The public beta version of iOS 17 will be launched soon, and Apple will temporarily go offline to maintain the Apple Beta page.

CTOnews.com, July 4 (Xinhua)-- Apple's Apple Beta Software Program website is back online after a brief offline maintenance today, and may be preparing for the first public beta version of iOS / iPadOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma,watchOS 10 and tvOS 17.

CTOnews.com attached an official introduction as follows:

New Public Beta versions of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, Apple tvOS 17, HomePod software v17, and watchOS 10 will be released soon. As a member of the Apple Beta software program, you can help improve the quality of Apple software by testing pre-release software and giving us feedback on your ideas.

Apple officially said it was "about to launch" a new public beta version, but did not announce a specific release date.

Apple usually releases its first public beta version in the second week of July after the WWDC developer conference. Apple released its first public beta version of iOS 16 on Monday, July 11 last year, and is expected to launch around that date this year.

CTOnews.com previously reported that developer beta versions of Apple's iOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma and other systems are free for all users and can be installed without joining the Apple developer Program (Apple Developer Program). This move breaks the long-standing practice that only paid developers can get the developer beta, and greatly increases the participation of users.