Slow unresponsive Safari after iOS 18

I’m experiencing the same issue! 😫You can try these method to fix.

Try checking Safari’s network permissions in Settings > Privacy & Security > Local Network，and make sure it’s allowed. Sometimes updates mess with these settings.

Also, try reconnecting to Wi-Fi or checking your VPN settings. if you're using a VPN, try turning it off or switching servers—it might be interfering with Safari.

Another thing you can do is reset the default search engine in Safari (Settings > Safari > Search Engine). This can refresh Safari’s connection. And turn OFF advanced tracking and fingerprint protection to sse if that helps.

Remenber to clear the cache and history on your Safari.

If none of these work, it could be a system issue.The ios 18 version always has these issue. You can use a computer to update or repair iOS, it helps fix system glitches without data loss.

check out the links here:

Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iTunes - Apple Support

If your iPhone or iPad is running slow - Apple Support

I know how annoying this is—I was stuck refreshing pages endlessly. Hopefully, one of these fixes works for you! Let me know if these help.

I have the same problem. This helped me, go to settings then safari then advanced, turn OFF advanced tracking and fingerprint protection. let me know if this helped

I just got a new MacBook Pro (Nov 2024) with Safari (18.3) and was having a similar issue. For me, it was resolved by going to Settings, iCloud, then turning off "Private Relay". From one source I read, Private Relay routes your web traffic through Apple's servers on the way to- and from wherever it is going. So this adds a bit of time (especially if Apple's servers are congested), but the idea is then that Apple will anonymize the back and forth so that people can't track you. Seems like it could be a good feature if you are really concerned about being tracked online and if you trust Apple to keep all that data confidential. I'm not saying that I don't, I'm just pointing out the issue.

Anyway, turning off Private Relay seems to be working for me so far.

“Go to Safari in settings, turn off preserving ad measurement and also make sure advanced tracking Is only set for private browsing”. That seems to have worked for me. Browser is still a little slow but pictures are now loading and non connecting apps are now connecting. Thanks

worked for a few minutes. Photos are back to not loading but the apps are still connecting.

I cleared the cache and history and it seems to solve the problem, so far.

Turning off Private Relay (temporarily) worked for me – it finally put an end to the frustration of waiting minutes for certain web pages to load that load in seconds in other browsers.

However, it’s not an acceptable solution so Apple needs to fix this now longstanding bug.

Yes turning off Private relay fixed it for me. No issues when I use DuckDuckGo VPN but Private relay grinds it all to a halt.

I’m wondering how much security I lose by turning off these advanced features ? How vulnerable will I be with them off? Would it be better to temporarily use a different operating system until Apple can fix all the bugs in iOS 18 that are screwing up so badly. In my instance, I have both cellular and Wi-Fi and it’s happening almost every time I hit a hyperlink. It says that Safari is unable to find the server.

I am still having that same issue. So frustrating as I tried turning off my advanced tracking and fingerprint protection and a few other suggestions I saw on the internet but no solution has worked for me yet. I am using another browser now until apple can send out a fix that will work for me.

I also have a Safari issue. When loading a page it is shown correct for a second and then it is loading like something from older days. No pictures, no images, no buttons. in Google Crome and Edge the pages are shown correct.

Have turned off and turned on everything mention by Apple and here.

I’m having the same issue with an iPhone 14 - it’s got to the point I’ve had to stop using it and have moved over to Chrome. Every time I try to use Safari it just hangs and then eventually will let me refresh and sometimes it works, other times not.

I’m having the exact same issue. When I open a webpage, it shows for a split second and then it is replaced by an almost identical one but the replacement has no active features. It’s basically a dead page. Have you found any solutions?

Same here happening for me on IOS 18. a simple login page sometime takes 20+ seconds and sometime fails with unable to respond error.

I tried all the solution mentioned but no luck so far.

@apple team any luck on this issue ?