iPad Pro safari is frozen

Sounds like a completely different thing to Safari freezing.

Seems like your digitizer is failing. I would set up an appointment at an Apple Store to get the device checked out.

https://support.apple.com/ipad/repair/service

The digitizer is the hardware that registers screen inputs. In other words the back of the screen.

You should back it up before taking it in.

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

As a last effort, you can try to restore it to factory condition And see if it resolves the glitches.

See see here for steps:

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support

make sure to backup the iPad before restoring.

I am having a similar problem, only it’s not just in Safari. Since the last update, my iPad Pro just freezes unexpectedly. First it starts responding to touches in a sporadic fashion, often requiring two swipes to scroll again and again. Finally it stops responding at all, even to home button presses. I have to do a hard reset to get it to work. This is about once a day now.

The home button is part of the screen assembly even if it is not part of the actual screen. Anything going on with the screen may be affecting the home button as well.

Again, take it in to an Apple Store for evaluation. They can tell you what is wrong. If its still under warranty, and it has not suffered any type of damage or accident, it should be repaired or replaced under warranty for free.

Well, when I was backing it up, it kind of forced me to do an update in which it mentioned a freeze problem, though it didn’t exactly match what I’m seeing. I figure I’ll see what result the update had. If the problem continues and gets worse, I may have to pay the $380 or so the website claims I’ll need to do a service. Still useful to have a potential problem though, thanks. And with a good backup, I can try the factory settings thing first.

In a year of so I’ll be due for an update anyway, though it’s harder with an iPad Pro given its price.

How is it frozen? What exactly happened?

If its completely unresponsive, you can try to double click the home button, and then swipe the Safari screen up and off the screen to force close it.

What’s a digitizer? And I’ll need to sync it first just in case.

Wouldn’t the home button still work if this was true? It’s not part of the screen, is it?

Looks like my applecare expired 2 weeks ago. I guess I just wait till it dies completely.