Ahead of us at the Worldwide Developers Conference, we anticipate learning everything there is to know about Apple’s upcoming OS systems. We anticipate iOS 18 to be one of the largest iOS updates in years, with a significant emphasis on AI along with a slew of other goodies.

You will need to install the beta if you would like to give it a try before it launches this autumn. After the keynote on June 10, we anticipate that the developer beta will be accessible right away. The first public beta release is scheduled for July, a few weeks later. Here’s what to do in advance if you want to obtain it as soon as possible.

Back up your iPhone to your Mac or Windows PC

Every iOS beta release has a ton of bugs. Some features that were added are broken or absent, while others that remained the same can stop functioning. Applications that are crucial to you may stop working or crash frequently. There might be a horrible battery life. Developer beta releases start weeks ahead of the public beta for a reason: they are designed to let developers update their apps with new frameworks and APIs and check if the new OS causes any issues.

If something goes tragically wrong, there are easy methods to roll back to iOS 17 if you don’t have an iPhone. It’s recommended to install the beta on an iPhone other than the one you use every day.

Thus, instead of using the default iCloud backup, first make an encrypted backup of your iPhone on your local computer. This makes reverting to a prior version of iOS—which is more difficult than just turning off a switch—the simplest. To restore your backup, you will first need to erase your iPhone, boot it up in recovery mode, and then reinstall the most recent version of iOS 17.

1. Connect your iPhone to your computer with a cable.
2. In the Finder sidebar on your Mac, select your iPhone. (On a Windows PC you’ll need iTunes: launch it and click the iPhone button near the top left of the iTunes window.)
3. At the top of the Finder window, click General. (In iTunes, click Summary.)
4. Select Back up all of the data on your iPhone to this Mac. (In iTunes: Back Up Now)
5. To encrypt your backup data and protect it with a password, select Encrypt local backup.
6. Click Back Up Now.

Register for a free developer account

Installing the developer beta no longer requires a $100/year developer account purchase. Installing the developer beta using a free developer account is still possible, however, the price is only needed to handle App Store submissions and similar activities.

To get the details regarding how to enroll, visit the . You will need to provide information such as your complete name and address and sign in using an Apple ID that has two-factor authentication enabled.

When you go to Settings > General > Software Updates and select the Beta Updates drop-down menu, you should see developer updates available. It may take some time after registering for a developer account for this to appear, and you might even have to restart your iPhone. So do your developer account sign up early if you want to be ready as soon as iOS 18 is available.

Register for the public beta

You can sign up for the somewhat less buggy Public Beta at the Apple Beta site if the idea of launching the unstable worries you more than the slightly unstable Public Beta.

Visit the website, click the Sign Up link, enter your Apple ID, and accept the terms. After that, when you navigate to Settings > General > Software Updates and choose the Beta Updates drop-down menu, you ought to see options for the Public Beta.

Visit the website, click the Sign Up link, enter your Apple ID, and accept the terms. After that, when you navigate to Settings > General > Software Updates and choose the Beta Updates drop-down menu, you ought to see options for the Public Beta.

A new major iOS update typically releases two or three developer betas before releasing the first public beta in July. It will also have bugs, but not to the same extent as those initial developer releases.

Expect a rough experience

Beta testing a new iOS update differs from beta testing a point release. The initial betas of iOS 18 are expected to be far more difficult than the 18.3 beta. Particularly those initial developer betas, which are frequently somewhat lacking.

Apps that unexpectedly crash or stop working altogether, short battery life, and malfunctioning new features are all to be expected.

We cannot emphasize enough how foolish it is, unless you have a lot of patience or a backup device, to run the early developer beta on a device that you use on a daily basis. If at all possible, update your older iPhone so it can serve as your daily driver during the beta period. It’s recommended that the update be run on a backup iPhone.

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