iPad driving me bonkers

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

If I use the laptop, can stay signed in here for long spells. When I use this iPad......seems like I have to sign back in over and over again throughout the day. Why is this? Bad Kharma? Other?

[mjzee]

Don't use the iPad app; instead, use Safari to sign in here, just like on your home computer.

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

That's actually what I've been doing. Don't even have the app. Hmm.

[Scott Dolan]

Son-of, one thing I've noticed about the iPad is that it tends to have that time honored Wind'ohs disease of getting a little bonkers on you after it hasn't been properly nurtured for a period of time.

My suggestion: back it up, then restore it from your backup.

Kind of a pain in the ass, but I've found it does the trick far more often than not.

I haven't experienced the problem you've described, but have experienced many things similar to it.

Edited May 31, 2013 by Scott Dolan

[mjzee]

Or some similar advice: try rebooting it.

[Scott Dolan]

YES!!!!

My bad.

Definitely try that first. Thanks, mjzee!

I guess I had made the assumption that he had already tried that...

Edited May 31, 2013 by Scott Dolan

[Peter Friedman]

I use my iPad here far more than my desktop computer. Your signing in issue is not something I face.

[Scott Dolan]

Same here. I use my iPad and iPhone to post here around 80% of the time.

I had problem with remaining signed in when I was using Chrome, but I was just having a boatload of problems with Chrome in general. The wife kept goading me into giving Safari a second chance, and I've been incredibly pleased with it.

Edited June 1, 2013 by Scott Dolan

[tranemonk]

I use Chrome on my IPad and generally don't have any problems with this site.

[Scott Dolan]

Chrome worked fine up until the last update. Then I started getting the "red warning screen of death", forgotten passwords on multiple sites, and constant and consistent crashes.

I'm still a huge fan of the full version of Chrome, mostly because I prefer the faster stripped down browsers (had been using Opera for years before Chrome came out). But, Safari is both faster and more stable on iOS.

At least that's been my experience.

[mjb]

I usually use Atomic Web on my iPad.

It has quite effective Adblocker and remember password functions.

Pretty quick too.

I also use OpenDNS server list at:

• 208.67.222.222
• 208.67.220.220

[steve(thelil)]

I use Chrome on my IPad and generally don't have any problems with this site.

I didn't even realize there is Chrome for iPad. Thanks for the tip!

[Scott Dolan]

Good luck.