Can't take it anymore: iOS 10 Safari drove me to Chrome

[M. Gustave]

iOS 10.1.1
iPhone 6s+

Ever since the first public release of iOS 10, Safari has been slow for me, and worse: if I switch tabs or switch apps momentarily, Safari goes all white and is apparently frozen or dead. Only swiping it away in the app switcher, and relaunching, will fix it. And it's a fairly unpredictable bug, I don't know exactly what triggers it, although I see it about twice a day at least. I never have more than two tabs open, so it's not some ram issue.

Honestly I am not a Chrome fan, but after three iOS updates and Apple still hasn't fixed this, I couldn't take it anymore. Chrome has been fast and stable, which absolutely wasn't the case back in the earlier iOS 9 days.

 

[C DM]

I've seen people mention issues of this type, but I can't say I've come across them myself. Kind of an odd one given that it's not really there all the time even for those that do experience it and doesn't seem to be there at all for many others.

 

[M. Gustave]

Well, it's a known thing to Apple: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204229

...and you can see Google references to "safari white screen of death" going back to 2010. But I've never encountered it in 6 years until iOS 10.

 

[DarkSorrow82]

I use Firefox because it sycs to my MacBook

 

[M. Gustave]

I use Firefox because it sycs to my MacBook

So does Chrome, but Firefox is good too. Heck, any 3rd party browser that doesn't outright crash is ahead of Safari at this point.

 

[GalaDaliGirl]

Why doesn't Firefox for iOS cache my passwords properly? I have to type them in every friggin time.

 

[Hanzu Lao]

Never had this issue, but if it happens often go for some other browser, but they all have their on issues and in my personal opinion are garbage. Same goes for OS X versions.

 

[Andrewtst]

Google Chrome is always my priority web browser for Android, Windows and now iOS.

I find it still the best ever make web browser.

 

[Paco II]

My fav is iCab Mobile.

 

[Agit21]

Since you can't use ad blocker for chrome on iOS there is no way I'm switching the browser

 

[recklesslife85]

Since you can't use ad blocker for chrome on iOS there is no way I'm switching the browser

VPN, problem solved. Try operas VPN.

 

[Shirasaki]

I have heard that all browsers in iOS are forced to use the same render engine safari uses. I don't think chrome is free from "white screen of death" issue, although seems that fact shows something different.

 

[Lappen71]

Would never ever let a Google program in my telephone.
A company who lives of its users ands user data

 

[Nick11Mac]

Have both Safari and Chrome, so if one does something annoying I use the other. Have to revisit Firefox. It's been a while since I've used it.

 

[ThunderMasterMind]

Haven't had any issues like this before and I've had iOS 10 since it was announced. Safari is just as fast and functional as it was on 9 for me.

 

[Fruit Stand]

Have you tried resetting all settings in settings > general > reset ?

Your issue sounds like a glitch in safari settings.

 

[dogslobber]

Since you can't use ad blocker for chrome on iOS there is no way I'm switching the browser

This. An ad blocker is mandatory for iOS so Safari wins for me.

 

[jpn]

for me, it wasn't chrome at first, it was google maps which has been the gateway app to use more and more google apps.
first there were saved places in maps.
from maps, to chrome.
and then to the google app itself for search+. much better than the browser safari.
then from there its been google mail.

is apple maps still in beta? ah, that would be a no.
forstall gone, but never forgotten.
didnt apple maps control go to Friendly Eddie? ah, yes.

 

[SoN1NjA]

VPN, problem solved. Try operas VPN.

It's slow as ****

 

[Lappen71]

It's slow as ****

Depends what you expect.
On 100/100Mbit Wifi I get 25% och the maximus speed.