Web links not working on iPhone

November 15, 2007 4:32 AM

Why don't my web links work on my iPhone? Any obvious way to fix this?

Suddenly yesterday the web links in Safari on my iPhone are dead. I can open pages by typing in web addresses or using bookmarks, but once I'm on a page none of the 'clicks' that we access by finger touch operates. So I'm writiing this from my laptop not my phone. I've had the iPhone for three weeks and have had no other problems. Any ideas?

posted by Rain Man to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

Best answer: This has happened to me a couple of times. Both times power-cycling the phone took care of it.
posted by sourwookie at 4:54 AM on November 15, 2007

Response by poster: Yep, that worked, thanks!
posted by Rain Man at 5:00 AM on November 15, 2007

Another option is to hold down the Home button for at least 4 seconds, which closes the offending program completely. That usually does the trick without needing to reboot.
posted by shinynewnick at 6:57 AM on November 15, 2007

shinynew--

I tried that first, thinking it would be quicker, but no luck.
posted by sourwookie at 7:11 AM on November 15, 2007