Were you so keen to try out the new features coming in iOS 27 that you decided to throw caution to the wind and install the iOS beta on your iPhone 18 Pro Max? Are you regretting it? Note that after a software update is installed for iOS, it cannot be downgraded to the previous version.
While running the beta of iOS 27 gives you a glimpse of what was to come, it’s a beta, which means that it’s likely to be buggy at best, and at worse it could make your iPhone unusable. Those two reasons are why we advise against installing the iOS beta. If you do need to run the beta then run it on a spare iPhone and make sure that everything is backed up before hand.
If you really want to run the iOS beta and you aren’t a developer, the Public beta release should give a slightly more stable version, but even better, wait for a few months and let Apple iron out the initial, iPhone breaking, issues.
If it’s too late for those words of caution, don’t despair. Read on to find out what to do to remove the developer or public beta for iOS 27.
How to switch from iOS beta to the full version
Thankfully, once Apple releases the final version of iOS 27, switching from the beta to the public release is much easier. You don’t need to erase your iPhone 18 Pro Max or reinstall iOS. Instead, you can choose to stop receiving beta updates.
If you’re running the iOS 27 beta and want to receive only public releases in future, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings.
- Go to General > Software Update.
- Tap Beta Updates.
- Switch to Off.
- Tap Back.
- If a newer public release is available, you’ll see it listed under Also Available or as the available software update. Tap Update Now to install it.
If you don’t see a public version of the iOS update, don’t worry. This will be because your iPhone is already running the same build as the public release. In that case, you’ll remain on your current version until Apple releases a newer public update, at which point your iPhone will move back onto the normal public update track.
You will find more information below on how to leave the beta program and stop getting beta updates, which you may want to do now the full version has arrived.
How to stop getting iOS Beta updates
Even after Apple releases the final version of iOS, it continues to issue beta updates while testing upcoming features and fixes. If you no longer want to receive beta software, you can opt out and return to receiving only public releases.
To stop receiving beta updates:
- Open Settings.
- Tap General.
- Tap Software Update.
- Tap Beta Updates.
- Select Off.
- Tap Back.
Now you’ll only receive software updates when Apple pushes them to the general public, roughly once every six weeks, although Apple has no fixed schedule. You can still see that there is a beta update, but your iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max won’t volunteer to download them unless you switch Beta Updates back on by following the steps above.
You can rejoin the beta program at any time by returning to Settings > General > Software Update > Beta Updates and selecting a beta option.
How to leave the beta program
If you want no part of the iOS beta program you can remove your device from it. That way you won’t be able to see any Beta updates, and won’t be tempted to install them.
To leave the iOS beta program, follow these steps on the Apple Beta Software Program site:
Remove your device from the iOS beta program.
- Sign in.
- Click Leave Program.
If you ever decide you want back into the beta program you can head over to the Apple Beta Software Program site and re-enroll your device.
