Apple Page refresh

[metamaster]

When i'm in safari and I open a new tab, then change tabs, the page that opens always refreshes. This is especially annoying when I'm writing a comment, and it gets erased when I change tabs. Is there anyway to avoid this (Cydia app..)?
I'm on iPad 3.2, in case the info is needed.

 

[alidsl]

Strange that never happens on my iPod touch 3

 

[MrDiesel]

It happens to me as well. (iPhone 3G)

Edit:

This is not a feature... It's a limitation.

MobileSafari keeps website cache only in RAM, and therefore, once it runs out of RAM, it'll automatically destroy an entire page, forcing the refresh, disguising itself as an auto-refresh feature. You can only keep at most 3 pages open at any time... Even the iPhone4 with double the amount of RAM can only keep 5 pages.

You can try a third-party browser that has offline caching, and it'll remedy the situation. Or alternatively, use the swap file mod I posted in the jailbreak forums and it should work, too.

These third-party browsers have offline page caching as far as I know:

iCabMobile (also supports concurrent tab, which means you can browse websites while listening to music on youtube, this is my personal favourite)
Atomic Web Browser (many useful features, but the interface is a bit strange)
Mercury (cool browser that looks like a shrunk version of desktop Safari)

Source: http://www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=306343