Q: Google links don't work after iOS 9.3

HI Apple

what a disaster this ISO 9.3 really is for Ipad2  all the problems others have mentioned I am also suffering with.

my wife has a newish IPad which has no problems, the only problem is that when my iPad don't work I ask to borrow hers and it causes a domestic dispute.

Pad Air II with iOS 9.3
since 28/03/16

first I cleaned everything, but no help

Bing search                without reaction or freezing
google search             without reaction or freezing
from apps to internet:   whenever a login is needed: no reaction or freezing

Apple Phone Support:  very nice but without results:
Recommendation 1:    Disable Java: without results
Recommendation 2:    Chrome use: without results
Recommendation 3:    Firefox use: without results

Information by the Telephone Support: a bugfix comes earliest coming weekend

As iOS doesn't support Java, I'm not sure what you were expecting.

You Can Change Search Engine By Going Chrome setting

Dear Apple,

this isn't just an issue when you have updated to 9.3, even the phone having prompted you do so appears to start the issue! Turning off JavaScript does get safari working again as an App though the view is degraded but it does not fix links from emails etc. This update should have been backed out as soon as you knew you had issues like this, it's really unacceptable - you have in effect rendered your Smart phone a DUMB phone and it's taking you too long to fix it. Surely rolling back out the previous OS would at least have given your customers a working phone again?! come on Apple this appears to be a schoolboy error of a release!!!

How many days passed since the issue had been post? There is no official reply for this issue, only someone with high school boys' solution. I am so disappointed to the Apple. The quality is not as good as years ago. Maybe the Apple earn too much, we should choose another vendors to let the Apple know that  it was not the only phone and mobile device vendor.

To downgrade or not to downgrade?

9.3.1 is now available and it addresses this issue.

YES. Apple is great.

Really would be nice if Apple announced to all users that this problem existed and that it was working on it, so we don't each have to separately wonder whether something was wrong with out individual device and waste so much time researching a fIx.

Can anyone confirm that the 9.3.1 update that Apple have just issued does actually work, makes the links operative again, and doesn't break anything else? Sorry to be so doom and gloom, but I just hate updating anything nowadays!  There always seems to be yet another problem.

Just downloaded and tried iOS 9.3.1 and it seems to work, links in emails can be clicked and followed and also in Safari. Though I'd mostly got Safari working following the advice of a few people on here. So, total downtime for me, 4 days, though iPad was mostly usable anyway, and iPhone 4s unaffected. That had Booking.com app on but was deleted when I first read about this. Thanks to those on here who posted helpful info and advice, Rosyna, JohnUKDevon, bencollier to name a few. Plenty of misinformation and simple whining from some too, especially blaming iOS 9.3, because when my problems started I was on 9.2.1. To put it into perspective though, this is the first real issue I've had with Apple products, and that's from iPad 1.

Provisionally yes, see my recent post.

I usually wait a few weeks before doing an update. That way you get to hear if there are any problems and your download is less likely to be corrupted due to high demand.

I usually wait at least 2 weeks before downloading and installing any update nowadays.  But sadly I - like many others - need this one now.  Looks like I will have to risk it tomorrow   By the way, my iPhone 6s is still on 9.2.1 too, but has the problem.

9.3.1 is available and is the soluiton for the problem !!!