Why are Safari downloads not showing in files on my iPad after iPadOS 18.5 update?

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Why are Safari downloads not showing in files on my iPad after iPadOS 18.5 update?

I upgraded my iPad to 18.5, but now on the Suno.com website, downloads no longer work (they did on 18.4) in the Safari web browser. The download starts and completes but the downloads folder doesn’t show the downloaded file, but Safari does show the downloaded files when using the downloads-icon.

I tested with a download of a picture from somewhere else and that works, so you could conclude that Suno.om is at fault here. But when I use like Firefox on iPad OS, the Suno.com downloads just work.

The only difference here is an iPad OS upgrade, so Safari must have changed something in order to break these downloads, still shows them through Safari, but they cannot be found anywhere in Files.

Any ideas to fix this?

(I did restart, clear Safari caches/website data, all to no avail)

Or is this a new bug being introduced with 18.5?

Thanks,

John

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iPad Air, iPadOS 18

Posted on May 24, 2025 07:48 AM

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Answer 1

Jun 1, 2025 04:04 AM in response to Johns-iPad

Yes I am the same, i went to do my usual internet banking by downloading a CSV statement from my bank. However it’s broken and i am forced to sell my useless iPad Air M3 and get a Macbook Air instead. Apple’s software engineering teams need to do better on release quality. This is very poor, especially when Apple markets it as a productivity device.

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Answer 2

Jun 30, 2025 12:34 AM in response to Johns-iPad

I have the same issue on iPhone 15 Pro. Downloaded files are stored in "Downloads" section of Safari, and I have to save them manullay to Files app. I have tried all of the suggested fixes (selecting "Downloads" directory in Settings for Safari, clearing cache, etc.) but nothing helped so far.

This started with iOS 18.5 and it's inconsistent: sometimes files are downloaded properly, and sometimes they are not.

I have a theory that this is related to the way how websites present files for you to download, maybe it has something to do with URL.createObjectURL and how Safari treats those links, this needs to be tested.

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Answer 3

Aug 5, 2025 08:50 PM in response to Johns-iPad

This is infuriating. I have figured out that if the iPhone has an application that opens the type of file by default, it won’t show in files. I had to delete the Books app in order to be able to manage my downloaded epub files. This is ridiculous and gravely hinders my phones functionality.

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