![]() ![]() On his phone, signs out of his Apple ID and sign into mine.I decided not to go this route because I didn't want to deal with backing up and restoring his phone. ![]() ![]() Download the iOS17 restore image and restore the phone to iOS17 using the IPSW file.That basically left me with 2 remaining options: I thought maybe if I signed my son's account up to be a developer account (I mean, he's a curious kid anyway so maybe he'd like to try writing an app someday, haha) that might give him access, but it turns out you have to be 18 or older to register as a developer, even if it's the free account.I updated to the latest beta version his profile would allow (16.6 I think) but the iOS17 option never appeared.I added his phone's SSID to my developer account.That means I need to somehow link his phone to a developer account in order for it to be eligible for the update. Since iOS16.4 I think, there has been an option to use a different Apple ID for Beta software updates which gets around this problem, but until you're already on the iOS17 beta track, the option to use a different Apple ID wouldn't show up, at least for me. The phone needs to be linked to a developer account for iOS17 to show up. Unfortunately I found that if the Apple ID for the phone isn't a developer account, the Software Update page won't show the latest iOS beta, even on the "Beta" page. I literally did this last night after looking around a ton about how to make this work now that we're not using profiles. ![]()
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