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Q: Google links don't work after iOS 9.3

After update to iOS 9.3 on my iPhone 6 Plus I can no longer click on search links from Google anymore. Tried both in Safari and Chrome. Works well with Bing.com.

 

If I hold down on the link and choose to open in new tab it works.

 

restarted apps -> same result

Rebooted iPhone twice -> same result.

 

suggestions?

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 9.3

Posted on Mar 25, 2016 11:16 AM

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  • by Rosyna,

    Rosyna Rosyna Mar 28, 2016 7:41 PM in response to DanielR1983
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    Mar 28, 2016 7:41 PM in response to DanielR1983

    The bad data isn't from inside booking.com's app. It's downloaded by iOS completely separately. It is not stored as part of Booking.com's sandbox either. Apple describes it a little in the Universal Links programming guide. https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/General/Conceptual/AppSear ch/UniversalLinks.html

     

    It is not executable code, it's a set of simple URL matching rules in JSON format.

  • by Rosyna,

    Rosyna Rosyna Mar 28, 2016 7:51 PM in response to VR81
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    Mar 28, 2016 7:51 PM in response to VR81

    Please read the last few pages of this discussion, it is completely unrelated to iOS 9.3.

  • by Hyperion333,

    Hyperion333 Hyperion333 Mar 28, 2016 7:54 PM in response to Agathorn
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    Mar 28, 2016 7:54 PM in response to Agathorn

    I Had problem with links not working on my iPad Air running 9.2.1 while my iPhone 6s was fine on 9.3.  Until now software update to 9.3 on ipad wasn't available.  Guess Apple pulled it because of concerns.   However it was back again this morning and updating to 9.3. not solve problem with the links So I hope Apple is still working on problem

  • by guntertravels,

    guntertravels guntertravels Mar 28, 2016 8:11 PM in response to Rosyna
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    Mar 28, 2016 8:11 PM in response to Rosyna

    So how come then that although I never had Booking.com installed in my iPad Air, I had exactly the described problem (links in Safari and in Mail don't work and Safari crashes when links are pressed long) from the moment I updated from 9.2 to 9.3,?

  • by Rosyna,

    Rosyna Rosyna Mar 28, 2016 8:15 PM in response to guntertravels
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    Mar 28, 2016 8:15 PM in response to guntertravels

    Booking.com has affiliates and other companies like Agoda that use the same dataset and servers. If the problem occurred it the last week, it is definitely due to a booking.com server. The issue is not new to iOS 9.3.

     

    Post hoc ergo propter hoc

  • by DanielR1983,

    DanielR1983 DanielR1983 Mar 28, 2016 8:33 PM in response to Rosyna
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    Mar 28, 2016 8:33 PM in response to Rosyna

    Please help me understand something: If the bad data is downloaded completely by iOS independent of the app & its affiliates why doesn't Apple just stop the iOS from downloading the bad data if it has in fact identified it as such.?.

     

    When Windows forces updates that brick machines & these problems are clearly identified, an update follows with a resolution shortly afterwards.

     

    Apple can afford to beta test these issues, and if you are indeed correct on what the only culprit is; the fix is remarkably easy. Yet, here we are with the clock ticking away, day after day, only more reports of the same problems but no fix.

     

    To disable google search links only; the iOS would have to be infected because all browsers do not work independently of the iOS. Each app has a trust certificate/signature attached to it for our protection.

     

     

    Isn't it then logical to conclude that the problem is slightly bigger; and fully created by Apple, not an App?

  • by Rosyna,

    Rosyna Rosyna Mar 28, 2016 9:01 PM in response to DanielR1983
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    Mar 28, 2016 9:01 PM in response to DanielR1983

    While there is a way to blacklist bad data by banning the cert, there is currently no mechanism in iOS to purge association data from swcd once iOS has downloaded it. Furthermore, due to the cert used for association data signing being used in multiple places, blacklisting it would also blacklist the website and/or the app itself. That's going overboard as neither are malicious.

     

    It's also wrong to say Windows has this solved. When the malicious FTDI drivers that intentionally bricked devices were delivered via Windows Update, Microsoft didn't pull them until FTDI requested it.

     

    I'm not sure why you said "Apple can afford to beta test these issues". The bug was triggered by a specially crafted file, not arbitrary, generic data. That's why it's only known to occur with booking.com's data. It's hard to test for that, especially when the file is otherwise completely compliant JSON.

     

    I'm not sure what you think the "simple" fix is, purging keychain data on crash isn't easy.

     

    The fact it was booking.com's data was only discovered yesterday, which is also when I filed a security bug with Apple. Although Apple did approve a fixed version of Booking.com (for new users) for the App Store extremely quickly as an emergency exception.

     

    Google search results are disabled because of how Google uses JavaScript to open URLs. Their method of opening URLs forces the link to go through swcd To check if it's a Universal Link. That's also why disabling JavaScript fixes it for Google but  "Open in Safari" and links from Mail continue to die.

  • by mdw123,

    mdw123 mdw123 Mar 28, 2016 10:27 PM in response to Agathorn
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    Mar 28, 2016 10:27 PM in response to Agathorn

    iPhone6, and Retina iPad Mini, iOS 9.3, Safari, Chrome all dead. Phone is a living brick.

  • by DanielR1983,

    DanielR1983 DanielR1983 Mar 28, 2016 10:49 PM in response to Rosyna
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    Mar 28, 2016 10:49 PM in response to Rosyna

    "Google search results are disabled because of how Google uses JavaScript to open URLs. Their method of opening URLs forces the link to go through swcd To check if it's a Universal Link. That's also why disabling JavaScript fixes it for Google but  "Open in Safari" and links from Mail continue to die.


    HOW then do you explain Atomic Web browsers ability to open all Google based search results without any issues; yet Google Chrome & Safari fail??

  • by tab88,

    tab88 tab88 Mar 28, 2016 10:58 PM in response to Agathorn
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    Mar 28, 2016 10:58 PM in response to Agathorn

    HI,

     

    Since upgrading to ios 9.3 (iPhone 6) my Safari links do not work. When the link is held down it crashes Safari and the phone stops responding for a short while. I do not have the Booking.com App installed. I'm a beta tester and have never had any problems with the betas!

     

    I have changed search engines and it's stil the same. I have disabled JavaScript and no change. I have now installed third party web browsers (Firefox Chrome) and these too are still buggy! Clearing all the webdata, history, browser cache does not improve this. Any other solutions to this would be really appreciated?

     

    Steve

    Plymouth

    UK

  • by DanielR1983,

    DanielR1983 DanielR1983 Mar 28, 2016 11:02 PM in response to tab88
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    Mar 28, 2016 11:02 PM in response to tab88

    Download and install Atomic Web Browser. Works fine.

  • by Silentvoice,

    Silentvoice Silentvoice Mar 29, 2016 1:43 AM in response to Agathorn
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    Mar 29, 2016 1:43 AM in response to Agathorn

    even facebook links are not working , what is the use of the iphone if it will be used only if it will be used only for phone calls ..... Hope they solve the problem soon or to get back the old software

  • by redviper51,

    redviper51 redviper51 Mar 29, 2016 3:04 AM in response to Agathorn
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    Mar 29, 2016 3:04 AM in response to Agathorn

    links in firefox don't work too. I decided to go back to apple with the iphone 6 plus and now the 6s plus. Big regret. Yet more bugs and **** big one this is. Feeling like trading it for the S7 Edge!

  • by Paulg133,

    Paulg133 Paulg133 Mar 29, 2016 5:17 AM in response to Asit_Dubai
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    Mar 29, 2016 5:17 AM in response to Asit_Dubai

    I have found that using safari ( without latest ios update ) using google as search engine links dont work.  Chrome browser works.. Weirdest of all I typed in bing in the url field in safari , did the search with bing instead of google and the links in Bing results work???    Email links still crashes the phone.

    About time we had some government regulation to authorise software updates before they are allowed to be released. This is wasting millions of hours of business and private users time.

  • by Phil Laing,

    Phil Laing Phil Laing Mar 29, 2016 5:22 AM in response to Paulg133
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    Mar 29, 2016 5:22 AM in response to Paulg133

    it is a disgrace and I have lost all confidence in Apple

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