In a break from the past, Apple these days offers non-developers the opportunity to download beta software updates on their iPhones for free. Keep reading to learn how it's done. Before iOS 17 was ...

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Another iPhone update has just landed: is it so good you should install it immediately, or hold off for a while?

The latest version of iOS will arrive officially this fall, but you don’t need to wait to start testing the software on your iPhone, thanks to Apple’s public beta rollout. Here’s everything you need ...

The iOS 18.5 public beta is your first chance to try out new features, like upgrades to Mail, before the general release. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and ...

Apple’s put its new iOS 17.4 update into beta testing. And while you might be tempted to give it a whirl on your iPhone, most people are better off staying put on stable software. iOS 17.4 is Apple’s ...

Apple released iOS 18.6 on July 29, ahead of the company's iOS 26 release this fall. While the next major iOS update will bring Liquid Glass and more to your iPhone, iOS 18.6 doesn't change much on ...

iOS 26.4.1 is available now with build number 23E254. iPhone users can head to the Settings app, choose General, then choose ...

Here it is, an iPhone update that has landed just over two weeks since the last iPhone release, unexpectedly landing midweek.

If you own an iPhone and want to install the iOS 17.3 update, you're now unfortunately out of luck. Apple is no longer allowing people to do that which means that iPhone owners have just a single ...

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 ...

Beta software is typically plagued by a variety of bug and performance issues and the iOS 18 beta has issues. If you run into issues on the software, you can jump back down to iOS 17. However, you can ...