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Description of the issue:
Since August 19th, 2025, Brave on iOS has stopped properly loading links from theguardian.com when using the “Open in New Tab” function. The browser creates a new tab and begins loading the page, but it never completes. This issue is specific to the Guardian site — other websites open normally in new tabs. If I manually paste the same Guardian link into a new tab, it loads fine. Firefox on iOS does not have this issue.
How can this issue be reproduced?
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Open any article on theguardian.com in Brave on iOS.
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Long-press a link and select “Open in New Tab.”
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Observe that the new tab opens but fails to load the page.
Expected result:
The link should open and load fully in the new tab.
Brave Version( check About Brave):
1.81 (134)
Mobile Device details:
iPhone Pro Max 15, iOS 18.6.1
Additional Information:
• Issue began immediately after midnight on August 19th.
• Shields settings do not appear to affect the behavior.
• Firefox handles the same links without issue.
• This may be related to recent tab-handling changes in Brave A.