
Method 5: Install with the IPSW Restore Image.Method 4: Install the Developer Beta (iOS 16.3.1 and Earlier).Method 3: Install the Developer Beta (iOS 16.4 and Later).Method 2: Install the Public Beta (iOS 16.3.1 and Earlier).Method 1: Install the Public Beta (iOS 16.4 and Later).Note: The directions below also work for iPadOS 16.6 beta, but check out our iPadOS beta installation guide for the full iPhone instructions.

Hit up the instructions below to install the latest beta yourself and try out all the new tricks iOS has up its sleeves before everyone else. The stable iOS 16.6 release is expected to come out sometime in June or July.


The last stable iOS 16 update, iOS 16.5, was released on Thursday, May 18, and the first iOS 16.6 beta came out the following day. Now, while currently beta testing its iOS 17 software, Apple's working on its 14th update, iOS 16.6.

