Why Safari refreshes upon app switching : iPhone XS/ 11 Pro Max


With latest iOS 13.2 many iPhone XS Max, XR and 8/7 Plus iPhone users are facing issue while using that the safari page refreshes randomly resulting reloading the entire page again and again. The safari browser page reload is seem whenever there is some action performed on the page like turning on the camera from the page or whenever user chooses to switch between apps.

safari auto reload refresh issue in iOS 13


For example when reading something on the safari browser, if you open other app like Whatsapp/Instagram, the safari browser is refreshing the page & loading a fresh which is very annoying. The behavior is seen more frequently after iOS 13.2 update. Not only iPhone but the iPad are also affected by this behavior.  

How to fix Safari browser refreshes upon action like app switching : iOS 13/ iPhone XR



This is surely a memory related issue in the iOS and you should always report such bugs to Apple directly for a permanent fix. Many iPhone users have reported this issue to Apple and as per latest reports the iOS 13.2.2 fixes the issue for many users. But if you still face this issue it is recommended to wait for next release which is in beta stage and fixes the issue for all users.

Workaround 1: Clear Website Data
As a workaround to the issue (which may or may not work) Go to Settings, Safari, Clear History and Website Data. After doing this the safari shold not load the page randomly.


Workaround 2: Remove extensions
Remove some recently installed Safari extensions (widgets bar, duckduckgo, gmail counter etc) and test how safari behaves after uninstalling these.


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