Mumsnet not working on safari on iPad?

Oh BoF I'm so, so sorry to hear this!

It's not useable, you're right. There must be a noticeable drop in traffic. I hardly bother now as I know I'll read half a page before it freezes. It's worse if you click a link from an email like the SwearsBy ones.

I know there's more than one thread on this. And it's not solved yet, @MNHQ.

Just because 'Tech' can't replicate 'it' doesn't mean that there aren't problems across devices and browsers.

Bizarre.

Still same issues here. Am using the app which works fine.

Still not working on the iPad for me either. Very very frustrating.

I'm slightly amused to see, upthread, that some MNers still think that 'Tech' is one person. Not any more and hasn't been that way for years; but I do wonder if the 'left hand' knows what the 'right hand' is doing in the Tech Dept?

I am having the same issue and have been for weeks now, I am also using an older ipad that won't update past ios 9.something.

I open a thread, wait for the adverts to load which takes ages and even then I will get half way down a page and half the screen will be blank and then it will freeze and then I have to shut down the tab because I cannot click on anything.

I downloaded the app but hated it and deleted it again. I am having to access mumsnet via my work desktop at the moment and even then pages are super slow at loading.

Still hopeless for me on the ipad. No other websites are doing this. I don't have space for the app (and don't like it) as my ipad is full with work stuff.

Agree with Chewbacca, shouldn't be up to us to attempt fixes. Given the issue is only with MN, it's an issue for MN to solve. Time for new techs?

I was going to start a thread on this - but see that it is here. i cannot access Mnet on my ipad anymore - it will open up and then either freeze or just not scroll. I loaded up the APP but as i click on that from my ipad it just closes down. I have been unable to access mumsnet via my ipad and even iphone is difficult for a few weeks now.

The only way I can access it is via my work computer - but i would prefer to be able to have it at home where I can read at my leisure, rather than a few snatched minutes when i have a break.

Still freezing here too.

BoF how awful. I'm so sorry.

Just to add I have been having the same problems accessing mumsnet on iPhone and iPad.its been going on for weeks now and it's incredibly frustrating .so disappointing to see nothing has been resolved for so long

Iv been having problems for ages ( iphone) only on this site.

This is the first time in about 3 days or so I've managed to even access the mumsnet chat pages. It's been horrendous. And it's only this site affected as I've managed to access other chat sites no issue.
I hope you manage to access your support threads bitoffun

Just wanted to add my frustration too. Have basically given up trying to access MN from my ipad, now only use desktop. Could it be something to do with the unsupported ipads?? I am using an ipad 3 which only goes up to update 9. something, and I know that Apple have discontinued support for any of the out of date systems...... really frustrated, as I believe this may be an issue for a lot of the older/not mainstream media accounts.

Haven't been able to get on to MN for a couple of days now, after coming on here to say things were better!

@BitOfFun so sorry and you know what, @MNHQ, this has been going on for weeks and it's crazy that your Tech can't identify the problem let alone fix it.

BOF

I'm so sorry

Bloody awful news. Hopefully they get this sorted and you get a support thread.

YNWA X

Thanks, Mary- I didn't mean to miseryplop, but I do want to emphasise to MNHQ (and everyone really) that these things aren't necessarily trivial. I know it's a free-to-use site and I'm not entitled to a decent user experience, but many of us have contributed to this community for a long time and I just feel that the techs need to get on top of this issue because it is clearly happening to a lot of us.

So sorry BitOfFun to read your news and sending you caring thoughts x

I am going by my own experience of my screen freezing and the experience of the other users who have been posting on this thread about the same problem. Not sure how you would quantify "many" yourself or your reason for questioning it but there is a significant problem with using the site at the moment that those of us who are affected would be grateful to have rectified.

It does seem to be.

I've been on MN for over ten years now, and tbh I could really do with some support from my go-to place after a recent diagnosis of incurable cancer- God knows I've put the hours in over the years! Yet it's taking me several goes to read the threads I'm on, and it keeps crashing when I try to post. It's become incredibly frustrating to use, and I'm sad about it.

Is it "many" of their users who can't use the site though?

MNHQ don't you think it is now time to get in a new tech with more expertise to sort out this problem? You have been saying for 4 weeks that Tech can't rectify the problem so you should get someone in who can. An example of why I say you are acting disinterested and uncaring towards your users is your comment that you have 'nudged' him about it - this word sounds dismissive when you have been told repeatedly by numerous users for 4 weeks now that we can't use your site properly, surely this should be at the top of your list of priorities to make sure the problem is rectified.

Still not working for me either.