iOS 9.3 - Safari/Mail freezes after clicking links on iPhone 6S

NO LINKS with anything tied to iOS 9.3! What the heck Apple. I have one iPad I did not update and it is fine. I updated all my work tools and they are all unable to connect to LINKS. ZERO. Send a fix immediately APPLE. I need this capability for my work!

Google links on safari and chrome suddenly stopped working on my iphone and I see I'm far from alone. I have found that I can open links on Chrome by holding the link and then choosing to view it in incognito mode. Strangely this doesn't work if you select incognito mode in the first place. This is really weird.

Not just mail. Have some fun with Safari. Enter a search and click on any of the returns. Then watch Safari lock-up. Then swipe out Safari to close it. Then open Google Chrome which does at least allow you to click on a link which then opens the link in a new window. A minor temp solution though not ideal.

iPhone 6 Plus, 128 GB, same issue. Now trying Google Chrome as workaround as long as final Solution is not available.

I find it hard to believe that the apple software engineers did not test such a basic function as opening hyperlinks in safari and in mail apps. You have to ask what competence exists in Apple these days since the real leader of apple so sadly passed away.

didnt fix my problem

I connected my phone to iTunes and restored as new phone. No problems so far

Having the same problem. Noticed it today, reminds me of how much I rely on quick searching via safari. Chrome only works when opening in new page. Won't bother calling apple but hopefully the posts will make a difference.

Iphone 6s 128gb.

not going to restore as why should we have to, please make a fix apple.

That's the nub of the problem. Regardless of Apple patting themselves on the back for giving 9.3 seven beta versions, it clearly should've at least been eight. I found out within five minutes of upgrading to 9.3 that the links didn't work so Apple don't tell me you weren't aware. As I've already said, the launch of 9.3 should've simply been delayed until the problem was resolved.

What was the rush? Was the world going to stop rotating on its axis if 9.3 was launched when it was? Is Night Shift crucial to the furtherance of humanity and the solving of the Syrian crisis?

What a pitiful state of affairs, all of Apple's own making. A classic example of how to alienate and infuriate your core customer base.

I've done that a few times and it worked every time restored as new. But not everyone can afford to start clean because without doing a restore from iTunes backup, I am losing thousands of iMessages. The problem could come back because my phone worked in 9.3 for a week until the problem started yesterday.

OK. So no hyperlinks work & phone freezes. Glad I upgraded. Useless, as per. I normally refuse to upgrade until all the bugs are fixed but took a chance 😟

never again!

I don't have this problem, but third party apps can hijack Safari web pages. You can see this by opening a web page in Safari, triggering Siri and saying "remind me of this later". If Siri creates a reminder for a third party app, then that app is hijacking Safari. You can try deleting that app and repeating this until the reminder is not created for a third party app.

I sent a reply, in Spanish, if it works until it reaches a solution. The problem also occurs in IOS 9.2.1. Regards

Milladoiro28/03/2016 07:12 PM https://communities.apple.com/es/thread/5870?answerId=9342422#9342422
en respuesta a Merceus

Buenas tardes. Tengo el mismo problema en un IPAD Mini 2 con IOS 9.2.1, pero con una pequeña diferencia: da igual que seleccione o no el javascript.

Ya he borrado la lista de datos, he apagado y reiniciado, reiniciado pulsando encendido y home .... vamos, ya he hecho de todo, incluido eliminar varias aplicaciones como bookings; y lo único que puedo hacer con este ladrillo es escribir en safari la dirección web completa y entonces si que abre la página (por ejemplo elpais.es). El fallo está en las redirecciones desde una lista de búsquedas. Por ejemplo: busco en google "El País" y me sale un listado de links y entre ellos "elpais.es", pues pulsando ahí se bloquea safari. Hay que salir, eliminar la página y escribir directamente "elpais.es" y se abre la web.

Es curioso porque tengo también en casa un IPAD retina de 4º generación con IOS 9.2.1 y no tengo ese problema.

He pensado en actualizar a 9.3 a pesar de los problemas que se comentan pero ya no me deja actualizar. Restaurarlo no me parece la solución ya que tengo que cargarle todo de nuevo y nadie garantiza que se solucione.

After reading round this issue I notice that it is Booking.com that is mentioned as causing the problem. I installed and used the Tripadvisor app for the first time today, and wonder if this doesn't similarly create the problem.

Having the same problem on ipad 2 - very frustrating.