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CANNOT TYPE ON SAFARI SEARCH PAGE

When I click on Safari icon, the search page opens, but is inoperable. It will not accept any typing whatsoever.


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DiamondheadTom

iPhone 7

Posted on Apr 29, 2020 9:29 AM

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User profile for user: Eric Root
Eric Root
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Posted on Apr 29, 2020 12:58 PM

Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch         


Try a forced restart.


Reset Device.      


If necessary


Hard reset.        


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.


Restore to Factory setting.      


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.      

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User profile for user: Eric Root
Eric Root
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Apr 29, 2020 12:58 PM in response to DiamondheadTom

Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch         


Try a forced restart.


Reset Device.      


If necessary


Hard reset.        


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.


Restore to Factory setting.      


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.      

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User profile for user: Eric Root
Eric Root
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May 3, 2020 6:21 AM in response to DiamondheadTom

You can't delete and reinstall Safari. If you do a factory reset, that will install a new version of Safari.


There are other IOS browsers available. Go to the App Store to find/download a different browser.


Instructions for doing a backup. See the Apple Support article(s) below.


Backups – Choose Method


Back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.    


Back up – What does iCloud back up

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Apr 29, 2020 1:29 PM in response to Eric Root

I went through forced restart with no results. Don’t understand “hard reset” and am concerned with restoring just to solve the Safari issue. Do I have a choice of using an alternative to Safari? An Safari be deleted and reinstalled? I really need a solution that doesn’t include possibly losing all of my data.


Thanks so much for your response.

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May 1, 2020 4:24 PM in response to DiamondheadTom

I still can’t use Safari. Regardless of a reset and forced reset, the search page still doesn’t accept typing on the page. I don’t know if I have the expertise to do a factory reset and backup from the cloud. I don’t know if my data is fully backed up.


Can I use an alternative to Safari as my browser? I hate to do that because I also have a new iPad and Mac Air, but I don’t know if If I have a choice. Is there a way to delete and reinstall Safari.


Please help.





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