Safari on iPhone 12 ProMax after upgrade

Every time I look at any website on safari, a pop up comes on asking me to download “match redirect”. How can I stop this from happening? I don’t know if it’s a virus or if it’s safari asking me to download it because it’s just a black pop up screen. It happens on every website no matter what, even apple.com

iPhone 12 Pro Max

Posted on Oct 1, 2021 3:01 PM

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2 replies

Chris_C1

Community Specialist

Oct 2, 2021 1:09 PM in response to rhoda180

Hi rhoda180,

We understand you're seeing a pop up in Safari on your iPhone. Take a look at the steps and information in this article to clear your Safari history to correct the issue.

Clear the history and cookies from Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Have a good day.

rhoda180 Author

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4 points

Oct 2, 2021 6:27 PM in response to Chris_C1

Chris_C1 thank you so much for your speedy reply. I think that it fixed the problem. So far so good.

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