Apple does not cease to surprise users after WWDC, and it is that, as usual, the betas of the different operating systems that the company has presented are now available, and it is right there that the policy that has led seems to have changed. so far, since they have let everyone have access. Keep reading that we tell you everything.
The first beta of iOS 17 can be installed by everyone
Until now, all those users who wanted to install the beta of any version of iOS had to meet one of the following requirements. On the one hand there was have a developer accountIn other words, pay a certain amount of money per year, which is what the developers do, so that Apple thus provides the different betas and everything necessary to be able to carry out the different apps that later appear in the App Store. The other way was be registered in the Apple beta programin this way, any user who met this requirement could install public betas that Apple provides.
Well, this seems to have changed, and it is that the surprise has jumped when Apple has opened the possibility to all users of power install the betas of iOS 17 on your devices completely free of charge. In fact, the only requirement you have to meet is be enrolled in Apple’s beta program with your Apple ID, once you have met that requirement, in the settings of your iPhone, within the section of Software updatethe iPhone itself will give you the option to download and install the iOS 17 beta. Now, keep reading because not everything is as pretty as it seems.
Risks of installing the beta
The truth is that this is very good news for all those users who were curious to be able to try all the news that, for now, have come to iOS 17. Now, before you start signing up for the program of betas or, if you already were, to update your iPhone to iOS 17 you have to be very clear that This carries a number of risks..
In the end, what you are installing or want to install on your iPhone is a beta version, that is, a version of an operating system that is being tested, and therefore, The most normal thing is that it presents some errors, since in the end that’s what the betas are for, to be able to polish the operating system to the maximum and that on the day of its official launch, all users can install said version without risk or any type of problem. From failures in applications that are obviously not optimized for iOS 17, to system problems, all this can happen to you in a beta, and as we say, it is normal, since in the end that is their objective, to bring out errors in order to correct them.
That being said, from the writing team of La Manzana Mordida We do not recommend updating your primary iPhone to the iOS 17 beta, since you can have a bad experience. However, if you have an iPhone at home that you don’t usually use, or you have a secondary device within reach, then you can try the beta with peace of mind, since in case of problems, you can always continue using your main device.