
Credit: Screenshot: mashable Create a backupĪ beta version of new software could, theoretically, mess up your phone real bad. IOS 14 has plenty of new bells and whistles. If you don't have any of those, you're out.

The short version is that anything newer than an iPhone 6 will work, but here's the full list of compatible devices: Make sure your device supports iOS 14įirst up, you need an iPhone that actually works with the new iOS. You'll get to test an unfinished, constantly evolving version of the new iOS before the rest of the world.īefore you can do that, though, you'll need to do a few easy things first. When that happens, there are some pretty simple steps you can take to hop on the beta bandwagon.

The public beta for iOS 14 doesn't have an exact release date yet, but Apple has said it's coming sometime this month. Apple's next iteration of iOS probably won't be fully cooked and ready to serve until sometime in September, but you can get in on the fun as early as July if you know what to do.
