How to Install watchOS 5 Beta When You Don’t Have A Developer Account?

Let’s get started installing the watchOS 5 beta on your Apple Watch now for testing out the new features of Apple Watch, which have come to the watch later this fall. The watchOS 5 update is free of charge upgrade, but now it’s only available in beta form. You can get it only if you are on iOS 12. So, you have been in love with many of the fantastic features of watchOS 5. You must wish to give your watchOS 5 a try earlier than later, in spite of being aware of the fact that the OS is currently available only for developers.

While the free public iOS 12 beta and macOS Mojave betas are being delivered by Apple, they do not tend to offer a watchOS beta to the regular users. One of the reasons behind Apple doesn’t provide a watchOS 5 public beta is because none of the easy ways have yet been found to downgrade from watchOS 5 to watchOS 4. The one and the only way for a developer to return it is to contact the Apple.

Note: This is a developer-only beta, but it can be joined if you know what you are doing and are OK with the possibilities of risks. You don’t have to expect the OS to be stable as yet. Therefore, you are supposed to be ready to face some issues that may crop up.

Now, if you want to install watchOS Beta 5 on your Apple watch without a developer account, it’s quite simple. All you need to do is track down a watchOS beta profile and download it on your iPhone. If you have iOS 12 on your iPhone and you have the watchOS 5 beta profile, it can be installed on your Apple Watch and then you can start the watchOS 5 beta installation.

How To Install The watchOS 5 Beta Profile?

1. First of all, you need to visit betaprofiles.com to download the watchOS 5 beta Configuration Profile.

2. Tap on your Apple Watch when prompted.

3. Click on the Install option.

4. Then you have to enter your passcode.

5. Again tap on the Install option.

6. And restart your Apple Watch when prompted.

Doing so will install the required file to your Apple Watch. And you are now prepared to download the genuine watchOS 5 beta and install it. This will require you to use your iPhone.

How To Install The watchOS 5 Beta?

Now, as your Apple Watch has been prepared, you will need to grab your iPhone and install the update similar to doing a standard Apple Watch update.

Note: This process tends to take some time you should put your Apple Watch on charging and your iPhone during this process.

1. Go to your Apple Watch on your iPhone.

2. Click on the My Watch option.

3. Click on the General and Software Update option.

4. As soon as you see watch OS 5 beta 1, you have to click on the Download and Install option.

5. Then enter your iPhone passcode.

6. Go through the Terms & Conditions, and click on “I Agree” option.

7. With your Apple watch, you have put on charging, click on the Install option.

Doing so will start downloading the watchOS 5 beta to your Apple Watch and then install it.

Note: the Apple Watch will not be able to be used during this process, but your iPhone can be used as long as you keep it close to your Apple Watch.

Thank you for kindly reading this article; I hope that the information provided here is going to be useful to you.

John Martin is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Samuel has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as norton.com/setup.