The developer beta of iOS 17 announced at WWDC 2023 is free to download for all iPhone users. For the first time, Apple has made access to developer betas open to everyone. Previously, access required ...

Starting with the iOS 16.4 beta, the iPhone has a new "Beta Updates" menu in the Settings app under General → Software Update. This menu will allow members of Apple's Developer Program to enable iOS ...

For years, access to the iOS developer beta and other developer builds has only been available through a $99/year developer account. Shaking things up this year and increasing access in a big way, ...

Apple is supposed to release an iOS 17 public beta in July, but some recent changes made the developer betas more accessible this year. The iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma betas were released ...

Apple has made its OS developer beta builds free to download. You can now enroll in the Apple Developer Program for free. This will allow you to download the latest ...

Update: It turns out this was not a bug but an unannounced change in policy, where free developer accounts now have OS beta access. This story has been updated throughout to reflect the change.

Apple's iOS 17.2 beta 1 introduces the Journal app, adds a new function to the Action button and more. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and ...

Only a few days after releasing iOS 18.4 to the general public, Apple has now dropped the first public beta of iOS 18.5 for developers. We don't expect iOS 18.5 to have any major new features, ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Only a few days after releasing iOS 18.4 to ...