iPhone users who have upgraded to iOS 9.3 are reporting that clicking on links inside Mobile Safari, Mail, Messages, Notes or Chrome will freeze and cause the app to crash. The issue extends to other Apple apps as well numerous third-party apps, and apparently is an iOS problem, meaning that the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 are affected in addition to the iPhone 6s.
MacRumors is reporting that the crashing links bug comes from the Shared Web Credentials daemon. This daemon allows usernames and passwords to be shared and autofilled in different apps. The crashing links bug happens whether iOS users long-press or tap on the link.
@bzamayo the constant crashing of "com.apple.swdc" after opening a link for the first time :) SWDC=Shared Web Credentials Daemon
— AndreasV (@aveapps) March 27, 2016
A post on the Apple community support forums seems to indicate that Apple is aware of the issue, and attempting to fix it. The screenshot states that Apple is “working extremely hard to release an update to resolve [the] issue,” and that “this is Apple’s number 1 priority at this time we should see that update very soon.”
According to AppleInsider , some iOS 9.3 users report that disabling Javascript fixes the issue, but it isn’t a guaranteed fix. AppleInsider went on to say that some users have had luck deep pressing on links in Chrome to circumvent the bug, or using browsers such as Puffin Browser Pro or Cab Mobile ( MacRumors ).
Like many are reporting, my iPhone Safari browser won't open links after updating to iOS 9.3. Any fixes?
— Brian X. Chen (@bxchen) March 26, 2016
