Most Android browsers let you add a website shortcut to your home screen. The method to do this is largely similar across browsers and can generally be found in the browser's menu options.

How to Add a Website Shortcut to Your Android Home Screen This feature keeps your most-visited pages just a tap away.

Android gives you the ability to create desktop (home screen) shortcuts to your favorite files or folders. How to create an Android desktop shortcut to a folder?

You can now easily pin apps to the taskbar in the latest Android Canary release. This will make Android's Desktop Mode even more useful.

For phones running Stock Android, you can use the Settings widget to add shortcuts for various settings. Long-Press on Home Screen: Long-press on any empty space on your home screen.

Android introduced the concept of actionable shortcuts years ago, and many popular apps have embraced it. Those are the options you see when you press and hold an app icon on the home screen.