5 Ways to Fix Safari Freezing and Crashing On iPhone 5c

By Bogdana

First Published on July 20, 2018

This article is 7 years old.

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When using the iPhone, one of the favorite activities for many is browsing the web, and when it comes to mobile browsers, Safari is certainly one of the best. Some iPhone 5c users complained about issues such as freezing and crashing, and if you have the same problem, there are a couple of solutions you can try. We have prepared 5 ways to fix Safari freezing and crashing on iPhone 5c, and we are sure you will find them useful, because your favorite browser will work like a charm again.

5 ways to fix Safari freezing and crashing on iPhone 5c

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Solution No.1: Force an app to close.

Let’s start with the simplest of all 5 ways to fix Safari freezing and crashing on iPhone 5c. When having a problem with certain app, including Safari, which isn’t working properly or it’s completely unresponsive, you should force that app to close, and here is how you can do that:

Click on the Home button two times
You will see the apps you have been using
Swipe right or left to find Safari
Swipe up to close it.

Solution No.2: Clear Safari cache, cookies, and history.

When Safari keeps on crashing on iPhone 5c, or when it’s freezing, you should clear history, cookies and cache. Go to Settings and select Safari. Then, tap on Clear Cookies and data, and tap on Clear History.

Solution No.3: Safari website data.

Another thing that should do is to clear Safari website data on your iPhone 5c.:

Navigate to Settings
Select Safari
Select Advanced
Tap on Website data
Scroll down and choose Remove all Website Data
Confirm the action.

Solution No.4: Restart your device.

To restart your device, press and hold the power button, and move the slider to the right to turn off your device. To turn it back on, press and hold the power button again.

Solution No.5: Reset all settings.

When you reset all settings on your device, you will have to do some things such as connect to your Wi-Fi network again and add the password, but since this solution can fix the problem you should certainly try it out.