Apple is now offering a public beta of iOS 8.3 that will allow iPhone users to test iOS 8.3 before the public release. Users must select the public iOS 8.3 beta to download and install the update on devices running iOS 8.1.3 or later. The iOS 8.3 beta came a few days after Apple announced iOS 8.2.
To test the iOS 8.3 beta, you must be a member of the Apple Seed program. It’s free to join, and Apple is taking new signups, but they’re slowly rolling out access to the iOS 8.3 beta, and there’s probably a limit to the number of people who can install the iOS 8.3 beta as part of this program.
You should not install the iOS 8.3 beta on your primary device or on a business-critical iPhone. If you choose to join the service, Apple warns: “Do not blog, post screenshots, tweet, or publicly post information about the public beta software, and do not talk or show it to others unfamiliar with the public beta software. In the Apple Beta Software Program.” You can talk about it when Apple posts something about it.
How to Join the iOS 8.3 Beta Program
Join the iOS 8.3 beta program to prepare for iOS 9.
On your computer, go to: Apple Seed Beta program webpage and click Sign Up. You must enter your Apple ID and password, and then agree to the terms and conditions outlined by Apple. Once you accept, you can gain instant access or you may have to wait.
You should soon see the iOS 8.3 beta section on the Apple Seed website that lets you start the installation process.
Installing the public beta of iOS 8.3 on your iPhone does not void the warranty, but apps and services may not work as well as on iOS 8.2 or lower.
How to Install iOS 8.3 Beta
Before you try to install the iOS 8.3 beta on your iPhone, you need to create a backup in iTunes. .
Archive a backup before installing iOS 8.3 beta.
Wait for the backup to complete. Once done go to. .
This will save the backup so you can revert to iOS 8.1.3 or iOS 8.2 if you decide you don’t like the iOS 8.3 beta.
Once backed up, you can download a custom profile to your iPhone that allows it to see the iOS 8.3 beta update in the Settings App. You should see the iOS 8.3 beta information in your Apple Seed domain before continuing.
When you see iOS 8.3 information online in your Apple Seed member area.
When iPhone asks you to install the iOS 8.3 beta profile. This should take a minute or less.
Install the iOS 8.3 beta profile before installing the first public beta of the iOS 8.3 update.
After the iOS 8.3 beta profile is installed, you can go to. You should see iOS 8.3 beta listed on the screen just like a regular iOS update. . You will need a WiFi connection and 50% or more battery life.
After the public iOS 8.3 update beta downloads, the iPhone will reboot for as long as you can’t use the phone. In 10 to 30 minutes, the iOS 8.3 download and installation will be complete and you can start testing the iOS 8.3 beta on your iPhone.
With the latest iOS 8.3 available, you can update directly from the beta software over the air. If you join the iOS beta program now, you can be ready for the iOS 9 update beta, which we expect to see before a public release of iOS 9 and iPhone 6s later this year.
If you decide to leave the iOS 8.3 beta, you will have to follow Apple’s directions To wipe iPhone and restore the archived backup you made before starting this process.
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