Downgrading from iOS 18 Beta to iOS 17

[yedidyam16]

Can I downgrade from iOS 18 Beta to iOS 17 without losing all of my data? (I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max, and I want to try the ne software update..)
Im hovering above the 'install now' button and I don't know what to do..

 

[Sbishop84]

Yes you would need to back up first then if you want to revert you would put your iPhone into dfu mode and then restore via a pc or Mac

 

[Ledsteplin]

I'm confused. Isn't the new software in iOS 1[emoji239]?

 

[yedidyam16]

If my mac doesnt have enough space but i have a ssd, would I be able to backup on the ssd?
If so, how would I do that?

 

[Paddle1]

If my mac doesnt have enough space but i have a ssd, would I be able to backup on the ssd?
If so, how would I do that?

If it works like iTunes used to then no. Your backups have to be on the main drive.

 

[yedidyam16]

Yes you would need to back up first then if you want to revert you would put your iPhone into dfu mode and then restore via a pc or Mac

I'v seen some eople say that its possible to go back only for a few days from when the beta came out and the you'd have to wait for the official update to release. Is it true? And is it safe usually to update to the beta this early?

 

[SoYoung]

Seriously, don't waste your time installing a DB1 from a major release on your main phone. We all know it will be buggy enough to the point a downgrade will be necessary. Only install it if you have other devices less important than your phone only for testing purposes.

 

[Sbishop84]

I'v seen some eople say that its possible to go back only for a few days from when the beta came out and the you'd have to wait for the official update to release. Is it true? And is it safe usually to update to the beta this early?

It’s not possible to roll back on device level or hasn’t been possible up until now. Personally if you’ve not tried beta testing before I’d wait patiently until beta 2/3 or public beta 1 if it’s your main device.

 

[yedidyam16]

Alright thanks everyone!
I wasnt expecting this level of responsiveness..

 

[yedidyam16]

How do I delete the update that I downloaded? Its not installed
I tried looking in the Storage section, but it was not there

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

Can I downgrade from iOS 18 Beta to iOS 17 without losing all of my data? (I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max, and I want to try the ne software update..)
Im hovering above the 'install now' button and I don't know what to do..

To be honest, if you’re asking these types of questions you shouldn’t even bother. You’ll be on the beta for a while and there’s literally nothing groundbreaking about iOS18.

 

[ericg301]

If you have to ask…

 

[Yesterday]

If my mac doesnt have enough space but i have a ssd, would I be able to backup on the ssd?
If so, how would I do that?

I back up directly to my synology nas as my Mac doesn't have enough space. I would imagine it would work the same with an external ssd. I just gave terminal full disk access, then created a symlink from the mobile backup location to my nas setup.

 

[yedidyam16]

How do I delete the update that I downloaded? Its not installed
I tried looking in the Storage section, but it was not there

Does anyone know how to deal with this?

 

[Paddle1]

Does anyone know how to deal with this?

Where are you seeing that it's downloaded?

 

[yedidyam16]

Where are you seeing that it's downloaded?

When I look in the General > Softwere Updates and there it says: install update and not download update

 

[Paddle1]

When I look in the General > Softwere Updates and there it says: install update and not download update

You should be able to delete downloaded updates from Settings > General > iPhone Storage.