Safari and PDFs

Safari will not open pdf files. I have 8.1.3 and this is still an issue on my phone and tablet. It will not allow to open Safari files in iBooks either. Is there a solution?

Hi Dslll,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that you would like to open PDF documents on your iPhone. There are two different ways you can open PDF documents on your iOS device. The attached article explains how you can open PDFs with iBooks from an email or sync the PDFs to your iOS device from iTunes. Please use the attached article for further reference.
iBooks: Viewing, syncing, saving, and printing PDFs on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Best regards,
Joe

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