iOS 15 web links do not open from mail or apps until you click on the link a second time

After dealing with the same problems for months, I finally found a fix:

1) In Settings, open Mail

2) Under Messages, open “Privacy Protection”

3) Uncheck “Protect mail activity”

“Protect mail activity” hides your IP address and loads remote content in the background without opening messages. But disabling it is the only solution I’ve found that works. Links in emails now open for me on the first try.

I don’t know if this will help any of you or not, but after TURNING OFF ANALYztICS, links are opening the way it should; however, if it happens to be some (not all) Petitions I wish to open, they will open just fine & I’m able to sign it, but especially with Care2 Petitions, after signing the processing circle will continue to revolve until I’ve had enough & back out of the Petition. But after doing so, I receive a message thanking me for signing said petitions. So now, I give it a reasonable amount of time to process, then back out. Mission accomplished.

Turning off Analytics now allows me to open the desired news link (or any other kind of link), without skipping the real link (which may contain pictures, videos & further links) & taking me to a very simplified “Summary” of the news article or other linked information, as was happening before. I just updated to the very newest iOS update 15.4 ~2-3 weeks ago & just now noticed there’s now an iOS 15.5 Update available. I’m not really sure if I want to update or not now that I’m finally able to open links &/or sign petitions, but will let you know if it further hinders me once again if I do so.

Try turning off Analytics & see if that helps you as much as it’s helped me.

Turn off “private relay” in the settings

Try TURNING OFF ‘Analytics’ in Settings. Unfortunately for Apple, it means they will no longer receive data from my devices on how they’re performing (I’ve had an ‘I understand the need to do so, but still don’t like it’ relationship with this feature anyway). I only turned it off when I saw several areas they were accessing 30+ times/day & though a Scammer could hide their information here & I wouldn’t even recognize it, so I’m going to turn it off (IDK if this would prevent any virus from wreaking damage or just stop it from being seen by me). Anyway, after Turning Off ANALYTICS, my devices have been able to access links, attachments & videos just fine, though still sometimes slowly, but I think that’s a Wi-Fi issue.

See if it works for you. I swear it was the answer for me!!!

Did you turn off “block all cookies”?

Hi Komagatake,

To make sure we're on the same page, you're able to tap a link in an app, it opens Safari, but the page doesn't fully load. Only after going back to the app and tapping the link again does it load properly in Safari, is that correct?

If so, and the issue persists after clearing out Safari's history, does it persist if you restart the device?

• Restart your iPhone

Let us know, and we'll follow up from there.

Take care.

Komagatake,

Thanks for confirming.

If the issue persists on both devices, given the steps you've already taken, we'd recommend reaching out to Apple Support directly for additional assistance.

• Get Support

Take care.

I am having a similar problem but, in my case, selecting a link in an email from Twitter takes me to the Twitter app I have installed on my iPhone 13 or the app on iPad 2 Air. In my case it get the "Nothing see here - yet" message and nothing I do in the email (clicking again, etc.) works. If I open the Twitter email on my Windows laptop and click a tweet link, it works fine by opening Twitter in my Chrome browser and showing the Tweet I selected in the email.

Is this a related problem? Is there another thread in this forum that addresses this problem?

Just popping in to say I feel your pain with this bug and wish it would finally get solved—which has been occurring for me for the last few versions iOS going back to iOS 13.

It’s a daily occurrence having to go back to an original link and click it again to get it to load in Safari. Even asking Siri for web searches and clicking links does it on occasion—or even occasionally when executing a Shortcut that activates a URL. Not loading? Gotta run it again, then Safari works properly again.

It’s maddening, especially since it doesn’t always happen and I can’t figure out exactly what circumstances cause it to occur. 😔

While it has worked for I’d say 90+% for me, some things still won’t open, so I do have the same problem as you’re experiencing, but 90+% is much better than 0%. I also noticed with the very latest iOS 15.5 update, it improved response speed, as previously, the processing circle would go round & round so long, some links would time out, I found this particularly frustrating with Go2 Petitions & other Petitions (not necessarily political), so I don’t think a government entity is throttling unwanted signed petitions. As I mentioned, things improved after the latest iOS update & response speeds has been one of those improvements for the most part, which makes me satisfied now 97% of the time.

I’m haven’t experienced many glitches since the iOS update, but then I only updated my phone 3 weeks ago (it was probably available sooner, but I was traveling & according to a family member who’s an FBI agent, you should ALWAYS turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth & Hot Spot everytime you leave your house as a Scammer only has to pass nearby your device to steal all your information. And ALWAYS, NEVER use Public Wi-Fi. When all 3 are turned off & depending on whether or not you’re in a building conducive to using your apps (you know what I mean), besides building interference, turning off the other 3 & working off Cellular Data only, slows things down significantly & I just wait until I get home to access those apps. It can be pretty boring, especially at my allergist’s office (in case of an allergic reaction), where I have to hang out in the office for a period of time before being able to go home. I used to watch videos while waiting, but with Bluetooth turned off now, I’m unable to do so. But I figure it’s better to be safe than sorry. (P.S. If you’re on VPN service, I don’t know how this would affect your phone if you don’t turn off all 3, but I don’t think my relative would have left out that caveat if there is one).

Namaste🙏, Pamela