Has anyone figured out how to update browsers on 1st gen pad mini with latest ios 9.3.5? Apples new versions will not run on 1st gen pad mini's

In addition to the options posted above, check out the Puffin browser. It puts Safari to shame for speed.

You could look to see if a third party browser will work better.

Unfortunately the browser is directly tied to the operating system. I thought first gen Mini’s could update to iOS10 but I could be wrong. But since Safari is tied to the operating system once you can’t update the operating system anymore you can’t update safari any more.

Try other third party web browsers in the iOS App Store.

Many third party web browsers are STILL being updated for iOS 9.3.5.

Firefox

Perfect Browser

iCab mobile Web Browser

Dolphin Web Browser

Aloha Web Browser

To list a few.

The Firefox version that appears on download from Mozilla Firefox from App Store

is an older one but may do OK, than a latest version. I have the iPad Mini1.1 wi-fi

only; and for most sites that don't require me to sign-in, the Safari does OK still.

Firefox download for a later iOS (10.3.x) is a different version, with a dark outline logo.

My old iPhone 5C (16GB) acquired the later Firefox; not sure how the iOS version FF

compares to FireFox Quantum (57/58) that runs in my Mac mini i7 in El Capitan.

Bookmarks can be fun (or not) to try & share between browsers. Automatic sharing is

why I hoped to not use Safari in my iOS devices; I was getting mobile URLs in Mac...

And have turned off sync in Safari as well as Firefox. (Amazing how all those bookmark

from browsers can populate if allowed to come in from all other devices.)

Good luck & happy trails! 🙂