How to go back to iOS 17 if you have installed the iOS 18 beta

Apple has presented iOS 18 with a lot of new features and improvements and surely many users have decided to install the iOS 18 beta on their iPhone to try them all. But, since it is a beta, major problems may appear, such as slowdowns, restarts or apps that do not work well. Fortunately, you can roll back to a stable version of iOS 17 from iOS 18 and we are going to tell you how to do it.

We have been able to test the beta of iOS 18 on our iPhone and we do not have too many problems in terms of performance or battery, but Each iPhone is different and it is likely that in some models this first beta is causing more problems. If this is your case and you want to return to iOS 17, follow the steps below.

How to go back from iOS 18 to iOS 17

Updating to iOS 18 is really easy, but Going back to iOS 17 is not so simple and we will need a computer to do it, as well as the charging cable. Once you have everything, follow these steps:

1. Go to iPhone Settings, tap on your name, select Search > Find my iPhone and deactivate it.
2. Now enter Settings > General > Software update and tap on Beta updates and select No.
3. If you do not have iCloud Photo Library activated, we recommend make a copy of all your photos first.
4. Connect iPhone to a Mac or PC using the USB cable and tap on Trust.
5. Now you will have to put your iPhone in recovery mode:
   • Press and quickly release the volume up button. Press and quickly release the volume down button. Then, press and hold the side button until you see the recovery mode screen.
6. Open Finder on Mac or iTunes on Windowsthe iPhone should appear on the computer.
7. You will see a dialog box which indicates that the iPhone has a problem and needs to be restored.
8. Click Restore to erase your device and install the latest version of iOS 17.
9. When your iPhone restarts, install the last backup you made in iOS 17 from iCloud or from your computer.

You should keep in mind that your iPhone will return to the state it was in before updating to iOS 18. iOS 18 beta backups are not compatible with iOS 17so it is possible that you lose some information along the way.

The new iPhone operating system has just been presented and it is to be expected that, As the betas progress over the weeks, everything works more optimally. Let’s remember that this is a version intended for developers, the public betas of iOS 18 will not arrive for a few weeks, and that iOS 18 will not be released until September.

In iOS 18 we have many hidden secrets and it is normal that many users are testing the new operating system on their iPhone. But, if things have gone wrong for you and you don’t like how it works, now you know how you can go back and install the latest version of iOS 17 on your device.

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