Safari is getting slower and slower on my iPad?

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Safari is getting slower and slower on my iPad?

Safari has been getting slower and slower. I've cleared the cache and adjusted various settings, but nothing seems to help. After several updates (What's New), everything feels sluggish like molasses. I'm running the latest version of iPadOS, but instead of improving, things are getting worse. Even the Files app is affected; it now takes several seconds to load all folders when I open it. None of these issues existed before iPadOS 18.

iPad, iPadOS 18

Posted on Apr 12, 2025 01:53 AM

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John Galt

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Apr 12, 2025 07:25 AM in response to Pizzaballs

The blue icon is an indication something is being synchronized, which is the likely reason for that iPad's Internet activity including Files synchronization to perform slowly. I have correlated that icon to a Safari download, but your followup screenshot does not indicate Safari is actively downloading anything (the circle with "down" arrow) so whatever that something is remains a mystery.

Apple has yet to publish a description of that particular icon. For the time being refer to Learn the meaning of the iPad status icons - Apple Support.

Try restarting your iPad: Restart your iPad - Apple Support

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Pizzaballs Author

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Apr 12, 2025 02:35 AM in response to Pizzaballs

And still see this mysterious not documented blue rotary icon in my status bar?

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