For those having problems with the iOS 9.3 update please read...

I am extremely curious. Did any apps "automatically" update or did you "manually" update any apps and which ones? thanks

I Contacted Apple Support on Twitter @AppleSupport as a DM (direct message) and had an answer in less than 2 hours. I sent a printscreen of the new 9.3 build and they replied it was a new version/build and to install over the previous, it might fix any issues If I had experienced any (I have an Ipad Air with the first IOS 9.3 installed and no issues that I have found).

I Have also seen there would be a new update in a few days to fix the hyperlink problem of which they are aware. They did not state that in that reply to me--of which I got both a DM in Twitter and an email to answer. I expect you can reach them on Facebook too (I don't do FB). I have read that if you have booking.com installed its one of the major culprits in the hyperlink issue though there are others--it appears because some of the developers abused a new thing in coding (to put it simply).

I Don't think anyone had an automatic install but we did have automatic downloads (ready to install) of the second build of IOS 9.3.

I have iOS 9.3 Build 13E237 and it still does not fix the Mail freezing issue nor the Safari links issue.

I also have iOS 9.3 Build 13E237 and it still does not fix the Mail freezing issue nor the Safari links issue.

Read Picnicmetoo's post 2 above yours - Apple had No Comment

- the current update does not address the Safari etc. issue (it affects 9.2.1 as well)

thanks to elcpu for finding this one > http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/28/its-not-just-you-clicking-on-links-in-ios-9-3-c an-crash-your-iphone/

i never did the new 9.3 as I was aware there were problems. All the problems I am having are with the 9.2.1 version which seems strange as I've not done the new update. I was previously using my iPad 3 before the weekend when the same problem appeared on that one, again 9.2.1 was only installed. I tried to do a back up before doing a reset as I wanted to start using my iPad Air more. iPad 3 wouldn't do the back up, said it had failed. As I had most apps etc already on the new iPad 2 air, I just went to using that one and deleted the iPad 3 from the iCloud. I did do some updates for apps over the weekend but the problem was already there, despite not using the iPad Air 2 since I got it at Christmas.

i did have booking.com and now have removed it, restarted and I still have the same problems, I will not do the update for 9.3 until I know for sure it will fix it.

Trust blown ... No way to go restore previous version either

It looks like we still have to wait for 9.3.1 to get it fixed.

may have no relation to software on iDevices (happens on iOS 9.2.1 too)

- Universal Links protocol hits a database on Apple server(s) somewhere - my understanding is that the database connectivity middleware causes an infinite loop of searching to return a value, eventually slamming the App & device

Some apps use it as well as Safari and Mail - Booking.com App is an example given in the article and has been mentioned here several times

From what I've read on tech blogs, etc, the hyperlink, mail freeze, etc has to do with the problem with 3rd party developers who abused a new option for them. i did read that Apple felt they needed to have some training for developers in the use of certain options. I'm paraphrasing of course and at that just repeating what some of the more knowledgable bloggers seem to suspect or maybe even know.

I will mention this is why I don't do auto updates for apps on my Ipad since I use it extensively every day and want as few issues as possible. BY manually loading app updates (after reading about what they contain) its easy enough, if I have some issues, to go back and either delete those apps or contact the developers. Not to let Apple off the hook but I've been using computers and software since the early 80s and don't remember any not having a few bugs at first install. Betas help a great deal, esp. Public betas, but issues often arise from a combination of installed software and its difficult to cover all the possible permutations of the millions of IOS devices. BTW. I have been a Window person most of those years until the first Ipad and this Fall bought my first Macbook Pro and am totally Apple now so/but I know bugs LOL.

This i both confusing and informative from >

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It looks like this issue is related to Universal Links. With iOS 9, Apple introduced Universal Links, a brand new way to handle links with native apps. App developers, such as YouTube, can register domain names to open web links directly into an app, bypassing Safari.

That’s why when you click on a

youtube.com/somethingsomething

link, iOS opens the YouTube app instead of loading a web page in Safari. This is a nifty feature, except when app developers abuse it.

...

... With 2.4MB worth of domain-name-to-deep-link entries, Safari and other apps crash when iOS checks links against its Universal Link database because this database is too big. ...

If Safari crashes, that is NOT 3rd party developers fault

What I understand Universal Links to be is "middleware"

Well I hope they come up with something quick or I am going to run out and buy a Surface as I am dead in the water right now not being able to look at quotes and respond to inquiries😠

It's late in the game for these and they may have been posted already but here's some useful links.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/

https://www.apple.com/support/

https://twitter.com/AppleSupport