Just It’s been a few weeks since Apple released iOS 17.2, the long-awaited update to the iPhone operating system, which marked the debut of the long-awaited Diario app as a major novelty. Since then, Apple has released a mysterious follow-up update 17.2.1, about which it has barely given any information, but which seems to be primarily aimed at fixing the rapid battery drain issues that some users have been experiencing.

When a technology company releases an operating system update, we can be sure that he has already started working on the next one. Gone are the days when updating was a very slow process with long periods between updates. Today, there are few operating systems that are not updated at least once a month. So, since the arrival of version 17.2, it was more than obvious that Apple is already working on iOS 17.3.

Apple has long allowed interested parties to test beta versions of iOS on their own devices. It is of course true that it was originally aimed specifically at the developer community, but those from Cupertino have not been strict in this regard for a long time. However, as we already told you, when the first public beta version of iOS 17 was released, Apple was already working on the change. Something quite logical, actually, since public betas are much more polished and therefore more reliable than those aimed at developers.

And what are the risks of using the beta version? Well, as the company itself stated, iOS 17.3 beta 2 causes some iPhones to enter a loop that prevents them from turning on. And although the website for this version says that this issue only affects a small number of devices, for security reasons they have currently removed it and it is no longer possible to download it for installation, although those users who have already downloaded it If you want to install it later, they could do it. If that’s the case for you, no, don’t do it.

Apple states this for affected users The problem can be solved by entering iPhone recovery mode and from there restore the previous version of the operating system, a procedure documented here, which should make the device work normally again. Now, this is no doubt another reminder that we shouldn’t use betas on devices we depend on in our daily lives, or we might find ourselves surprised to be so scared.