
IOS 17 enhances Messages with machine learning-based audio message transcriptions. Mat Smith / Engadget New features with iOS 17 (The release candidate will likely launch through the public beta later this week.) Just be sure to head back to the same place in settings after Monday and turn off beta updates if you don’t want to keep installing future versions of the (sometimes buggy) bleeding edge of iPhone software. Selecting the Developer beta option will (at the time of publication) push the RC1 update that Apple pushed to developers on Tuesday after its iPhone launch event. Doing that is much easier this generation: Head to Settings > General > About > Software Update, then tap the option for Beta Updates. To install iOS 17 before the official release date (Monday, September 18), you can install the RC (release candidate) beta, which usually ends up being identical to the final version. How to install iOS 17 before the release date (If you have automatic updates turned on, it will install automatically but maybe not until a few days after the software is available.) Or, you can run a beta version to cut in line and try the software before its official launch. Navigating to Settings > General > About > Software Update will allow you to install the software over the air once Apple has pushed it live. If you don’t see that box, you can look at the Model Number on the same page and head to Apple’s support document that breaks down each model’s corresponding number. If you’re unsure which model you have, you can head to Settings > General > About > Model Name on your phone.

(That includes the standard, pro, Pro Max, mini or plus-sized variants from any given generation.) In addition, the second and third generations of Apple’s budget iPhone SE are supported. Other supported devices include all models from the iPhone 11 (2019), iPhone 12 (2020), iPhone 13 (2021) and iPhone 14 (2022) lines. That means phones from 2018’s iPhone Xs / Xr series are the oldest compatible models. What devices are not supported by iOS 17?įirst, iOS 17 is only available for iPhones launched within the last five years. Here’s everything you need to know to upgrade your iPhone the latest firmware. The new software arrived on Tuesday, and includes significant upgrades to Messages, FaceTime, keyboard and more.

Apple announced its latest iPhones last week, which means, after several months of betas, iOS 17 is now ready to launch to the public.
