5 Great Reasons to Install Apple’s iOS 12 Public Beta Now

Before each official iOS release, Apple pushes a developer beta release and a public beta release for testing. Available to all users (with compatible devices) who sign up for either program, these releases are intended to get feedback from Apple’s user base on any bugs, security flaws, or errors in the OS before the official release.

If you’ve wondered whether or not you should beta test iOS, use the right arrow to browse 5 great reasons why you should consider downloading the iOS 12 public beta on a secondary iPhone or iPad.

Note: While you may be tempted to upload iOS 12 on your primary device, we recommend using a secondary device in case of any lag time, errors, or app issues.

Note: Please be aware that by downloading the iOS 12 public beta, you are accepting all of the potential bugs and issues that may come with a beta version. Therefore, we cannot stress enough that you should backup any device BEFORE downloading iOS 12 public beta. Learn how to backup your iPhone to iCloud.