If you haven’t been paying attention, you might still think that you need to be enrolled in the Apple Developer Program for $99 a year to install iOS Developer Betas, but that hasn’t been the case for a few years now. In fact, anyone can install the iOS 27 Developer Beta on their iPhone for free, and the process is quite simple.
Even if you are not an app developer and do not intend to publish apps to the App Store, you can still install the iOS 27 Developer Beta on your iPhone. If you feel more comfortable waiting for the iOS 27 public beta, Apple said the first public beta of iOS 27 will be available at some point in July.
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Warning: Although the first iOS 27 developer beta is considered relatively stable, iOS betas can and do have bugs and performance issues. You may not be able to use some apps you rely on and problems may extend to CarPlay. It is highly recommended that you back up your iPhone before installing beta software, and completely relying on a secondary iPhone is always a good idea if possible.
How to install iOS 27 Developer Beta
- Sign in to your Apple account from this page and accept the Apple Developer Agreement to become a registered Apple developer for free.
- Open the Settings app and tap General → Software Update → Beta Updates.
- Select the iOS 27 Developer Beta option (restart your iPhone if you don’t see it) and follow the on-screen steps.
How to Install iOS 27 Public Beta (Coming July)
- Sign up for free at beta.apple.com.
- Open the Settings app and tap General → Software Update → Beta Updates.
- Select the iOS 27 Public Beta option (restart your iPhone if you don’t see it) and follow the on-screen steps.
iOS 27 is compatible with iPhone 11 and later, but Apple Intelligence features like Siri AI are limited to iPhone 15 Pro and later.
Keep in mind that the revamped version of Siri has a waiting list. To join the waitlist, open the Settings app on iOS 27 and tap Siri and you’ll find it there. Accessing Siri AI and the Siri app may take anywhere from a few hours to several days.
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