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 ...

The official iOS 26 public beta is out now for anyone to try. But Apple's seventh and latest version is reserved exclusively for developers. This latest developer beta version is supposed to be more ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 has released the first iOS 26 beta to developers, but even non-developers have the opportunity to download beta software updates on their iPhones for free. Keep reading to learn how it's done.

Apple is moving on from iOS 26.3. After releasing the first few iOS 26.4 developer betas, the company is now on its fourth developer beta for iOS 26.4. The fourth developer beta, which you can ...