How To Refresh a Webpage: Desktop & Mobile

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Refresh webpages in mobile and desktop browsers
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This wikiHow article teaches you how to refresh a page in your browser. Refreshing a page will cause it to update with the latest version of that page's information; you can also fix some site errors, such as the ones encountered when a page doesn't fully load, by refreshing. Refreshing a page is simple, but the steps can differ across different browsers, or between computers and mobile devices.

Things You Should Know

  • Refresh a webpage on browsers such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge using common keyboard shortcuts such as pressing F5 or holding down Ctrl and R simultaneously.
  • Refresh a webpage on Firefox Desktop by pressing Shift and F5 simultaneously.
  • Refresh a mobile webpage on Chrome or Safari by pulling down from the top of the page.
  • Refresh a mobile webpage on Firefox for Android by tapping ⋮ and selecting the
    Android 8 Refresh
    icon from the pop-up menu.
  • Refresh a mobile webpage on Firefox for iOS by tapping the
    Android 8 Refresh
    icon in the corner of the address bar.
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Refreshing on Desktop

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  1. Go to the web address of the page (or click the tab for the page) that you want to refresh.
  2. It's a circular arrow-shaped icon at the top of the browser window, typically found in the upper-left side.
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  3. In virtually all browsers, pressing the F5 key will cause the current page to refresh (on some Windows computers, you may have to hold down Fn while pressing F5 ). If you can't find the F5 key, there are other operating system-specific shortcuts you can use:
    • Windows — Hold down Ctrl and press R .
    • Windows (Firefox) — Hold down ⇧ Shift and press R .
    • Mac — Hold down ⌘ Command and press R .
  4. When you right-click on most browsers, the pop-up menu will include the option to either Refresh or Reload . Click the appropriate option to refresh the page.
  5. Force-refreshing a page will clear that page's cache , allowing you to see the most recent version of the page as opposed to any information your browser saved in the past: [1]
    • Windows — Press Ctrl + F5 . If that doesn't work, hold down Ctrl and click the "Refresh" icon.
    • Mac — Press ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + R . In Safari, you can also hold ⇧ Shift and click the "Refresh" icon.
  6. If clicking the "Refresh" icon, usi#ng the "Refresh" shortcut, and attempting to force-refresh the page didn't do anything, your browser may be corrupted or encountering an error. You can fix most browser problems by doing one of the following (if one step doesn't work, try the next one):
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Refreshing Chrome on Mobile

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  1. Open
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    Google Chrome .     Tap the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere.
  2. As with desktop browsers, refreshing on mobile will only affect the page you're currently viewing.
  3. The quickest and easiest way to refresh a mobile webpage on Chrome is to pull down from the top of your screen until you see the
    Android 8 Refresh
    icon. Allow the icon to complete its full rotation, and let go to complete the refresh.
    • You must first scroll to the top of the webpage.
    • If this method does not work for any reason, continue on to find out how else you can refresh a mobile page within Chrome!
  4. This option is in the top-right corner of the screen. Tapping it prompts a drop-down menu.
    • Android owners (where Chrome is the default browser) will find this symbol. If you are using Chrome on an iOS or other device,
  5. It's at the top-right corner of the drop-down menu. Doing so will cause your current page to refresh.
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Refreshing Safari on Mobile

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  1. Tap the Safari app icon, which resembles a blue compass on a white background.
  2. As with desktop browsers, refreshing on mobile will only affect the page you're currently viewing.
    • Wait for the page to finish loading if necessary. Safari's "Refresh" icon may not appear until the website has fully loaded.
  3. The quickest and easiest way to refresh a mobile webpage on Safari is to pull down from the top of your screen until you see the
    Android 8 Refresh
    icon. Allow the icon to complete its full rotation, and let go to complete the refresh.
    • You must first scroll to the top of the webpage.
    • If this method does not work for any reason, continue on to find out how else you can refresh a mobile page within Safari!
  4. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen in the address bar. Doing so will prompt the current page to refresh.
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Refreshing Firefox on Mobile

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  1. Tap the Firefox app icon, which resembles an orange fox on a blue background.
  2. As with desktop browsers, refreshing on mobile will only affect the page you're currently viewing.
    • Wait for the page to finish loading. The Firefox "Refresh" icon won't be available until the page has fully loaded.
  3. This will open a pop-up menu for Android owners. iOS users will find the "Refresh" icon available in the bottom-right corner of the address bar.
    • Unlike most other mobile browsers, Firefox does not allow you to swipe down from the top of your screen to refresh a page.
  4. It is located at the top of the pop-up menu on Android. Your page will then refresh.
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