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[Mindy D]

Bing is working but Safari keeps going down. Anyone else having an issue! 

Whoops! I goofed. This post up. I should have said that Safari with Google was giving me trouble and then I switched to Safari with Bing. This solved the slow loading of the pages. Tonight, Google is working again.

[I am still oxox]

I was having issues posting to facebook with Safari on my I Pad

[Mindy D]

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@I am still oxox wrote:

I was having issues posting to facebook with Safari on my I Pad

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Thank you for letting me know. 

[dooBdoo]

@Mindy D, @I am still oxox,  I don't completely understand the reported issue, because Safari is the browser, Bing the search engine.

I've had no problems on the internet today, with Facebook or any search engines, Safari is operating well.  But in general I've seen Safari occasionally acting up a wee bit more than usual with all of the iPadOS 13.x versions.  

I'm using an iPad 6, 13.5.1, by the way.😊

Some basic troubleshooting suggestions:

1 -- Be sure you have the most recent software for your iPad.

2 -- Close all apps running in background.

3 -- Clear browser data.  Go into Settings, under Safari, and clear history and website data and under "Advanced" be sure to tap "Website Data" and then remove everything there, too.

4 -- If you're using a bookmark/favorite to access a website, they might have a problem.   Instead, open your browser and then go directly to the website (old bookmarks/favorites sometimes direct us to areas that have problems).  

5 -- Try a simple shutdown and restart (using the "slide to power off" slider).  

6 -- Try a hard reset/reboot.

7 -- Reset Network Settings.   Under "General" and "Reset," tap "Reset Network Settings" (the device will reboot and you'll need your router password to reconnect to the router).

8 -- Reset your router (again, be sure you know your password/credentials before you do this).

9 -- Backup/sync your iPad to iTunes or to iCloud (this needs to be done regularly, not just to preserve your information but also to remove a lot of diagnostic/analytics data that can cause problems and takes up a considerable amount of space).

[Nancy Drew]

I use DuckDuckGo. I like their privacy policy.

[Mindy D]

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@dooBdoo wrote:

@Mindy D, @I am still oxox,  I don't completely understand the reported issue, because Safari is the browser, Bing the search engine.

I've had no problems on the internet today, with Facebook or any search engines, Safari is operating well.  But in general I've seen Safari occasionally acting up a wee bit more than usual with all of the iPadOS 13.x versions.  

I'm using an iPad 6, 13.5.1, by the way.😊

Some basic troubleshooting suggestions:

1 -- Be sure you have the most recent software for your iPad.

2 -- Close all apps running in background.

3 -- Clear browser data.  Go into Settings, under Safari, and clear history and website data and under "Advanced" be sure to tap "Website Data" and then remove everything there, too.

4 -- If you're using a bookmark/favorite to access a website, they might have a problem.   Instead, open your browser and then go directly to the website (old bookmarks/favorites sometimes direct us to areas that have problems).  

5 -- Try a simple shutdown and restart (using the "slide to power off" slider).  

6 -- Try a hard reset/reboot.

7 -- Reset Network Settings.   Under "General" and "Reset," tap "Reset Network Settings" (the device will reboot and you'll need your router password to reconnect to the router).

8 -- Reset your router (again, be sure you know your password/credentials before you do this).

9 -- Backup/sync your iPad to iTunes or to iCloud (this needs to be done regularly, not just to preserve your information but also to remove a lot of diagnostic/analytics data that can cause problems and takes up a considerable amount of space).

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@dooBdoo Sorry, I should have said Google on Safari and now I'm on Bing on Safari. 

[dooBdoo]

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@Nancy Drew wrote:

I use DuckDuckGo. I like their privacy policy.

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Great point, @Nancy Drew.😊  I like DuckDuckGo for my iPad and StartPage for my Mac.

The search engines with less tracking like DuckDuckGo, StartPage, Qwant, etc., are good alternatives to those more commonly used.    Here's an article about these:

"11 Privacy Oriented Alternative Search Engines To Google"

copy and paste link:

itsfoss.com/privacy-search-engines/

[dooBdoo]

Update:  Now I'm using the newly-released iPadOS 13.6 on my iPad 6.

I'm still seeing no problems using websites.  I hope everyone's glitches have been resolved, with the posted troubleshooting/housekeeping tips or with an iPadOS update. 
Good wishes to all.❤️

“Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.6, macOS 10.15.6, and watchOS 6.2.8 | Ars Technica”

see details at:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/07/apple-updates-ios-to-13-6-with-digital-car-keys-local-news-a...