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Apple unveiled the next version of its iPhone operating system, iOS 6, at the Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday.
2012-06-12
It's still in a beta form, but if you want access to Apple's new maps app and the rest of its goodies, you can actually download it right now.
You'll have to create a developer account if you don't already have one — and it will cost you $99 a year to have the account that will let you access iOS 6.
But still, it might be worth it, if you have to have Apple's latest and greatest software right now.
WARNING: Make sure you back up before installing the iOS beta. Also, keep in mind this is still test software, so you'll likely run into bugs.
First make your way to Apple's developer center website. It's at developer.apple.com. Go to the iOS Dev Center.
Then you'll want to register a free account. Go through the process and put in all your information.
Once you have your account, log in on the iOS Dev Center.
Click on the iOS 6 button on the iOS developer center page.
If you aren't a registered developer, you'll have to spend $99 a year to sign up.
From there, jump to the downloads page...
...and download the appropriate version of iOS 6 for your device. We have an iPhone 4S, so we went with that.
Bang! Here we go.
This is the file you'll get. It's useless if you click on it, so go to iTunes.
Find your phone on the iTunes navigation bar.
With your phone plugged in, hold the option/alt key on the keyboard and press "restore." We advise that you back your phone up first.
Go to the file you unpacked for iOS 6, and select that one.
It'll give you one final warning before installing iOS 6 on your iPhone.
And you're done! It'll take a few minutes to install and update, and you'll be good to go.
Prior to joining Business Insider in 2011, Matt covered video games and technology at VentureBeat. He also covered markets and stocks for Reuters. Matt is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied mathematics, physics and business journalism.This page is from an old version of Business Insider. To see Matt's recent articles, visit his updated author page here.
