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Problem opening links

Hi,

For a couple of days now I canon open links on my ipad. I tired with safari as well as with Firefox.

I start a search in google or Bing about a subject and I get a list of search results. But when I press the link nothing happens.

I tried clearing everything, reset but still it doesn't work.

I have an ipad mini running on 9.2.

Any ideas? Thanks.

Regards

iPad Mini, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Mar 28, 2016 1:57 AM

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Mar 28, 2016 6:59 AM in response to thierryfromonex

There seems to be a bug or glitch with safari. Last I knew there was no fix beyond waiting for Apple to fix things. You can use another browser in the meantime and use that as a work around. I use Atomic but you can look for a browser in the app store that looks good to you and use that.


You might try to hold your finger down on the link until you see the 'copy' popup come up then paste that link into the navigation bar of Safari and see if that allows you to follow links.

Mar 28, 2016 9:11 AM in response to thierryfromonex

may be some help in the bolded link

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Demo Mar 27, 2016 1:48 PM

So many people are having problems with the update to iOS 9.3 and the questions are flooding the iOS support forums now. I am hoping that by consolidating some of the information available, it will help some of you without starting hundreds of new threads all asking about the same things.


Please do not shoot the messenger if you already know all of this. I am just trying to help by providing some information To the community. Theses problems are well known, Apple has acknowledged them and is reportedly working on a fix that should be out soon.


Here are some tech site articles that explain the problems if any of you are interested in reading them. They are in no particular order other than what my most recent Google search turned up for me.


http://9to5mac.com/2016/03/27/some-users-reporting-iphone-crashes-on-ios-9-3-whe n-tapping-links-in-safari-and-other-apps/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2016/03/24/apple-ios-9-3-is-causing-ser ious-ipad-problems/

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/03/apple-pulls-ios-9-3-update-for-older-device s-following-activation-problems/

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/ios-93-update-glit ch-causes-new-software-to-make-older-iphones-and-ipads-unusable-a6954791.html

http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/25/apple-ios93-ipad-2-update-bugs-remain/


This one contains some suggestions that might actually help some of you.

http://osxdaily.com/2016/03/25/troubleshooting-ios-9-3-update-problems/


Apple posted these support articles a couple of days ago and they might help some of you as well

If you can't activate your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch after installing iOS 9.3 - Apple Support

If you can’t activate your iPad 2 (GSM model) after you update to iOS 9.3 - Apple Support


If nothing suggested works for you right now, you will just have to be patient (remember that "please don't shoot the messenger" thing from above ) and wait until Apple issues the fixed software update.

Mar 31, 2016 12:16 PM in response to thierryfromonex

Hello thierryfromonex,


Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!


From your question, I understand that hyperlinks are not behaving as expected after updating to iOS 9.3. We know how frustrating situations like this can be and we want to make sure your devices are working as expected.


iOS 9.3.1 was recently released. Performing this update should resolve this situation.


If hyperlinks don't open in Safari, Mail, or Messages after updating to iOS 9.3 - Apple Support


Cheers!

Mar 31, 2016 12:40 PM in response to AppleJoe

joe_7399 wrote:


Hello thierryfromonex,


Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!


From your question, I understand that hyperlinks are not behaving as expected after updating to iOS 9.3. We know how frustrating situations like this can be and we want to make sure your devices are working as expected.


iOS 9.3.1 was recently released. Performing this update should resolve this situation.


If hyperlinks don't open in Safari, Mail, or Messages after updating to iOS 9.3 - Apple Support


Cheers!

Thank you joe_7399 for posting this

If this is your "to do list" for today, your task is daunting to do so in all the myriad threads.


Best of luck!

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