Can't access specific website on iPad 3

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Can't access specific website on iPad 3

I have a home wifi network. Several devices are connected, including an iPhone 5s, an old iPad 2, an Android phone and an iPad 3. When I try to access pinterest.co.uk on either Safari or a Dolphin browser from the iPad 3 IOS 9.35), nothing loads.

All other devices display the page normally. I've reset everything, cleared cache etc. with no successful result. Earlier, I backed up the iPad 3, deleted everything with a back-to-the-beginning reset, restored from iTunes and still have the same problem.

Additionally, I am having to report the problem via my Windows laptop as this site doesn't seem to accept posts from either of my iPads (the text box I'm using to post this doesn't appear on the page).

Screenshot (from Dolphin browser - although it's exactly the same with Safari) of webpage:

I'm now getting very frustrated and hope somebody out there can offer a working suggestion.

iPad, iOS 9

Posted on May 19, 2019 8:19 AM

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Answer 1

May 19, 2019 9:15 AM in response to Hartgroves

I suspect your threat to go Android is supposed to prove something to us fellow users? If you feel Android better meets your needs, knock yourself out. But uh, Android typically stops supporting older devices far sooner than Apple does. iPad 3 was released in 2012. Your iPad is now 7 years old. In that time frame, Apple and the rest of the world moved from 32 bit architecture to 64 bit architecture. Your expectation of a 7 year old mobile device to keep up with new technology is unrealistic.

The reality is NO mobile device manufacturer supports old devices forever. None. Zip. Nadda. Apple does for longer than anyone.

Cheers

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Leewos

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May 20, 2019 8:59 AM in response to Hartgroves

Hey, my iPad 3 can’t download some updated apps anymore, specifically Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Our old IPads just don’t have the hardware or security for these newer apps. I’m in a bigger mess.... I just was told that Microsoft is dropping Support for BOTH of our laptops running Windows 7 and IE 11 is being dropped as of January 14, 2020. That means we HAVE to upgrade and hope HP makes the drivers for our printer or that’s toast too. So, if you want to keep up, you’ll have to upgrade. I just laid down some cash for an IPad 6th generation and am getting cash back for trading my iPad 3 into apple. You can see how much they’ll give you back at the apple store....no limit on how many you can trade in. I also took in my Dell, running Windows 7, for an upgrade. I just Hope my word, outlook, printer, excell, etc will still work...... Ain’t life grand!

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Hartgroves Author

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May 19, 2019 8:54 AM in response to lobsterghost1

Thanks for the reply - however I tried the most recent version of Dolphin without success. Sadly it looks like planned obsolescence. ****** if I'm going to buy yet another iPad - I've now got a 2, a 3 and a 4 apart from my iPhone, so i guess its going to be Android all the way from now on.

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Answer 4

May 19, 2019 8:37 AM in response to Hartgroves

You have an out of date Safari browser, which you can't update because you are forever frozen at iOS 9.3.5. Try a different browser on your iPad. Here are some, which are still supported on devices running iOS 9.3.5:

iCab Mobile Web browser

Dolphin Web browser

Snow Bunny Web browser

Private Browsing Web browser

Aloha Web browser

Maxthon Web browser

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Can't access specific website on iPad 3

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