Apple: How to Downgrade from an iOS 12 Beta to iOS 11

Even the best beta software can be buggy and could make your device relatively unusable in the worst case. Of course, this tip is not great if you already have e of the iOS 12 beta installed your device. For the most part, you should be fine until the final versi is launched in the fall. But if you want to go back to iOS 11 for some reas, here’s how.

This article assumes that you have an iTunes or iCloud archived backup before you have installed the iOS 12 beta. If you do not do this, you will not be able to recover data from your device. This is precisely why we recommend you back up before installing new software your iPhone or iPad.

If you do not have backups from iOS 11, it is possible that you do not have many optis if you are overwhelmed by the demoti to the old software.

If you ctinue to put your device into recovery mode and restore iOS 11, you will lose some of your n-native data and applicatis.

You will probably be able to save data to iCloud, including iMessages, ctacts, calendars, notes and other data. Likewise, if you have set up the iCloud Photo Library, your photos and videos will already be stored in the cloud.

Overall, if the demoti to iOS 11, but the loss of your data is worth it is entirely up to you. But if you decide to go ahead, be sure to check these iCloud data sync settings so you do not lose everything.

Restore iOS 11 with an archived iTunes backup

Cnect your iOS device to a Mac or PC with iTunes installed it. When iTunes opens, click the ic of your device.At this point, it is strgly recommended that you back up your device to iTunes before ctinuing.
Put your device in recovery mode. This varies depending the type of iOS device you have.> For the iPhone X, the iPhone 8 or the iPhone 8 Plus, press Volume Up, press Volume down, so what hold the side butt until Recovery mode appears.> For the iPhone 7 or the iPhone 7 Plus, hold the Standby / wake up and low volume simultaneously until Recovery mode appears.
> For iPads and iPhone 6s and earlier, hold the Home butt and the Sleep / Wake butt simultaneously. Do not let go until you see the Recovery mode (in other words, hold it down ce the device has restarted and the Apple logo is displayed).
When your device is in recovery mode, it will automatically ask you if you want to perform an update or restore. Click Restore. Keep in mind that this will erase all data your iPhone. But it will also install the latest n-beta software update from iTunes.

Restore iOS 11 with ly an iCloud backup

Plug your iOS device into a computer. Again, it’s probably smart to back up your device at this point.Note: ICloud backups are not backward compatible. If your iCloud backup is de after upgrading to iOS 12, we do not recommend ctinuing.
Put your device in recovery mode using e of the following methods.> For the iPhone X, the iPhone 8 or the iPhone 8 Plus, press Volume Up, press Volume down, so what hold the side butt until Recovery mode appears.> For the iPhone 7 or the iPhone 7 Plus, hold the Standby / wake up and low volume simultaneously until Recovery mode appears.
> For iPads and iPhone 6s and earlier, hold the Home butt and the Sleep / Wake butt simultaneously. Do not let go until you see the Recovery mode (in other words, hold it down ce the device has restarted and the Apple logo is displayed).
When your device is in recovery mode, it will automatically ask you if you want to perform an update or restore. Click Restore. ce the process is complete, you will have a new iPhone under iOS 11 – but without data.
Review the installati process your iPhone When you get to the Applicatis and Data screen, choose to restore from an iCloud backup.
If everything goes as planned, your backup should have restored your data your iPhone.