Apple has taken the step to make it impossible to install a free developer profile for iPhones that do not sign up for the developer program.Apple has added Beta Updates to the Software Update section with the iOS 16.4 beta. This menu allows members of Apple’s developer program to enable iOS developer betas directly on the iPhone without having to install a configuration profile from the Apple Developer site. This menu appears if the user is logged into the iPhone with the Apple ID that he used while registering to the Apple developer program. Apple says that this will be the only way to get developer betas in future iOS versions, profiles will no longer work.
This means that users who do not sign up for the Apple developer program will not be able to download it for free when the iOS 17 developer beta comes out. So far BetaProfiles etc. iOS developer profile could be downloaded from the sites and easily installed developer betas. We will see if it can be installed using IPSW file when the iOS 17 developer beta is released.
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