You running on iOS 16 Beta now?, how Downgrade it to iOS 15

 Did you install the iOS 16 beta but now you’re having second thoughts about running it? If you want to downgrade from iOS 16 beta and revert back to a stable iOS 15 build, you can certainly do that.

 

The method covered here will downgrade an iPhone from iOS 16 back to the latest stable version of iOS 15, however it will erase the iPhone in doing so. This means if you did not create a backup to the computer from iOS 15 before installing iOS 16 beta, you will lose everything on the iPhone by downgrading.

If you are not comfortable with losing everything on the iPhone and do not have a compatible backup available, you should not attempt to downgrade the iPhone from iOS 16. Instead just continue on iOS 16 beta

How to Downgrade iOS 16 Beta to iOS 15.x

This method erases the iPhone to revert from iOS 16 to iOS 15. If you have a backup made from iOS 15 you can then restore that to get your stuff back. If you do not want to erase and lose all data on your iPhone, do not proceed with this method.

    1. Connect the iPhone or iPad to the Mac with a Lightning cable

    2. Open the Finder on Mac

    3. Put the iPhone into Recovery Mode by performing the following sequence: press and release Volume Up, press and release Volume Down, press and hold the Power/Side button until you see the restore screen on the Mac

    4. You’ll see a dialog window that says there’s a problem with the iPhone and giving you the option to restore the device, click on “Restore” to erase iOS 16 beta and restore iOS 15 to the iPhone

    5. Let the restore process complete, it can take a while

When the downgrade has completed, the iPhone will boot back into a clean install of the latest version of iOS 15 that is available, as if the iPhone was brand new. The iPhone will have nothing on it, having been erased.

Assuming you have a backup available that is compatible with iOS 15 on the Mac or archived, you can restore from that backup to get your old stuff back. 

Because this process erases the iPhone and requires a backup from iOS 15 be available to restore their stuff from, this may not be suitable for all users, because most people don’t like to lose everything on their iPhone. But if it’s a secondary iPhone or a test device, you may not mind.

 

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Can I Play Fortnite on iPhone with GeForce ?

 You can play Fortnite on iPhone again, thanks to the impressive capabilities of GeForce Now. No, the Fortnite app is not back on the App Store for iPhone or iPad, but it is available to play by streaming from the web through Safari and the Geforce Now service, and believe it or not it works pretty well.

ou can play Fortnite for free but you’ll have limited game time of an hour, and performance is limited to 1080p, which depending on your network connection may be suitable anyway. Or you can pay for for better performance, unlimited game time, and for access to other games too.

How to Play Fortnite on iPhone with GeForce Now

    1. Go to play.geforcenow.com in Safari on iPhone

    2. Follow the onscreen instructions to add GeForce Now to your home screen as a bookmark

    3. Go to the home screen and launch the Geforce Now web app

    4. Sign up for a GeForceNow account if you don’t already have one (you can make a free account with the aforementioned limitations)

    5. Choose Fortnite, and tap Play, and away you go

As long as you have a decent internet connection, you’ll find gameplay is pretty good, even with the limited resolution at the free level. It’s certainly playable.

 

 

 

Whether or not you consider this better than using Xbox, Switch, or another platform to play Fortnite is up to you, but if you’ve been wishing you could play it on your iPhone all over again, this is another solution available.

If this seems familiar, it may be because this has been possible on the Mac and iPad by spoofing the browser user agent, but now it’s officially supported.

And for what it’s worth, you can also play Fortnite on your iPhone or iPad through a web browser with Xbox cloud gaming too. The choice is yours! Have fun and happy gaming.

 

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Step by step Install MacOS Ventura

 MacOS Ventura beta is available to install and run for Mac users who are interested in trying out the developer version of the upcoming Mac operating system.

 

Installing the Ventura beta is pretty easy, though it’s currently only available to registered Apple Developers. Other users will have to wait until the public beta is released next month, or for the final version in the fall.

Requirements for Installing MacOS Ventura Beta

You will need access to the macOS Ventura beta profile, which requires a developer account. Technically you can find the profiles online, but don’t do that, just wait for the public beta next month.

You will also need a Mac compatible with macOS Ventura, which is a much more strict list than prior MacOS versions. Any Mac from 2017 or later can run Ventura, whereas any Mac from before that can not. Specifically, any iMac from 2017 or newer, MacBook Pro from 2017 or newer, MacBook Air from 2018 or newer, MacBook from 2017 or newer, Mac Pro from 2019 or newer, or iMac Pro can run macOS Ventura.

It’s also not ideal to run beta system software on primary hardware, so preferably you have a test machine to try Ventura out on. And don’t forget that removing Ventura means you have to erase the entire Mac, you can’t simply reinstall Monterey.

How to Install macOS Ventura Beta on a Mac

Be sure to backup your Mac with Time Machine or otherwise before installing macOS Ventura beta. Failure to backup could result in permanent data loss.

     1. Visit the Apple Developer downloads site and login with your Apple ID, then choose MacOS 13 beta (Ventura)

    2. Choose to “Install Profile” to download the macOSDeveloperBetaAccessUtility.dmg file to your Mac

    3. Mount macOSDeveloperBetaAccessUtility.dmg and run the package installer, this installs the MacOS Ventura 13 beta profile onto the Mac

    4. Open System Preferences and go to “Software Update” to find the MacOS 13 Beta available to download and install

     5. Choose to “Upgrade Now” for macOS 13 beta *

     6. Let the macOS Ventura beta installer download, when finished it will reboot the Mac automatically directly into installing

    7. Proceed with the installation as usual, there are no onscreen prompts as Ventura just immediately installs

* Important Note: macOS Ventura beta immediately starts installation and reboots directly to installing over the current operating system, it is not like prior macOS versions where an installer application is downloaded into /Applications/ that you can manually quit.

** Important Note 2: You can also not remove or uninstall macOS Ventura easily, even by booting into Recovery Mode which will only offer the option to reinstall macOS 13. If you want to remove macOS Ventura beta from a Mac, you have to erase the entire hard disk and then use a USB installer drive for macOS Monterey to install that and start over again.

MacOS 13 Ventura beta will restart a few times to complete installation, and when done you will boot directly into Ventura. Again, there is no opportunity to select a different target disk to install Ventura onto, it just starts installing right away as soon as you click “Upgrade Now” from the Monterey system preferences.  

MacOS Ventura is obviously in early beta thus it’s not going to perform as well as expected, and you should anticipate bugs and crashing apps and unusual behavior. Also, many of the features will be refined as the beta period continues, so don’t be surprised if things change and shift as the versions continue to evolve towards the final release this fall. Hopefully things like the System Settings (replacing System Preferences) changes back to a more Mac like interface as well, since as of now it looks like someone copy/pasted the iOS Settings onto the Mac and looks very out of place and is not intuitive at all. There’s also something strange about the fonts display, maybe they system font is thinner, but whatever it is is causing me eye strain. Overall, I would not recommend installing the Ventura beta at this point, for anyone except true developers working on app compatibility.

 

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