Enroll in the Apple Beta Software Program
Connect your iOS device to a Mac or PC using a Lightning to USB cable.Create a Backup in iTunesīefore installing iOS 11 beta, creating a backup of your device's contents and settings in iTunes is highly recommended. Here's the step-by-step instructions for an iPhone, which extend to the iPad and iPod touch. Installing the iOS 11 public beta is a relatively simple task that, in most cases, shouldn't take longer than 15 or 20 minutes from start to finish. Due to bugs and other potential issues, installing the iOS 11 beta on an iPhone that you use everyday is generally not a good idea. IOS 11 is pre-release software, so installing the beta on a secondary device is highly recommended.
Apple today released the first public beta of iOS 11 for eligible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models, allowing users who aren't signed up for the Apple Developer Program to test the software update ahead of its official release in the fall.
