Safari won’t let me browse the web

When I enter what I’d like to search, it just gives me a blank download

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Jun 30, 2024 10:44 AM

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Posted on Jun 30, 2024 11:08 AM

montiela wrote:

When I enter what I’d like to search, it just gives me a blank download


Force a restart, and try again: Force restart iPhone - Apple Support


If not, and if you have any add-on VPN or add-on security apps, or any ad-blocking extensions installed, remove all of those and restart, and try again.


Can you get to Apple, if you specify www.Apple.com in the search bar?


If you change your default search engine in Settings > Safari > Search Engine (that’s the path on iOS 17, I don’t have iOS 12 handy to check), does that change the Safari behavior here?


Is this specific to one Wi-Fi or one cellular network? Does Safari work on a different network?




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Jun 30, 2024 11:08 AM in response to montiela

montiela wrote:

When I enter what I’d like to search, it just gives me a blank download


Force a restart, and try again: Force restart iPhone - Apple Support


If not, and if you have any add-on VPN or add-on security apps, or any ad-blocking extensions installed, remove all of those and restart, and try again.


Can you get to Apple, if you specify www.Apple.com in the search bar?


If you change your default search engine in Settings > Safari > Search Engine (that’s the path on iOS 17, I don’t have iOS 12 handy to check), does that change the Safari behavior here?


Is this specific to one Wi-Fi or one cellular network? Does Safari work on a different network?




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