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

For those interested, the OSXDaily article that Demo, myself, and others have posted offers, as one option, to downgrade to 9.2.1 and gives specific instructions. However, some users who attempted this today have posted that Apple has quit signing that version so a downgrade is no longer possible. It is standard procedure for Apple to stop signing previous versions after a few days with a new update. I was hoping that in this instance they would wait longer due the issues reported here. So my recommendation to those considering this is to not try it.

I Have same problem Scootbot. Just out of the blue yesterday, links in safari didn't load. I did not update and have been using version 9.2.1 since the release without having this problem. So it's not the update that caused this issue with Safari. Can't update anyway, as I tried this morning, thinking it might resolve the safari issue but it just says I have no internet connection even though I do.

i Have booking.com on my iPad 4, but have not updated it recently. The problem occurred completely out of the blue not following a booking.com download or update. Have not made any changes on my iPad before this problem arose.

how to fix broken ios 9.3 safari/mail links bug:

1) find and uninstall booking.com application, if you have it

2) wait at least 1 hour, bug is gone. maybe you need to reboot once

to reproduce bug again: install booking.com application

YES YOU CANNOT DO THIS, I TRIED

THIS IS TOTALLY RELATED TO 9.3 UPDATE

No it isn't. At least not the link issue. People are reporting the same link issue in safari and other Apps without having updated to iOS 9.3. Several still on iOS 9.2.1 are having the same issue. And several on iOS 9.3 are not having it.

So it's not 9.3 related completely.

lindal2000 wrote:

Hi Demo,

You have been very helpful. Bottom line, after two hours on the line with a Senior AppleCare person, who tried to restore from itunes, which froze everything, I ended up taking my thoroughly frozen ipad to the Apple Store at 10am this morning when the opened. I was not alone. In 30 minutes they it up and running.

Demo wrote:

I/we would be curious to know exactly what they did, if you don't mind sharing.

I, like Demo, am curious as well.

My guess is that they have the NEW update available to THEM - thus testing "in the wild" before release "World-WILD"

As I mentioned on the first page of this thread (4th post), I emailed the hosts suggesting that an announcement (or a "sticky") be placed at the top of the iPad and iPhone forums due to the issues being reported here. I received a reply today - the contents are not too surprising!!! 😝

I hope Bob has better luck with his.

Hello xxxx,

Thank you for contacing (sic) the Apple Support Communities Team.

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us. Thank you.

Best Regards,

The Apple Support Communities Team

ChitlinsCC wrote:Demo wrote:

My guess is that they have the NEW update available to THEM - thus testing "in the wild" before release "World-WILD"

My guess is that they wiped it, perhaps with a DFU.

The Genius Bar tech reset the ipad. Instead of restoring the backup from the cloud or iTunes Once the ipad was restarted he added ALL the data back manually. It took some time but works. Once I redo my personal settings I will make a new back up. I hope this makes sense.

HE said using an old backup just put the glitch back on the device.

Demo wrote:

Did you see what I posted above?

Yes, thank you for the good news!!! I read the link and I hope this resolves the activation issues. According to article the issue with the links remains, a fix hopefully soon.

BULL ITS TOTALLY RELATED TO 9.3