Starting with the iOS 16.4 beta, the iPhone’s Settings app has a new “Beta Update” menu under General → Software Update. This menu allows Apple Developer Program members to activate iOS developer betas directly on iPhone without having to install a configuration profile from Apple’s developer site.

The menu will only appear if the user’s iPhone is signed in with the Apple ID they used to sign up for Apple’s developer program. Apple says that in future versions of iOS, this menu will be the only way to enable developer betas, as profiles will no longer work.

The change will prevent iPhone users who are not enrolled in Apple’s $99-per-year developer program from installing the iOS 17 developer beta for free when it launches at WWDC in June. Until now, anyone could easily install iOS developer betas for free by downloading profiles from sites like BetaProfiles.dev.

Last year, Apple has already cracked down on sites that share developer beta profiles. As BetaProfiles.com shut down in August to avoid “a legal battle with Apple,” Apple lawyers sent DMCA takedown notices to Twitter for more than a dozen tweets linked to IPSW.dev. BetaProfiles.dev remains active and appears to be a clone of BetaProfiles.com, although it’s unclear if it’s the same owner of the site.

iPhone users who don’t want to pay $99 a year for Apple’s developer program will have to wait for the public beta of iOS 17, which is likely to launch in July. Users can sign up for Apple’s public beta program for free.

Users can still install the iOS 17 developer beta for free using an IPSW file, but it’s not yet clear if that will be an option. Years ago, Apple only allowed beta versions of IPSW files to be uploaded to devices registered with an Apple Developer Account, and Apple may decide to re-enforce this old policy. At the very least, eliminating configuration profiles will make this task more tedious in the future.