Get iOS 9 today: why you may not want to
Any iPhone or iPad user can install the iOS 9 beta today, should they so wish. But there are a couple of caveats. For one thing, if you don't already have an Apple Developer account, you will need to pay $99 to register for one. More importantly, even if you sign up to the public beta, you will be installing an unfinished OS on your iPhone or iPad. Incomplete software releases offer an exciting glimpse of the future, but there will be bugs. And you may find that apps you use in iOS 8 don't yet work properly in iOS 9.
See also:iPhone 7 release date, price and specs.
Get iOS 9 early: how to join the public beta programme
Head over to the Apple Beta Software Program website and use your Apple ID and password to register or log in. You will be asked to click to agree to a User Agreement and then click the link to enroll the iPhone and / or iPad on which you want to run the beta. After that, go tobeta.apple.com/profile on your iOS device to install the profile which will make the iOS 9 beta update show up in your Settings app. Then, it's just a case of letting it install like any iOS update.
We've said it already, but it bears repeating: we would never recommend installing any beta software on a device upon which you rely. Betas are intended for testing, and there is every chance that features will be missing or some stability will be lost. Some of your apps might stop working.
You don't want to rely on a beta, unless you are one of the brave ones. Moreover - you can't really complain if a beta goes wrong. The full version of iOS 9 will launch in September as a free upgrade to all users of iPhones and iPads that can currently run iOS 8. See also: iPhone 6 review.
In the first version, Apple News will only be available in the US. But UK and Australian versions will roll out "soon".
There will be several updates to the beta version throughout the programme and the final version will likely launch in September alongside the annual iOS device launch. If you're running the beta, you'll be able to update to this and keep your apps, settings and everything else. But back up regularly, just in case.
Apple has included a Feedback Assistant app so you can report problems and give feedback on the beta.
Get iOS 9 now: join the beta programme for developers
Like all beta-testing programmes the idea here is that users can get to grips with a new OS, generating and pointing out errors to the software publisher Apple. But even more important to Apple is that apps developers get a chance to try the new OS, so they can get to work in writing new apps and updating existing apps for the new operating system. So the iOS 9 beta programme for developers is primarily aimed at app developers, as well as those people who manufacture hardware to work with Apple products.
In order to install it, then, you need to become a registered Apple developer. To do so simply head over to Apple's developer site and enrol for the iOS Developer Program using your Apple ID. You will need to pay $99 a year.
Now enrol in the iOS 9 beta programme by going to the iOS Dev Center, sigining in and downloading the beta.
Get iOS 9 now: download and install the iOS 9 beta for developers
In the online iOS Dev Center you need to register your iPhone- or iPad's UDID. This is a unique identifying number that will let Apple know on which devices iOS 8 beta is running. To find your iPhone or iPad's UDID plug it into iTunes, click on the device's icon in the top righthand corner, view the Summary tab and click on Serial Number.
Input the UDID into the correct field on the iOS Dev Center website.
The iOS Dev Center website will now prompt you to download the appropriate version of the iOS 8 beta for your iPhone or iPad. Select the correct model from the list provided.
While downloading the iOS 8 beta to your PC or Mac, back up the iPhone or iPad on which you're going to install the iOS 8 beta.
Once the download is complete, unzip the file. You'll now have a file with the extension .IPSW. Connect your iPhone or iPad to iTunes.
Hold Shift (Alt on a Mac) and click the Restore iPhone button on the device's Summary tab (next to Check for Update). Browse to and select the .IPSW file you downloaded. iOS 8 will now be installed on your iPad or iPhone. This process will take a few minutes. (See also:iPhone 7 release date, price and specs.)
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