Address/search bar issues - Safari

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Address/search bar issues - Safari

Hi, I have really annoying issues with Safari on my ipad running on ipados 27.0.1. Whenever I tap in the address/search bar to access my favorites, I can see them for maybe half a second and then they disappear and the bar becomes blank. Same thing happens when I write some text into the address/search bar - while typing the text it suddenly disappears. It drives me nuts. But as far as I have read I am not the only person who faces that issue, right?

Posted on Oct 23, 2026 1:51 AM

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WheelieNick

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Oct 23, 2026 6:28 AM in response to marseillex

Hi there

Please try this

Test in a Private Window: Press Shift-Command-N on a Mac to open a Private Window. If your website displays correctly there, the issue is tied to your stored cookies, local storage, or browser cache.
Clear Website Data: Go to Safari > Settings > Privacy and select Manage Website Data to remove cached files for your specific domain, or clear your full browsing history.
Disable Safari Extensions: Go to Safari > Settings > Extensions and turn them off one-by-one to check if an ad-blocker or script-injection tool is breaking your layout.
Check Tracking & Privacy Settings: In Safari > Settings > Advanced, temporarily adjust Use advanced tracking and fingerprinting protection or disable iCloud Private Relay to see if Apple's privacy filters are altering asset loading or network requests.
Hard Refresh: Hold down Option-Command-R or Shift while reloading the page to bypass local caches.

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