Safari/iOS: Buttons, links, tabs, back button stop working multiple times per day

[LearnedHand]

When browsing and/or posting/replying, the browser just stops working. Pages won't advance. Comments or replies won't post. Totally non-responsive. The only recovery seems to be to kill the browser session and log in again. I've done as much troubleshooting as I can on my end, but this only happens on DU (and not other sites I access from my phone). I always browse in private windows and I use a VPN. But this has been my browsing profile for years on DU. This issue only came up starting a few months ago. Any ideas? Any other phone users having similar issues?

[usonian]

1. No problem here.

Ios 17.5.1, iCloud private relay. No VPN. But I don't use private windows with DU. I use extensions dark night and purify ( the closest thing to ublock origin) and that's it.

I use Sheriff to block javascript and/or cookies on nag sites. Not DU.

Worst thing Safari ever does to me is lose my typing when the network balks or I switch too many apps (like editing photos and switching back to Safari)

Hope you solve it.

[chowder66]

2. Have you tried clearing your history?

[LearnedHand]

3. Yes of course

That's always one of the basic troubleshooting steps. Thanks for the reminder though.

[chowder66]

4. You're not alone. I'm not sure what you are using Safari on but I found this as an option...

Toggling off Safari in “Apps Using iCloud” in Settings fixed this issue for me

https://www.reddit.com/r/ios/comments/19105xx/safari_back_button_buggy/

[LearnedHand]

5. It's an iphone but I don't use icloud at all

Thanks for the idea though. This is very frustrating, and I suspect it's something with DU's mobile interface. I never had this problem before the upgrade. I mean it could be my own phone, but it doesn't happen on other sites.

[chowder66]

6. I've noticed that when I get a new MacBook I run into weird bugs and it

is usually something only a handful of people run into so it takes forever for it to be fixed in a later update. It happens with almost every MacBook I've had.
The issue doesn't always show up right away either. It sucks.

Good luck! I will keep my eye out for anything that pops up about your issue.