Jiří Filip Curiosity is a completely standard human trait, but it is not tolerable everywhere. Even Apple knows about this, which in recent years has increasingly fought against the illegal download of developer beta versions, which, as their name suggests, are intended for registered developers who have paid an annual developer fee. However, the reality was that anyone could download the developer beta due to easy availability based on downloading a configuration profile anywhere on the Internet. But that will finally change now with the arrival of iOS 16.4, as Apple is changing the way it verifies a device eligible to download the beta. And it's definitely good.
It may seem like a paradox, but even though developer betas, at least in the first versions, are always the least stable OS that you can get at all (that is, at least during major updates), they were downloaded in large numbers, especially by at least experienced users, just because they wanted in short, be the first to try a new iOS or other system in your area. The catch, however, was that this beta could partially or even completely put their device out of service, as it could contain an error that Apple had only planned to fix. After all, even he himself recommends installing betas on other than primary devices. Unfortunately, this did not happen, which exposed many apple growers to danger or at least to reduced comfort when using the system.
Some people install betas just for the new emojis
After all, the second point is another big problem that Apple had to fight with in previous years. Many inexperienced Apple users who decided to download the developer beta absolutely did not expect that the system could work poorly, and therefore, when they encountered problems with it, they began to "slander" it headlong in various discussions, on social networks and so on similarly. The fact that they have the honor with the beta and not with the final product has not been addressed by anyone. And that is precisely the stumbling block, because with similar "slander" these users instilled distrust in the given system, which later resulted in lower interest in installing public versions. After all, practically after every release of a new OS, you can meet skeptics in the discussion forums who suspect that the new version of the system is wrong in something. Sure, Apple can't always achieve perfection, but objectively speaking, the missteps that have been made in public versions of the OS lately have been the bare minimum.
Therefore, making it difficult for users outside the developer community to install betas is definitely a good move on Apple's part, as it gives them peace of mind. It eliminates completely unnecessary "slandering" unfinished systems as well as visits to service centers with software problems, which many users have had to resort to after their thoughtless transition to beta. In addition, public betas will continue to be available, which will add an imaginary feeling of exclusivity to those who can't wait. So Apple definitely deserves a thumbs up for this step.
It would be time to de-nationalize Apple.