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Submitted another story about this couple of days ago but it did not get much attention. Granted, this one calls out very specific technical reason. I have this problem after update to iOS 9.3 and FWIW I have Booking.com app installed. This problem was haunting users for quite a while, since beta for sure and may be even for some users on 9.2.1. The lack of response from Apple is disheartening. I am seriously considering switching to Android. Disabling JavaScript allows to navigate links in Safari, but opening links from other apps freezes them and many sites are broken without JS. My only recourse for now is to factory reset the phone, which is a huge PITA. And of course never ever install booking.com app

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Your thoughts echo mine exactly (right down to submitting a story that got no votes!).

The fact that this kind of bug would have a lower impact on Android (i.e. wouldn't disable major functionality due to the ability to switch out default apps), along with a general sense that Apple's software quality and support is becoming less reliably good (I would certainly have expected a quicker official response to this issue) and a slight feeing that Android is creeping ahead of iOS in terms of interesting new functionality is making me seriously consider the switch (partially as a kind of "protest" move, partially because I'm really annoyed about a major part of my phone breaking randomly, and partially because I'm curious to try it out), which I definitely wasn't seriously giving any thought to before this. Could work out to be a good thing in the end ;)

I ordered a nexus 6p today. Been an iphone user since the first year. I have grown tired of so many things that are ios.

I mostly use google apps and them games and other apps that have android versions.

I'm concerned that hands free calling, which I love from my Honda, may not work. If it does not then I will return the nexus and go back to iphone but will be very unhappy.

I have multiple tablets (for work evals) and love both the ipad pro and several android tables I have. But I still have things about the ipad pro that bug me. Stop trying to upsell me icloud services.

Switched from an iPhone 6 to a Nexus 6P in January. Couldn't be happier! Sure it isn't perfect but no phone is and the 6P, for me, gets closest to the perfection goal than any other phone currently available.

Also the camera in the 6P is excellent which is a lovely surprise for a Nexus! It holds up well, better in some situations, to the brand new S7 Edge camera in my experience (my father has the S7 Edge so this was actual personal experience).

Yes I am looking forward to the camera especially and the quality and size of the screen for my aging eyes. @bithust do you use hands free phone dialing from a car? If so what car model and how is your experience with HFD?

Sorry I never use the phone while in the car. It is a quiet zone for me :)

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