How to Opt Out of iOS and macOS Beta Programs?

Apple’s software update is an exciting feature works seamless without glitches. Whenever Apple launches new operating system you can register your Mac and iPhone for the beta software program. Though this is meant for developers to test and fix the bugs, anyone can register the device to check the features before they are available for public. But the problem is after the release of public versions you should manually opt out of the beta programs to update your devices with the public version. Otherwise you will still get the beta updates and you may miss some apps available in public version. In this article let us explain how to opt out of iOS and macOS beta programs.

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Opt Out of iOS Beta

Tap on “Settings” app on your iPhone and navigate to “General” section. Scroll down and tap on “Profiles & Device Management” option. If you don’t have any devices to manage then the option may show “Profiles”.

Tap on the “iOS Beta Software Profile” under “Configuration Profile” section.

Tap “Remove Profile”.

Enter the iPhone passcode and confirm the profile removal. Now that you have opted out of the beta software program and your iPhone will not receive any more beta updates. Go to “Settings > General > Software Update” and check for the latest commercial iOS version. If you still beta version, go to “Settings > General > Shut Down” to shutdown your phone. Restart the phone again and check for the software update, now it should show the commercial iOS version. In case of problems, you need to unenroll the iPhone as explained in the below section on this article.

Opt Out of macOS Beta

Click on the Apple logo on top left corner and go to “System Preferences > Software Update” section.

Under the left pane you will see a message like “This mac is enrolled in the Apple Beta Software Program”. Click on the “Details…” link as shown in the below picture.

One the next popup, click on “Restore Defaults” button and confirm the change by entering administrator password of your Mac.

Now, Mac will check for the software update and update the latest available commercial version.

Completely Unenrolling Your Devices

Though you can remove the beta versions as explained in the above methods, your devices are still enrolled in the beta program. This means you will get occasional developer updates from Apple. If you completely want to opt out of the beta programs then go to Apple’s beta site and scroll down to “How do I leave the program?” section. Click on the “Sign in” link and login with your Apple id.

On the next screen, again scroll to the end section and click on “Leave Apple Beta Software Program” link.

Click on the “Leave Program” button to confirm. You will see a success message showing that “You have successfully left the Apple Beta Software Program”.