iPhone 5s Safari problem

Very recently my iPhone ran out of memory (16 GB). I removed many unused app. Somewhere along the way with that I lost the ability to open many websites with my stored links. I can’t even open popular websites by typing the URL in. It hasn’t a SIM card for many years but is (was) handy for WIFI needs. Any ideas? Thanks!

iPhone 5s

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 1:58 PM

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Bryan_K1

Community Specialist

Sep 1, 2022 2:27 PM in response to jhp635

Hello jhp635,

If you're having trouble with websites not loading on your iPhone, the steps in here may help: If Safari isn't loading websites or quits on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

If those steps don't seem to do the trick, could you please provide some additional info about what you're seeing?

Are you using Safari or another web browser?

When attempting to load a website do you see an error? If so, what does it say?

Does this same thing happen when connected to another Wi-Fi network?

Testing this will help give a better understanding of what may be happening and what options are available.

Cheers!

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