Usually, developers have a spare iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV to try the upcoming features without interfering with their main devices. Sometimes, a beta version has a critical error or can even break someone else’s device. Apple is just limiting the developer’s beta to developers. Is it the end of iOS beta testing for all users?Īctually, no.

In future iOS and iPadOS releases, this new setting will be the way to enable developer betas and configuration profiles will no longer grant access. Your iPhone or iPad must be signed in with the same Apple ID you used to enroll in the Apple Developer Program in order to see this option in Settings. This new option will be automatically enabled on devices already enrolled in the program that update to the latest beta release. With iOS 16.4 beta 1, Apple explains how the new beta testing experience for developers will work:īeginning with iOS & iPadOS 16.4 beta, members of the Apple Developer Program will see a new option to enable developer betas directly from Software Update in Settings. That means if you don’t pay $99/year for a developer license, you won’t be able to download the developer beta profiles.

But the Cupertino firm will also lock this experience to registered Apple IDs on the Apple Developer Program.

Beta developer profile