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iPad: Search Function Freezing in Reader

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[Pri] Low [Type] Bug iPad Reader
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Description

Actual behavior

The user reported that the search function in the Jetpack app Reader on iPad freezes when attempting to perform a search.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Open Reader in the Jetpack app and try to search for something in the search box. The user shared the video, which can be found here.

  • Ticket: 9141103-zd-a8c
  • Slack: p1734004693242649-slack-C0180B5PRJ4
Other Info

The user's iPad info:

  • iOS 25.4.2
  • iPad 6th-gen (WiFi) (iPad7,5)
  • iPadOS, 17.7.2

System Status Report Number:

  • D125C27B-FB70-4E57-86A0-AE6F91A6A724

So far, we have tried these:

  • Uninstall/reinstall the app
  • Turning off all the features under the "Motion" option in the "Accessibility" setting of the iPad (screenshot)

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the freeze from the Reader search box on the reported iPad configuration, using the linked video as reference. Inspect the Reader search entry point and use the supplied system status report and reproduction steps to narrow down the failure. Done means a search completes without freezing on iPad, with the reported configuration covered.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
ios, swift
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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