Has anyone else's safari on iOS, I think specifically on iPadOS, been locking up and dragging lately?
from Reverendender@sh.itjust.works to apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world on 15 Jun 16:43
https://sh.itjust.works/post/40218100

EDIT: Coincidentally, I turned off prevent cross-site tracking, because I got sick of raindrop.io signing me out constantly. However, that seemed, I think, to have solved this issue. The only other thing I changed was to turn on the compact tabs view, but I don’t see how that possibly could have had any effect on this whatsoever. So I think maybe the cross-site tracking prevention thing is broken, or something along those lines

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cdf12345@lemm.ee on 15 Jun 16:57 next collapse

Yep a lot, I assumed it was because I grabbed the iOS26 beta. Many times I have to force close it and reopen safari

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works on 15 Jun 16:59 collapse

I am not even on the beta. I’ve done them in the past, and they have often been buggy as all get out, plus the liquid glass apparently drains battery even worse in the beta, so that’s two strikes against being a guinea pig this time.

That said, WTF, Safari?

Teal@lemmy.zip on 15 Jun 17:02 next collapse

No iPad experience, but Safari on iPhone is working without any noticeable issues.

Have you tried clearing history and website data in Settings>Apps>Safari along with closing all tabs? It’s a button down near the bottom.

Another thing that causes slow down is lack of storage space. Is the iPad close to full?

I realize these are basic suggestions but sometimes it’s the simplest things that can be the issue.

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works on 15 Jun 17:07 next collapse

Yeah, it’s definitely just on my iPad Pro. iPhone 16 pro safari has been fine. And yes, I have done all the things you suggested, to no avail ☹️.

EDIT: just double-checked to be certain. I have 342GB available.

reddig33@lemmy.world on 15 Jun 17:53 next collapse

Do you have iCloud private relay turned on?

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works on 15 Jun 17:56 collapse
Teal@lemmy.zip on 15 Jun 17:52 collapse

You’ve covered the basics. Sorry you’re still having issues. Another thing to check is if your using iCloud private relay. That can get funny at times.

Good luck!

AA5B@lemmy.world on 16 Jun 20:25 collapse

For me also, only iPad, not iPhone 15 pro.

  • Relative new M1 iPad Air
  • Some screen damage but no visible impact on video
  • only 1/3 storage used
  • solid networking
  • private relay
  • <12 tabs

Admittedly it’s been a while since I rebooted, or restarted Safari

Symptoms

  • Lemmy UI glitchy, occasionally an empty template with no content. Sometimes links to a previous story instead of the expected ones
  • occasional Lemmy screen freezes
  • YouTube crashes, sometimes video cuts out and continues with audio only.

These are my most frequently used sites on this iPad, so I don’t know if they’re really connected or just the odds make them look that way

xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 15 Jun 18:05 next collapse

use firefox

selzam@lemmy.world on 15 Jun 20:12 next collapse

Yes. It is happening on iOS for me. I can‘t recall when it started, but I regularly have to force quit and reopen because it just refuses to accept input or load pages.

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works on 15 Jun 20:16 collapse

Well, I’m glad it’s not just me. Although I’m also not that glad that this sounding like it’s widespread, and apparently Apple is either not aware of this or has not acknowledged it in any way, and does not seem to be working on offering any solutions at this point in time.

cheese_greater@lemmy.world on 15 Jun 20:29 next collapse

Safari is just terrible in general. Try Orion

parody@lemmings.world on 18 Jun 00:59 collapse

Safari with extra steps :p

AA5B@lemmy.world on 16 Jun 20:15 next collapse

I gotta say, I assumed it was either Lemmy or YouTube, the two places I noticed it.

parody@lemmings.world on 18 Jun 01:02 collapse

Safari on iPadOS latest has been just fine! No change since upgrading from iPadOS 17.

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works on 18 Jun 01:05 collapse

Try turning on Prevent Cross-Site Tracking, and let me know if anything changes.

parody@lemmings.world on 18 Jun 03:05 collapse

Always have that going!

<img alt="" src="https://lemmings.world/pictrs/image/c0a9e26d-3fe6-4ebb-8af5-29c165e2ecfc.png">

Oh I always use private browsing by the way, nearly exclusively… Would losing out on history and cookies be just way too annoying? Maybe tolerable for 24 hours? Would be so curious if you reported back that for some reason private browsing wasn’t susceptible to the bugs you’re experiencing.

Edit: nvm, forgot about your edit