iOS 27 Public Beta Available This Month, Here's How to Get Your iPhone Ready Now

Thursday July 2, 2026 11:51 am PDT by Joe Rossignol

Apple previously announced that the first iOS 27 public beta would be released in July, meaning that it should be available at some point this month.

iOS 27 Install Beta Feature
Below, we have outlined how to get ready for the iOS 27 public beta, which will likely follow the third or fourth iOS 27 developer beta.

Release Date History

The first public betas of iOS 16 through iOS 26 came out between July 11 and July 24.

iOS 26 Public Beta: Thursday, July 24, 2025
iOS 18 Public Beta: Monday, July 15, 2024
iOS 17 Public Beta: Wednesday, July 12, 2023
iOS 16 Public Beta: Monday, July 11, 2022

Get Ready

Once it is available, anyone will be able to install the iOS 27 public beta on a compatible iPhone for free by following the steps outlined below.

Sign up at beta.apple.com for free.
Open your iPhone's Settings app and tap General → Software Update → Beta Updates.
Select the iOS 27 Public Beta option (restart your iPhone if you don't see it) and follow the on-screen steps.

If you are impatient, anyone can install the iOS 27 developer beta for free right now.

Warning: While the first public beta is usually more stable than the first developer beta, iOS betas often have bugs and performance issues. You may not be able to use some apps that you rely on, and issues can extend to CarPlay. Backing up your iPhone before installing beta software is highly recommended, and relying on a secondary iPhone altogether is always a good idea if possible.

iOS 27 is compatible with the iPhone 11 and newer, but Apple Intelligence features like Siri AI are limited to the iPhone 15 Pro and newer.

Keep in mind that the revamped version of Siri has a waitlist. To join the waitlist, open the Settings app on iOS 27 and tap on Siri and you will find it there. In some cases, it can take a few weeks to receive access to Siri AI and the Siri app.

Beyond the new Siri, iOS 27 features Liquid Glass design enhancements, performance improvements, expanded child safety features, and more.

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Top Rated Comments

HouseLannister

13 weeks ago

Warning: While public betas are usually more stable than developer betas...

They aren't. They just come out a few days later so if there is something really wrong, the developers get hit first and they can delay the public beta. There is zero code differences between a developer beta and a public beta. Public is a synonym for delayed and should not be confused with feeling that is ready for the general public. If you are not tech savvy enough to fix things or do not have patience for dealing with problems, avoid betas.

Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)

usmaak

13 weeks ago

I can wait for iOS 27 release in September to get a version that is buggy and needs lots of fixing. I don't need to start that process early.

Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)

IIGS User

13 weeks ago

I've been running the developer beta of 27 since it came out. I've run pretty much all the developer betas for the past 3 or 4 years. Some were OK, some were total slop.

This is the best developer beta I've seen yet. A few quirks here and there and some things that could be refined a bit. But for the most part it's been a solid release on my end. No crashes, no issues with apps. At least as solid as the last 2 final releases of iOS. I guess they combed through the code with AI and nixed a lot of bugs ahead of time.

You may see a different experience. As has been stated several times beta software, even public beta software is not for you if you are NOT tech savvy. If you can't figure out how to back up and archive your phone to your regular computer and then make the beta profile work this isn't for you. Wait until September.

If you like to tinker with things and you don't poop your pants when things don't work, it may be worth a whorl.

Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)

tcphoto1

13 weeks ago

I will never install another Public Beta, after two or three I've grown tired of the bugs, freezes and conflicts. It's not like I've installed Developer Betas on my devices, your mileage may vary.

Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)

sdf

13 weeks ago

Warning: While public betas are usually more stable than developer betas, iOS betas of any kind often have bugs and performance issues.

Not really. Public betas are exactly the same quality as developer betas, just a day or two later so Apple can judge the volume of screaming.

Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Joe Rossignol

13 weeks ago

They aren't. They just come out a few days later so if there is something really wrong, the developers get hit first and they can delay the public beta. There is zero code differences between a developer beta and a public beta. Public is a synonym for delayed and should not be confused with feeling that is ready for the general public. If you are not tech savvy enough to fix things or do not have patience for dealing with problems, avoid betas.

Not really. Public betas are exactly the same quality as developer betas, just a day or two later so Apple can judge the volume of screaming.

I would say it's poorly worded. A beta is of course always a test environment but the first public beta, is usually more stable than the first developer beta version and a public beta is usually a sign that the worst bugs have been fixed or at least documented.
But as you say, difference between current dev beta and public beta are minimal, if any.

Yeah, it was poorly worded by me. I tweaked it to say what I really meant, which is that the first public beta is usually more stable than the first developer beta.

Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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