you saved the file to) or click "Downloads" in the app to find the file in your phone's local storage.
For iOS: There is no "Save as PDF" option in the iOS "Print" menu, but there are PDF apps with a "Save PDF" option under the "Action" button.
Open a webpage in Safari, click the Action button (a square button with an upward arrow), click the Save PDF button on the top bar.
If you're a Dropbox user, the "Save to Dropbox" option under the iOS Action button will save web pages as PDFs to your account Dropbox.
Send article text via email (iOS only)
You can select all text on a web page and paste it into email. However, iOS has an easier way.
Open the article, click the "View" button (the three-line button on the right side of the address bar at the top of the screen. Don't see the address bar? Try dragging the page until it appears).
Click the Action button (the square button with an arrow at the bottom of the screen), then Mail.
Safari will embed the entire version of the article in the post Email, with a link above. All you have to do is select a recipient and click the Send button.
Save the "uncluttered" version of the web page (Android and iOS)
The best way to archive the text of a web article is to use a dedicated offline reader application that saves more recent web articles.
Among best apps for offline reading - Instapaper, Pocket and Readability.
The best offline reading apps can have cloud storage to sync saved articles across multiple devices, as well as the bookmarking tools you'll find in android menu"Share" and iOS "Action".
Articles you save with the offline reading app will be saved even if the original web page is changed or taken down.
Greetings to all readers of the site LifeDroid! Today we will talk about how you can view web pages in the Google Chrome browser offline.
Those who like to leave reading for later will find it very convenient to save interesting pages online and be able to read them later, even without the Internet turned on. Chrome gives us this opportunity both on the desktop and in the mobile browser. Why all this at all, if Mobile Internet almost everyone has it and is relatively inexpensive? For example: you are in roaming, in a place with poor communication (let's say, on a train), etc.
How to save a page in Chrome on a computer
On our laptop or computer, we can save a web page to pdf format or html. How you feel more comfortable - decide for yourself.
To save the page as pdf file, go to the menu "File" - "Print" (or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + P) - "Save as PDF". Then you select the location on the disk where you want to save the file and read it when the need arises.
How to save a web page as pdf Also in the desktop version of Chrome it is possible to save the page in html form. Again, go to the menu "File" - "Save page as ...".
Saving a web page in html How to save a page in Chrome on an Android mobile device
More interesting and convenient is the ability to view web pages offline on mobile devices. Please make sure your browser is up to date before proceeding. V early versions this feature may not be available.
In order to save the page in on Android, go to the menu (three dots in the right upper corner) and click on the arrow icon. That's it, now the page has been downloaded to your smartphone or tablet and is available for viewing even without a network.
In order to view the information saved from the site, in the menu, click on the "Downloaded files" tab. Here, in addition to the page we saved, we will see all the downloads from this browser. By the way, downloads are conveniently grouped by file types: , video, pictures, pages, etc.
Downloaded files in the browser Google Chrome gives us the ability to save pages, videos, music and other files with the ability to view offline. You can delete unnecessary more information here. Just click on the bookmark and select the trash can icon in the top right corner.
Google is constantly improving mobile Google browser Chrome for Android, bringing useful features to it. Many users are not aware of certain features that will make surfing the net easier, faster and more convenient.
Important: Some features may not be available on some smartphones due to outdated Chrome (we recommend updating it via Google Play) or OS version.
1. Simplified search from the page
It often happens that in the course of searching for the necessary information on the Internet, you go to a site where there is exactly what you need, but the text uses incomprehensible terms or simply there are things that you have not encountered before. Typically, the user opens a new tab, drives an unknown word into the search bar, searches for it, then returns to the main material. But this process can be made much easier and faster.
Right in the text we evict an unfamiliar word / phrase, as a panel with a Google search appears below. We pull it higher, we see search results. We boldly follow the link, and by clicking on "Back" we return to the page from which we started.
2. Forced rescaling
Many sites do not allow you to use the zoom function. Someone does it consciously, some resources are limited by their own engine. Whatever the reasons, Chrome allows you to get around this ban. Go to "Settings", " Special abilities”, check the item “Force to change the scale”.
On some sites, even with the active setting, the ban cannot be bypassed. A striking example is mobile version Yandex.
3. One-handed zoom
Most users, when they want to zoom in on an object on a page, place two fingers on the screen and then spread them apart. This can only be done when using two hands, and the size of the display does not matter. But there is an alternative that users of large smartphones will especially appreciate.
To zoom in, just make one touch on the screen, tear off your finger and quickly return it back, and then drive up and down the screen. No second hand needed! Do not forget about the smart adjustment of content to the size of the display by double-tapping - it is effective when uninformative blocks climb to the left and right, and the text is located strictly in the center.
This method of zooming in / zooming out is a system one, which means that it also works in some other programs, for example, Google Maps
4. Fast switching between tabs
Users of mobile browsers constantly face the same problems as in desktop clients - with a bunch of open tabs. And if site tags are displayed on a computer and tablet, on smartphones you have to use the "Tabs" button. But in Chrome, you can do without it, just swipe left-to-right or right-to-left on the address input field, or search query to switch to adjacent tabs!
If you need to move much further than one or two tabs, then you can still not click on a separate button - just swipe down on the search bar to go to the menu of open tabs. And if you swipe one of the tabs from right to left, you can close it immediately, but you won’t save time here, since each of them has a small cross to perform the same action.
5. Close all tabs
It often happens that in a rush of web surfing, dozens of tabs are open in the browser. If you are sure that there is nothing important there, you can close them all at once. To do this, go to any of convenient ways to the list of open sites, click three dots, click on the item “Close all tabs”.
6. Quick menu navigation
Swipe in Chrome is used almost everywhere. For example, you do not need to click on three dots to get to the menu, just put your finger on them and swipe down. Although at first glance this gesture seems of little use, when you get used to the arrangement of items in this menu, you can switch to individual functions without thinking at all. So, for example, it is effective to switch to the "desktop" version of the site.
7. Useful menu
Some features of the browser lie on the surface, but we do not remember them when they become necessary. In particular, the menu offers features such as "Find on page" (search for specific text on the site you are viewing), "Recent tabs" (the last visited, but already closed sites) and "Add to main screen"- the latter creates a link to the selected page directly on the desktop.
It is convenient for cases when you systematically visit the same site, through which you need to go through several levels of immersion to reach the goal. This usually happens with exchange rates or weather (of course, there are specialized applications, but they take up space in the device’s memory).
8. Save traffic
In the settings there is also a Data Saver feature that compresses content before downloading it to your smartphone. Thus, sites load faster, and the amount of traffic spent is reduced. Please note that this feature does not work with websites that start with https. With typical use of the Internet, savings range from 20-40% of traffic, depending on the resources visited.
9. Guru
Google maintains several development branches of the Chrome browser, if you want to try new features before others, then you should go to the Beta version. Although this branch is stable, please be aware that Google does not guarantee the same quality of work as in the case of the mass version of the browser.
Regardless of the selected version, the user can access some features that are disabled by default. To do this, in the search bar, enter:
A page opens with a long list of experimental features, if you chose Chrome Beta, then there will be more switches in this list. It should be borne in mind that here some functions work very poorly, and therefore, after activating them, immediately check the performance in several places so that the browser does not “fall” at the most inopportune moment later.
Most of the features will be of no interest to the mass consumer, but you can really fine-tune your user experience in detail (including turning off some features, for example, auto-refresh the page).
10. Save page
Google Chrome allows you to save the page as a PDF document to your smartphone, which will not only allow you to access content without an Internet connection, but also fix Current state pages (you never know why you might need this). To do this, select "Print" from the menu, and then click "Save as PDF". Ready.
Bonus
Another feature of Chrome is the built-in file manager. To access it, type in the address bar:
The manager cannot be called super-convenient or extremely functional, but its presence, again, will allow most users not to install separate program to meet basic needs. Remember the 7th point, this file manager can also be brought to the desktop!
Of course, Chrome also has features such as syncing tabs with other devices that use this browser, Incognito mode, and others. Do you think that we unfairly deprived of attention to some function? Write about it in the comments!
The Internet space opens up many resources for viewing, not all of which will be interesting, useful for a particular person. The user can add a tab with this content element, but then it is difficult to find it.
Given this problem, the developers of the mobile browser decided to improve it and added the ability to save favorite websites when offline. Everyone can use this convenient addition, but you need to determine how it is done correctly.
Save using app settings
People who have already uploaded new version chrome for their mobile device, they can safely use the offline save function. For outdated versions This browser does not provide this capability. It is possible to save the necessary address links, while copying information data that will be available outside the network coverage area in the following way:
It is the last point that will allow viewing interesting information data from different network sites, which will be performed outside the coverage area of Internet coverage. This will be especially attractive for those who do not have the Internet at home. A person will be able to visit a cafe or other place where there is open Wi-Fi at any time, find the necessary content lists and simply attach them to the device, after which the information will be freely viewed at any time. 
Installing an additional plugin
Network users who do not want to fiddle with the settings of the functional modes of their android browser for a long time can simply download from the play market additional plugin. After that save the pages chrome browser Android will be made even easier.
To download the desired extension from the World Wide Web, you should use these simple tips:
After that, on the android that works with chrome will appear additional opportunity. On the menu mobile application an additional item will appear, which is extremely easy to use. All necessary information will be automatically stored in the memory of the multimedia browser, opening at the first request of the user.
Download an additional plugin, a person will be able to quickly, because it does not take up much space. After the installation process, the Internet visitor should follow the steps that will allow you to restart the browser and mobile device- Reboot system components.
If problems arise when trying to make such adjustments, this is a factor that indicates the possibility of such problems:
It is not always possible to deal with these issues on our own. Their decision is to be trusted. professional programmers who have more knowledge and ability to deal with situations of this type.
In 95% of cases, users cope with the adjustment of settings and the possibility of adding new functions on their own. The installation process, which is designed to save pages offline, takes a few minutes, and there are quite a few benefits from this. Such a working function will be as comfortable as possible for everyone who likes to spend a lot of time on the net and is looking for something interesting for themselves.
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Why is it needed: in the morning you briefly read the article, decided to read it more carefully in the evening, but it’s not on the site? A few years ago we went to a useful site, today we remembered, but there is nothing left on the same domain? It happened to each of us. But there is a way out.
Everything that gets on the Internet is stored there forever. If some information is posted on the Internet for at least a couple of days, it is likely that it has become the property of the collective mind. And you can reach her.
Let's talk about simple and public ways to find sites and pages that have been deleted for some reason.
1. Google cache that remembers everything
Google specifically saves the text of all web pages so that people can view them if the site is unavailable. To view the version of the page from the Google cache, type in the address bar:
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.iphones.ru/
Where http://www.iphones.ru/ must be replaced with the address of the desired site.
2. Web-archive, in which the entire history of the Internet
6. Archive.is, for your own cache
If you need to save some web page, then this can be done on archive.is without registration and SMS. There is also a global search for all versions of pages ever saved by users of the service. There are even several saved copies of iPhones.ru.
7. Caches of other search engines, you never know
If Google, Baidu and Yandex did not manage to save anything sensible, but a copy of the page is very necessary, then we go to seacrhenginelist.com, sort through the search engines and hope for the best (so that some bot visits the site at the right time).
8. Browser Cache When Nothing Helps
You can't view the whole page in this way, but pictures and scripts from some sites are stored on your computer for a certain time. They can be used to find information. For example, according to the picture from the instructions, you can find a similar one on another site. Briefly about the approach to viewing cache files in different browsers:
safari
Looking for files in a folder ~/Library/Caches/Safari.
Google Chrome
In the address bar we type chrome://cache
Opera
In the address bar we type opera://cache
Mozilla Firefox
We type in the address bar about:cache and find on it the path to the directory with the cache files.
What to do if nothing helps at all
If none of the methods gave results, and you desperately need to find the deleted page, then all that remains is to contact the owner of the site and shake out the cherished information from him. To get started, you can break through the contacts associated with the site on
