Can I force a cache refresh in Safari running on iOS?

Solution 1:

Force quit did not work reliably for me in iOS 8. What did is using private mode for testing:

1. Open the page in private mode (and bookmark it so you can open it later).
2. When you need to refresh, close browser "tab" (you can stay in Safari and private mode).
3. Open the page again (use the bookmark you created in step 1).

Solution 2:

Tried some of the ideas above before I found this page.. Double-clcking doesn't work anymore in Safari.. Long-press switches to editing the URL now.. closing and reopening windows didn't help either...

But, one of the solutions for DNS errors, and connectivity issues worked.. it forced it to reload the cache since it thought it was on a new network.

Turn off WiFi, refresh the page (to fail), then turn WiFi back on. Page refreshed.

This fixes a number of issues, also seems to fix Airdrop as well.