It has been a week since Apple released iOS 10 beta to its developer community and if you could not bear waiting until July when the public beta will be available you may have already made the plunge and downloaded the iOS 10 beta 1. While the developer preview is a great way to get a first-hand experience of the new iOS 10 features, like the ability to remove default apps, new functionality in Photos, Messages and more, it is also an unstable version so can contain bugs and can be a drain on your device’s battery.   

If you have had your fair share of iOS 10 and will prefer to either wait for the public beta or even until September when it becomes available for all iOS users, it is possible to downgrade to iOS 9.3.2.

How to downgrade from iOS 10

1. As always, first create a backup of your iOS 10 device in iTunes. Follow our backup to iTunes instructions if you are unsure of how to do this.  
2. Disable the Find My iPhone feature, go to Settings > iCloud > Find My iPhone > toggle Find My iPhone to Off > input your Apple ID password to confirm the action > tap Turn Off.  
3. Connect your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your Mac or PC and open iTunes (make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed on your machine).
4. Put your device in Device Firmware Mode (DFU). To do this, press the power and home buttons simultaneously for 10 seconds, then release the power button and continue to press the home button. iTunes will notify you that your device is now in DFU mode > tap OK.
5. Now select ‘Restore iPhone’, confirm the action and other on-screen prompts, and simply wait for the restore to complete. The whole process should take approximately 20 minutes.

If you have any issues when downgrading to iOS 9.3.2 from iOS 10, you may have to downgrade manually by pointing to the iOS 9.3.2 ipsw file. Download the relevant ipsw file for your device > On MacOS: hold the Option button and click Restore or On Windows: hold the Shift button and click Restore > when prompted point to the ipsw file you just downloaded > Open > the Restore will begin.

Provided your experience with the developer beta has not left you feeling jilted, you can sign up for the iOS 10 public beta due out in July, by heading over to the Apple Beta Software Program page. Or wait for iOS 10’s general release in September.

Source: iPhone Arena

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