multiple pages in back/forward history?

If it persists in Recovery, we can discount any software or modifications. Are you able to test with a different internet connection, if one of the macs is portable ?. I'll try again to make it happen here.

Hi Allan,

Maybe if we get this issue sorted you can spend more time browsing the product pages of the Apple site rather than having to plumb the depths of the support discussions looking for help!

There should be some nice shiny new phones announced later today too.

Hi Andy,

I mentioned in an earlier post that I also have the same issue on my Mac and my iPhone. The issue is repeatable on the phone on my home, office, and mobile internet connections which are all different. I haven't tried the Mac an a connection other than my home but could do that tomorrow and report back then.

If it's the same on various devices/connections that don't have anything in common, then presumably some site code is causing this, although that seems odd over different ones. Do these extras show in History, as well as when holding the back/forward button ?.

I have just tried a couple of tests on my iPhone (iOS7 beta) using the BBC News site.

This first test uses the mobile version of the site and does not have any problems:

• Terminate Safari app fom task switcher
• Setings -> Safari -> Clear History
• Settings -> Safari -> Clear Cookies and Data
• Start Safari app
• Load bbc.co.uk/news
• Hold down the back button to show the page history
• Nothing happens as there is no page history
• Tap on an article
• Hold down the back button to show the page history
• The page history correctly shows one entry for the previous page
• Press Done
• Navigating to previous or next using buttons or swipe gestures works correctly

The second test uses the full desktop version of the site and demonstrates the issue:

• Terminate Safari app fom task switcher
• Setings -> Safari -> Clear History
• Settings -> Safari -> Clear Cookies and Data
• Start Safari app
• Load bbc.co.uk/news
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and tap Desktop Site
• The desktop version of the page will load
• If prompted to download the BBC News app press Cancel
• Tap the tab view button and close the current page
• A new blank page will appear with no history
• Load bbc.co.uk/news
• Observe that the back button is enabled indicating that there is already something in the page history
• Hold down the back button to show the page history
• The page history shows an entry for the page that has just loaded, as though it has been visited twice! 😕
• Press Done
• Tap on an article
• Hold down the back button to show the page history
• The page history shows two entries for the previous page and one entry for the current page! 😮
• Press Done
  
• Navigating to previous or next using buttons or swipe gestures needs to be done twice because of multiple page history entries 😠

This is the same behaviour I have noted when using Safari on my Mac and would seem to indicate the problem is with some code the web site is generating or rather what Safari is doing with the code.

I've been experiencing this same problem for the past few days. It happens on web pages I created myself, some of which have been online for over 15 years, so there are no coding issues. I've tried using different ISPs, but that makes no difference. There have been no software updates during this timeframe, so Safari itself has not changed AFAIK.

Turning off javascript DOES stop this from happening. The only javascript I have on those web pages is for Google ads (Adsense). I wonder if that's the culprit. I've tried other web sites where I have Google ads and those do the same thing.

Are there Google ads on any of the web sites where others are experiencing this problem?

No. Deleting the cache database seems to do a more thorough job.

I have a bunch of web sites. Some have Google ads and others don't. I get this problem ONLY on sites with Google ads and NOT with any that don't.

I think you have found it!!! Google ads are present on the sites that don't work for me and not present on the sites that do work.

I am curious about what exactly the ads are doing that is causing the problem though, and when it will be fixed...

Since I have a Google Adsense account, I've sent them "feedback" about this issue. Hopefully it will get the attention of someone who can fix it.

what if you are using a windows pc instead of a mac or and how do i fix it on an ipad

I'm suddenly not getting this anymore!