Safari input & scroll lag in iPadOS 16.1

Hello shaun Gummere,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. 

Please use the steps as listed here to restart your iPad: Restart your iPad - Apple Support

1. Press and hold either volume button and the top button until the power off slider appears.
2. Drag the slider, then wait 30 seconds for your device to turn off. If your device is frozen or unresponsive, force restart your device.
3. To turn your device back on, press and hold the top button until you see the Apple logo.

If your iPad is still unresponsive after restarting your iPad, please try the steps as listed here: If your iPad won't turn on or is frozen - Apple Support

On your iPad without a Home button

1. Press and quickly release the volume button closest to the top button.
2. Press and quickly release the volume button farthest from the top button.
3. Press and hold the top button until the device begins to restart.
4. If your iPad doesn't turn on, follow these steps to check your hardware and charge your device. You might need to charge for up to an hour.
5. If your iPad still doesn't turn on, contact Apple Support.

These steps may resolve this.

Let us know if you have further questions.

Take care.

Hello Shaun Gummere,

In that case, have you had a chance to try all of the steps provided in: If Safari isn't loading websites or quits on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

If Safari isn't loading websites or quits on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

If you can't load a website or webpage, or Safari quits unexpectedly, follow these steps.

Connect to a different network

Try to load a website, like www.apple.com, using cellular data. If you don't have cellular data, connect to a different Wi-Fi network and then load the website.

If you're using a VPN (Virtual Private Network), check your VPN settings. If you have a VPN turned on, some apps or websites might block content from loading.

Get more help

If the issue continues and only affects a certain website or webpage, check if you have Private Relay turned on. You can temporarily turn off Private Relay in iCloud Settings. If Safari still doesn't load websites and you tried all of these steps, contact the website developer for more help.

These should help if the issue is related to the network connection.

This can also be helpful for performance issues: About iOS or iPadOS performance on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

To isolate this further, any changes if you disconnect the Magic Keyboard from the iPad Pro? Are you syncing Safari with iCloud? You can check in the following:

1. Open the Settings app
2. Tap on [Name]
3. Tap on iCloud
4. Check if Safari is selected to sync.

Hoping to hear how it goes, take care.

Hi Shaun Gummere,

Thanks for the info. Since the issue only occurs with Safari, let's complete the steps listed here: Close an app on your iPad - Apple Support to close the app and reopen it. The steps ate also listed below.

You should close an app only if it’s unresponsive. To close an app on your iPad, follow these steps:

1. From the Home Screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause in the middle of the screen.

2. Swipe right or left to find the app that you want to close. 

3. Swipe up on the app's preview to close the app. 

Best regards