One other thought, with them ending profile enrollment, maybe they were seeing that there was friction with people having to sign in with Apple Ids enrolled in paid Development as surely there are business environments where people don't want to share Apple Ids for this, etc.
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Apple Makes Developer Betas Free to Download and Install
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Is there a way to completely un-enroll from the developer beta program to stop it from appearing under beta updates on the software update device settings?
Um so you can actually develop apps and sell them in the App Store.
I was able to download the installer from MrMacintosh and install it that way without any issues. Not sure why the Intel installer is missing. Definitely kind of odd.
So I signed up on the developer site and it’s telling me to complete my purchase. I don’t want to purchase an account. How do I back out of it? Thank you.
I’ve already found some games fail to login using mobile network immediately after installing iOS 17 beta 1. Maybe you should reconsider.
This is just money grubbing Apple at it again. We all know the reason why they took down those sites and stopped distributing profiles was to force people to buy the $99 membership! And now… and now…
Ummm…
AND NOW, see… ahhhh… they make the developer beta free BUT, you have to have a MAC to run it on! They made it free to FORCE people to buy Macs to run it. I hope no one is fooled by this blatant cash grab.
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Ummm…
AND NOW, see… ahhhh… they make the developer beta free BUT, you have to have a MAC to run it on! They made it free to FORCE people to buy Macs to run it. I hope no one is fooled by this blatant cash grab.
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What do people here think of this article?
www.imore.com
Edit: Specifically, I'm concerned about the suggestion that this is an accident, and that people who do this to their devices could be stuck on Developer Beta 1 without being able to use later Developer Betas until the stable releases in September/October. If true, this MacRumors article is leading people into making a huge mistake.
Whatever you do, don't download the iOS 17 developer beta - Apple made a huge mistake
What is going on here?
www.imore.com
Edit: Specifically, I'm concerned about the suggestion that this is an accident, and that people who do this to their devices could be stuck on Developer Beta 1 without being able to use later Developer Betas until the stable releases in September/October. If true, this MacRumors article is leading people into making a huge mistake.
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Very welcome change. More people will definitely be trying out the betas now.
Nice one, they can now drop all Developer/Public beta separation and just call it a beta then. Should also be less confusing with beta numbers now, so we will have B1, B2, etc. instead of DB2/PB1 combos.
Hold on! Something does not add up. Did not Apple say during the WWDC that the PB will come in July? 🤔
Hold on! Something does not add up. Did not Apple say during the WWDC that the PB will come in July? 🤔
If you have already enrolled into Beta program before (even as a public beta tester), go to Settings > Software Update > Beta Update and tick “iOS/iPadOS 17 Developer Beta”:
I do not have any developer account (free or paid), I was only enrolled into Public beta program and can still get the Developer beta now.
I don't really know if that toggle is working properly or not. It's been buggy since before iOS 17 came out, with developers not getting beta access, public beta users seeing dev beta etc.
You can set the Beta updates to OFF in Settings > Software Update or choose a specific beta channel you like (iOS 16 or iOS 17).
You do not need a registered developer account to see iOS 17 betas. It is possible that you need to be a member of Apple’s beta program, however, as I was only registered with them as a public beta tester 3-4 years ago.
Cause “the average joe-smow” cannot upload their developed app onto the App Store and get paid?
The free development is also one of the things Apple will have to offer in the EU per Digital Market Act.
Maybe offering the beta worldwide is easier and also adds more testers.
Who doesn’t want unpaid voluntary testers?
So when I go enrol in the Developer app it states it is £78. Am I missing something as I thought it was free?
Just stop the process when you’re at the final step « purchase », it will stay on pending status but iOS 17 should appear if you check the update menu… worked for me
Makes sense to me, at least this way they know who how many people are really using the beta and they kill those 3rd parties charging for access / the file at the same time