Safari doesn't work after iOS 8.3 update

Try changing default search engine from Google to Yahoo . But you won't be able open google websites. So most probably it is some sort of conflict issue with Google

I've tried everything mentioned here apart from a full re-install as new phone (bugger that) and the only thing that at least partly works is operating in Private mode. In private mode I can open history and bookmark pages but search or typing in the URL does not work. Still using Google as primary browser.

I have the same problem on an iPhone 5 and an iPad Air.

This problem with Safari is affecting me on iPhone 5s and iPad 2.

On my iPhone 5s - i did a reset from iTunes - Safari did not work.

On Thursday 4/23 I went to an Apple Store - where the phone was restored as new with 8.3 - Safari did not work after this reset. Put iPhone backup from iCloud and all info from last backup - which was 4/22 - worked to get all info back on phone - but still no Safari.

On Saturday 4/25 - Safari started working again. Was quite pleased. Upgraded my iPad 2 via iTunes to 8.3 -- and Safari on the updated iPad does not work properly. It will load pages but takes approximately 5 minutes or more per page when I click on links in an email or on a website. It will not allow me to type a website or any info into browser.

On Monday 4/27 - my iPhone 5s - Safari no longer works again - it did work for two days. but no longer.

This is not good.

Here's something that fixed it for me. Your milage may vary and the fix may only be temporary:

Using an iPhone. I went into settings>Safari

I turned OFF 'Spotlight Suggestions' and 'Preload Top Hit.'

Things (for now) are back to normal.

Safari stopped working again for me, I tried turning off these options too and that seemed to work, I figured that if private browsing works some of these options are buggy.

same problem here, my iPad freezes up with Safari, have to keep reloading it. Also lose my shift key. I've reset, erased, etc etc..nothing helps. I'm hoping they fix this soon. Using Crome right now, but need my stuff on history!

After MONTHS of having this issue I finally got it fixed. I'm not exactly sure how I did it but I'll just repeat what I did in case it helps anyone else.

Ever since I upgraded to iOS 8.2 (and now on 8.3) I've had this issue on my iPhone 6 and iPad mini. Safari won't work at all. I can open the app but it just hangs when I try to load a page, and if you type something into the search/address bar it won't respond when you hit the "Go" button. I tried everything that was suggested... hardware reset, clearing browsing data and cache, etc.. It didn't help.

Two other points. I broke my iPad mini and used Apple Care + to get a replacement (thankfully). Once I restored data to it though Safari was useless again on a new device. Then, I purchased a new iPad Air 2 for work. I started with a clean slate and safari worked at first... then after I got everything set up and logged into iCloud it stopped working. That got me thinking this was an iCloud issue and it had something to do with my account and not the hardware or the version of iOS I was running.

So anyways, here is what I did to fix it.

I logged out of iCloud on the device, then cleared the cache in Safari, and then logged back into iCloud. This fixed the issue on one of the devices (the new iPad Air 2) but not the other devices.

For the two other devices I logged out and back into iCloud a few times and it didn't help. Finally I started thinking, maybe I could reset my safari settings in iCloud.com. I logged in and looked at the settings page but there was nothing there I could see to reset it. For some odd reason though as soon as I Logged into iCloud.com Safari started working on my iPhone 6 and iPad mini. Like I said, not a clear list of instructions but it's working for me now. I think just logging into iCloud.com somehow reset something and cleared the issue.

So, TRY THIS.

Go to iCloud.com, log in, and look at your settings page. Then just go back to your device and see if it's working. If not try logging out of iCloud on your actual device.

I Don't normally use chrome but right now I'm using chrome. iOS 8.3 on both an iPhone 5s and an iPad mini 2 (the latter of which I reset and did not restore on) has made safari a pain to use. After 35-40 seconds of waiting I finally get "instant" spotlight type results but that's silly.

Tried everything here, the only trick that gives some partial use is "private mode".

Same issues on iPhone 5s with 8.3. Tried all suggestions, but still no luck for me. Is Safari still working for you since you did this?

I can not use Safari on my iPhone 5s or iPad. It worked for about two days on the iPhone last weekend then went back to being unusable. Sometimes a link that I click in an email (old habits die hard) open after approximately 10-15 minutes in safari. I have been using the Google app for all websites. This fault in 8.3 has been extremely frustrating. As an avid supporter of Apple, this really upsets me.

Since going through the steps I outlined, I've been using Safari without a problem. Who knows why but it worked for me.

Just spent 70 mins in chat with apple support. The matter has been escalated to their engineers. I'm to expect a response in 2-3 days. Will report back.

I have the same issue using iPhone 5S and iOS 8.3

However, I have tried NONE of the solutions suggested here and my problem is still intermittent. In other words, I do not believe any of the suggested fixes actually do anything... the problem is external and there's nothing you can do about. It happens when it happens and sometimes it works after waiting, sometimes not.

The suggestion to use "private mode" actually makes sense. In private mode, you're not going to connect to Google for certain services, you're just going to load a URL or go straight to search results.

Coincidentally, I am seeing the same issue on my Mac Pro running Safari 8.0.5. Type in the search/URL box and nothing happens... eventually it times out and says the URL (a URL starting with http://google.com) is not loading right now. Then a little while later, it works fine. I know it's not the speed/quality of the internet connection as I have no trouble with other computers on my LAN, and my iPhone still has this problem even when it's connected the LTE cellular network.

I believe it has something to do with how these latest versions of Safari connect with Google in the background when you start typing. If it cannot connect, you stare at a white screen and wait for a very long time, sometimes forever.