“Find on page” not working since IOS 16 update

To clarify the problem more, the issue doesn't have to do with the Safari browser. It has to do with viewing documents that are stored either on the Apple device or iCloud. Safari isn't necessary to open the files. I see the issue when I open any PDF and press Cmd+F to find characters. I used to be able to search a 700 page PDF, but since the update, after two characters are typed in the search field, first the search field and document disappear, and then the document appears without any search results. Again, this has nothing to do with Safari or web browsing at all.

This is really frustrating. They have changed the search functionality and it’s clearly caused problems….

This works great in webpages, but now when I ‘long press’ in a pdf then drag across the page, instead of getting a pop up with ‘find’ I get a large black ‘blob’ instead. This ‘blob’ disappears when I stop pressing. Clearly a bug!

Apple please fix this!!

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Yes, same here on iOS 16.3.1

searching a pdf for a key word does not work.

I notice it ‘partly’ works as I’m given a total number of keyword found in the document. It’s just the bit where I jump between them in the pdf that returns no results.

See photos….(I’m searching a pdf document for the keyword ‘aux’ in these pics)

COME ON APPLE!

I al having the same problem, the option on safari “FIND ON PAGE” is not finding words I am searching for within documents even though I can see the words. The bar opens to search but does not find anything.

I am using a new iPad with iPadOS 16.2, build 20C65

I open a pdf file, then activate SEARCH in the app (Preview?). The search dialog allows typing into the search field, but as soon as text is entered, the the dialog closes. The search parameter is not acted on. The dialog closes before three letters can be entered. This is not intermittent. Search is not useful and very frustrating.

Update: Since updating to 16.2 “Find” now works with Pages, but still not with Numbers, PDFs or web pages in Safari. When I select “find” or “find on page” the search bar no longer appears and I cannot enter any text to search for.

Outside of Safari I also can’t search a large PDF by pressing control + f on a keyboard. If I type any text in the search box, there’s no search or count and on screen the PDF seems to reload. I wonder if it’s PDF protection against keyword searches?

As you can see, it detects 80 results for word “Rayos”. When I search it, 0 words are shown to me.

This is really annoying and frustrating, specially when working.

For me, this problem has been here since iOS 16. I use iPad 9th gen.

I am having the same issue. And it’s not just Safari. “Find” no longer works in Pages, Notes, etc.

Are you actually able to type words into the search bar? Because my search bar doesn’t appear anymore, so nothing happens when I type.

This is the exact issue I have. I can type something but zero results even when I see it.

yes. please fix it!!! why has it been released with inability to search.

at least reply that this is a big or that this is an intentional change in functionality.

Enabling ReadableByteStream fixes it for me. Thanks!

Try holding the icon on the left for a couple of seconds. That usually works but it doesn't always highlight the word.

I have had this issue for a long time now… sometimes; if you Google search the word on the page you want to find the word for it, then go back, do the find… it works <sometimes>