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Safari Loading Blank Pages on iPhone or iPad, Fix

This article explains how you can fix when Safari returns a blank page when you try to load a webpage on your iPhone or iPad, as you can see in the screenshot below:

Are you having this problem too? Does Safari open with a blank page instead of the web site? If you are unable to load a site and if Safari shows a blank page (shows nothing), then this article is for you.

We previously wrote an article about a similar problem. That article explains how you can fix the “ Cannot Open Page ” error. If Safari is displaying the “ kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork “, see this article.

Please try the tips below until Safari starts working again:

If you are getting the “ This Connection Is Not Private ” message, see this article.

Restart Safari

To do that you need to quit Safari and then reopen it. Here is how you can do this:

• On your device, go to your Home screen and swipe up from the bottom of the screen. If this is an iPhone 8 or earlier, double press the Home button.
• This will reveal the app switcher which lists your most recently used apps.
• Swipe left or right and find the Safari preview.
• Swipe up on the Safari icon.
• Then reopen Safari normally to see if your issue is resolved.

Restart your device

Restarting your iPhone or iPad may resolve your problem. Here is how you can do that:

• If this is an iPhone X, 11 or later and an iPad with Face ID: Press and hold the side (or top) and the volume up (or down) buttons together until you see the red power off slider. Then drag the slider. Wait about 1 minute so that your device completely powers off.  Then press and hold the side button until the Apple logo appears.
• Other iPhone models and iPad with a Home button: Press and hold the side or top button until you see the power off slider. Then slide the slider. To turn your device back on, press and hold the side or top button until you see the Apple logo.

Clear Safari data

Here is how you can do this:

• On your device, tap Settings > Safari.
• And scroll down and find the “Clear History and Web site Data” button, tap this.
• Tap the red Clear History and Data button to confirm.

When you do this, your history, cookies and other data will be removed. These will also be removed from other devices signed into your iCloud account .

Check for an iOS update

It is possible that a software update may fix your problem. Here is how you can check for an update.

• On your device, go to Settings > General > Software Update. if there is an update available, update your iPhone or iPad .

Internet connection issues?

It is possible that the Internet is not working. Lets first try to test that if you have a strong connection. Open the App Store app on your device, does the App Store app load without an issue? Then probably you have a connection. If not, you may try:

• Turn on Airplane Mode and wait about 30 seconds and then turn it off (Settings > Airplane Mode).
• Restart your device.
• Restart your modem and router by unplugging the power cord and wait about 1 minute and then plug them back in.

Try a different connection. If you are using a cellular connection, connect to a Wi-Fi network to see if your problem still occurs. If you are using a Wi-Fi connection, then try to connect to a Wi-Fi network.

Turn off Safari experimental features

On your device, go to Settings > Safari > scroll down and > Advanced > Experimental Features. And toggle off everything here. If this does not resolve your problem, you can turn them on again.

See also: Enable favicons in Safari

Dr. Serhat Kurt worked as a Senior Technology Director specializing in Apple solutions for small and medium-sized educational institutions. He holds a doctoral degree (or doctorate) from the University of Illinois at Urbana / Champaign and a master’s degree from Purdue University. He is a former faculty member. Here is his LinkedIn profile and Google Scholar profile . Email Serhat Kurt .

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Top 12 Fixes for Safari Not Loading Pages on iPhone and iPad

The Safari browser comes pre-installed on Apple devices such as iPhone and iPad. Many iOS and iPadOS users prefer using it as the default browser . Sadly, the browser doesn’t work at times, for pages do not load in it. If you are from the unlucky ones, then you have landed on the right page. You can easily fix it when Safari does not open web pages on iPhone and iPad, as shown in this post.

iPhone and iPad users face different kinds of issues related to Safari . Some see a blank, white page and others get errors like ‘Safari cannot open the page because iPhone isn’t connected to the internet,’ or the browser freezes and crashes without loading any page.

The following fixes will help you resolve all kinds of problems related to Safari not loading pages on iOS and iPadOS. Let’s start.

1. Restart Phone and Modem

To start the troubleshooting process, restart your iPhone and iPad . Also, reboot your modem if you are using Wi-Fi. In case you are connected via cellular data, please turn it off for a few seconds and turn it on again.

Tip: You should also remove the SIM card from your phone for a while.

2. Check Network Connection

Next, verify whether the issue is with Safari alone or not. For that, check if other apps are working on your iPhone or iPad. If you cannot connect to the internet using other apps, then the problem is with your network connection. Switch to mobile data from Wi-Fi or vice versa.

Tip: Check out 8 fixes for can’t find server error on Safari .

3. Enable Airplane Mode

Another way to troubleshoot issues due to network connections is to put your device in Airplane mode . That will turn off and refresh all network connections. To enable Airplane mode on your iPhone or iPad, open Control Center and tap on the Airplane mode icon. Alternatively, go to Settings and enable Airplane mode. Keep it on for a few seconds, and then turn it off.

4. Turn off VPN

Are you using any VPN on your iPhone or iPad? If yes, disable it for a while and see if you can open web pages through Safari.

Tip: Find out whether you need security apps on your iPhone or iPad .

5. Update Software

Before you try the below-mentioned fixes, we would suggest you update the Safari browser from App Store. Often there is a bug in the app or phone’s software. So you should look for any available software updates and install them. To check for the phone’s software, go to Settings > General > Software update.

6. Check Cellular Data Settings

If you can load web pages on Wi-Fi, but pages do not load on cellular data, you must check mobile data settings. For that, go to Settings > Cellular data/Mobile data. Scroll down and make sure the toggle next to Safari is green. If it’s off, turn it on.

Tip: Check out other ways to fix iPhone apps only work on Wi-Fi and not mobile data .

7. Check Content Restrictions

You must check on your iPhone/iPad if any content restrictions are enabled. To do so, go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions. If the Content & privacy restrictions toggle on the next screen is turned off, skip this fix and jump to the next one.

In case it is on, scroll down and tap on Content Restrictions. Go to Web content and select Unrestricted access.

Tip: Find out how to block and unblock certain websites on iPhone .

8. Enable JavaScript

You should check if the Safari browser has permission to use JavaScript. For that, open Settings on your iPhone and go to Safari > Advanced. Enable the toggle next to JavaScript.

9. Clear Cache and Browsing Data

This is one of the fixes that has solved the web pages not loading issue for many users. To do so, follow these steps:

Step 1: Open Settings on your iPhone/iPad. Go to Safari.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Advanced.

Step 3: Tap on Website data. Scroll down and hit Remove all website data.

Step 4 : Restart the phone and see if you can open web pages. If the issue persists, come back to Settings > Safari. Scroll down and tap on Clear History and Website data. Confirm when asked. This will delete all your browsing history and other browsing data from all the Apple devices using the same iCloud account.

Tip: Find out how to fix if the Clear history and website data button is greyed out .

10. Reset Network Settings

Often the problem of web pages not opening on Safari happens due to some problematic network setting. The best way to fix this is to reset network settings. Doing so will not affect your personal data. Only settings like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc., will be reset to their default values. You will need to set them up again. Find out in detail what happens by resetting network settings .

To reset network settings on iPhone and iPad, go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset network settings.

11. Disable Content Blockers

If you have installed any content blocker on your iPhone or iPad, you should try disabling it for a while. To do so, go to Settings > Safari > Content Blockers. Disable all of them and see if you can load pages now. Know what are content blockers and whether you should use them on your iPhone.

You should also try disabling various Safari experimental features one-by-one. For that, go to Settings > Safari > Advanced > Experimental features.

12. Change Wi-Fi DNS

Sometimes, the issue happens to a wrongly configured DNS server. You should change it to Google DNS and see if websites open in the Safari browser.

To do so, follow these steps:

Step 1 : Go to Settings > Wi-Fi.

Step 2 : Tap on the (i) icon next to the problematic Wi-Fi. Tap on Configure DNS.

Step 3: If Automatic is selected, tap on Manual > Add server. Enter 8.8.8.8, remove existing ones, and hit Save. If Manual is selected, tap on Automatic.

Change Default Browser

We are positive that at least one of the above fixes should solve issues with the Safari browser. We would also suggest that if you have a huge number of tabs open in the Safari browser, you should close at least some of them. If the issue continues, you can always use Chrome, and now you can even make it your default browser .

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Last updated on 28 November, 2022

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Mehvish Mushtaq is a computer engineer by degree. Her love for Android and gadgets made her develop the first Android app for Kashmir. Known as Dial Kashmir, she won the prestigious Nari Shakti award from the President of India for the same. She has been writing about technology for 6+ years and her favorite verticals include how-to guides, explainers, tips and tricks for Android, iOS/iPadOS, social media, and web apps. You can also find her posts on MakeTechEasier, TechWiser, and NerdsChalk.

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How to Fix It When Safari Is Not Working on an iPad

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Fixing Safari issues on iPad can take seconds to fix due to an unknown minor issue, or it can take a lot longer. Here's how to fix it when Safari won't work on an iPad.

Causes of Safari Not Working On iPad 

There are many reasons why Safari may not be working on iPad. Try these troubleshooting tips to figure out what's happened.

• Your iPad is out of date. If your iPad is not up to date, you may find yourself running into trouble loading standard apps including Safari.
• You're offline. If your iPad doesn't have a data connection, Safari won't be able to load any websites, making it look as if Safari is the issue.
• Your iPad has a major problem. If your iPad won't load any apps including Safari, the problem may be deeper than just the one app.

How to Fix Safari Not Working On iPad 

If your iPad won't open Safari or it won't load correctly, it severely limits your ability to browse the internet. Here's how to fix Safari not working on iPad. 

Restart your iPad . Many common issues are solved by restarting or rebooting the device in question. Restart your iPad to hopefully fix Safari.

Check your data connection . If your iPad is a Wi-Fi model, check you're connected to a Wi-Fi network with internet access. If your iPad has a cellular connection, check it has a signal and is working correctly. Tap Settings > Cellular and check the toggle next to Safari is On.

Check Airplane mode . Check if Airplane mode is enabled on your iPad. If it is, you won't be able to browse online.

Check content restrictions . If you have parental controls set up on your iPad, these may stop you from browsing using Safari. Check the settings to confirm this isn't the issue.

Clear your browsing history . If Safari opens but is unresponsive, clear your browsing history to see if that makes it work more effectively. 

Disable Safari suggestions. Safari suggestions can sometimes cause Safari to crash. Try disabling them by tapping Settings > Safari > then toggle off the Safari Suggestions switch.

Update your iPad . If you haven't updated your iPad in a while, you may need the latest version of iPadOS to correct any issues. It's simple to do but set aside a while for the update process to complete.

Reset your iPad . Resetting your iPad to factory settings removes all your personal information but can sometimes solve an underlying issue previous steps haven't solved.

Contact Apple . If none of the above fixes work, you may have a hardware issue with your iPad. If you have remaining warranty or AppleCare+ , the appointment and fix may be free.

The first thing you should check is that you're entering the correct URL. If you're typing it manually, try finding a link. If you're following a link, try typing it by hand. The website may also be down, and you should try again later.

The best way is to delete your Safari data. Go to Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data .

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How to customize the safari start page on iphone and ipad.

Make your Start Page clean and simple---or just as cluttered as you like it.

On your iPhone or iPad, you can easily customize the Safari Start Page in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 (or higher). You can make the page blank (mostly), add a background image, or pick and choose what you want to see. Here's how.

First, open Safari on your iPhone or iPad and open a new tab by tapping the tabs button (two overlapping rectangles), then tapping the plus ("+") button.

You'll see Safari's "Start Page" by default. To edit what's on the Start Page, scroll down if necessary and tap the "Edit" button.

When you tap "Edit," a "Customize Start Page" window will appear. Use the switches beside the listed options to turn them on or off. Here's what each option does.

• Favorites: This displays items from your Favorites list (like bookmarks).
• Frequently Visited: You'll see a list of frequently visited websites.
• Shared With You: This gives you a list of items shared with you from other people through the Messages app.
• Privacy Report: This shows a report on the number of trackers Safari has blocked recently.
• Siri Suggestions: This displays suggestions from Siri related to what's in your history and bookmarks.
• Reading List: This shows items from your Reading List .
• iCloud Tabs: This shows Safari tabs that are synchronized across iCloud from your other devices.

While also in the "Customize Start Page" window, you can use the "three lines" handle beside each item to tap and drag the Start Page items in the list. This will change the order of how the items will appear on the Start Page.

And if you turn the switch beside "Background Image" into the "on" position, you can select a background picture that will display behind the content on your Start Page. Tap an image in the thumbnails or tap the plus ("+") button to select a custom image from your photo library.

If you want to make your Start Page as minimalist as possible, switch off every item on the "Customize Start Page" list. (Unfortunately, you'll still see the "Edit" button.)

When you're done, click the "X" button to close the Customize Start Page window. The changes you've made take effect immediately. Happy browsing!

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Open iOS Safari to a blank page

One of my biggest beefs with Safari on iOS is that when I tap the Safari icon on my Home screen, instead of being able to use Safari immediately, I often must wait for the browser to reload the last page I was viewing—usually hours, or even days, earlier. (This is less of an issue on the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2, as the additional memory in these models means Safari doesn’t flush its page cache as often, but it still happens frequently.) Similarly, if I previously closed all Safari windows, the next time I open Safari, it pops up my bookmarks list instead of letting me immediately enter a URL.

A feature I’d love to see in iOS Safari is for the browser to open to a blank page whenever I tap the Safari icon directly. But until Apple adds such a feature, it doesn’t have to remain just another item on a wishlist —you can get essentially the same behavior, right now, using iOS’s Home-screen-bookmark feature. Here’s how:

Launch Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

In the URL field, type about:blank and then tap Go to “open” that page…which will be completely blank.

Tap the Share button (the one at the bottom of the screen that looks like a rectangle with an arrow).

Tap Add To Home Screen to create a Home-screen bookmark for this blank page.

In the dialog that appears, give the icon a descriptive name. (I chose New Page for mine.)

The Home-screen bookmark is saved to your device’s Home screen, where you can move it wherever you like. On my iPad and iPhone, I’ve moved this bookmark to my first Home screen, relegating the actual Safari icon to a folder of rarely used stock apps, where it hangs out with Compass, Notes, and Stocks.

Whenever you want to open Safari to view a new page, you simply tap this New Page icon on your Home screen. Safari opens—instantly—to a blank page, ready for you to type a URL or open a bookmark.

Another benefit of this tip is that if you were planning to keep currently open pages handy (meaning you were really going to open a new Safari page), you avoid not only having to wait for a page to reload, but also the extra steps of tapping Safari’s multiple-pages button and then the New Page button. And it avoids the aforementioned annoyance of your Bookmarks list popping up on its own whenever you launch Safari after previously closing all Safari windows.

What if you want to open Safari to view a previously opened page? You can tap the Safari icon, as usual. Or if, like me, you’ve buried the browser’s icon in a folder, you can simply access Safari from iOS’s multi-tasking dock (by double-pressing the Home button). For me, this approach closely mirrors my actual Safari use anyway: Nine times out of ten, if I want to look at a page already open in Safari, I open Safari from the multi-tasking dock. I can continue to do that, but if I want to go directly to a new page, I use my New Page icon on the Home Screen.

The biggest drawback to this tip for some people is that the icon for this blank-page bookmark is, appropriately enough, blank. Unfortunately, there’s no way to give it a better-looking icon, since URL-bookmark icons are adapted from each Website’s favicon . An alternate approach would be to publish, somewhere on the Web, a blank Web page with a nice favicon—say, a Safari icon with a blank-page badge?—and then create a Home-screen bookmark to that page. Of course, loading that page wouldn’t be as fast as opening about:blank , but it would likely still be much faster than the current Safari behavior of reloading an older “real” Web page.

[Dan Frakes is a Macworld senior editor.]

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Dan is former Macworld senior editor. You can find him on the web at danfrakes.com .

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How To Fix: Safari Can’t Open Page On iPhone/iPad

When I try to open a web page in Safari on my iPhone or iPad, I sometimes get the error “Problems repeatedly,” and the page does not open properly.

This error can occur only when trying to open a particular page in Safari, but it can also occur randomly on various pages.

This article will explain what to  do when the page does not open due to the “Repeated problem” error in Safari on iPhone / iPad.

Method 1: Restart Safari

It is possible that a temporary problem has occurred in Safari, and the page cannot be opened due to frequent “Problem repeated” errors.

Therefore, quitting Safari entirely and then restarting it may resolve the error.

To quit Safari and then restart it, follow the steps below.

• Swipe up from the bottom edge of the iPhone (iPad) screen and release your finger in the center of the screen to display the multitasking screen. Press the home button twice quickly for models with a home button instead.
• When the list of waiting apps is displayed, swipe horizontally to find “ Safari ” and swipe up on the panel to exit.
• Tap Safari from the home screen to start it.

With the above procedure, you can restart Safari. After restarting Safari, check if the page can be opened normally.

Method 2: Delete temporary data in Safari

There may be a case where the page cannot be opened due to a “ problem repeated ” error due to a problem with Safari’s cache data or cookies.

Therefore, deleting the temporary data in Safari may solve the problem.

However, keep in mind that deleting cookies will log you out of the site you are logged in to, and you will have to re-enter your account information.

To delete temporary Safari data, follow the steps below.

• Open “ Settings ” from the home screen.
• Tap “ Safari “.
• Tap “ Details “.
• Tap “ Website data “.
• Tap “ Delete all website data ” at the bottom of the screen.
• When the confirmation message is displayed, tap “ Delete Now ” to execute the deletion.

With the above procedure, you can delete the temporary data of Safari. Start after the deletion is complete and check if the web page is displayed.

Method 3: Reboot the device

If restarting Safari doesn’t fix the “ repeated problems ” error, try restarting your iPhone or iPad.

You can reset the temporary system trouble by restarting the device.

Follow the steps below to restart your iPhone or iPad.

• iPhone X and above : Press and hold the Side Button and Volume Control Button simultaneously and drag the power off slider. When the power is turned off, press and hold the “ Side button ” to start it.
• iPhone 8 and earlier : Press and hold the “ Side Button ” and drag the power off slider. When the power is turned off, press and hold the “ Side button ” to start it.
• iPad (without home button) : Press and hold the “ side button ” and “ volume control button ” at the same time and drag the power off slider. When the power is turned off, press and hold the “side button” to start it.
• iPad (with home button) : Press and hold the “ top button ” and drag the power off slider. When the power is turned off, press and hold the “top button” to start it.

After restarting the device, open Safari and check if the page is displayed normally.

Action 4: Perform a software update

It is possible that the page cannot be opened with a “repeated problem” error due to an old version of Safari or the defective system.

Therefore, running a software update to update Safari and your system to the latest version may resolve the issue.

To execute the software update, follow the procedure below.

• Open the “ Settings ” app.
• Tap General  >> Software Update  to proceed.
• When you see the available updates, tap Download and Install. If the message “Your software is up to date” is displayed, you have already updated to the latest version.
• After performing the update, follow the on-screen instructions to download and install.

Once you’ve run the software update to bring Safari and your system up to date, make sure Safari opens the page normally.

Method 5: Switch to desktop mode

You may get a “repeated problem” error in Safari because you are trying to open a page that is not designed for mobile.

If you get a “repeated problem” error on a particular page and can’t open it, you may be able to see it usually by switching the website view to desktop mode.

To switch to desktop mode and view the page in Safari, follow the steps below.

• Start Safari and access the page that cannot be opened due to an error.
• When you see the “Problems repeatedly” error, tap the icon labeled “aA” on the left side of the address bar.
• When the menu is displayed, tap “ Website settings “.
• Toggle the Show Desktop Website switch to On.
• Tap “Finish” to close the settings screen and press the “Refresh” button to reload the page.

Or, if you cannot switch to desktop mode by the above procedure, try setting from the settings app as follows.

• Tap Show Desktop Website.
• Switch “ All Websites ” to “ On “.
• Start Safari and revisit the page you couldn’t open.

You can switch Safari to desktop mode with the above steps and open the page. After reloading the page in desktop mode, ensure the content is displayed normally.

Method 6: Turn off the search suggestion function

Safari has a search suggestion function that displays search word suggestions under the search box when you enter a search word halfway.

Due to a bug in this search candidate feature, there are cases where the page does not open with a “repeated problem” error.

Therefore, please turn off the search suggestion function and check if the web page is displayed normally. To turn off the search suggestions feature, follow the steps below.

• Toggle all “ Search engine suggestions “, “ Safari search suggestions “, and “ Preload top hits ” switches to “ Off “.

If you can change the settings, reload the page in Safari and see if the error no longer occurs. If the error persists, restore the settings and proceed to the next action.

Method 7: Stop iCloud sync

Safari may have a “ repeated problem ” error that prevents the page from opening due to a problem with the iCloud sync process.

Therefore, please stop syncing Safari in iCloud and see if the problem goes away.

To stop syncing Safari in iCloud, follow the steps below.

• Tap “ My Apple ID account name ” at the top of the screen.
• Tap iCloud.
• Set the “ Safari ” switch to “ Off “.

With the above procedure, you can stop syncing Safari in iCloud. If you can stop the sync, check if the page is displayed normally in Safari.

Once the page is displayed successfully, follow the steps to turn iCloud Safari sync back on.

Method 8: Disable JavaScript

A problem with the JavaScript embedded in a web page may cause a “repeated problem” error in Safari.

The above problem may be avoided by disabling the JavaScript function of Safari.

To disable the JavaScript function of Safari, follow the procedure below.

• Set the “ JavaScript ” switch to “ Off “.

With the above procedure, you can disable the JavaScript function of Safari. If you can disable it, reload the page and see if the error was avoided.

However, if you disable the JavaScript function, other web pages may not be displayed properly, so please re-enable the function when you can check the page contents.

Method 9: Change the browser

It is possible that the page does not open with a “repeated problem” error due to a bug in the version of Safari you are using.

Safari may be defective, especially if similar errors occur randomly on multiple pages.

If you still get the error even though Safari is the latest version, consider temporarily using another browser such as Chrome –AppStore .

Then, when a new software update is available, run the update to see if the Safari bug has been fixed.

Method 10: Contact the site operator

If you’ve tried these steps and the page still doesn’t open in Safari, there may be a problem with the website itself.

In particular, if you are getting the “Repeated problem” error only on a specific page, there may be a problem on the website side.

If you suspect a website problem, it is difficult for the user to deal with it, so please wait for the management to respond or contact the management for the error page.

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• Oct 9, 2019

Curious if anyone has an issue with Safari randomly show a white screen and show no content on the page. Been going on since I updated to iOS 13. On the latest software now, still the same issue. Only way to fix is to close and reopen Safari. (iPhone XS Max)  

macrumors 6502a

• Dec 15, 2019

_Refurbished_ said: Curious if anyone has an issue with Safari randomly show a white screen and show no content on the page. Been going on since I updated to iOS 13. On the latest software now, still the same issue. Only way to fix is to close and reopen Safari. (iPhone XS Max) Click to expand...

macrumors newbie

Yes, same problem many times a day.  

macrumors 604

I get it every once and awhile  

macrumors god

I also see this. I usually swipe-force-quit safari and relaunch for it to work again.  

• Dec 20, 2019

arn said: I also see this. I usually swipe-force-quit safari and relaunch for it to work again. Click to expand...

macrumors regular

• Dec 21, 2019

I have this issue as well; I have to kill Safari and then it works fine for a while. I do this 3-4 times a day. The two apps I use most are Safari and Mail, both of which have been a complete disaster since the ill-fated day I decided to download ios 13. Apple don’t seem that bothered.  

JMountainDew

Yep, you're not alone. This is my experience, as well.  

• Feb 21, 2020

The fact that this is still a bug in iOS 13.3.1 is really frustrating.  

verdi1987 said: The fact that this is still a bug in iOS 13.3.1 is really frustrating. Click to expand...

I think it is one of the most irritating bugs ever!  

• Mar 5, 2020

Same issue. What a mess.  

• Mar 6, 2020

I see this every now and then. On my Mac I even get pages that appear but are completely scrambled. The only fix is to close the tab and open a new one. This happens on a daily basis. With iPadOS 13.4 beta 3, I have also seen pages that consistently show up completely blank. I've reported all of it via Feedback but haven't gotten any replies.  

• Mar 7, 2020

JVNPhoto said: I see this every now and then. On my Mac I even get pages that appear but are completely scrambled. The only fix is to close the tab and open a new one. This happens on a daily basis. With iPadOS 13.4 beta 3, I have also seen pages that consistently show up completely blank. I've reported all of it via Feedback but haven't gotten any replies. Click to expand...

macrumors 68000

The only „fix“ on my macOS was to switch to Edge. ?‍♂️  

• Mar 8, 2020

Blue Hawk said: The only „fix“ on my macOS was to switch to Edge. ?‍♂️ Click to expand...

Seen this on my iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPad Pro. It’s annoying not its kinda quick to fix, just force quit and reload safari. i only use safari on OSX and not had a problem on my Macbook Pro  

kristoffer4

Macrumors 65816.

• Mar 24, 2020

Does ios 13.4 still have this bug? So annoying.  

• Mar 25, 2020

kristoffer4 said: Does ios 13.4 still have this bug? So annoying. Click to expand...

• Jul 31, 2020

Apple is just hopeless at producing quality software. As a developer, I dread every time I get a report of something not working properly on version 'x' of iOS, I know I'm in for a long painful session with the xcode simulator trying to reproduce and fix it. Every new version introduces its own new slew of bugs and incompatibilities with previous versions. I'm no Google fan, but Chrome/Android is light years ahead of Safari/iOS in my mind when it comes to stability and quality - even with the apparent disadvantage Google has of running on hundreds of different devices from different manufacturers as opposed to Apple having to support just a few of its own devices.  

I get this occasionally too on iOS 13.6. Assumed it was the poor at times mobile network in my area but obviously not.  

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Your Safari start page, or "homepage", is the page that loads whenever you start Safari. You can change this page to whatever you'd like, but if you have an adware infection it may keep getting reset. If this is the case, you can try manually removing the adware so that you can regain your control. If you use an iOS device, you can create custom shortcuts to simulate a traditional start page.

Changing Your Homepage

• If you're using Safari for Windows, click the "Edit" menu and select "Preferences". It is highly recommended that you switch to a more up-to-date browser, as Safari for Windows is no longer supported by Apple and is not receiving any security updates.

• You can also click Set to Current Page to set your new homepage to the page that is currently open.
• If your homepage keeps resetting to something else, red on to the next section.

Removing an Adware Infection

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• /System/Library/Frameworks/v.framework
• /System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
• /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/Jack
• /Library/InputManagers/CTLoader/
• /Library/Application Support/Conduit/
• ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ConduitNPAPIPlugin.plugin
• ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/TroviNPAPIPlugin.plugin
• /Applications/SearchProtect.app
• /Applications/WebTools.app
• /Applications/cinemapro1-2.app
• ~/Applications/cinemapro1-2.app

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my iphone safari opens on a white blank page for a few seconds and then closes

I can not do any searching or reading of websites that open with safari. I have closed the app and shut down the phone and restarted with no success.

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 22, 2023 2:42 PM

Posted on Dec 20, 2023 11:37 AM

I have done all those steps given;still does nothing, get a blank page with just the connection bars and the internet at the top of the page

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Aug 23, 2023 10:59 AM in response to book246

Hi book246,

Thanks for contacting Apple Support Communities!

We understand that you're unable to use Safari as it quits unexpectedly.

Restarting your iPhone is a great place to start! You can also clear website data, check any VPN settings if you have a VPN, and enable JavaScript as outlined here for additional troubleshooting: If Safari isn't loading websites or quits on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

"Clear website data

You can clear website data occasionally to improve Safari performance.

• Go to Settings > Safari.
• Tap Clear History and Website Data.
• Tap Clear History and Data to confirm.

Turn on JavaScript

Turn on JavaScript if it's not already on.

• Go to Settings > Safari > Advanced.
• Find the JavaScript feature.
• Tap the button to turn on JavaScript."

We hope this helps you.

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Browse the web using Safari on iPad

View websites with Safari

You can easily navigate a webpage with a few taps.

Get back to the top: Double-tap the top edge of the screen to quickly return to the top of a long page.

See more of the page: Turn iPad to landscape orientation.

Refresh the page: Pull down from the top of the page.

View two pages side-by-side in Split View

Use Split View to open two Safari pages side-by side.

Open a link in Split View: Touch and hold the link, then tap Open in New Window.

Leave Split View: Drag the divider over the window you want to close.

Preview website links

Touch and hold a link in Safari to see a preview of the link without opening the page. To open the link, tap the preview, or tap Open.

To close the preview and stay on the current page, tap anywhere outside the preview.

Translate a webpage

When you view a webpage that’s in another language, you can use Safari to translate it (not available in all languages or regions).

Manage downloads

To download a file, touch and hold the file or link you want to download, then tap Download Linked File.

Tip: You can download files in the background while you continue to use Safari.

Add Safari back to your Home Screen

If you don’t see Safari on your Home Screen, you can find it in App Library and add it back.

On the Home Screen, swipe left until you see the App Library.

Enter “Safari” in the search field.