How to Sign Up for the iOS 14 Public Beta & Install it Today

You can download the iOS 14 public beta to try out the new features before the full release this fall. To do this as a regular user, you need to sign up for the Apple Beta program. This includes the iOS 14 beta as well as a macOS Big Sur beta and a watchOS 7 beta. This is the official way to install the iOS 14 beta without a developer account, and it’s the right way for most users.

The first iOS 14 public beta out now. You can sign up today for the program and install the beta now. It takes a few minutes to sign up and then you can use this guide to learn how long it takes to install the iOS 14 beta.

This is a public beta, so there will be some iOS 14 beta problems and not all of the iOS 14 features are available on the first beta. You may even see some features show up and then disappear over the course of the beta. Here’s a look at the reasons you should and shouldn’t install the iOS 14 beta.

How to Sign Up for the iOS 14 Beta

How to sign up for the iOS 14 public beta.

The public iOS 14 beta is available through the Apple Beta Program, which is free to join. Apple typically keeps the public beta on a slight delay from the developer beta to avoid any major bugs or issues. If you signed up for the iOS 13 beta last year, you may be able to sign in and simply say you are interested instead of signing up for the public iOS 14 beta all over again. Here’s what you need to do.

1. Go to the Apple Beta Program website
2. Click the Sign-Up Button.
3. Sign in with your Apple ID.
4. Read and agree to the iOS 14 Beta Agreement

The beta agreement can limit what information you can share about using the iOS 14 beta. It also addresses some of the limitations of beta software and where you should and shouldn’t use it.

Apple typically doesn’t form a waiting list, but it can take a few minutes or longer to process the application and provide access. Once you are a part of the beta program you will get access to what you need to install the public iOS 14 beta.

How to Install the iOS 14 Public Beta

How to install the iOS 14 public beta.

The iOS 14 public beta is not out yet, but these instructions will walk you through what you need to do once Apple releases it in the next few weeks. You won’t be able to download the iOS 14 public beta profile from Apple until that happens, but once it does you can use the directions below. You can install the public iOS 14 beta directly to your iPhone or iPad without a computer.

• Click on the iOS tab.
• Click on enroll your iOS device.
• Backup your iPhone or iPad and take these steps.
• Go to beta.apple.com/profile on your iPhone.
• Install the iOS 14 Beta Profile.
• Check for a new iOS update on your iPhone.
• Install the iOS 14 public beta as you would any other update.

The public iOS 14 beta allows you to try out some of the new iOS 14 features, but not all of them. Apple often adds in more features with each update and will release many public betas through the full release that we expect in September or October.

Install to Help Improve Apple Improve iOS 14

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Trying new features before they are released to the public can be exciting, but remember that trying the beta will also help Apple squash issues before they reach millions of iPhone users around the world.  Your testing could help the company discover a nasty bug or a performance problem ahead of the final release later this year.  If you're sick of dealing with issues or sick of hearing friends and family complain about problems, think about giving the iOS 14 beta a try.  If you decide to download the iOS 14 beta and find an issue on board, make sure you report it to Apple. This way, engineers can work on a permanent fix.

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