Safari jumps to the top of the previous page

that is not true the problem persists with the new upgrade

Well Safari uses Google or one of four other browsers anyway. Maybe one of the others will work for you. Or download a different third party browser that you like. So far it is the best solution. Settings>Safari>Search Engines:



Workarounds are rather irritating when a specific app is used so often…

I can confirm moving the adress bar works. It’s clearly a bug. I’ll report it (doesn’t count on any response).

I don’t believe it’s a bug! It’s intentional in the programming to force scrolling past ads repeatedly. Simply monetizes your browsing, in which case…unlikely to be fixed!

Antonio Tejada wrote:

This has been bugging me for years. It’s not new to 15.4 in any way.

This is absolutely true. Safari started with this weird behavior many years ago. It is the only browser I am aware of that comes with this annoying issue. And yes, I am seeing this issue regularly on ALL Apple platforms.

It seems the problem only occurs when the content on the previous page (the page you’re going back to) has slightly changed. For many news pages this is very common since they shuffle the content every time you load them.

A page where it occurs pretty much alway is the most popular German news site www.spiegel.de. Just try it and you will see that going back will always (let’s say in 3-4 of 5 tries–stay a few seconds before you go back) cause Safari to jump to the top of the page. It works in all other browsers though.

I am experiencing this and have reported it. It’s very very annoying. I called Apple yesterday, sent a screen recording etc. I will chase for a fix often as it’s been an issue for ages and ages.

Even the tech support person said he has the same issue on his iPhone.

it’s true opening a new tab from a link is a work around but much slower. Google chrome doesn’t ever behave like this but it’s not as good a browser as safari on iOS.

It would help if others also called Apple and reported this bug so we can get a fix asap.

I too have the same problem. The back button would take me to the TOP of the previous page, instead of where I left off on the previous page. The reason is because in safari settings I changed the default “tabs bar” to “single tab.” Changing the setting back to “tabs bar” fixed the problem.

I can’t remember when the new “feature” tabs bar was implemented, but it is now the default for Safari. “Tabs bar” puts the address field and back/forward buttons on the bottom of the screen. “Single tab” puts the address field and back/forward buttons at the top of the screen like they used to be.

I’ve tried this technique but sadly it’s not a fix for me. There’s a deeper problem in iOS 15 Safari. Pages even sometimes jump downwards a bit when browsing back. Opening in a new tab is a workaround but it’s not a favourable solution.

I have this problem too! It corrected when I installed IOS16 but within a few hours the issue returned. LONG talk today with Apple Care. I’m told a factory reset will correct everything. Waiting for the proper cable to arrive. I’m using the iPhone 13pro max. I cannot believe how many are having this issue with no word from Apple. I’m promised a factory reset will solve this, we’ll see 🙁 if do not have this issue on my MacBook Air.

Do / does Apple read our threads or only vaguely pay attention via official feedback channels?

Like some other folk here…it’s so irritating that Safari on iOS behaves like this when other browsers do not…

Apple, fix this issue for us.

Apple Care tells me a reset to factory settings will fix this. I just got the cable so I can back up my phon to the computer. Now I just have to get brave enough to let them walk me through it. If they kill my phone I’ll have no contact with the outside world 😳

Don't do this. I own many Apple devices and Safari has been having this problem for many years now, and on all devices without an exception. It is definitely a bug in Safari and factory reset etc. won't help. It's a waste of time, believe me.

Actually, you’re mistaken. Her “conspiratorial” suggestion, as you say, has worked for others and after giving it a shot, it fixed the issue for me as well. This is a/the solution to the issue.

⭐️ Kudos to Applegaveup for sharing!! ⭐️

Here is a screen recording how it is on the iPad. Seeing this on all my Apple devices in Safari.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s09lshueqx70flf/2022-10-04%2022.20.04.mp4?dl=0

Here the iPhone:

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/s563dpf9slszv30/AAAfAHW3nlXmKVkG1Cwttz-Na