iOS 17 Beta 5 Download Available Now
Apple has released iOS 17 beta 5 for users who are participating in the developer beta program for iPhone system software. Typically a new dev beta is released and is soon followed by the same build as a public beta, in this the beta 5 build is 21A5303d.
Technically speaking, any user can install iOS 17 beta onto their iPhone by signing up for the free Apple dev program, or by joining the public beta program. The only real requirement is to have an iOS 17 compatible iPhone, and tolerance for running beta system software.
Separately, Apple has also released beta updates for MacOS Sonoma beta 5, iPadOS 17 beta 5, watchOS 10 beta 5, and tvOS 17 beta 5.
How to Download iOS 17 Beta 5 Update
Presuming you’re already running iOS 17 beta on iPhone through the developer program, downloading and installing the latest beta updates is simple:
- Open the “Settings” app on iPhone
- Go to “General”
- Go to “Software Update”
- Choose “Download and Install” for iOS 17 Beta 5
As usual, the iPhone will restart to finish installation.
While iOS 17 beta 5 is currently only available to developer beta testers, the same build number is typically soon released to public beta testers as well, though it is versioned a few releases behind (in this case, it would be public beta 3).
Beta versions of iOS system software are much buggier than final stable releases, so although anyone can technically install these beta builds onto their devices, it’s generally only a good idea for advanced users to do so. If you’re adventurous enough to try it out, and tolerant to bugs, be sure to backup your iPhone first, so that you can downgrade from iOS 17 beta if necessary.
iOS 17 includes a variety of new features for iPhone, including NameDrop for easy contact exchanging, interactive Home Screen widgets, Live Voicemail, Contact Posters, FaceTime Video Voicemail, Safari Profiles, some redesigns and tweaks to Messages, enhancements to predictive typing, along with many other little changes and smaller features.
Apple has said the final version of iOS 17 will be released in the fall.
Nice. Should be the last beta before Sept release?